New Britain herald., 1925-05-06
MRS. CURTIS WILL
 HEAD HEALTH WORK Excellent Reports Given at An-
 nual Meeting Of Association FINED IN LOCAL COURT
Woman's Fedcration--Pythians' En- tertainment--Patchlng R0ads- Instructions for Class--plalnNii He Briefs

| Briefs.
 Mrs. Charles II. Curtis was re-
 elected president of the PlainyIlc
 Public Health Nursing association at 1 the annual meeting held in tho Town | hall last evening at 7:30 o'clock
 Mrs. Curtis will serve her second
 term as head of the association and
 the results of her good work ac-
 complished throughout last year are shown by the confidence placed in i her by the members of the asso-
 ciation at last nights meeting.
 The other officers elected 10 serve 1 with her were as follows: Vice
 president. Mrs. Donald Benjamin;
 treasurer, Mrs. James Burns; secro-
 tary, Mrs. Charles s. Wyckoff and ! directors, Mrs William Albright for 1 three years, Mrs. James Simpson
 for two years and Mrs. Martin Casey | for one year.
 The treasurcrs report was an nx- | '~N.'4N ''T 'i''' It H4tO 'i lFll t4i5
 total funds collected during the 1 past year including the money re. 1 ceive1 from the sale of tuberculosis seals, was $G,44L36. The expensos
 for the year were S2.903.65. leaving q balance for ordinary work of
 SL781.69 and of $2&5.5l for tubcr- culosis work.
 The secretary sroport showed that the association had had very busy year. There Were II regular meetings held and one special meet ing during the term, The aesocia- tion also became affiliated with the Connecticut organization for public health nursing which is composed of practically all of the public health nursing associations in the state. The question of having milk in the public schools was brought up and seeing that the term is so near the end, this question WAS tabled for later action. It is the plan of the association to start this system at the opening of the fall term next year.
 The nurses report gave informa- ton that Miss Eliza beth Hcineman IS busIIy engaged in her duties every Jay and hour of the year. She started the year with 340 patients under her care and ended with SIS. She made during the year, 1.124 nursing visits, 1,4Go advisory visits and l24 social service calls, making d total of visits for thn var Of -'C14, averaging better than 50 calls A week. She examined the chiIJron in the schools for defective vision and used corrective measures in tllolr cases; she visited 371 school @hiIdren at their homes, consulted with the mothers every Thursday ani weighed 3o3 babies and did much more work ot mlnor nature.
 The well baby conference will ba held Tn the Legion rooms on Whit Ing street all Jay next Tuesday The clinics will start at 10 o'ciork in the morning until noon and Inc work will be finished in the after noon. It will be in charge of Dr, Ingraham of the state health de- partment and any children under the school age will be examined free of charge.
 IlainEillc Grange Notes
 PIalnvllle Grange observed Fathers and Mothers" night at 2 meeting held last night in Grange nall on Pierce street, The meeting was largely attended and the fol- lowing program was prrscu,od. Address of welcome by $. E. rar- . p'n'or; vocal solo, Mrs. Bessie Hart; recitation, Her WeJJinc Day. by Mrs, $. E. Carpenter: lecture, Arthur AngdabE: vocal solo, Q)o Robertson; rnoifa- l ton, Mrs. Elrh took Bristol. sketch, "A Slight NismloretanJ- ing by Irving Carter anI Mrs. 
 Following the program, rcfrn<h- mcnts were served and dancing was enjoyed.
 The next meeting of the Grange will be held on Tuesday evening May l9 and will be an evening of music, The program will b. pre- pared and presented by Mrs. Bessie Hart.
 Meeting Postponed
 The regular May meeting Of the PIain'iIle Chamber of Commerce which was scheduled 10 be hell to- morrow evening in the chamber h"adquarters on Pierce street, has. according to previous announce m'n's, been postponed because The state chamber is boiling the annual "anQuet at 'hr Hotel Bond in Harr- ford on tha sam" e,ening and mary Of he members os n" local hoIy Arc p.anang n a'trn4. Burton K. Phelps, president of Inc raInRHc