Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-20
R0tarians Hear
Of Welfare Work
Boys and Girls of CITY

AT the regular dinner and meeting
OF the Waterville Rotary Club held at
noon in the Elmwood Hotel dining
room an interesting phase Of Rotary
was presented to the attending body
welfare work among boys and girls
in this vicinity.
A report of the wonderful things
oelng done by the club in a thorough
transformations manner in the way Of
giving specialized treatmet to sickly
and crippled children was read by
Herbert Emery. AS preface to his
TAX, Mr.. Emery said that he had re-
Gently visited 'Y" camp where 250
boys RECALLED mselves daily in the
great outdoor, enjoying healthful re-
creation under able tutorship that
pretty well assured the building up of
mind and muscle in the man of to-
morrow. Every one, he emphasized
should make a trip to one of these
camps that is guaranteed to give to
any one glimpse al his lost youth.
Then from tabulated statements the
speaker Informed his hearers that up
10 May "a of this year 161 cases of
tonsilS, adenoids and bad teeth had
been taken care Of through the efforts
of Rotary. Several crippled children
had been sent to the Children's Hos
pital In Portland. while three more
cases of similar nature were under
consideration. Three operations were
slated for next week in one of the To-
cal hospitals. The names of thirty
more children treated for various
maladies was added to the report
bringing the total up to 1911. With
hardly an exception these youngsters
taken under the protective wing of
wholly cured or materially benfitted
at no cost to their respective parents.
All present listened to Mr.. Emery
with profound attention, denoting the
fact that the humanitarian keynote
/ strikes sympathetic chord in the
heart Of the organization.
President Perkins then introduced
Ora Meader of this city who gave an
interesting account of his trip to the
convention in Denver.
In view of the fact, Mr.. Meader
said. that Mayor Herbert C. Libby
had bled the subject pretty dry at the
previous meeting. he would endeavor
to hit on some of the few things the
Mayor had missed. In speaking of
the special train that carried the dele
gates he remarked a service unexcel-
led diners, sleepers, buffets and club
cars, and to cap all, each delegate was
given a booklet wherein was contain
ed a directory listing the name and
locality of every one on board. that
the pleasant task of getting acquaint-
ed might be facilitated. At Chicago
they ran into a severe electrical
storm. and at Rock Island a washout
caused by torrential rains held the
train up for short time.
Arriving In Denver. the first thing
in order was registration and procur-
ing of credentials. The electric light
ing company of the city turned over
their entire block to the visitors, even
going so far as to rope it off for their
convenience. The following morning
he was privileged to hear splendid
recital by renowned player on the
$4,000 municipal organ.
A side trip over the slopes of the
western ridges stood out clearly in
Mr.. Meader's mind. This was to
Grand Lake, feature If the ride be-
ing heavy artillery storm at an al
titude of 5000 feet. This he said was
not so pleasant as 1t was thrilling, the
rain falling in cascades while all
about, to north, to south, to east, to
west was binding sunshine. The
little T. n. T. cloud did it's business
directly overhead. Remarking on the
mountain roads, Mr.. Meader said that
they were all of gravel and in very
good condition.
The speaker concluded by reading
from booklet a short and interest
ing sketch of the founding Of the city
of Denver. which, by the way, is in
cluded in the span of one life Of four
score years and twelve.
Prior to the introduction Of the
speakers Carl Piper pointed out a
blackboard ingeniously provided for
the purpose of inscribing the name of
any member called for at the door.
This proved itself out during the
meeting, when two of the members
seeing their names written walked
out without the necessity of a dis
turbing oral call