The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-06
MORTIFIED
Public Health Association Reports
Very Successful Year.

The annual meeting Of the North
field Public Health association was
held the past week at the Brown pub
Tic library, with an attendance Of over
30. A very interesting and enthusiasts
tic meeting was held and the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year President, Prof y. A..
Shaw; vice president, Mrs. John Da-
Wis: secretary, Miss Laura. Averill;
treasurer Harold Aldrichj w w.
Hartwell being elected to the cSecu-
tive board, to serve with the other
officers of the association. The North
field Public Health association was es-
tnblished in Northfeld about three
years ago for the purpose OF obtaining
dis trict nurse which was especially
needed TO. The benefit Of the school
children. The work was commenced
by Miss Elizabeth Kelly, who by her
untiring efforts established the work
and remained some over year. Miss
Florence Strong was obtained to take
her place, and has been most able
and efficient successor. Miss Strong
will remain as the district nurse in
Mortified Her report was most inter-
esting and showed large amount q
work accomplished during the past
year. She had made ll22 visits; three
fourths Of these were TO administer
bed side care: 6t3 visits were free.
Fees collected amounted TO nearly $500.
Details Of the work done in the schools
are very interesting a. it deals with
all the pupils and their health. Miss
Strong spent 249 hours in the graded
and high schools. During the summer
six patients we're taken to pr. Low
ett's clinic in Montpelier. Later two
OF these, boys, were sent to Boston,
where they were most successfully OPP
Grated on All the expenses were met
by the proceeds from charity hall
given in 1915 and the state fund avail
able to infantile paralysis children. a
canvass for funds TO carry on the work
has been made and the amount re-
ceived will be announced later. Miss
Strong il Mortified girl and a grad
uate OF the Mary Fletcher hospital,
and the excellent work accomplished
BY her very keen interest in every de-
tail is very gratifying TO the associa-
ton as well as every one in North
field, and the public is pleased 10 be
able TO retain her another year.
Miss Lima Brooks has gone to Beth
ell, where she will visit her niece and
family for a short time before going to
Boston to study the spring millinery.
Frederick Whelton a graduate Of
Norwich university in the class OF
1921, was visitor in town Friday.
Mr. Whelton has been employed in
Burlington and was going from here
to his home in Boston
William V. Spear OF South Royaltcn
is visiting at the home of his niece,
Miss Helen f. Howe.
A Community snowshoe hike with
about forty out was held Friday night
with Heber G. Cady as leader. The
trail was made to the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Heller Dole on west hill. A most
delicious lunch was served by Mrs.
Dole. and The crowd enjoyed the hos
pitality OF their host and hostess for
about two hours Several played
cards; there was also music and dane
ing. The night was ideal and the trail
home leading down over the hin was
wonderful. Mr.. and Mrs. Dole received
most hearty vote Of thanks for 50
kindly opening their large home to
such crowd. Robert Plastridge, Z.
r. Britain and w. w. Hartwell are
to have charge Of the Iiike the coming
week.
Prof. X. r. b. Flint was in Water
bury Tuesday night. where he spoke
at the annual meeting and banquet