Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-19
MAINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ASSOCIATION RESOLVE is
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

DIR. w. c. Peters of Bangor appeared
before the committee ON appropriations
and financial affairs, this afternoon. and
spoke i'll favor of the resolve appropriate
ing $250o for each of the years 1913 and
1911 for the Maine Anti-Tubercnlosis As
ISOLATION, of which he is president. DR.
Peters laid stress on the fact that any
thing that can be done to raise the stand
ard of public health is beneficial to the
state He told Of the work of the Society
and the good that the association is do
ing. When questioned by Chairman En-
cry of the committee DR.. Peters said that
one of the needs of the State is a hospital
or hospitals where advanced cases of tt-
berculosis may be treated. No one APP
peared in opposition To the appropriation
Dr. T. G Cook and A. +. Sewal. both
of York, appeared in favor of the resolve
appropriating 5000 for each of the years
1913 and 1914 in aid of the York hospital.
1t was brought out at the hearing that
this hospital takes care of summer resi-
dents and employees of hotels There is
one male ward one female ward and
five private rooms in the institution. All
patients are received in the hospital re-
hospital has no invested fund although
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page pays for the
services of the district nurse
Hon John s. Hyde of Bath conducted
the hearing in favor of the resolve appro-
priating $4,000 for each of the years 1913
and 1914 in aid of the Bath City hospi-
tai. He said that the hospital was a
great benefit TO the city, that great
number of the patients received injuries
in the shops. and shipyards and that pa
tients from all sections of the state Were
present Mr.. Hyde spoke briefly on the
matter submitting the report of the in
stitution fortthe past year Bath people
present at the hearing were Hon. Albert
II. Shaw. ex-RepresentatiVe Augustus AZ
Percy, Major William r. Kmban, Hofa-
ito A. Duncan. Edward w. Iarrabee
William u. Sewall, Charles w. Clifford
and George +. jackson. ''s
J II. L.. Emery of Waterville, president
of the Central Maine Association for the
Control of tuberculosis appeared in fa-
vor of the resolve appropriating $4,000
for the year 1913 and $4,000 for the year
1914 to aid the association. In opening,
Mr. Emery stated that he desired to cast
the State He said that the institution
was not furnishing luXuries to the pa
tents and that the work was carried on
in an economical manner as possible. The
association was started two and half
years ago and it now has building at
Fairfield which cost $1,000. The State gave
$1,000 for each of the years 1911 and 1872,
while donation of $1,000 was made, last
fall. The cost of a patient all the year
round is $40 week as near as can be
figured 1t is proposed TO erect new
building which would furnish accommoua-
tons for IL additional beds and also a
hospital for advanced eases. There is
now no place in the State except In a
private family where a person dying with
tuberculosis may be cared for. He cited
the case of a Watervlle woman, a city
charge. who is dying with consumption
in a house in which her four children
also reside. 1t is most important that
the advanced cases be cared for as Ii is
these people who spread the germs, III
all this association has cared for GO pa
tients and 20 of these were arrested cases
The officers of the institution are the
business and professional men of Water
VILE, Fairfield, Winslow and Oakland.
DIR. George q. Averill of Fairfield sale
that in his opinion the location of tn,
sanitorium for the arrest and cure of tn
bercuIosis was the hest in New England
The elevation is good, the water Is pure
there is plenty Of fresh air and the ac
commodations are excellent
DR.. a. A. Downs of Fairfield was a his
tory of the financial status OF the. insti
tuition.
). Rev, Cyrus F. stimson OF 'watervIIl