Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-17
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Prominent Leaders
State to be Present
Luncheon

men and women will meet at lunch
con at the Augusta House on Thurs
day, March 80, to meet DR.. Donald 3
Armstrong, executive officer of the
National Health Council. with Offices
at New York and Washington.
DR.. Armstrong is much impressed
| with the activities of the Maine
Public Health Association and par
ticularly the Health Plan for Maine
which recently has been put on the
boards, in cooperation with many
of the important representative
agencies in the State. 1t is this
wholesale and hearty cooperation
in health matters that particularly
interests DR.. Armstrong. In a recent
letter of congratulation to Walter D.
Thurber, the executive secretary of
the Maine Public Health Association,
Dr. Armstrong says:
"Maine is the first State in the
Union to adopt this Health Plan.
We congratulate you especially upon
the active Cooperation of such
representative groups IS the oranges,
labor unions, manufacturers, women's
clubs. American Legion, w. c. T. u,
Maine Medical Association, State
Nurses Association, State Depart
ments Of Health and Education, and
other organizations. With the sup
port of it's citizens behind this Plan.
Maine can become the healthiest
state in the Union. America will
watch with interest the development
nf tho Hpo1t1, JDIoy, NTai,,o nd
will hope for the consummation of
your program"
DR.. Armstrong Is coming to Angus
ia to visit the Maine Public Health
.Essociat ton on the goth and 30th of
March and to- confer with the execu-
tive secretary of the association on
the details d the Plan.
Among those who are to be present
at the luncheon to meet with DR..
Armstrong are the following:
DIR. E. d. Merrill President, Maine
Public Health Association; DR.. Clar-
ence +. Kendall, State Commissioner
of Health; DR.. A. o. Thomas, State
Superintendent of Education; Mrs.
j. II. 1uddilston, President State
Federation Women's Clubs; w. j.
Thompson Master, Maine State
Grange; BENZ. r. Cleaves, Executive
Officer, Associated Industries; E. p.
Langley, Dean of Metropolitan Life
Insurance Force in Maine; III. p.
Drawn, Secretary, State Federation
Of Labor; DR.. B. l.. Bryant, Secretary
Maine Medical Associations; Miss
r ioa N4-s
State Nurses Association; Edward S.
Anthoine, Commander Maine Depart
ment, American Legion: DR.. L. j.
DumoIt, City Health Officer at Lew
iston; DR.. II. D. Mcneil, City Health
Officer at Bangor; DR.. Thomas Te-
treau, City Health Officer at Port
land; DR.. William ]. Young, City
Health officer at Waterville: James
Q. Gulnac, President State Chamber
of Commerce; Walter D. Thurber,
Executive Secretary Maine Public
Health Associations; and the Execu-
tive Committee of the Maine Public
Health Association, who are the fol-
lowing: DIR. +. c. Thayer, Waterville;
Henry Richards, Gardiner; Ralph
Whittier. Bangor; Df. S. ]. Beach,
Portland; Hon. Frederic f. Boothby,
Waterville; L. J. Coburn, Bangor;
DR.. T. E. Hardy, Watervlle; Miss
, Edith F. Knight, Pressure Isle; Mrs
Hilda L. Ives. Portland; Miss Mabel
Eonnor, president of the League of
Women Voters; Hiram Kicker, pres
ident Maine Automobile Association:
Mrs, Grace Wing of tho state Ron rf
of Children's Guardians.