Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-01

An Organization in the Mix ADDS Land Like
the One in Washington.

An Organization in the Mix ADDS Land Like
the One in Washington.
The Sanitary League of the District Of Column
bia. organized for the purpose of promoting
the health of the people by diffusing knowledge
of sanitary matters and cooperating with the
authorities in effecting sanitary reforms. has a
prototype in flourishin2 organization in
Japan which is engaged in the work of sanitary
education Throughout. the empire. Japanese
gentleman now in Washington has prepared the
Following interesting account of the Japanese
Banitary league and its method Of work:
The organization is called the Great Japanese
Private Sanitary Association. There are fifty
four local societies in different cities and eac
society has its own officers and members. The
officers are usually president, one vice
president, one or two secretaries and one
treasurer. board OF council, composed of
from five to ten members, and an executive
committee. composed of from three to six men,
bers. The officers and members are either
physiciars praeticiEg In that locality or any
other class of citizens The foreigners in
cluded. The main Office il in Toxic and there
the national council holds its meetings an
nually and discusses matters relating 10 the pro-
motion OF the sanitary improvement of the
country. The local societies hold meetings
monthly and discuss matters concerning their
respective localities. at which meetings the COM
mittees of inspection make their reports to
what they have done and what should be done.
DC These societies from time to time issue
printed rules and regulations and suggestions as
&c how to keep clean and how to prevent
epidemic diseases. &c. and distribute them
among the residents of their respective local
tiles.
There are about $500 members in all
Throughout the empire. The Toxic local society
has AS members. Each member pays annual
Idues to the society. and the amount is regulated
according to the expenses of the society. There
|are different kinds of members. Some are
honorary. some are life members. &c.
| The mode of procedure at the monthly
meetings is shown by the following extract
|from the minutes of a monthly meeting of tine
lWakayana Society:
President opened the meeting Secretary
called the roll Three hundred and sixty-four
members were present. The president ten
|dered his resignation for business reasons and
the governor of the province was unanimously
elected TO i'll the chair. Reports of various
Committees IN order.
Membership conmittee-This society was
organized with thirty-six members two years
|ago and now has SO. average increase of fifteen
IN mouth. One death was reported in two
years.
Committee on printing to the
order of the council the quarterly report of the,
society has been published The first number
~aS Aootct oCiS, 1919 siAtN- tuOusduu
printed papers have been distributed through
|out the province during the last two months
.relating to smallpox. meGsels. cholera. &c.
School ommittee-Thirty-One members lee
|tured in different schools of the province on
|hygIene. specially teaching the children the
|Delsarte movements and drilling Them regu-
larly in outdoor exercises.
Committee on drinking water and sewers-A
benevolent member of the society contributed
N large sum OF mone- to make chemical exam
nation of all the drinking waters in the differ
.ent cities and towns of the province and found
two places are in danger o. drinking polluted
water. as they have barns near the wells where
|they get the water from.
A number Of reports of special interest
FROM other committees were made.
The Wonans sam airy League was organized
in 1880 The object OF the league is to teach
the women of the city the law of hygiene and
fules of sanitation. especially in regard to
housekeeping. care o. children. preparation of
Hood and clO:hnS g.. The leaSue meets regu-
lariy the first S'ttur lay of every month at
(which meetings the members make suggestions
rs to what viii BE- the best methods for i'm
proving the health Of-tne family. &c Also at
these meetings some learned physicians are in
vited to lecture or housed hold sanitary matters
.slen could be elected honorary members of
the LEAGUE.
Every member is entitled to have a COPY of
the journal published BIZ the leag1e every
month The admi sion fee for membership is
S2 AMI monthly dues OF p cents Honorary
member. pay 50 per year. The lectures are
free to all