Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-20
Membership Drive for Public Nurse


Nurse Association will begin today and
will continue until Wednesday of this
week. Ii is hoped that the citizens of
Oakland will respond generously to
the appeal SO that a permanent organ
ization may be established in the COM
munity. This proposed organization
in Oakland will not be affiliated with
any outside organization that calls for
any payments or assessments. 1t will
be distinctly a local organization man
aged and financed by Oakland citizens.
The salary paid the nurse will not ex-
coed $500 year and the slight eX-
rense besides the salary will be for
cards for the nurses records of bed
side care and supplies for the nurses
bag. 1t has amounted to SIS per year
and that amount may be taken for a
basis of the expense here. When the
public nurse is called outside the viii
lage limits transportation is expected
to be furnished by those desiring her
services. The nurse is subject to the
call of anyone, rich or poor, whether or
not the person desiring her services
is member of the organization main
tanning her. The nurse Is not doctor
and does not prescribe or give treat
ments. She can make a patient more
CoIll VI ldble anu can give lTSl diu.
After the first call made on n patient
any subsequent call must be made
with the approval of a physician. She
is not n full time nurse. She will an
swer calls in the order received. Spe-
cial attention will be given to the
poor. An important part of her work
will be to visit the schools and make
inspection for conta gious diseases and
to assist in securing corrections of
physical defects. The State depart
ment of education Will furnish free
of charge cards for keeping a record
of the health of school children. Those
who can afford to do so will be ex-
pected to pay the sum of 70 cents for
each call of the public nurse and this
payment will be made to the organ
ization maintaining her. Those who
cannot afford to pay will receive serv-
ices free of charge.
Rufus +. Lancaster, who makes his
home with his niece. Mrs. George Phil
brook of High street. observed his
Slst birthday Saturday at the home of
his nephew in Watervile. Walking
the distance from Oakland to Water
vile, he made the trip in IA hours.
Hudson Wilbur, a student at North
tdSttl IL ana JOUn WILD
who is attending the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology at Boston,
are visiting their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Benson. for Il few
days.
Friday night will bring to a close
the fifth six-weeks period of Oakland
High school, and examinations will be
held on Thursday and Friday of this
week.
The Girls Combined Musical Clubs
of Colby College offer a very attrac-
tive two-hour program and many are
anticipating a rare treat Friday night
when they appear at Memorial hall.
Tickets may he procured from mem
bers of the Progressive class and res
crvations will be made at the hall on
Wednesday at 4 o'clock. After that
tickets will be on sale at Fosters drug
store and at the box Office the night of
the entertainment.
The Fidelity class of the United
BAPTIST church met Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Iottic Williams at the home
of Henry Bowden on Pleasant street.
Eleven members were present. There
was the usual discussion of the lesson
followed by social hour. The class
will hold an all-day meeting Friday
dt Tue nome OIL MIS-. ClyQe Ellis on
Water street.
Nearly every seat in Memorial hall
was taken at the minstrel show given
by the Arcadia Club of Waterville on
Friday evening under the auspices of
the Ladies' Social Circle of All Souls
Universalist church. A special fea-
ture of the program was the solo
dances given by two young ladies'. The
chorus was especially good and the
jokes and local hits We're highly ap-
plauded by the audience.
Mrs. Annie Sturtevant and grandson,
Alton Bates, and Mrs Chester Bridges
attended the meeting of the Farm
Bureau held at Fairfield Center Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nugent and
daughter Murel of Waterville were
weekend guests of Mrs. Maud Nugent
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy McKenney and
daughter Norma and Mrs. Thomas
Walker and Master Ralph Williams en-
Joyed an automobile trip to Augusta
Saturday.