The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-11
Outlook Club Holds
Fine Meeting

The Outlook Club held its regular
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Elsie
NJ. Harvey Wednesday evening with
full attendance. The house was
decorated with flowers and after the
regular business meeting the follow
ing program was given:
Piano solo, "The Butterfly" by
Miss Glenn Robinson.
Solos, Loves Awakening" and
my Sweetheart" Mrs. Homer E.
Smith.
Reading Gathers Day., Mrs.
Myrtle Cross.
Miss Lora Varney followed with q
very interesting talk on the Red
Cross and State aid work. Miss
Vrney said the Red Cross was the
o. ordinating agency through which
he welfare organizations work in
his community. The State Board of
Charities and Probation places chill
lrer in homes. The state pays half
he board and the town the other
calf. These children are supervised
by officers of the board. The Board
sees that children are properly cared
for by the mothers. The State
Board of Health, through its de-
2artmcnt Of infantile paralysis, looks
after children afflicted with this dis
ease. Two wears ago clinic was
held here with four patients. This
year a clinic was held at Brightlook
hes pital with 28 patients. The st.
Johnsbury branch of the Red Cross
has voted to furnish money for cor
receive work when needed.
Miss Emily Proctor of Proctor
FAVE last winter a ward Of % beds
for one week which made it possible
Tor number TO have braces and
casts put on. One st. Johnsbury pa
ticnt had the benefit Of this treat
ncnt. There IS a preventorium at
Essex Center where children threat
cred with tuberculosis can be taken
and given proper exercise and care.
DR.. .Slocum has prepared a set of
cards for the Vermont school chill
dren, giving simple rules for good
health. The children are given a
chance to progress through the vari-
Gus stages of knighthood of perfect
health habits.
Miss Varney spoke of the condi
tional gift of the Proctors for pre-
vcntorium at Pittsford and for the
state wide drive to match this $4,000
gift. She said there was also
movement on foot to establish open
aid schools which will help in de-
cleasing tuberculosis.
The Vermont Children's Aid So
ciety is private organization for
tn, care Of children and they will
take irregular cases that come under
tha care of no other organization.
Miss Fisher, field representative in
New England for the Junior Red
Cross, followed with an informing
address. She said that one purpose
of this organization was to give the
children a chance to develop the right
habits of citizenship and Service. In
Selvia there are 100000 children in
need. half of whom are destitute. In
the Balkans, country infested with
typhus, there are 100000 more chill
dren dependent on the Junior Red
Cross. In Hungary 800 children with
NJ clothing at all were found in one
hos pital The Italian government
has taken $4,000 children from
Vienna to save them from destitu-
ton. The Junior Red Cross is fur
nishng clothine and food for the war
orphans of Europe. In Russia $50
children from cultured homes have
been transported to an island near
for safety and the Junior
RED Cross is now caring for these.
The program for this organization
next year includes dental clinics, the
establishment Of Fairgrounds and
&C rrespondencc with school children.
The club closed its meeting with
The singing Of "America."