Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-12

local conditions with regard to the
;bove points Is sought. The clubwo-
| men are asked to give information to
ne public on these facts, thus help
'ng to promote a wide educational
movement for betterment.
Mrs. Griffin's assistants on this
| committee are Mrs. Grace A. Wing.
| Auburn; Mrs. ]. Abbott Nile, Rum
ford; Mrs. William NJ. Pease. Dix
field; and Mrs. Alvin c. Cove. Bidde-
ford.
Public Health
| Mrs. Jennie Dodge johnson, chair
man of the Public Health department
was not present and her report was
read by the secretary, Miss Hale.
Madam President: Your committee
of Public Health is now a tangible
reality. My co-workers are well
| equipped by nature and by exper-
fence for the coming campaign.
Strong in unity of spirit. strong in the
purpose to serve their day and gen
Grafton acceptabiy, they stand with
one accord In one place, eagerly
awaiting marching orders. The lines
Of work laid down by, the Fedora
| ton, namely, community betterment,
| Improvement in education, in health
and in morals, appeal to this commit
tee as the best lines to follow. We
are in touch with the Public Health
| Department, the General Federation.
also with prominent educators and
local improvement societies. Best of
all, we are already assured the CO.
| operation of clubs in Yarmouth,
| Biddeford, Portland, Auburn, West
| brook and Gorham. We are hoping
I that every club in the Federation
will come up to the help of the Lord
! against the mighty-the tides Of
civilization never turn backward.
! The Peace which has come to us will
not carry US back TO the old days or
to the old ways Of doing things.
| Our Victory has proved to us the in
vincible power of cooperation. In
the work of reconstruction which
confronts US may our slogan be-A
long pull strong pull and a pull
together. Respectfully submitted,
Jennie Dodge Johnson. Chairman
Committee Of Public Health
Publicity and Printing
Publicity and printing as reported
by Miss Anna L. Ding!ey showed ef-
ficiency on the part Of those in
charge. The president. Miss Ding
ley said, was n masterhand in get
ting reports. She urged that the
names Of the officers of the clubs
be sent into the department. The
use OF the typewriter in the filling
out Of the officers blanks will great
ly facilitate the work. Material
must be sent in to this department
by the chairmen in order to supply
newspapers with stories.
Rev. A. J. TorsIeff
! Rev A. J. Torsleff, secretary OF
the Maine nti-Tuberculosis Society.
said that when the draft call was
sent out that twice as many as need
ed were called, to make allowances
for the physically unfit He spoke Of
the large percentage of subjects to
military call who were affected with
tuberculosis. 1t has been proven that
tuberculosis IS more prominent in the
rural districts than in the city be-
cause in the latter place there is adj
equate medical care. The boy COM
ing back home will not want to be
helped by charity but by reconstruct
ton work. The returning soldier will
want to work on the farm. Compul-
sorry medical examination is some
thing. which in the mind Of DIR. Tors
left Is n very much needed law. A
, school nurse can do more work than
which showed the great amount Of
money the State Is expending for
teaching OF "repeaters," those who
stay more than one year in the same
grade. In closing he said to remem-
her that the school nurse does the
most work.
Fatherless Children Of France
! The special needs for the fatherless
: children Of France was what Miss Ma
ria Adams had to tell the ladies' She
showed pictures of some of the children
who are now being taken care of by the
people in America and who are vet to
/ be taken care OF. There are not only
thousands Of homes, but villages and
villages which have no fathers to do the
work for them. The question is how
, long can the brave French mothers,
peasants and those who have been used
TO refined home surroundings stand up
under the strain and how long can they
do mans work in order to keep 1ogeth-
err their little family. The French gov
eminent allows 10 cents a child for
maintenance and the 10 cents additional
which is given By the folks who adopt
the children, aided by the proverbial
thrift of the French mother. makes al
most ample support for the child. Maine
should adopt 5000 fatherless children as
her quota and doubtless she will at the
rate at which the work is now gont;
on. Augusta now has adopted 4S or
phans, which Miss Rogers said was a
very good average.
Mrs. Florence A. Warner
Mrs. Florence A. Warner, director of
the home department of the Agricul-
tural and Industrial League, spoke on
OF Maine"
The farmers big problem has been
marketing. After working IS hours a
day. as he often does. the least he can
expect is that the results of his labor
may bring in to him fair return He
has not found that to be true with the
unorranized condition of marketing as
It stands today. When the trouble has
once been located. the next thing is to