Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
CONSERVATION Of HEALTH
General Topic for Discussion by
Vermont Social Workers.
Final session of Vermont state Com
ference of Charities md Correc-
tion-Permnncnt Organization
Effected, Officers Elected.

ing at the Hotel vermont Il permanent
organization was effected and the follow
ing officers elected President, W. j. Van
patten of Burlington first vicc-prcsidcnt
President John NJ. Thomas of Middlcbury
College second vicc-presideut. Charles
TuXbury of Windsor third vico-prcsident,
Miss Anna T.. Davis of Brattlchoro sec
rotary, Professor A. Il. Clifford of Burling-
ton. An executive committee of eleven, of
which the president and secretary are
members cx-ofIicio, was elected with the
following members: Miss Emily Il. Proc
tor. Proctor, John Il. Weeks, Middcbury
Mrs. Theodore y. Vail Lyndonviilc
Thomas Magner. Burlington l.. S. Hayes,
Bellows Falls i. n. Barss Nergennes
Mrs. Harriet Smile Montpelier; w.
w. Bartlett, Bennington and Miss Caro-
line Woodruff st. Johnsbury. The annual
dues of the conference were fixed at so
cents a year. with an additional member
ship fee of 80 cents, payable upon joining
the conference. There was some discus
sion over the suitability of the present
name OF the conference, but it was finally
decided to retain IL and to empower the
president to appoint "A committee tC con-
slider the matter further and to report at
the next meeting. The constitution and
bylaws of the conference as reported by
the committee OH organization were
adopted. The time and place for the
meeting next year was left with the cx-
ccutivc committee for decision. and final
adjournment was taken at II 80 o'clock
THE THOMPSON FOIrNDATIoN
The general topic of the mornings dis
cussion was "Thc Conservation of Health"
ana the ilrSt speaker was Richard NJ
brad'ey OF Boston trustee OF the
lhohaS thompson fouhdatlon OF Brat
and irtorostin,, address corcarnine the
work of this foundation. Mr.. Bradley cX-
planned the work for he rclicfof the sick in
Vermont which has been accomplished by
the foundation since its organization 10
years ago us a means Of relief for the
seamstrcss. necdlcwomcn ana n
shopgirls of Brattleboro and of
small town i'm New York state
state. The speaker emphasized the meth
cd of treating individual cases in use by
the foundation and explained that it was
not q charity organization, but that pay
ment was rendered for its services Tho
foundation maintains offices in the cities
and towns where it operates. where n list
of competent physicians and nurses, as
well as other household workers needed
in times of sickness is kent and upon APP
pication, which may be made at any hour
of the day or night these workers are sent
TO the homes where there is sickness Mr..
Bradley also spoke of the importance of
medical inspection in the schools and that
school children in the country districts of
the state entered upon life handicapped
by lack of proper medical inspection.
which the children of immigrants in large
cities receive free of charge.
uocpIT,I st,pv,c.,
IN, - = prou.r .,rorirteuion, or tho
Mary tlotchor bosrit.l delivered an in
structivo and educational address rom
corning tho valuo of bosrital service i'm
tho conservation of health Dr BROWN
said that thc ,alun Of hosnital scrvicc
could mo, lao r,e.,s,,rod in dollars aud
c.n,s since lire and be,1,I, ore ,,iceloss
and thar tho ordinary lavman was oston-
ishinpIv IGNORANT of its volue He ok.
nlain.d tho value to tbo surecon and nbv-
aicions Of having tho nroner medical an
nliances and work rooms in n hosnital and
of the scientific methods Of diapnosinp
cases Continuing DR. Rrown detailed IN,
hene6ts If the hosnita1 medical service
its arranpe,nopts for tbo Treatment of ma.
.ernitv cases and its disncnsarv servica
and mentioned the free disnensarv i'm Bur.
,inrton. whore : 200 eases were treated il
tho ,irst If n,out,s In concluding hi,
address,. the sneaker mentioned tho Gao,
chat many neon,c who are ,ble to nav an,
who would scorn to reccive charity i,
otbor forms uot only accent b,, soe,, fro,