Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-12

WIN w uAtt tltc INeWSs
ployn1ent. The babies we're taken pe-
4 hind a screen and tiisrobed wrappeu
! in blanket and carried to the scaiTs
/ which are of the approved pattern II
weighing and measuring scales.
! Those who were old enough to stand
were placed on the scales by tneM-
selves, while those who were TOO
young for this were placed in a BABY
, basket to be weighed and later la'u
on a warm blanket to be measured.
! 4 record sheet was given to eacn
1 mother with the weight and measure
ments Of Their baby and what u
| should weigh and measure to be nor
NAL. Also a registration card was
| filed out by Mrs. Arthur L. Holmes
to be kept for future reference oy
the Child Welfare Association. From
the records shown. il would be m
ferred that those parents who really
appreciate the opportunity and the
worth of the service offered them al
this time. are the ones who give their
children excellent care. for the lars-
or part of the little ones needed noih-
| ing done for them in the way of al
vice from the physicians. But when
one was found underweight. the
mother eagerly sought the advice y
| the physician on diet which was free
| Nv given. There arc a number of APP
pointments made for this morning
but there is room for many more dun
| ing the week.
Today is Birth Registration" day
and the morning will be given over
10 the weighing and measuring Il
children the same as Tuesday. Ply
! sicians viii be on hand and also n
| competent nurse and assistants. IN
the afternoon talk on birth registra-
ton will be given by DR.. A. G. Young
Of Augusta and a story hour for CHI
F, Cren Will be held at o'clock by Miss
Louise Il. Matthews. In the evening,
DR.. Ralph l.. Reynolds will give
talk on Care of Mother and Child
and The Problem Of the Unmarried
Mother" will be the subject Of at
address by Mrs. Leona Wheaton. who
is at the head of the Maine branch
of the Little Wanderers Home In tn,
city.
After examining the record sheets
Of the children weighed and measuf-
cd Tuesday forenoon it was found
that eight out of the Is babies Wer,
Of normal weight and measurement.
In the evening Rev. F. II. StedmAn
presided at the meeting and introduc-
Cd Or L. A. darcy. who gave an y
Illustrated lecture on The Care of he
Teeth" He began with the first teeth
In 20, oil, |, tt,n
adult age. He compared the teeth nf
q man with that Of animals showing
the difference in character. The s!o'
gan of his talk was "a clean tooth
VIII never decay" DR.. d'Argy closed
his lecture with showing what is go"h
To- eat for the health of the teeth and
how t. use Il tooth brush with best
results.
Mr.. Stedman before introducing tn:
rext speaker said that if it is not as
important to produce and bring up
perfect children as it is to have
perfect working automobile. it is time
| for America to wake up.
Mr. Ste6nlan then introduced Adj
I jutant General George Mel. PressoN,
WHO spoke on Universal Training
General presson referred to Germany
and her idea of conquering the world
Nut said that when men fight for their
women, their children and their tiie-
| sides, they fight like Indians. That
the progress Of the Germans deceiv':5
them and lures them on. If the Ger
mans were IN their senses they woulJ
Iscc their progress is leading toward
| their own destruction.
He said that the spirit Of America IS
! being felt now in Europe and today we
are sending numerous soldiers from our
ineXhaustible supply. The Germans are
| getting to the end Of her resources. The
speaker said that all of the American
wars had been prolonged because of the
! lack of preparation. The great thing
today the country is needing is discip-
line in the army. and applied it to chit
dren by saying that II the boy is nor
! of use In the home ne is in danger out
! side. He referred to discipline that be-
comes second nature and cited the i'm
provement in men who have been train
, ed in the army.
| Speaking of fathers. General Presson
| asked what is going to be done with
! boys when the fathers are not discip-
! lined. He told OF the advantages Of ar
my life to undisciplined boys. We're
going 70 have new religion, the re-
ligion Of democracy. The churches want
TO get busy and revise their creeds. The
men in the trenches today is facing Just
two things-death and God. He isn't
troubled about the niceties Of creed.
He advocated universal military train
ing for BOYS for two years to teach obe-
dience. and then he said we won't have
to worry bout them.
In closing, General Presson paid a re-
narkabe tribute to the influence Of his
mother upon his life, and gave to her
the credit of any success he may have
attained in life.
CnDATVyTI II