Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-30
CH|LD-WELFARE
DAY IN wayne

wayne. Me-, March 29.-(SpeciaD.-
Rarely has there been q more represen-
tative gathering in the community
than the one which met in Grange hall
on Tuesday afternoon. Nearly 100 peo-
ple-fathers, mothers, children, friends
were there from all parts Of the town,
despite bad travelling, to enjoy the
carefully planned and splendidly exc
cuted program full of interest and in
struction.
Several weeks ago the Ladies' Friday
Club decided to carry out as far as
practicable in country community the
plans formulated for the national and
Statewide campaign for child welfare.
provided their plans met with the gen.
eral approval of the community.
Mrs. Alice Chenery, secretary Of the
club and member of the civics COM
mittee of the State Federation of
Clubs, asked that each organization in
town be represented at meeting call
ed to consider the subject. The request
met with a ready response. The two
churches, their respective Sunday
schools and Ladies' Aid Societies, the
w. c. T. u, the Village Improvement
Society and the Parent-Teachers' AS
ISOLATION were all represented and with
the pastors and teachers in the public
schools were ready to cooperate. Com
mittees were chosen. Mrs. Chenery.
who was in communication with Dr.
Young of the State Board Of Health
received and distributed much litera-
ture on different phases of the sub
ject, and with several other ladies Wis
tied the exhibit and demonstrations in
Augusta on Baby week." then select
ing the charts and slides most desirable
to be used at the meeting in Wayne.
These are sent out by the State Board
free to any community, and not only
that, but DR.. Young sent his general
secretary. Miss Gertrude Carver, to
Wayne to superintend the setting up
Of the material and to show the lantern
Slides
The forenoon was passed by very
busy committee in arranging the charts
and posters which covered all the
available wall space. The hall was open
to the public at l o'clock and abund-
ant opportunity was given for the ex-
animation of the exhibition, showing
dangers from flies. filth, poor milk sup
ply, bad teeth, patent medicine and
many other things.
At intervals during the afternoon in
the darkened hall the following slides
were shown:
(a) Schoolhouse Sanitation" de-
Scriptive text read by Mrs. Jennie NJ
Johnson: CD Care of the Teeth
Miss Annie Folsom; (c) Infectious
Diseases Fred L. Chenery, Jr.
All this was exceedingly interesting
and instructive and gave one some
idea of the immense amount and splen-
did work which DR.. Young has been
doing in the past years for the State
of Maine.
The children will never forget many
things which they were enabled to see
and many parent received IAN arrest
of thought" which will bear fruit
In the evening following an interest
ing set of pictures illustrating the work
of BOY Scouts" Miss Mary Haskell of
L. of M. gave an address on the Bows
and Girls Agricultural Clubs" AS re-
suit at the close of the meeting a Girls
Canning Club Boys Corn Club"
and Poultry Club We're organized.
Tuesday may be set down as RED
Letter day" in Wayne. Great credit is
due to those who planned and assisted
in carrying out the program for this
interesting day.
No community is too small to do
something along these lines when there
is so much help to be obtained, with
out money and without price" The
really necessary thing is to create an
interest among the people.