Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-01

Nearly nine years old or eight
going on nine,' as the children would
say and how would we compare
with a child of that age. First, have
we a firm hold on life? Yes, for
we are firmly established. Second.
are we growing? Yes. we have
grown from $3.50 children for a be-
ginning TO 1856 at present, with
every indication for continued
growth. And so II goes. Each year
brings greater prosperity and op-
portunities as well as increased re-
sponsibilities. For the year of 1920,
u banner month was June, when
there were thirty-five children on
roll and we are pleased to think
that we were able to care for 596
children during that one month.
During the year thirty-two families
were represented. Each child at
the nursery is weighed and exam
ined by a doctor several times a
year"
The above Is the.ninth annual re-
port of Audrey E. Ferris, the matron
of the Day Nursery, read at the an
nual meeting of the association yes
terday afternoon in the high school,
and 1t adequately expresses tho ne
cessity Of this institution to the city
Of Perth Amboy. Mrs. Peter c.. oil.
sen presided at the meeting yester-
day and several radical changes in
the constitution rs well as the cleo
ton of officers and annual reports of
the various committees comprising
it took up the greater part of the
afternoon.
All of the officers OF the year just
past were reelected, and three new
| dsrorfnra Mr. uankorf po-tfn hra
Francis Seaman and Mrs. E. w. Poi
lock. were elected in addition to
those of last year
| The complete list of the present
officers of the association follows:
President. Mrs. Peter c. Olsen; first
vice president, Mrs. Adrian Lyon:
second vice president. Mrs. F. L. An
tisell; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Arthur Stern; recording secretary
Miss Katharine L. Mccormick, and
treasurer, Mrs. Frank Dorsey; d.
rectors for three years. Mrs. Leo
Goldberger, Mrs. Fl. S. Hulse, Mrs.
Clarence Eiddle, Mrs. Herbert Ran
kin, Mrs. Francis Seaman, Mrs.
Charles Seguine. and Mrs. Forrest
Smith; directors for two years.. Mrs.
Mabel Fales, Mrs. Albert Leon. Mrs.
Kenneth McComas, Mrs. Frederick
IL. &NlcuGIIllCycI. lhIS. ~. -. Il clCfldIu
Mrs. j. II. Weller and Mrs. ]. J.
Quinn: directors for one year, Mrs.
Adolph Greepbaum. Mrs. a. P. Ken
.nedy. Mrs. z. 2. Meade, Mrs. Axel
Olsen, Mrs. E. w. Pollock. Miss AL
ma Wiederstrom and Mrs. Max
Wurtzel: trustees for one year, Mrs.
Peter c. Olsen. Miss Katharine L.
Mccormick, Mrs. Adolph Green
baum, F. L. Antisell and Jean Du
Bots.
Various small establishments
throughout the constitution as
recommended by the revision COM
mittee Of the board were made at
yesterday's>meeting but the one
most directly affecting the board of
most interest to the public was the
one pertaining to the attendance at
the monthly meetings. Amy director
absent from the monthly meetings
| of the board four consecutive times.
unless detained because Of illness or
absence from the city will be auto
matically dropped from the board.
In this way the directors will be
kept in active interest and more will
be accomplished for the welfare of
the institution. One new Office was
added to the constitution providing
for an officer to audit the books of
attendance and fees at the nursery
each month.
The reports Of committees all
working for the good of the institu-
ton, some included in the splendid
report of the president and others
individually, were heard at this
time and one of particular import
ance and interest was the construc-
tive report of DR.. William London.
the physician examining children
in daily attendance at the institu-
ton. Seventeen children were ex-
amined during the month of De
cember and defects in t~onsils, teeth
and smalnutrition as well as many
other ways were noted. For several
years the children have been ex-
amined by a physician, but in most
cases no means have been taken
to correct the defects. DIR. London
recommended that all defects noted