Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-15
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BABIES HAVE
THEIR WEIGH

AGAIN oH L IludN tHeTe WERE nearly
so babies TO be weighed and meas
ured at the rooms Of the Child Wei
fare, DIR. +. P. Fish and Or. Ralph
Reynolds officiating. In the after
noon Mrs. Langdon S. Chilcott Of
Bangor gave an interesting talk on
how the work of a district nurse is
carried on in Bangor. Mrs. Chill
colt is chairman of the district nurse
committee in that city and her re-
marks were most enlightening.
Mrs. Chilcott congratulated the ia
dies on their start in the movement
Of Child Welfare and said that some
of the greatest movements in the
world began with a few people. She
told Of the experience in Bangor when
they were trying for district nurse
and said that they had but six or
they got up n dance and obtained
$500 and later a lady got $1,000 on
subscription.
Mrs. Chilcott advocated the estab-
! lishIng OF small fee for the nurse
rather than to have her services abb
! solutely tree as it places the work
! on better basis. She said that
! they buy articles for the sick room =;
! that women's clubs make donations
,Of things needed and that sometimes
women breaking up housekeeping
give sheets and other needed things.
Mrs, Chilcott also told of several in
j teresting cases where the Bangor
ladies had been able to help the sick
and also families who needed educa-
! tlon more than money She sug-
/ gested that a nurse should be called
a visiting nurse instead of a district
nurse.
a real social worker is not so es-
sential," said Mrs Chilcott, as a
] woman with sympathy and love for
humanity"
In the evening Harvey D. Eaton was
chairman of the meeting and in opening
SAID that the evangelist usually gets
those on the front seat who need it
least So it is with all great reforms
( the people who need it most are not
! here tonight"
I Mr.. Eaton then introduced Hon Viii
liam T, Haines. who gave most ex-
haustve and educative paper on the
supply Of milk in Waterville and how it
might be made purer and cnea per to all.
His talk included future plans for a
milk station which might he made n
center for the milk distribution of the
/ city and which would guarantee pure
milk for all at a fair price, and at the
same time afford the farmer a fair price
! for his product.
Mrs. Howard +. Ives Of Portland was
the next speaker and gave a hearty en-
dorsement of what Mr.. Haines had said
about a milk station, SAYING that Il
would he the hest thing that could be
done. which she said should he done
by the board of health and the city. She
told of the work of the milk station in
Portland and the excellent results. the
methods OF nasteurization and the work
! Of the nurses in that city She told Of
the syphilitic hospital for babies which
has been established in Portland and
the great work done there.
Mrs. Richard Small Of Portland
the work in other lines telling some
of her personal experiences which
were exceedingly interesting.
Rev. F. H. Stedman spoke a few
earnest words in regard to the work
done by the child welfare league and
asked for earnest cooperation to
back up the boys on the front by do
ing all possible for the children at
home.
Today is fresh air and recreation
day and the program will include the
, weighing and measuring Of children
in the forenoon. In the afternoon, DR..
, 7. f. Hardy will give a talk on "Tu-
berculosis Among Children and there
will be children's exercises on the
common at o'clock in the afternoon.
In the evening there will be children's s
reels at the movies. Better Babies"
at the Haines and Play Ground
Movement" at the Opera House.