The San Francisco call., 1909-04-01

Guest of honor at last nights
so that we can provide for a perma-
nent sanitation fund just as we do now
provide for a permanent park fund
We must also keep our streets clean
That will help US to get rid of the
rodent"
Well done Doctor Blue, is the besr
thing l can say" said DR.. Martin Re
gensberger. president Of the state
board OF health, when he arose. %
can add little to what has already
been said" he continued IT have
known Doctor Blue for a good many
years and when my advice was asked
as to who could cope with the situa-
ton in San Francisco I unhesitatingly
recommended Doctor Blue. Well done
doctor"
CITIZENS AIDED FIGHT
We have been taught a lesson" said
DR.. Thomas W. Huntington OF the board
Of health When the campaign
against the plague was commenced in
San Francisco and we were assured the
assistance Of DR.. Blue 1 waited to see
what the citizens OF the city would do.
They did what he told them and that
is why we are able to give DR.. Blue
this testimonial tonight. Besides being
rid OF the plague. IL you VIII read the
statistics Of the board of health you
will discover that through DR.. Blues
campaign all other diseases, including
diphtheria. scarlet fever and similar
ailments have been lessened at least
IS per cent
DR.. Philip Mills Jones gave a brief
history of the work OF the corps of
assistants under DR.. Blue. The task
of explaining what the people did In
eradicating the plague was told by
Walter Macarthur.
We owe the success OF our santa
ton campaign TO the fact that Dr. Blue
carried no big stick" he said. DIR.
Blue manifested in that campaign the
very highest qualities OF leadership.
AS soon as he realized that the people
Of San Francisco were disposed to pay
heed TO the rules as laid down be found
his course easy. True, many a good
housewife found herself oversuppIied
with garbage cans or a large amount
OF disinfectant on hand, but we demon
strated that San Franciscans can pull
together when great emergency
arises.
1T might be a good thing If we had
few more misfortunes. We would
get so IN the habit Of getting together
that in the course of time we would be
stuck together for all time"
MUCH CHEERING FOR BLUE
When DR.. Blue was called upon 1t
was close to five minutes before he was
allowed to speak. Led by c. c. Moore
the members of the committee and
their guests gave cheer after cheer
and only the proposal Of toast quiet
ed them.
Il feel as II I were one Of Cali
fornia's adopted sons" he said when
the quiet had been restored. Need
say that 1 am profoundly grateful for
this evidence of your appreciation?
Need / say that the campaign would not
have been successful had it not been
for the cooperation of you citizens?
Too much can not be said for the citi-
zens' health committee and it's men,
bers. The work of the governor and
the far reaching mind of the mayor
and the work of the police. health and
other municipal departments needs no
commendation.
ITO the men who were the Drawn and
sinew Of the campaign many of them
are native sons. / have never seen such
loyal work as they have given to the
city. San Francisco is clean and when
we remember what other cities have
overcome and realize our condition we
have reason to be proud of that con-
dition.
San Francisco has set an example
which may be followed by other cities.
it behooves all of our seaport cities to
look well TO their sanitary defenses,
for there is where the disease enters.
San Francisco has fought her battle
and as one of you I am proud of the
victory she has gained"
GOLD WATCH PRESENTED
Hearty cheers were given at the con-
clusion of Doctor Blues address, even
the women in the galleries rising and
cheering Justify. After quiet had been
restored Mayor Taylor presented Doc
tor Blue with q gold watch as a token
Of the esteem OF the members of the
citizens health committee. Mayor Tay-
lor said:
DIR. Blue. have been deputed by the
health committee to present
you with this watch. Take time by
the forelock and when the time comes
that you can visit San Francisco again
lose no time in getting here On the
back of the watch was the following
inscription:
ITO Rupert Blue. passed assistant
surgeon, U. S. P. H. & M. II. s., from
the citizens of San Francisco in grate-
city while in command of the santa
ton campaign Of 1908"
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. Colby
Rucker was the last speaker Of the
evening and in fitting words he told of
The value OF the work performed by
DR.. Blue, his chief He was a chief in
he full sense of the word" said the
speaker. working hand in hand with
lis assistants at all times. Without