Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-29


N New England. due 70 the survey,
Miss Eoss SAID.
LIncoln county is the first county
IN New England ID make efforts ID
pur through real health program
through their local Red Cross Chap
-er A nurse has visited al the
schools. towns. homes, store1
oranges. Womens clubs. IN connec-
non with the work. i tie result OF
me survey IS very interesting All
were very much Interested IN the
work ana wanted 70 know when they
were coming n 70 carry on the work
Lincoln county has nurse for the
town schools. The schools of the ru-
the Eco Cross.
The Fed Cross mas besnabis 20
work pIth the Stale department Of
HeaIn II d Health Nursing centar
n ne town Of Belfast Belfast has
established a listing nurse service.
kIl-er- and Elliott work with the
Red Cross adding 10 he fund, money
appropriated by me rovn. The
nurse visits the schools as well.
" GN~Gl AAAN - Il t1ppr1 l-Ac~ a
health center may pc established.
AS Vet they have not been abel ID
find the needed nurse.
Very valuable work mas been done
IN Hancock county The public
nurse mas been anle 70 get in con-
tact with he people. L is expected
mai she viii stay there. Thai IS d
large piece Of work Tor the Red
C-uss-
In Al!unockRr me work Is being
zone n connection win the French
reopie as me nurse Is well adapted
u conduct =.
Some chapters have already sent
nurses 10 the framing school IN Bos-
ION where they are further fitted
Lo. me work
A Bangor The Board OF Trade mas
taken mp me public health work.
The Fed Cross mas contributed the
Sa.arv of TWO nurses VINO go 10 the
schools Of The cIty while the otner
Orgaplza Lon maintains other branch
es Of Inc work.
In AroosLook county a great neal
OF work must DC dcne.
In Lewiston he plans are 70 put
through d health center. Q
Real people are certainly needed 20
NEE the H'v-ug times. Is Miss floss
opinion. strong men. women. boys
and girls are needed. They cannot
nave clear minds # they are suffer
ing f-om some physical ailment.
A. tn.s particular point there Is
almost an eDidemic of typhoid IN the
nor-narn part IF THIS state. There
was very little typnpid N The army.
Why" Baca use precautions we're
aiken Are not our present living
conditions worth the efforr 10 safe
guard them
a. tne Indian reservation n TINS
state tuberculosis is particularly
serious.
Children should have all the
chances they can nave n TINS
world The school lunch is a task
WINCH the Fed Cross could take up.
group OF women could establish
noon day lunches n the schools
where the children cannot 90 home
III noon The money they spend on
The food would be less than spent
on rne cold and impractical food
winch they might bring from home
Niles Ross spoke Of ri1e work Of the
v.sItInS nurse The living conditions
IN the home, the under feeding anC
the over feeding of the enid. all
were touched upon by Miss Ross.
His tea-r 70 heart message Of
tlurnc sarvice was woven ABOUT let
ter written to me Fed Crnss by
SERVICE man N France. His explain
alton of what ne navy lad meant
uhen ne asked that some one look
AFTER MS mother and five ,hildren.
because ms father was burned 70
death mat he VAS Eldu ne vas IN
ne service and ne liked Z me. taRt
ne was in the service Tor TWO wears
or until inc war Is over. y guess,
nas what Cheney c. Jones. cIrec-
-or of civilian relief dld when he de-
livared MS message Tuesday even
ing
The minimizing reporter SAID he
thou-nt ne had the gist Of the letter.
following the meeting IN talking with
Nj. Jones when Il was learned rnaT
he could not SECURE COPY of the
letter for publication But even IS
NJ Jones SAID. the COPY n the iett'ir
would mean little. if folks could not
see back Of the motive IN the tet-sr
and also learn what the Fed CROSS
cid for this boys family. M. Jones
in terpretaIiOn Of the letter was
wonderful lesson II itself
EoD1e service is what M Jones
saws ne IS always talking about Like
the man who always talked single
tax VINO went 10 q wake. Nothing
was being said and so the man arose
and said ne uuId say few words %
1he single tax i M one else was 60
ing 10 talk. just so Mr.. Jones SAID
he was always talking home service
when ne mad the chance
People going to war must plan on
holding a civilian population back
home Il the soldier returns 70 de-
pIered homes then the victory Is no.
Z decisive one Disturbances al
WAYS follow in the wake of war L
might have seemed funny that We
should want 10 look out tor troubles
a. home But 1895. as one English
statesman said, will determine when
the war is ended and r the victory
Is a decisive one. For then win he
living the young generation Of the
present day They will show Il the
victory has been won.
And then Mr. Jones read the letter
which was written by a marine froll
Delaware 20 the Red Cruss. The
hpt ~ har ha n rhR II - r.