The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-21
Equitable Fraternal Union Makes
Per Capita Donation TO Erad-
icate tuberculosis
START OF WORTHY MOVEMENT
Other Fraternal Organizations in the
City Are Expected to Follow the
Lead and Raise Funds for
Fighting "White Plague
(From Friday s Daily


feature in the war that is being made in
Wisconsin for the stamping out Of tub
erculosis and an effort is now being
made to have all the fraternal organi-
cations in the city make some proti-
sion for carrying on the war against
the white plague.
The Kenosha Chapter of the Equita
BILE Fraternal Union is the pioneer in
this movement for at the meeting Of the
Union last night is was decided by a
unanimous vote to donate five cents per
capita to the local committee to aid In
the work Of stamping out the disease.
While the sum appropriated per
capita by the members Of the Equitable
Fraternal Union is not large, it is GER
tain that if all the fraternal organiza
lions in the city would follow suit the
amount raised would aid materially in
the crusade against the disease planned
by the local committee The matter
was taken up by the Equitable Frater
nal Union as a business proposition and
not at the request of the members OF
the local committee. The matter was
discussed at length on the floor of the
organization and some of the members
believed that it would be sound bust
ness to make even a larger per capita
donation toward the fund. AS the or
ganization has over a hundred members
in the city the donation will be little
over five dollars.
One of the officials of the Union
in speaking with member of the com
mittee said this morning. "This matter
has been taken up by our organization
purely as business proposition and the
amount we have decided to give is not
regarded as donation but purely as
an expenditure for the good Of the
order. The statistics Of our society
as we'll as all other fraternal organiza-
tions show that large number Of death
losses are paid annually on account of
the prevalence of tuberculosis The
members when taken into the organiza-
ton are shown by medical examination
to be free of the disease, but the fact
that the proper steps are not taken to
stop the spread of the disease is respon-
sible for many Of them contracting the
disease. 1t is a business proposition
for the Equitable Fraternal Union to
do what it can to aid in stopping
the spread of consumption and the
Kenosha members Of the organization
are hopeful that their stand on the mat
ter in making a per capita donation to
the fund will be followed by the mem
bers Of the order in other cities. Some
Of the members are favorable to MAX
ing the tax, if you call it such, an
annual one that the work may be con-
tinued from year to year,
The action Of the Kenosha chapter
Of the organization will undoubtedly at
tract attention in all parts of the state
where the war against consumption has
been started. 1t seems that this action
offers solution for raising a fund to
fight the disease that is better than
any that has been proposed. The city
Of Kenosha has at this time twenty
fraternal organizations of an insurance
character with a total membership of
more than 1000 people. An assessment
.of five cents per capita on the mem
,bers of these different organizations
would mean an annual fund of 5000 for
the war against the disease in Keno
sha and with such fund it will be an
easy matter to educate the people along
the lines proposed by the committee.
The officials Of other fraternal organ
izations have stated today that the mat
ter would be taken up at once and an
effort will be made to have the plan for
"a five cent per capita donation passed
in every fraternal organization.
This plan is following closely the plan
adopted by the insurance companies in
Germany of opening sanitariums for the
treatment of people i'll with consump-
ton. More than 100000 was spent
by the insurance companies in this way
last year and it is said that the com
panies are highly satisfied with the re-
suits, there being notable falling off
IN the death rate among the insured.