Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-09
MANY KIDDIEs ARE EXAMINED
There We're - A. chiIdrcn's Health
Conference Wednesday

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Thirty-fve children under school
age were examined at the Children's
Health Conference at the high school
Wednesday, and almost that number
was examined on Thursday morning
alone. The high school rooms which
were used for the examinations and
the auditorium where the exhibits
were arranged and refreshments
served, were bright with bouquets Of
beautiful flowers which E. o. Farrar
had given for the occasion.
DR.. Florence Sherbon, head Of the
child welfare department Of the
State Board Of Health was here to
assist with the examinations We'd
nesday and remarked on the splen-
did spirit in which the work was be-
ing done and on the attractive way
in which everything was arranged
for the conference.
Many Were Working
Entering the building from the
side door the mothers and children
were received by Miss Palmentier
and her assistants who took the
temperature Of each child and tagged
each with Red Cross tag. From
there the mothers took the Riddles
upstairs to the history room where
they answered questions regarding
the parentage Of the children and
gave their age, the occupation and
age Of the parents, nationality, etc,
which were designed to afford a basis
for the examinations which follow.
From there they went to the dental
inspection room where the eyes, ears,
nose and throat were examined and
the teeth inspected. DIR. Miller, DR..
Hutton and DR.. McInerney worked
Wednesday and Thursday in this de-
partment. The next place into which
the children were taken was the room
in which they were examined for
physical and mental defects. The
doctors who made the physical ex-
aIhinations were DR.. Steelsmith, DR..
Dieter, Dr. COnklin, DIR. Felty and
Mrs. DIR. Bennett. The trained nurses
who assisted in the examining room
were Miss Edna Flanagan, Miss
Edith Nindemuth and Miss Seller.
Other special assistants were Mrs.
Myron Goodell and Mrs. Selma Stan
ley.
And When the Pie Was Opened
When the ordeal Of being meas
ured and loked into and listened to
and inspected was all over the real
fun came for the Riddles. They were
dressed and taken into the auditor
ium where there were posters with
little. boys and girls pictured on them
and little rhymes that told about
Good Air Fairies and how .wiggly
germs will get you if you don't watch
out and all sorts of things that were
interesting to little people as well as
to the older ones who accompanied
them. And at the end of this line of
bright pictures there was a wonder
full tall white basket just Drumming
over with colored ballons which were
donated by the Duckwell store. There
was a table where delicious cool
punch was served with graham
crackers and waters. The latter
were given for the occasion by the
Iten Biscuit company. Every one
who attended the clinic was given
the punch and waters but only the
boys and girls could have balloons.
Some of the children looked dubious
ly at the liquid in the bowl and had
to be assured It was not medicine
before they consented to taste it.
The exhibits will be taken over
the county where other similar
meetings are to be held and those In
in charge anticipate as successful
conferences in the other places as
were held here.