The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-10-12
CHRISTMAS SEALS
BRING BIG RETURNS
ROOSEVELT COUNTY HAS FREE
NURSE-BABY CLINIC TO
BE HELD OCTOBER 2S

AS result of the excellent sale of
Christmas Seals in Wolf Point and
Roosevelt county last December the
county is this month enjoying the
services of a registered nurse, Mrs.
Butler, of Three Forks, who is sent
here by the Anti-Tuberculosi Society
of Montana. Mrs. Butler arrived in
Wolf Point on Sept. 80, and spent
last week visiting the rural schools
in District As, accompanied by Supt.
Nina McFarlan. This week she and
County Supt. Mrs McFarlan are at
Froid. They will visit other parts
of the county and Mrs. Butler will
return to Wolf Point to conduct a
baby clinic on the afternoon of Oct.
%, spending the following week ex-
amining the children in the Wolf
Point city schools.
In examining the children in the
rural districts, Mrs. Butler found
several in need of medical or surgical
attention and a few cases of under
nourishment.
D6Dy NilnlC OClODcr ZCs
At the baby clinic to be held at
the schoolhouse Saturday afternoon,
October %, children ranging in age
from three months to school age will
be weighed, measured and examined.
Parents having children between
these ages are urged to bring them to
the clinic whether they seem healthy
or not. Frequently child which
appears perfectly well has diseased
or enlarged tonsils, or some other
minor trouble, which if attended to
in time will save the child much more
serious trouble later on.
Wolf Ponit has had several sue
cessfu1 baby clinics, conducted under
the auspices of the Woman's' Civic
League. the last one being in Septem-
Der. 1920, and it would be difficult
to estimate the value of these cllncs
in the matter of calling parents at
tent1on to defects at an early stage
of their development. The clinic on.
Oct. 20 is not to be baby contest
to determine whose baby is the pref
test or the most nearly perfect, but
will be an opportunity for parents
to find out for their own satisfaction
lust how their children measure up
to the average standard for their
ages. These standards are based
upon the average for the United
States in 1921 when more than
100000 children were weighed,
measured and examined at baby
clinics all over the country.
Seal Sale Brings Nurse
Tn connection with Mrs. Buffers
coming here, it will be recalled that
we were promised the services OF
health nurse for two weeks II the
sale of Christmas Seals amounted to
more than $500. The sale In the
county amounted to S511.1S, OF
which $219.57 worth were sold IN
Wolf Point, nearly ten seals for
every man, woman and child in the
city. The seal sale here was con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
Civic League and seals were sold by
members of the League and by the
school children. This department was
instrumental in bringing Mrs. Butler
here. and it is in consideration of the !
excellent showing made by the coun-
ty in previous years as well as IN
1921 that she is to be here for five
weeks instead of two. Her salary and /
expenses are paid by the Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society.
Roosevelt county, since the aboll-
ton of the office of county nurse,
is particularly in need of work such
as Mrs. Butler is doing, and parents
will undoubtedly be glad that their
children are to have this free exami-