The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02


Scallon changed his resolution TO read
that II Is the sense OF the Anti-Tuber-
culosis society that a public sanatar-
ium be erected In the county and it's
cost ana maintenance 10 be paid for
out OF public taxation.
After considerable discussion DR..
Dodge's amendment was carried. DR..
tee to be appointed by the chairman
should be empowered to petition the
board OF supervisors I'm the name If
the society TO submit TO a vote of the
people at the coming spring election
the question OF erecting and maintains
ing a sanitarium for the treatment OF
tuberculosis patients under such rules
and regulations as the board Of super
visors of Houghton shall prescribe.
Left to the Committee.
DR.. Dodge thought IL would be better
to let the petition go until some other
time and not take up the matter twice
at one session Of the board. This I'm
the opinion of Dr. Scallon would result
| I'm the loss of thirty days during which
time a most convincing petition could
be prepared and signed. He could see
no difference between waiting thirty
days or thirty minutes and could see
no reason for running risk of delay
when they were engaged in an hon
orable movement and all recognize the
need of a sanatarium. The matter
was finally settled by deciding to leave
| it TO the discretion of the committee
| TO take such action as it deems prop
err after asking for the appointment
of n conference committee.
Recognition of Women.
Mrs. A. T. Streeter thought that the
women and lay members of the society
should receive recognition in the APP
pointment OF committees, and that in
view of what others had done for the
society since its organization, the
committee should not be composed OF
doctors alone The chairman declined
| to name the committee, leaving 1t 20
President Hubbard to choose VINO
should act with him on the committee.
Mrs. Streeter referred to the amount
I
stamps. about $76S, and thought VI
might be made the nucleus of fund
To do something immediately for the
relief OF tuberculosis i'm the county
| The society had now been running
about two years and had disseminated
lot of literature. but pamphlets
didn't cure disease, and she favored
the doing of something of practical
value though even on very small
scale i'm order to show the people OF
the county that the society was ac-
complishing something. When this rs
done many more subscriptions and
contributions will be forthcoming.
The Trained Nurse Question.
Regarding the employment of a
| trained nurse, Mrs. Streeter stated
that good ones are very hard to op-
tain, there being so many antl-thper-
culosis societies throughout the coun-
try that there are not enough women
possessing the necessary quaililca-
lions available to go around. the
nurse recently engaged is expected as
soon as the Chicago institution where
she Is now engaged can dispense WIN
her services. Whoever comes in TINS
capacitv must be at the head of the
work. She may be advised by the
society but must be able to direct the
work and to exercise her own Juds-
ment as to what shall be done. "Thats
the kind of woman we want SAID
Mrs Streeter land when we get her.
let's help her"
DR.. Scallon said that the discus
sions last evening had proved so IN
teresting that he thought 1t would De
well to take up some stated questioi
AT each meeting. such for instance 's
the amount OF assistance that the To-
cal society should give the State Anti
Tuberculosis society. The original pan
of the nti-Tuberculosis society was
TO create a sentiment in favor OF eau
eating the public regarding the treat
ment and prevention of TUBERCULOSIS
II will be a success because publc
continent will make 1t the duty III
boards of supervisors to erect sanator-
iums and give treatment. Mrs Street
er said that the society would do its
share in aiding the work throughout
the state but that something else must
no done now besides distributing lear
lets. Something can be done now
even in small way. when the
boards of supervisors take up the MAJ
ter then. they will not need u.s. she
said. "Meanwhile until a sanatariun
Is built a place could be secured with
n trained nurse in charge where rev
patients might be treated"
Another Meeting Next Week.
Miss Scalon. the secretary caileu
attention to the fact that the notices
sent out for the last two public meet
ines had cost three dollars each time
with but little result, as only re"
members or outsiders either had turn
cd out 10 the meetings. 1t was as
tinctlv waste of money and 1t was
decided that in future the only notce
given should be through a notice III
the newspapers. An adjournment was
then taken until next Tuesday even
ing. when a meeting will be held III
the society's office I'm Houghton.
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