Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-19
Children's Clinic
Highly Successful
From Every Angle

successful from CNCIy POiuI VI
view was the consensus of opinion
expressed by the doctors. nurses,
| and workers in attendance at the
Crippled Children's Clinics held in
| this city Saturday when forty-two
cases were examined. DR.. E. u.
! Abbott, the clinician in charge ex-
pressed himself as very well pleased
with the results obtained, the ma
jor reason being that SO many of the
patients examined could and would
be cured. BY simple operation in
some cases a whole life could be
changed from one of suffering, to a
normal life Handicapped. In one
case cited a child was brought by
it's parents to the clinic, but they
had no hope, for three doctors had
told them that nothing could be
done. Following DR.. Abbott's eX-
animation the parents were inform
cd that by the simplest of operations
their child could be given it's right
to health and happiness. 1t was such
cases as these that repaid the Ia
borers for all of their time and eff
fort in holding the clinic.
This clinic which is the ninth in a
series of twenty being held by the
uOllC I1Sdilll SiSSONldllOll III
conjunction with the Gardiner Pub
lie Health Association had the stamp
of approval of the Kennebec County
Medical Society Association, and the
Maine Medical Association. DR..
Chalmers G. Farrell of this city was
chairman of the committee in
ID. Simons. Mrs. Frank S. Maxcy.
20 Ixyin NJ
Miss Hazel Robinson, r. n.
DIR. Abbott gave no treatment, he
examined each case. made history,
and recommendations, in some cases
X-rays were made. He was assisted
by Miss Thornton, r. N. of Port
land, his regular assisting nurse,
Miss Nash, superintendent of the
Gardiner General Hospital was pres
ent, as were all of the hospital
nurses. Miss Reed, R. N, of the
State Department of Health, and
Miss Jennie Ballaytine, Public
Health Nurse of Augusta and DIR.
Walter D. Thurber, executive secre-
tary of the Maine Public Health AS
ISOLATION, who is active in the hold
ing of such clinics was in attendance.
Besides the doctors on the commit
tee, the following physicians of the
| city were present during the day.
Drs. G.. f. Heath, w. N. Price, f. M.
Cole. George w. Alexander. and S.
| o. Clason. The equipment necessary
was provided through the courtesy
of the Gardiner General Hospital,
and this combined with the excellent
| setting for. it, the spacious auditor
ium of the. Gardiner Shrine Club
building with adjacent rooms for
| other details made. quite efficiency
the scene for the labors of the
Clinician.
| The territory covered was approx
| mately II miles below Gardiner, al
though the great majority of the
| cases were from Gardiner. That it
is the largest clinic of its kind ever
held. in the State of Maine, as it was
City Clinic, and although there
have been larger county clinics held,
| Gardiner has the honor of holding
the largest town or city clinic in the
series. The entertainment commit
| tee provided for those who were
| present at the lunch hour the clinic
lasting from $50 to 4.30 P. NJ.
S. D. SouIe was in charge of the
transportation of those who attended
tie clinic, and the public spirited
members of the Gardiner Rotary
Club assisted in this work. The cars
of the Gardiner Motor Co., ]. w.
Robinson, Fred N. Boston, Mrs.
| Weston Lewis and Rev. Edwin c..
McAllister were placed at the dis
posal of the committee.
1t Is on such occasions as this
| that the splendid cooperative spirit
| Of Gardiner is best shown, for it
was through the combined efforts of
| individuals and organizations, ably
led by DIR. Terrell that made the
! Clinic the success it was. The men,
bers of Gardiner Business and Pro-
| fessional Women's Club also assist
ed during the day and there was no
detail overlooked. The unqualified
success of the first Clinic augers we'll
| for that of the Chest Clinic which
will be held in Gardiner at the
Shrine Club building on Wednesday
of this week when DR.. WEIGH, one
| of the foremost specialists in the
New England states will be in
charge.