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108Wilmettes 75th Anniversary 1872-1947September 18, 1947found at this time that 44 per centSurveyof the children were malnourished, of 1918 Showedand under the sponsorship of theElizabeth McCormick MemorialNeedcenter, and with the co-operation of for Health Centerthe health center nurse, nutritionclasses were made available to thepublic.Township Had Many UnderweighParts of Gross Point became in-terosity of one of the committee Children; Beganmemberscorporated into the Village of Wil-, a store room on theProgrammette in 1924 and 1926 and the With Clinicridge near Wilmette avenue, whichwaname of the center was changed tos vacant at the time, was offered"Wilmette Community Health Cen-to the organization. Such was theter." The village board was alsoIn the 46th year of the history offirst home of the "Alice Wood Chil-contributing $25 per month towardsthe Village of Wilmette, a need fordrens Health Center," named in hon-the support of the center. Thisa "weighing and measuring" sta-or of Mrs. Ira Couch Wood of theamount was increased from timetion arose for infants and pre-Child Welfare bureau.to time as the need arose until 1945school children. A committee was* * *when the village board withdrewformed with Mrs. Hope ThompsonA prominent village physicianits support.as chairman. The purpose of thisgave his time to a clinic each* * *committee was to get an over-allweek where sometimes thereDental clinics in 1927 werepicture of the health conditions ofwere as many as 30 children toadded with one dentist inthe "small fry" of the New Trier,be checked. Although the bureaucharge. The center now has fiveNorthfieldof rural nursing offered to pay, and Wheeling townships.dentists rendering their serv-*one-half the salary of a full time * *nursices with full dental equipmente and the rest was raisedwhich was purchased from timeIt was found that New Trierthrough contributions from theto time, including an X-raytownship had the largest num-township, there was still theFIRST PRESIDENT Mrs.ber of underweight children. Asproblem of running expensesHopmachine which was purchasede Thompson was the firstin 1945.a result of this discovery a newsuch as heat, telephone andpresident of the Alice Woodcommittee of 10 members waselectricity, and later on, rent.Children* * *s health center whichformed and in this committee* * *laterIn 1927 the Wilmette Community became the Gross Pointwere representatives from Wil-HHealth Center lived in a room backmetteThese expenses were defrayed, Gross Point, and Kenil-Weialmlthe ttcenter and is now theeof the Ridge Avenue Pharmacy and Health center.worththrough the efforts of the committee. At the first meeting,had shortened the name to "Wil-whicmembers who gave social benefith was held in the rooms ofmette Health Center" which it stillfunctions in their own homes tothe Wilmette Home Guards (forThe name was at this timecarries. These quarters were soonraise money. They gave generouslythis was in the days at the closeochanged to "Gross Point Healthtoo small due to the increased serv-f their time in aid to the physicianof the, first world war) the fol-andCenter" and was receivingices which now include four clinics, often times furnished transpor-lowing officers were elected:financial aid from St. Josephsnamely, infant welfare, dental, tu-Mrstation for the nurse until such time. Hope Thompson, presi-achurch, Gross Point Publicberculosis, and immunization clin-s the committee was able to raisedent; Mrs. W. A. Durgin, vice-school, and New Trier townshipics. The immunization clinics werethe funds to furnish a car xor thepresident; Miss Hazel Pierson,usesupervisor.held with the assistance of the Wil- of the nurse; this they weresecretary; and Mrs. V. C. San-mette health commissioner who nowable to do several years later* * *.born, treasurer.Wheserves as an ex-officio member ofn the center was about twoThe Health Center nurse was en-the Health Center board.years old the Chicago Tuberculosisdeavoring to make regular visits toThthe schools and in 1924 the programThe next home of the center wase new committee had no finan-was so arranged that she was ableat 1901 Schiller avenue to which"cial backing and no permanent I ^rgeVe^Tppo^tunity To" aidto make daily visits during periodsit had moved in 1928. In 1936 thehome after the original work had adults as well as children in healthof contagion and bi-weekly visitsSchiller avenue location was givenbeen completed. Through tke gen- problems.during normal periods. It wasup for larger quarters located atVILLA MDDEBIVEPresentsANDRE SKALSKIWorld Famous PianistNightly at 6=30 p.m.HENRI GENEROUS ORCHESTRADancing after 9BEST FOODBEST PEOPLEBEST FUNSkokie at County LineGlencoe 433