Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
: Red Cross Holds
large Mass Meeting

A union mass meeting in the inter
ests Of the Madison Anson Chapter Oh
the American Red Cross YVES neiu
Sunday evening in the Welfare
theatre with q good sized audience
present. Judge Charles .. small
president Of the local chapter. was
chairman of the meeting ana music
was furnished by the Congregational
church orchestra. The program
opened with a selection by the or
| chcstra. Judge Small In the opening
speech reviewed briefly the WORK VI
, the local chapter since its formation
about three years ago and OF the
splendid work done by the district
| nurse for the past two years and then
| informed his hearers that the funds
were exhausted, also Of the fact that
since the first Of March the work only
! through the guarantee OF seVefal
! public spirited men. He said that IL
| the work is to continue some proFls-
ion must be made either by the town
| or by popular subscription. Next
| came a short address by Miss Griffin
| of Portland, and state superintendent
| Of the Red Cross nurse work. MISS
| Griffin outlined in general the WORK
being done by trained nurses and OF
the tremendous shortage OF nurses.
She also told of the work that had
| been done by the district nurse IN
! this vicinity. Following a selection
| by the orchestra film showing the
| work of the Red cross IN Austria was
shown.
| The next speaker was DR.. w. q.
| Sawyer who is the Madison school
physician. DR.. Sawyer told OF the
| epidemics in Maine before the pubic
health work was established also how
by education the death rate from
diphtheria and typhoid fever had
been reduced about 10 per cent
through education of the pubic IN
health measures He then told of the
work Of the school physician and now
it was supplemented by the work Oh
the district nurse and in closing
made a forceful plea for the con1ln-
uance of the work. Next came a Sc
lection by the orchestra after when
strong speeches Of commentator OF
the work done and pleas for It's con-
tinuance were made by Rev. L. b.
Tetlev and Rev. c. II. Elhiney. At
this time another one reel film show
ing the work of the public health
nurse was thrown on the screen.
The closing speech of the evening
was by DR.. G. f. Hutchins of Water
willie and district health officer Tor
| Somerset and kennebec counties.
DR.. Hutchins told further of the WORK
being done by the health officials ana
! further emphasized the need OF the
work Of the district nurse. The ex-
evrices closed with singing America
Although no definite action was
taken Sunday evening it is expected
that provision will be made at once
for the continuance of the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Worster and
family, who have been passing the
winter in Florida. returned to their
home in Madison Sunday.
A meeting of the Madison Board
of Trade will he held Wednesday
evening at the Office of the Augusta
! Trust Company, and several matters
of unusual Importance will come up
| for discussion.
| MI and Mrs. William F. Greene
left town TUESDAY to visit Mr..
Greene's daughter in Evanston. III.
| Before returning home they will also
visit relatives in New York City.
| The crew which has been at work
on the Foundation Construction COM
pan job at the Arson end of the
! Arson and Madison bridge across
/ the Kennebcc river is being reduced,
20 men being laid Off Monday morn
! inr.
Waltc" Tompkins of Boston ar
| rived in Madison Monday and is tho
guest of his mother. Mrs. Alice
| Tompkins at her residence on Old
| p int avenue.
Arrangements have been made for
Congressman William ID. Upshaw of
Georgia to speak to the pupils of
| the Madison high school Thursday
| afternoon in connection with the
| Temperance Rally TO be held at the
+. Is. Church in the evening.
McSsrs. James Corners, I. H. Gee.
and Frank Silver went TO Boston
Monday as representatives OF the
Labor Unions at the Great Northern
Mil at n conference to 10 held with
the Company officials in regard to
wa = contracts for the coming year.
Messrs. Reed and Currie are rem
ovating the interior of their ice
cream mandatory preparatory to
starting the plant for the summer
season in few days.
Wagons have made their appear
ance on the village streets but run
ners are still used by those coming
i'll from the rural d Stricts