The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
ADDISON


Sea1ey Phillips of Skowhegan were
in town Saturday guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hamiin Perkins.
The Misses Madlyn> Merrill anc
Evelyn Gilman students AZ Colby
passed the week END at the home ol
Miss Merrills parents Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stanwood Jr
lcft to-day by auto for their home in
Newark y }. after passing few days
N the home OF Mr. Stanwood s par
ents Dr. and Mrs. r. G. Stanwood
Maple Street Mr. and Mrs. Stanwood
were united in marriage Nov. 2 and
left at once for Maine.
Eron Viles a senior at Madison
High School while playing football on
the Junior High school grounds Mon
day fell and broke his collar bone.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Day left the
lasi of the week for their home In
Amigo. Wis. after passing few days
in this vicinity the guests OF relatives
and friends.
Mrs. H. J. Dumphy and daughter
Miss Fannie were shoppers in town
Saturday.
Knight Merrill was confined to his
home the first of the week with an
attact OF tonsilites.
A very interesting summary of the
work done by the AnsonMadison
chapter Of the American Red Cross
has been completed and is as follows
Production committee, a. infant lay
cites for destitute babies in Europe
and clothing distributed to needy fam
iics in town. Home Hygiene 43 wom-
en and girls receiving certificates for
completing the course in Home Hy-
giene and care OF the sick. AT pre-
sent Il class of married women is
under instruction. Nursing activities;
bedside visits 1905, prenatal visits
l07; well baby visits So; visits To
homes of school children 22S other
visits l53; making total of 1853 for
the year
school nursing; September 1921 to
June 1929, pupils examined by physi-
elan and nurse, 704; pupils examined
nurse alone 1880; room inspection 200
health lessons to pupils in class PIP;
home visits 22l; visits to school
buildings 17G; schools serving hot
lunches during the year A. excellent
scales were purchased by the town
and used by the nurse. many children
in the schools were found to be under
weight and in one school the average
was as high as thirty per cent. The
Garfield school in Anson now serves
20 quarts OF milk daily TO the pupils
L.. 4 fnt, ha
same are raised by the teachers and
pupils. Eighteen dozen tooth brush
es were sold to children at reduced
rates. Paper towels and racks for
the same were installed in the Madi-
son village schools also paper drink
ing cups in the school without a
drinking fountain. II is expected
that the work of the Junior Red Cross
will go on under the supervision OF
the new nurse Miss Tanguay. The
children are already working on the
Health Chores to gain their member
ship in the Red Cross and subscrip-
tions have been sent in from the diff
ferent schools for the Junior Red
Cross Magazine.
Mrs. Alfred Squires was calling on
friends in Skowhegan Monday.
The WOman's Auxiliary of TardiIf
Post, American Legion will hold Il
sale Saturday afternoon and evening
in the Post rooms in the Mckenzie
block
The Cleaners of the Methodist
church held their regular meeting
Monday evening ut the home Of Mrs.
Alice Spear Rand, Anson side.
Robert Smith, who has been con-
fined to his home on Park street for
the past ten days with the grip is able
To he out.
Mrs. George Marden is expected
home the last of the week from a two
weeks visit passed with relatives in
Limerick.
Mrs. l.. f. Norris was confined to
her home on Maple street the first Of
The week with severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Gray were call
ing on relatives in New Portland,
Sunday
About twenty-five dollars was clear
cd last week by the pupils of the
Junior high school at a masquerade
social held on Halloween in Union
Hall Through the kindness of Mr.
Clark they We're given the use of the
hall and music was also furnished
free of charge by Mr.. McElhineys or
chestra.
Mrs G. NJ. Whittier and Mrs. Emma
ltowell and family were guests Sun
day at the home of Charles Wescott.
Dorothy, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Gray. was able to re-
sHme her studies at school Monday.
after an absence caused by illness.
Mrs. w. f. Greene and Miss Flor
ence Walker were dinner guests Sun
day ut the home of Mrs. Sidney Brown
in China
Mrs. Ellen Gee was the dinner guest
OF relatives in Vassalboro, Saturday.