New Britain herald., 1930-03-26
MENTAL AILMENTS
 0N THE INCREASE
Dr. Mccartney Reports 5000
 Now On Connecticut List

develop mental troubles during the next year; insanity in one form or another will make it's appearance in one family out of every seven dur ing the coming year: of all the school children in the United States, one million will have mental break downs before they are a year older, according to Dr. J.-L. Mccartney, chief of the division of mental hy- gene of the state health depart ment. who spoke on Why Folks Fail,' at a meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Burritt hotel today. Because of the Y. M. C. A. cam | paign for funds in the ball room the Kiwanis meeting was held in a sample room on the second floor. pr. Mccartney -told the club members that there are approxi- mately 5000 mental defectives in the state of Connecticut at the present time, of which 40 per cent or more can be reconditioned. Of the entire number the majority could. have been saved by proper corrective methods if mental hygiene had been applied in time, he said.
 Most Everybody Queer at Times Most everybody can be consider ed queer at times,' Dr. Mccartney pointed out.
 Failure was one of the indications of low mentality, according to the speaker, who added: ITO be happy and self supporting is the only cri- terion of success"
 One of the problems of mental hy- giene is due to the manner in which children are handled, the speaker declared.
 Stressing a subject which has been the cause of many debates and Ngu- ments, Dr. Mccartney emphatically stated: Mental diseases are not in- herited"
 He dwelt on physical conditions caused by mental or psychological conditions and pointed out how persons can drive themselves into serious illness by dwelling upon it. I He illustrated by saying that a person by believing that a certain kind of food is bound to make him sick will dwell upon it until he gets l indigestion. Fearing gastric ulcer he man continue to worry until i, actually is possible to develop a gas tric ulcer, he explained.
 Clubs Anniversary It was the sixth anniversary of the kiwanis club and 8 large birthday cake was donated by Charles Hoff- man and later sent to the Day Nur- sery. The six candles surmounting the cake were lighted by Harry H. Howard, one or the charter mem- bers.
 Rev. T. S. Dunn spoke briefly up- on Dr. Henry T. Bray and Dr. E. T. Fromen, both charter members who have died since the club was organ. ized. Of the 17 remaining charter members out of the original 5S there were 12 present.
 Dwight Skinner, superintendent of the Bow club and vice president ot the club, read brief history of the kiwanis club since its organization in which he pointed out some of the accomplishments of the organiza- tion.
 Enumcrating some of the things the club has done he recalled that in 1924 when the club first organized it placed road signs On most Of the prominent highways leading into the city and donated Christmas baskets to needy families.
 Record in 1925
 In 1925 it acted as host to tho workers in the community ches, drive, gave d kilarny dance or March 17 for charity purposes, pre-. sented the victorious high schoo football team members with indiviG. ual gold footballs, had team of 1( men assisting in a Near East Relic drive, laid out tennis courts and bas . ketball grounds for the Children's Home; furnished the Children. Home with complete outfit for 6 full baseball team; presented tho Boys club with tent for camp pur, poses; presented a radio set to the George Junior Republic: furnished 20 cars to take children to the frest air camp; presented a cup at tho aviation meet held under the aus 1 picies of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; acted as host to workers in 6 Chamber of Commerce drive; dis 1 Irib ho + i,riy l,oc cl- a$c. oto as hosts to workers in a Red Cros' drive; entertained members of tht board of education during nationa education week: sent toys to the da, nursery and gave sS5 to the muni cipal home service bureau for dis abled veterans in government hos pitals.
 In 1926 the club entertained tht community chest workers; held ; father and son meeting; sponsored a field day for the members of tn, Boys club. providing transportation prizes and food; held a union meet ing with the Newington Grange furnished Thanksgiving baskets t, needy families; sent toys to the da, nursery; and supplied milk for widow with eight children.
 Extended Field in 1927
 Tn 1927 the club supported ant sponsored a minstrel show by tn Boys club; paid the expenses of basketball team from the Bostol club while in this city: raised s1o for underprivileged children; acte' as hosts to community chest work CTS: raised $16e for Mississippi rive flood relief; financed a field day fo the Boys club: waged a war on ten caterpillars; purchased tract 0 land to be presented to the state fo state park purposes at Barkhanl sted; undertook the support of on boy at the George Junior Republic took charge of graduation exercise of the Americanization classes furnished Thanksgiving and Christ