The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-08
DISCUSS HEALTH
AND CHARITIES
NATIONAL CONFERENCE AT
RICHMOND HEARS REPORTS
ON DISEASE.
Prominent Men Offer Suggestions TO
Correct Serious Condition-Na-
tional Sanitarium Wanted
For consumptives.

Richmond Va, May with four
sectional meetings, beginning at the
same hour the National Conference OF
Charities and Corrections got down
to work today the section subjects
being chiledrn. criminals, needy fami.
lies and public health.
AT the public health meeting Or,
Charles X, Grandy OF Norfolk, read a
paper on THE Consumptive Negro. "
In which he showed the death rate
had largely increased He held this
was due to lack of nourishment.
poor accommodations and unwilling.
ness To- use precautionary methods
Tor prevention.
National Sanatorum.
Mr.. Frank J. Bruno of Colorado
Spring, Col, urged the establishment
of national sanatorium for the treat
mont of consumptives as the most eco
lomic way of relieving certain bad
conditions among sufferers from the
white pasae He argued that the
Rocky Mosl gin region was the pre-
forable "tuaiion for such an institu
ton. r. people of Colorado especial
ly fe@ the need fer more adequate
provision for the treatment of poor
consumb lives, as that region has for
years been Mecca for the tubercul
Gus. Many consumptiyes go to Colo
RADIO witheat sufficient financial sun.
bort They hope TO find light WORK
there while they are recovering their
health. but are disappointed The To-
cal charities of the Rocky Mountain
| communities are seriously over taxed
50 that thousands Of lungers" find
their quest for health Of no avail
Mr.. Bruno would have national
sanatorium supported by private
funds, rather than by public. founda
ton, and would have the institution
Ieo-ordinatad in matters of finance and
inmates with the Charity Organiza
ton Societies of the country
Dealing With Needy Families.
Efficiency and not red tape was the
key note of the address by Mr.. Francis
Il. Mclean field secretary for exten.
sion of organized charity, this morn
ing "A strengthening in methods of
Investigation aud after treatment. %
said the speaker. lis the distinct need
with many Associated Charities. and
Charity Organization Societies through
out the United States
"Rppnonfvfurr tha4 a.
ties have to worry along on insuni
Client stats of workers. It is a Question
whether the amount Of time used In
connection with case work is econo.
nically used In dealing with a famil,
in need, extremely meagre investiga
ton at the start freanently entails
much useless work, INA study Of the
associated charities Of fifty or sixty
cities 1t was quite apparent that fire.
quently. where investigations had been
rather extended. a greafFdeal of time
had been lost in going over and over
the same ground II is strongly en-.
Dhasized that much depends upon the
use of complete record cards which
would compel the obtaining at the
start of at least sufficient knowledge
regarding all those points I'm connec-
ton with the family condition which
are absolutely necessary If any clear
nicture is obtained In o1er to mako
sure that such picture isl a fairly ac-
enrate one. and portrays NJ need of
zach member Of the family. y has be
come apparent that societies NJ Flst use
treatment and diagnosis card in ad-
ilt .lon to the record cards. ThiSis not
adding red tape but is nddip4 eff
cheney OF much higher degree\ that
mas ever been presented in the gleat
ouik OF case work in the past"