Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-01-25
ELLSWORTH RED CROSS
Arrangements Made for Commun-
/ ity Nurse Beginning February 1.

ity Nurse Beginning FeDfuafy L.
At a meeting of the Ellsworth
branch of the American Red Cross
held last week, a nursing committee
and a home service committee were
appointed by Mrs. Leach, chairman
of the branch, and approved by the
executive body. The committees
are:
Nursing Committee-Mrs. Henry
M. Hall, chairman; Mrs Benjamin
B. Whitcomb, Mrs. G. r. Burrill,
DR.. Charles G. Knowlton, Mrs. Fred
l.. Kent.
Home Service Committee-Rev
George S. Brookes, chairman; Mrs
Fred H. Mcfarland, Mrs. George P.
Smith, Mrs. Harry E. Rowe, Mrs,
Annie e. Garland.
The matter of financial commit
tee was discussed, and at the sug-
gestion of Miss Owen, executive Sec
rotary of the county chapter, was
laid on the table until the next regu-
lar meeting of the executive commit
tee.
Discussion of the duties of nurs-
ing committee and the duties of a
home service committee followed,
and much real interest was shown.
Miss Hoyt, county director of Red
Cross nursing service, spoke briefly
on the subject of school nursing and
on the classes in home hygiene and
care of the sick, which she is con-
Quoting for the local Red Cross in
cooperation with the school authori-
ties. Miss Hoyt teaches several
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the sick to high school girls on Mon
days. Through the much-appreci-
ated courtesy of the county commits
sioners, the Red Cross is allowed the
use of the grand jury room in the
court house. The classes meet in
this room.
The subject of securing a nurse
for the Ellsworth Red Cross was
opened again, and the representa-
tives of the county chapter of the
Red Cross promised to make every
effort in behalf of Ellsworth.
On Friday, January 20, meeting
of the Red Cross nursing committee
was held at the home of Mrs. Leach.
Word had been received from the
Red Cross headquarters in Bar
Harbor that a substitute nurse had
been suggested for the position in
Ellsworth 1t was decided at this
meeting to ask Miss Marion Crosby
of Amherst, who goes to Simmons
college the first of February, to take
an advanced course in public health,
to come to Ellsworth the first of
June to be the Red Cross community
nurse.
Miss Clara McKinnon, who has
been doing public health work in
New Hampshire for the past year,
and who is graduate of the NAL
den, Mass, hospital and a post
graduate of the Victorian Order Of
Montreal, is expected in Ellsworth
February l to substitute until Miss
Crosby returns.
For several weeks DR.. F. P. Latin.
who offered his services to the Red
Cross, through the cooperation of
he school board, has been treating
school children's teeth. Arrange
ments were made by Miss Hoyt.
Dental charts have been made out
by Miss Hoyt, under the supervision
IF DR.. Latin. Children, accompa-
lled by a volunteer, have gone to
Dr.. Latin every Tuesday. The value
If this work to the childrens future
health cannot be over-estimated. DR..
4affin is very generous of his time,
md the splendid spirit shown in the
work is indeed gratifying. Ellis
worth will profit by this example of
transportation and interest in
he general welfare of it's future citi-
ems. 81
TO EX-SERVICE MEN.
Miss Owen, executive secretary of
he Red Cross, spends every Tues
lay, from lilo a. m. to p. m, at
he county court house, in the grand
ury room. She is the home service
yorker, and will be glad to help and
dvise ex-service men about their
compensation claims, vocational
ducation, insurance, and other SER
ice matters.