Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-24
8uu get hearings

Budget hearings
TIE Budget rrnmlttcA held Two
sessions IN Thursday I'd completed
inrrnment vas taken ~ o'clock IN
the afternoon .:nt:l y O 7locs, Friday
morning n The senate chamber.
Explanations III we estimates for
ne following institutions was heard
on F~-dav' Children hospital. Port
lard: C'hildren's A!u Soc.ely Of
Name. Belfast: state Schol for the
Deaf. Portland; INSTITUTION for the
8lird Portland: Dath M!litarv ami
Naval orphan ~0C.e,r. BAR. AuI-
ga! Memo ri hospital. i4oulton.
Northern Ma" General hospital.
Eagle Lake: Holy inno,aiils Home.
Portland: 81 I:!izaDc'us Roman
'arholic .Asvlurn. o-r,land Knox
'1un'r General Aospita. Rockiand:
Bar i;aroor M,-licai ana Surgical
hospital, Ear Eiuronr
The INSTITUTIONS now Achclul,-a o
ne heard ~ Fr.day hearing t!e:
augusta General hospital: Gath c.,y
hospital: calais hospital, Cent!,li
Name General hospital. Lewiston;
Charles 4. Dean hospital. 'ireeav!!iu
Junction: Eastern Maine General
hospital. Bangor; Gardiner ';enera!
hospital: Maine Eye ana Ear IN
tiInar-. Portland; Maine General
hospital. Portland. Pressure Isle CEN
e-al hospital: HurnIurd Hospital As
t!un. EIdaefoYd: Waldo county G,7-
erai hospital. Belfast: Weobeer Hos
pitaI ASSOCIATION. Biddford: Cork
hospital. Tnrk; Maine Mission for
The Deat. Bangor: 3elf2sis Home for
Aged Women: -h.Iuren Heart Work
s;nc!ttv, Portland: c.Aldrc-'S Pro
recrlre Society. Portland. Girls"
Orphanase, Lewiston: Maine cl.l-
,iren $ Home Soc:ctT. Augusta: Tn.
porarv Home for Women ana chIl-
'ren. Portland: ". = =. I. Tempo
arr Home for CAildron. Gardner.
York county Ch:lGrcn's Alu Src,et,.
TIE budget BEARING Vas resumed
Al /, ,'c.ock THURSDAY morning III
the Senate chamber TIE first per
son 20 appear was Mrs. Grace Nash
Iiill Il Portland. member NJ The
hoard NJ managers Il the children $
Hospital II thar olty. She sa!d hat
5h, .ad peen N ne board If man
GERS fc- he past 10 ears anu lad
PAD week. v.slts 70 the hospital
iUr:ng al lat t,ne Dat that IN the
PAST ;wo years she lad visited i
pl:crer Il lad Jeel thought hat
IN appropriation VI $40 no each vear
would been needed. but She was now
ASKING TOR only >36. yoo They were
Iolnc he same lass II work that
vas 1e.ng done COR The children II
.lc devastated countries IF Europe.
T..ey ;uci. r.arEe II The crippled ana
.]eIornl,d children, Although N
oltaupetiic aosplta! IS nc.sidered tie
most expensive If Ill hospitals The
.ast II ne Portland hospital was
tniY $50 a iay COR each child
The children n The hospi;a. anne
rom al! Tie rnunI!es If tAe State. al
-hnucn NJ course The number II
children ron. Cumberland Is I Is
nucn anger TIE MONEY gwen Cor
,hIs work : one one thirty-fifth tilat
-.ren other rausas. The need III
rahine care of The crippled ara de-
1Ii1nI t-IlIIlr.i NftS s'Iit ttI ne DESI
", preventive measures As Il takes
the children and turns them our we'll
ana strong and able 70 make 4
iiv;ng-to he self supporting. How
ever. after all care mas been taken
there VIII still be residum. 1t IS one
II he greatest things n the WORLD
o take snail. II nour!shed. crilk
plea ana reformed children ana turn
them nut rosy checked ana strong.
The whole number treated last
car was ~. the average number 4
iar IS 1nd The highest 81. This vas
fer npatients ana for the ou,pa-
tents If which there were c45 me
nunper II treatments was 77-s
Il IS planned % Increase the num-
Ter u out patients. Tho numher of