Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14

We are sorry that We must lose her
services, as she has decided 10 return
to the regular work of her profession.
OF DR.. Mckay we have also only good
things to say. He has served the
League entirely without compensation,
afa the work he has had to do has
taken wlat IS most valuable to a
| pl~etieing physieian-time. In our
judgment he has done the league great
service in starting very important
and valuable branch of anti tubercu-
losis work He will tell you more in
detail of the work he has been doing.
Early this fall DIR. Downs came to
US with the proposal that we have an
educational campaign here in Augusta
against tuberculosis. The exhibit
owned by the State association, which
some of you may have seen; was on
exhibition here afternoons and eve
nlngs during the first four days of the
week beginning Sept. goth at the City
nall, the use OF which vas given the
league by Mayor Newbert and the city
government. During that same week
DR.. Downs gave u lecture to the
teachers of our public schools on
with Rev. Mr.. Torsleff, the State lee
turer, three lectures, afternoons to the
school children at the High school.
All these lectures were illustrated.
MI. Marshall, superintendent of
schools, gave us much assistance in
this matter and arranged for the lee
lures. Wednesday evening of that
week We had in the City hall what we
called a mass meeting, but the at
tendance was only fair. Mayor New
bert presided and spoke, as did Mr.
Marshall, the Rev. Father Michigan
and the Rev. Henry e. Dunnaek, At
ter the speaking, DR.. Downs gave his
illustrated lecture on tuberculosis. on
the whole We think that the eduea-
tlonal week was quite successful. The
lectures to the children in particular
should bear fruit and it is to this
kind of work that we can well give
more attention and spend more money
upon. The league has recently had
prepared and will soon distribute a
tuberculosis Don't card, calling at
tention to the facts about consump-
ton and its relief. Again there should
be some active campaign made against
the all too prevalent habit of promis-
cuous expectoration, which is the
chief and the most dangerous method
of spreading the disease. The aid of
| the law should be invoked if there
is no other way of preventing the
evil
This III the main is what the league
has been doing this last year. You
Will observe when, you hear Mr.. Dud
ley's report of the treasurer that we
| have not spent all our money, whereas
our budget called for at least $500
FOR our necessary expenses. There
are two reasons for this fact. First,
the league Vlas tried to be conserva
tive in it's expenditures until ex-
perience showed clearly what was the
best course. And secondly. the fact
that our dispensary has not been in
operation the entire year. Ii it had.
we are afraid that Mr. Dudley would
not be reporting a balance on hand
| this evening.
On the whole the league has made
some progress. Not as much as
some of us could wish, but a start at
least. which is something. There
has not been as much enthusiasm en-
The part of the public as we could
wish and the answers to the appeals
for membership have not been as
numerous as they ought to have been.
There ought to be 1900 people in this
city who can give one dollar each
. year for the support of this worthy