Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04

l.. McTTlil, INOy LIZ moiStch AA'~
Louise III. Coburn, Roland T. Patten,
Sherman n. Shumway, Edwin l..
Sampson, Mrs. Cyrus Fortier, ROBBIE
l.. Waston, Willard Croteau and Mrs.
Elmer E. McNeelie, which list was
presented by nominating committee
made up of Roland 7. Patten, Mrs.
Florence Waugh Danforth, Samuel
w. Philbrick and Mrs. Vivian G..
Woodbury. with Mr.. Patten> speaking
tor the committee. In the absence
of the treasurer, Mrs. Woodbury., her
report was read by Miss Parker and
was accepted. The membership cam
paign had not been quite completed
especially in the Industrial plants,
the exact membership for this year
has not been attained, but the report
of tho treasurer was most pleasing,
and while the interest Is not quite
so keen since the close of the war the
Skowhegan Chapter is bein well sup
ported and carrying on a splendid
and much needed work. The report
of the School nurse, Miss Parker, was
most interesting and showed the
great need of work which she Is do
ing in the community and the won
derful service she Is rendering here
under the auspices of the local chap
ter. Her report covered period
from March 1925 to March 1926 which
is the fiscal year of the town. The
report contained muchy information
concerning the work with the school
children of which 719 had been eX-
amined and A defects in vision were
found of which 81 had been correct
ed; 1888 defective tonsils. and 81 cor
rected: 166 defects in teeth of which
1853 had been corrected for the vol
lage schools. In the Rural Schools,
Ill were examined, of which 10 had
defective vision, three had been cor
rected; "a tonsil defects and two cor
rected; 20 teeth defects an delight
had been corrected Miss Parker re-
ported that she had made S62 home
calls and 491 school calls and given
1872 class talks and reported much
more work done by her during that
period. She spoke of the success of
putting milk into some of the schools.
which work is being assisted mater
tally by the Skowhegan Woman's
Club. Fermentation was consider
ed and recommended in Miss Par
ker's report and she stated that in
some states smallpox is on the in
crease. Miss Parker told of the
Home Hygiene classes and instruc-
ton and mentioned especially being
done at the request of Mrs. Pauline
3. Green, chief operator of the
Skowhegan District of the Maine
Telephone and Telegraph Company
by the local operators and its great
value and also of the Home Hygiene
class among the Sophomore girls in
the High School. She told of the
rest room work conducted by the
chapter during the fair conducted by
the Somerset Central Agricultural So
ciety at Fairview Park which is of
great value to mothers of small chill
dren who are cared for while the
Mothers enjoy the events of the fair
and first aid given to any who are
injured or i'll, most of whom come
for assistance being the out-of town
people operating in the midday. The
work the local Junior Red Cross is
doing was reported and commended
most highly by Miss Parker, who
things were packed and sent to head
quarters for overseas gifts. The gifts
of books given by the fifth grade of
Pork School taught by Mrs. Della
Stone during book week was explain
w anu A'iiSo al htI dloO StdISQ tIdl
these students are now making
scrap books. The medical eXamina-
ton in the schools was reported to
having been delayed because of the
illness of the school physician, DR..
Oliver ]. GAIA. The matter of keep
ing children who have commitable
Illnesses or who have symptoms of
the same from school was discussed
in this report. Miss Parker recon-
mended that a committee be appoint
ed to see to the health work in the
rural schools.
The work of a nurse from the
Maine Public Health Department in
this county was discussed. Miss
Laura L. knowlton. of Vassalboro,
who is the Red Cross Nurse Super
visor of Maine, was present and
spoke concerning the work Of the
Maine Public Health Department. 1t
was voted upon motion of Carlton p.
Merrill to supply street Red Cross
uniform for Miss Parker. Miss
knowlton gave brief address. Miss
knowlton commended the Junior
Red Cross work and said that it is
of great value in building for the
future. The work of the National
Red Cross was discussed briefly by
Miss knOwlt"n. This was one of the
most valuable meetings of the local
chapter and it was decided to meet
more frequently in the future and
also to give the work of the local
chapter more publicity that the
members and citizens may realize
the need of the continuance of the
Red Cross work and what is really
being done in this community. 1t
was decided that the next meeting
will be held at the call of the chair
man and between Christmas and the
close Of December.