Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-11-26
GOVERNOR MEETS STATE WORKERS
lARED CROSS SEAL CAMPAIGN
At AUGUSTA HOUSE BANQUET

11,5.- -r--
The Red Cross Christmas Seal
Drive under the direction Of the
1iaine Anti-Tubsrculosis Association
in conjunction with the National
Association. which
iii take place during the period be-
tween Dec. and Dec. 10, was
ltunched in. fine style at banque-
given at the Augusta House last
evening at which members of the
State committee appointed by Gov.
Milliken were present. Methods OF
conducting the campaign were dis
ussed until a late hour. Represen-
tative people from all sections OF
he State were in attendance ana
eat enthusiasm was manifested os
t. the outcome Of the drive in this
State.
-..Gov. Mflliken. who was the first
eoeaker at the conclusion Of the din
Ter. in speaking of the World War
lid. that the war had not been en-
trely without its compensation as ii
las tended to make people more
Thoughtful of others. More than 80
per cent returned from the confiic-
rnscathed and 80 per cent of our boys
tlme back better than ever before,
with better ideas as to hygiene and
He had been told BY
those who have followed the PROF.
ress of surgery that the advance
{ wing to new methods have a great
effect on the length of human life.
And out Of this bi-product will come
in a few years added length Of life.
. I'VE have had something in our
minds about good roads In this State
Ct Maine and recently the people
:uthorized an expenditure Of 3S,00o.-
co for gooc roads," said Gov. Milli-
ken.
; why, the economic loss from tu-
terculosis In one year is as large as
that bond issue in dollars AMI
cents" continued the governor
Nearly every county in the State
is represented at this meeting to-
right. can see men and women
ere who are very busy in their par
tcular walks of life, which Is an in
dication that they are interested.
oppose that the questions to be dis
clssed will be. TO provide ways and
Iieans to put the drive through" =
Governor MillikeG then introduced
DR.. E. D. Merrill Of Foxcroft, the
president ct the Maine Anti -Tubercu-
losis Association. who in opening,
said that the people were not here
tonight to learn something about tu-
bercuiosis. but they were here to
learn how to fight tuberculosis.
DR.. Merrill outlined the work of
the association and ssaid that this
drive was being tried in every state
in The Union this year on teh advice
Of the national association. The sue
cess of the drive depends upon the
people OF Maine. He hoped that this
movement would sweep over the
State.
DR.. L. D. Bristol, State commits
sioner Of health, said that it was
not hoped to stop death but it was
hoped to stop premature death In
the last few years there mad been
an average of 1000 deaths a year in
this State from tuberculosis.
We have made q goo | Sstart in
this campaign, and hc2e that we
will be able to carry it through"
said DR.. Bristol.
Hiram w. Kicker If South Po-
land ssaid that he had been interest
ed in tuberculosis for many years.
and this disease had taken away
more people than the war.
I'VE have been trying for many
years to cut down the tree Mt the top
instead Of sticking in the axe at the
root" said Mr.. Kicker, land there
is no question but that consumption
Is a contagious disease in its worst
form"
Plans Of the campaign were dis
cussed by H. H. wotncrspu.n Q.
Boston. the director ror New Eng
land. Newton c. Reavis, the cam
paign director for Maine. ana VIII
liam A. Harris of Bangor. TIE exccu-
tive secretary Of the Maine Anti.
tuberculosis Association.
Those present at the banquet were
as follows:
Governor Carl E. Milliken; Pliny
A. Allen. Jr. Portland: Henry w.
Oakes. Auburn: Mr.. and Mrs. Mi
chael A. Free, Lewiston; w. w.
Prentiss. Bangor: Miss Evelyn NJ.
Babb. Lewiston; Ralph Whittier.
Bangor; Ralph w. Crockett. Lew
iston: Louise p. Hodgkins. Bangor;
William L. Bonney. Bowdoinham;
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald F. Snow, Ban.
gor: Alva r.. Small. Bangor; DR..
]. F. Stevens. Millinocket; DR.. L.
D.. Bristol. Augusta; Mary Louise
Rowe. Bangor; Herbert l.. Emery,
Waterville: Harold p. Marsh, Ban
gor: Henry Richards, Gardiner:
James O.. Gulnac. Bangor; Ernest L.
Goodspeed. Gardiner: H. H. wother.
spoon. Boston, Mass: Newton c.
Reavis. Bangor: H. E. THOMPSON.
Augusta; H. D. Worth, Bangor: DR..
0. c. 8. Davies. Augusta: S. r. Prem
tiss. Bangor: G. H. Coombs, Waldo
boro; DR.. G. r. Campbell. Augusta;
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert J. Brown.
Portland; Capt. James F. Bagley.
Augusta: w. Gerald Jordan, Port
land; Mrs. Eleanor Stone, Lewis
ton; William A. Harris, Bangor:
Olin S. Pettengill. Hebron; r. n.
Knowles, Bangor; Mrs. Guace A.
Wing, Portland: Carl r. O'Brien.
Bangor: Rosamond Connor. Angus
Ia: Edwin n. Hamlin. Milo: Row
land e. Hawken. Dennysville; Mrs.
NJ. H. Vose, Machias: Mrs. Dwight
A. Ball. Augusta: E I. (leyoio nj