Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
FIRST WELFARE
DAY ASUCCESS
Program is Carried Out as Pub
Iished in This Paper Last
Week

About two hundred people from
all parts Of Rusk county came together
last Saturday to listen TO, ana partlcl-
nate in the program of Rusk county
first welfare day. It was notable
meeting. notable not only for the sur
prisingly large attendance ana the deep
interest on the part Of those who at
tended but especially was it notable
for the purpose that brought them to-
gether. We have become accustomed
10 people coming from all parts OF the
county for meetings of various sorts,
poIitical. religious. educational, ana
agricultural. but it is new thing Tor
them to come together III the Speclhc
interests Of the health and welfare OF
this region. with stress laid upon the
health of the rising generation. Men
have discussed pigs and poultry, hefds
and horses, clearing of land ana crop
raising-all summed up III the expires
sion better crtns and better animals
but we have waited until the autumn
of 1920 to have Il countrywide meeting
solely and avOwedly in the interest OF
healthier children, surrounded WIN
improved social conditions. But, even
ut this seemingly late date, Rusk cOun-
~ is to he congratulated. For, com
pared with other Wisconsin counties,
Rusk county is well to the front in this
very urgent line of endeayOr.
The program was arranged by Miss
Margaret Thomas. Rusk county health
nurse. assisted by Miss Lewis, city
school nurse. and Miss Dresden, eXecu-
five secretary of the RuSk county Red
Cross. The amount that has been
ACCOMPLISHED in the line of health ed
cation by the county health nurse dur
ing the past summer was revelation
to those attending last Saturdays pro-
gram, who had not been in touch with
the activities Of the county welfare de
partment IT is the writer's impression
that 10 movement for progress i'll our
county is more worth while than the
welfare movement.
The program at the highschoOl gym
nasium was opened with an address by
j. W. CarOw. chairman of the Rusk
county board and chairman eX-otticio
Of the special committee under whose
direction the welfare work is carried
on Supt. r. H. Burns gave an address
on "Welfare and the Schools; Miss
Alma Ahlstrom. township nurse of
Barron. gave talk on The Township
Nurse"
Just before the noon hour health
play was given by the lower grade pu-
pills of the Ladysmith schools. This
play was very we'll rendered and
accomplished its twO-fOld purpose of
being entertaining and instructive.
along the lines of welfare work Much
credit is due Mrs. Ed Pagel and Miss
Doucctte who drilled the pupils for
this play
At noon group of Ladysmith
women served Il cafeteria luncheon to
all 0Ut-of-tOwn guests.
At one o'clock the program was re-
Sumcd. Mrs Featherstone of Chicago.
giving an address on The UnderWeight
Children" Mrs Featherstone has had
wide experience in welfare work in
Chicago. and is a speaker of power.
Her address stirred those who heard
it. Mrs Mary p. Morgan of Madison,
in charge of the child welfare depart
ment of the State Board of Health,
spoke on Child Welfare Work in Wis
consin'' in quiet, but impressive man
ner. Mrs J. w. Carow, speaking on
The American Woman of Today :.
was followed with earnest attention.
j. :. Bordner spoke interestingly on the
subject Rural Community Life, and
Miss Marie Dresden, executive secre-
tary of the Red Cross, explained the
coming roll call and urged all to join
the Red Cross. Principal Dresden of
the training school spoke on Some Re
cent School Laws laying special stress
on laws pertaining to sanitary cOndf-
tiOnS as related to the schools. Fol
lowing this part Of the program, Miss
Thomas conducted a roll call of schools
Of the county. and many responded by
telling of progress that had been made
in welfare work in their respective
communities.