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

excellent address upon the subject,
Individual Responsibility for Mental
Hygiene" IN his talk he pointed GUY
that all insanity is not hopeless for
about 20 per cent. Of al the cases
commit "a TO the hospital recover and
another - per cent, recover 50 as to
he able to 20 home and not have an
other attack. lie stated that the .Au-
Eusta State hospita! has established
at Portland q psychological clinic and
that it is the desire there to get new
cases, and nc spoke Of some Of tho
cases which have been observed there.
The subject, Social Hygiene" vas
discussed by DR.. Sylvester J. Beach
of Augusta, of the State Department
of Health. He told of the work that
has been done along this line in tine
State and spoke of the plan for free
clinics to DC located at 10 places in
different parts Of the state where pa
tients can lie cared for without cost.
In closing he pointed out that over
half OF tho cases arc innocent cases,
that 4 huge proportion Of tho patients
show no outward symptoms, and that
a negative laboratory test does not
prove the absence of disease. L WaS
his i>clicf that there should be gen
cral physical examination OF all at
tcndants in State institutions for all
diseases.
The next speaker vas Dr.. Sarah
Windsor CT INC New England Sta.i Of
women physicians. Who spoke upon
the subject Of the 'IrocrHm Of the
Federal Government" Shc stated that
the government program was to he
highly commended because Of tho
way il mad worked with the BOYS,
turning out tho c!eancst army in the
world She said that the women ply :
sicians who are helping carry cut the
Government program. are now work
ing spreading knowledge SO it can
law public opinion behind il.
Hon. Frederick w. Hinckley If
Portland. president Of The board Of
trustees Of juvenile Institutions. re-
scented the subject. after Care cr
Delinquents." lie brought out me
fact that a large per cent. of he
fsIllS anu DoSS WIZ go 1loHi ne st
institutions make good, and he s'oJ-
ed that the service flag of the ias,;-
tuition for boys i,as IS stars and that
not enc CT the boys waited to lie
drafted.
Miss Gertrude l.. Mcdonald. sUoer-
intendent Of the state School cfr
Girls at Haliowell spoke OF lie
Kindly attitude that most of the
girls have for The institution 1f.er
they have been discharged from il.
Senator Leslie 4 Eoynton Of ~
ierson, Of the State Board of Prison
Comm ssioneni, gave a short talk
upon the subject, Outdoor Emp! "
menr of Prisoners" He spoke C.' the
Big Brother proposition IN wll'cl!
certain people take a great intarceTt
IN prisoners and write TO them w"i cs
Of inspiration. He also told az the
work done by prisoners on the high
way between Camden and Lincoln.
Along these lines Chaplain ii. w.
Norton Of the Maine State prison at
ThomastO also spoke.
Following the speaking program OF
the afternoon there was short bus
mess session at which the members
Of this years program committee
were chosen again to formulate Tie
program for the next meeting and 70
present then plan for permanent or
ganization, the members Of TINS
committee being Albert J. Stearns of
Norway, Frank Fl. Hargraves Of
Buxton and Mrs. George +. French
of Pennington.
Banquet in Evening
At $50 P. NJ. the trustees and SUI
perintendents sat down to a delicious
banquet at the Augusta House. 10
which all did ample justice. The
speaker of the evening was Hon.
Robert T. N-hitehouse Of Portland.
chairman of the State Board Of
Charities and Corrections, VINO dis
cUssed the subject, Needed Legs
lation" He spoke of the fine pro-
gress Of charities and corrections
work in the State during the last X
wears and then discussed prom sci
rev legislation which the State p.:rd
believes is particularly important.
This proposed rev legislation IN
brief covers three points as follows:
/. District almshouse law by which The
towns and cities of each county OF tie
state, excluding the big cities of over
COCO, are made into a district and have
an infirmary for the county and dis
trict; 2. child welfare law to divide he
care of dependent children between Inc
county and State the same as the mos'-
ers' pension law, the State Board IF
Nc Tiers Pensions to be the State EoarI
of Children's Guardians and tn. woIk
to be done by a full-t!me salaried ex-
Bert; 3. mothers pension law ame1t-
rnent TO increase the age limit Of the
child on account Of whom aid "an be
granted from a to l6 because OF re fact
that aid should be given until the Child
is permitted to work and that the ch''d
labor and education laws do not permit
to go to work until after they
are Is years OF age. and secondly that
the aid given should be adequate for
the needs of the family in each case
and that the appropriation be increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Those in Attendance
The following were in attendance st