The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-18
PLAN WIDE CRUSADE
Local Committee in Fight Against
tuberculosis Seeks 7 Reach
all Homes in the City
SEEK AID FROM SCHOOLS
School Children Will Be Asked to Garry
the Gospel OF Prevention of Con-
sumption Into the Homes
In Kenosha At Once

! The Kenosha Committee associated
with the International Congress for the
prevention and cure of tuberculosis
held it's first meeting at the home Of
Mrs. z. G. Simmons, Jr., on Prairie
avenue on Tuesday evening and wide
crusade against the spread of the d.
sease was planned by the committee
and the work will be started at once.
DR.. G. Windesheim was elected presi-
dent Of the local committee and w. III.
Purnell, secretary and treasurer. Mes
DANES James Cavanagh, z. G Simmons,
Jr., and Nathan Allen were named
as committee to have charge of work
in the schools which it is planned to
start before the close of the present
school year and follow up with other
work with the re-opening of the
schools for another year. The commit
tee had long discussion of the best
methods to be pursued in seeking the
greatest publicity in regard to the
movement and it was agreed that
large number of the people of the city
could be reached through the medium
of the schools. In time it is hoped that
the teachers of the schools will be per-
mitted to take up this work, but for
the present the committee will satisfy
itself with sending out circular letters
into all the homes Of the city through
the medium of the school children. It
is hoped in this manner to get these
circulars into every home of the city.
Five thousand circulars telling in sim
pie language seven plans to be followed
for the prevention and cure Of tuber-
culosis will be printed by the committee
at once and it is planned to give one
of these circulars to every child in the
schools. It is thought that in this man
ner the facts conveyed in the circular
will be taken to all homes, in homes
where parents are unable to read the
English language the matter in the cir
cular can be explained by the children.
Later on it is planned to have some
literary contests in the schools in
which the children will contest for
prizes in writing about the prevention
of the disease and other schemes will
be adopted to get the schooI-children
thoroughly interested. The committee
will also appeal to the officials of the
city for the enforcement Of the ordi-
nance against splitting on the sidewalks
and it is possible that later on the
committee will employ special officer
to aid the city police in the enforce
ment of this ordinance. The matter of
holding public meetings was also dis
cussed but this plan will not be followed
to any extent until after the national
meeting in Washington and after that
meeting it is expected that the state
organization will have very interest
ing exhibit which can be sent to Ke-
nosha for the instruction of the people
Of the city. 1t is thought that Wiscon-
sin will have one of the most extern
sive exhibits shown at the Washington
Congress and this will prove of great
est interest. Funds for the carving
on Of the work are coming in nicely
and the committee now has more than
800 on hand. More money will be
needed for the work and a general
movement will be made to secure it.
The societies of the city have contri-
buted some funds and it is thought that
others will follow suit. Those who
have already made contribution in
clude, The Equitable Fraternal Union,
The Masons, The Elks and the Knights
of Columbus. All of this money has
not as yet been turned over to the
treasurer of the committee, but he will
receive it within few days.