Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-09

in the Gardiner Shrine Club building
under the auspices Of the Gardiner
Public Health Association. The va
rious workers of that organization are
now looking UP cases which when
brought to the clinic will be diagnosed
but no treatment given.
Miss Ballantyne in her talk stated
that such clinics were a part of the
program of the Maine Public Health
Association with which the local or
ganiZation is affiliated, and that in
this way a wonderful opportunity was
given to help children who otherwise
would go through life hopeless Grip
pies. or else who would not live to
manhood or womanhood. She pointed
out that practically every family
would be glad of a chance to send their
children to such clinic conducted by
such we'll known physicians as those
who have been produced, If only they
knew about it. She stressed the i'm
portance of procuring a complete list
of eligible children, and showed how
needlessly cruel it would be If some
child was denied the right to health
and happiness simply through neglect
of not getting his name on the list.
The clinics are community affairs. a
free examination is given but no
treatment. A copy of the findings of
the specialist is sent to the family
physician, and it is of utmost import
ance that the cooperation of local ply
sicians be secured Gratifying results
have been obtained as the result of the
preventive work of the association,
and the clinics planned would do much
along this line In closing, the public
health worker wished success to Car
diners clinics.
The presiding officer, Mrs. Frank S.
Maxcy, then called upon Mr. Richards.
who responded with a brief but ex-
tremely interesting resume of the work
of the association of which he is pres
ident. He outlined the growth of the
organization, saying that many people
had the mistaken idea that it was a
young organization, whereas in reality
it has been in existence for over 80
years. 1t is the most representative
organization possible. 1t combines
health workers of all kinds, and its
work is we'll known all over the State.
He paid high tribute to DR.. Walter D.
Thurber and to the other nurse doctors
and workers in it's personnel. Now
that most of it's first obstacles have
been surmounted the organization of
every year. Mr.. Richards told his au-
dience that the present plans of the
association called for the doing away
of the dependence on the seal sale. and
that it was trying to get large sub
scriptions from individuals and cor
porations, there to be renewed annu-
ally. This plan is working out, as
many of Names most prominent peo-
pie are quick to see the value of the
organization. He said that the work
done at the clinics would be filmed,
and that the association stood ready to
send health films wherever needed. In
closing he predicted that the time
would come when the State Of Maine
would take over the work of the Maine
Public Health Association.
The final speaker of the evening was
Mss Martha Bartlett of the Gardiner
Public Library, who talked on Chill
dren's Book Week." which will be OBJ
served November 8-14. This year not
only children's books. but books OIL
travel and some of the better notion,
will be on sale. The proceeds Of the
sale go in part to the library book
fund, SO the cause is worthy one.