Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
SUCCESSFUL MEET
OF MAINE PUBLIC
HEALTH AT BANGOR

Bangor, Oct. Health workers
practically every section of the
state were today on their return to
their several homes following one of
the most successful annual meetings
ever held by the Maine Public
Health Association.
Reports from county and local
COMMITTEES affiliated with the Maine
Public Health Association indicate
substantial, encouraging progress to-
ward the goal Maine has set for it
self THE Healthiest State"
Resolutions calling on the general
public to have regular health exam
nations ''as the best known method
for the early discovery of beginning
sickness and of remedial physical de-
fects" were adopted. The association
also passed resolutions of apprecia-
ton to the Maine Medical Associa-
ton, the county medical societies,
the Maine Federation of Women's
Clubs, parent-teacher associations,
oranges and other organizations, for
the splendid spirit of cooperation in
developing county and local health
activities.
According to the custom of the as
ISOLATION. one-half of the Board of
Directors is elected each year, and
at the meeting which. closed yester-
day the following were elected to the
Board: DR.. n. NJ. Marshall of Port
land. President elect, Maine Medical
Association; Mrs. E. L. Pickard Of
Westbrook. Secretary. Cumberland
County Public Health Assn; DR.. e.
D. Merrill of over-FoXcroft; Miss
Anna Witherle of Castine, President
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs;
Mrs. E. S. Woodman of Winthrop:
Mrs. J. H. Huddilston of Orono;
Judge Benjamin F. Cleaves of Port
land, Executive Sec. Associated In
dustries of Maine; Mr.. Henry Rich
ards, of Gardiner, Pres. Gardiner
Public Health Assn: Mr.. John Alb
bolt, Berwick, Master Maine State
Grange; DIR. Clarence f. Kendall,
Augusta, State Health Commission
er; DR.. c. A. Moulton, Hartland;
Mrs. William F. Atwood of Bangor
Mrs. Althea Quimby, Turner, Presi-
dent Maine w. C. T. u; Mr.. Elliot
Rogers, Kennebunk, President, Rog-
ers Fibre Company; Mr.. A. T. Laugh
lin, Portland, Mgr. Milliken Tomlin-
son Coz; Mr.. Fletcher Wood, Steu-
men. Chm. Flanders Bay Committee
of NJ. P. II. A: DR.. D. B. Small,
Kennebunk, Pres. Maine Dental So
ciety; DR.. Oscar Larson, Machias,
Pres. Washington County Anti-Tu-
berculosis Assn; Charles S. Brown,
Augusta, President Augusta Public
PRED term of Mrs. Sarah RideOut
Abbott, of SAGE, deceased.
The report of Walter D. Thurber,
the Executive Secretary and of Ar
thur F. Titfin, Treasurer of the As
ISOLATION, covering the past j.
months showed a substantial devel-
opment of the work. The Associa-
ton now has a staff of nine field
nurses, all of them working in the
rural sections of the state, and in CO.
operation with the state and county
medical societies, is holding numer-
GUS clinics, including clinics for Grip
pied children, "chest" clinics for the
discovery of lung and heart defects,
baby clinics, etc.
The financial resources of the as
sociation-all of which is contributed
by public spirited citizens of the
state-shows an increase of 30 and
one-third per accent over the previous
twelve months. The total expendi-
lures of the association for the past
year was $43, SS1.62. Included among
the larger gifts to the association
during the year was $4,000 from Mr..
VIM. Bingham, 2nd, of Bethel; $4,000,
from Mrs. J. c. Stodder of Bangor;
$1,000 from Mr.. Carrot Schenck OF
the Great Northern Paper Co.; $500
from Mrs. E. S. Woodman of Win
throp; $500 from Mrs. Thomas Up
ham Coe of Bangor; 5000 from the
s. d. Warren Paper Co., and numer-
out other generous gifts from public
spirited Maine men and women.
The financial growth of the asso-
ciation-Mr. Tiffin pointed out
gives substantial proof of the in