Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-08
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chautauoua Program

Friday night at the ChautauQua
tent, Mable Walker Willebrandt gave
a fine lecture on Courts, Crooks ana
the Constitution. Miss Willebrandt
gave a description of her duties In
Washington, as to how the laws
were enforced and a dramatic des-
cription of how rum runners were
captured. At the close of her lee
ture she gave an opportunity 10
any who desired to ask questions
concerning subjects taken up by
her in her lecture. Many took ao-
vantage of this asking questions
concerning the Volstead Act.
Saturday afternoon Elsie Baker
was heard at the Chautauqua tent
for the third time and the tnet was
filled with many who enjoyed her
concert. She was accompanied by
Grover Davis at the piano, who IS
a composer pianist. Mr.. Davis played
several solos among them numbers
of his own composition. SATURDAY
evening. the play 80 This Is Lon
don," was presented by fine COM
pany to a packed tent. -.
The great mystery play, The Bat,
will be presented by the Trumbull
Players next Saturday afternoon and
evening. ScdlS arc nv" VA SoAO -
Hardy's pharmacy. =
-s7- Health Nurse Report
. Thu report Of the work in Public
Health Nursing for the month OF
August Is as follows: The second
vacation month of the summer. the
county nurse made 116 visits to AZ
homes. Twenty-Five of these were
in the interests of the baby under
one year of age. Thirteen for the
child from one to six years and nine
for those Of school age. r.
There have been eight baby
weighing days in which 81 babies
were weighed. Ten children have
been accompanied to the doctor. hos
pital or clinic. Two pre-school clin-
hes have been held. one in Chisholm
and one in Kingfield with total at
tendance of "a. r.
There have been 80 office inter-
views this month.
The nurse also met with the Girls
Demonstration Team Of both Wilton
Boys and Girls Clubs, advising
them on proper bed making. She al
so met with the County Medical So
ciety and gave a talk.
Reports of the work of the past
school year have been completed and
sent to the selectmen Of each town
and to the superintendent of schools
of each union.
The nurse also assisted in organ
izing Of the Three Quarter Century
Club for this section and was in
Augusta on the organization day.
Vacation was given the nurse from
August % to August 81. +"
Plans are being perfected for an
16 and II and at the Pennington
fair on Sept. %. % and "a. 1t will be
an interesting study on how to OBJ
tain health. Local committees to
assist the nurse in her work have
been appointed for Chesterville with
Mrs. Guy Hall as chairman for Chess
terville Center and Mrs. Harry
Knowlton for North Chestervilie. 1t
Is necessary for each town to have
such local committees. and nearly
every town in the county either has
such an organization or Is arranging
for one in the near future.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster ac-
companied by a large party arrived
here about noon Saturday. They
were received at the Exchange Ho-
tel by a committee from the Farm
ington Rotary Club. Dinner was
had at the hotel. At 2 o'clock on the
normal school lawn speeches were
made by Frank w. Butler Of this
town and. by the Governor.
The Pennington high school opens
on Tuesday,