Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-16

EXECUTIVE BOARD

A meeting of the executive board
of the Anti ti-Tuberculosis Association
of Maine was held Tuesday at the
Elmwood hotel there being present
Henry Richards Of Gardiner. DR.. y.
J. Torsleff of Bangor, secretary MISS
Eliza beth Sumner Of Bangor. district
nurse for the association, and Col. r.
f. Boothoy of this city.
The committee went on record as
favoring, as a war measure. the Or
ganization Of the State for sanitation
and health and trying 10 secure the
CO. operation Of the State health de-
partment, the Medical Associations,
Federated Women's Clubs. Red Cross
and child Welfare ganizations. The
plan is % have a general committee.
this committee 10 appoint county
committees and these in turn 70 APP
point local committees in large places
and 10 combine small places to work
together. I, is believed by these work
ers that conditions after the war are
70 be worse than they are at present
and this IS the vanguard of preven-
,ion Of The spread Of tuberculosis.
Anoth n plan discussed was the
holding of Joint meeting with the
State dc partment of health 10 form
ulate som" plan for cooperation in
the anti tuberculosis educational
Campaig1. possibly using the $1,000
electric exhibit in this connection
The two bills now before Congress,
one to pu- army medical men on the
same footing with the navy medical
men and the other the resolution in
support Of the plan of Surgeon Cen
eral GorGas to retain in the United
states service. men disabled in line
Of duty until they are, 50 far as may
he, restored TO health. were both ia
vored by tho committee
II was voted by the committee that
the secretary and the State field
worker should attend the meeting Of
the National Anti Tuberculosis Asso-
citation 20 he held in Boston. June s
n s. Tle work of the association in
Maine has 50 increased that it was
voted to purchase multigraph ma
chine for the use Of the secretary.
a distinctive design for the stationery
Of the Maine branch of the associa-
secure the same.
Dr Torsleff, who is manager Of the
Red Cross seal campaign for the
State. showed the new Red Cross seal
for 1919. vh'ch is very handsome and
a new departure in design. Besides
the Red Cross. the bust of the statue
Of Liberty with the hand hearing the
torch arc shown and some holly
leaves and berries symbolzing
Christmas.
Miss Elizabeth Sumner, who took
up her work in April in Gardiner,
gave an enthusiastic summary of the
work accomplished thcre and said
that tn" association has been CO.
operating with the physicians there.
They have discovered 10 active cases
of tubercHlosis in that city. Several
big puhli" meetings have been held
which w~,.o well attended. Miss Sum
ner is irving TO interest Gardiner to
hecomn n" model health community
in Maine. She SAYS that their water
supply Ir "f tin" purest and tho milk
supply is of the best and these make
n fine foundation for community
health. And that with the interest in
all health affairs that Gardiner shows
II seems +" hid fair to lead in this
respect. HIiss Sumncr emphasized the
Importance OF general medical oX-
animation for all, for the greater
danger is not in tho distinct cases
which arc found but in those that are
not discovered. She pointed out that
the clean care for consumptives is
not a danger and that those patients
who cooperate with the committee
1re not Only protecting themselves
from rc-lnfeCtlon but arc protecting
thcir noiEhtors and arc doing a great
work by their example to others who
arc H.