Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-26
Annual Meeting of
Red Cross CHAPTER


The annual meeting of the Red
Cross was held at the rooms at 81
| Main street Monday afternoon at 4.3O
o'clock. Reports were given by the
officers including that of the secre-
tary and treasurer, Col. F. E. Booth
by; that of Mrs. Grace Bartlett on
production, of Mrs. C.. H. Barton on
| sewing service: Of Miss Maude Reil-
ly on public health nursing and of
Mrs. W. P. Stewart on publicity.
| Miss Julia Lakin was reelected to
serve as Home Service secretary.
Miss Julia Lakin, home service Sec
, follows:
Many ex-service men and their fam
| lilies and some civilian families have
called at the home service Office this
| year for information and help. There
| have been made and received 1875
| calls. There has been a great variety
of blanks and letters written. and some
family problems to be solved. We
/ have assisted the ex-service men in
filing blanks for the following objects:
Delayed allotments, Insurance., COM
pensation, Liberty bonds. Massachu-
sets bonus. vocational training, Vic
tory medals, Maine bonus, travel pay,
loans to ex-service men. Other cases
have been: Transients, hayward girls,
loans. out of town investigations,
child welfare, deserted wives and
children, family problems, charity
grants.
n oil Eoo To- aSrr
with men applying for compensation
and vocational training. The effects
of gas poisoning seem never ending.
/ Many men who were able to return to
work when they were DISCHARGED are
now having serious trouble and are
forced to apply for government aid.
| Inc government. as is right is de-
manding stronger proof by affldayits.
than they did in the past. because if
! mas been two years since most of the
! claimants were discharged. and he
must show the connection between the
disability he received in the service
and the disability he now has. If two
years have elapsed since discharge he
! is asked to send affidacits signed by his
employer, his family physician. II he
employed one. and soldier friend
i VINO knew of his disability while he
was IN the service. 1t takes rours to
; draw up these affidavits and include
the necessary facts and dates.
J Many men have been placed in
training under the Federal Board for
Vocational Training; some are attend
ing college, some business college 9th.
ers learning trade at the Holdings.
worth d Whitney MILL, at the railroad
| Shops central Maine Power Co. etc
we nave done some civilian wor,,
| pF investigating families for other or
/ CARNATIONS who wish to he,n raoa,,,
people IN financial way. Some cloth.
'ns "hich mas been sent to US has been
piaced Where it would do the most
good.
our characterization class which
was established in 1919 has been car
rleo on each Monday and Friday eva
| hihg THIS year. There have been nlan-
y volunteer teachers, and several men
VIII be able to qualify for the final
naturalization papers because of tho
heip they have received
The nurses registry b,s ho
pa.ronlZed by physicians and c,tize,s
ms ONCE is open from 9 A. M to
r. NJ and we are always willing to
give nelghborly aid to both ex-seryico
ana civilian families.
J "he nave appreciated the coopera-
.ioh ana help he have always received
i'oih the Red Cross officers and com.
mittee anu 'o'h-
we realize the work that has heon
uone ny this department could not
nave oeen accomplished If the citizens
vi "aterville had not given so gener-
ousiy OF the time, though: and money
We thank you.
Respectfully submitted
JULIA A. LAKIN
| Secretary of Home Service
offlcers were elected az fo,,o,rs.
= chairman, j. Howard Welch. frst
! wee chairman. Hon. Frank Redjne.
,oh' second vice chairman, N. H
q Darrows; secretary-treasurer. Hon
frederic E. Boothby; executive com.
mlttee, Mrs. Frank Redington. Mrs
z. K Atwood, DR.. T. E. Hardy. Dr.
r. ii. Risley. Mrs. c. H Barton. Ar.
!, thur Daviau. Rev N. Charland Dr
r. {. Thayer. Mrs. F. c. Thayer, Mrs
M. w. Bessey. Department commit.
tees, finance, Hon. o. A. Meader.
publicity, Mrs. Daisy M. Stewart:
j., home service. Hon. Frank Redington:
production. Mrs. Grace Bartlett.
nursing service. Miss Edna Clark
community service. Mrs. E. H. Ris.
ley; public health, J. Howard WEIGH.
! knitting service, Mrs. Alice B. Has
kell: sewing service, Mrs. c. n