The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
WHITE PLAGUE FIGHTERS
PLAN STRENUOUS PROGRAM
Ball, Play and Tag Day Among
Affairs Planned for Anti
tuberculosis Fund
HEADQUARTERS In CALUMET


board of directors of the Houghton
County Anti tuberculosis society at
their meeting held I'm Houghton last
night are carried 10 a successful ter
mination the members of that organi-
cation will be a busy lot for the next
few months. Many of the things de-
cided upon at the meeting last night
which was small but enthusiasts, have
TO do with the raising of money with
which to prosecute the work of the So
ciety during the next year. Among
the plans for the raising of this money
are included the giving of a dance
similar to that given year ago, the
giving of benefit play and the hold
ing OF tag day throughout Hough-
ton county.
1t is probable that the ball will be
the first event and that ii will be held
early i'm the fall. The tag day will
probably be held about the time OF the
fair and the play will be produced
early In the winter The latter will
pe staged by the knights OF Column
bus. which organization recently put
on '"The Belle OF Richmond" at the
Kerredge with great success. At the
time the play was presented the
Knights OF Columbus offered TO repeat
it as a eneft for the anti tuberculosis
society's work but some OF the lead
ing spirits in the latter organization
were absent at the time and the offer
was not accepted. Now the Knights
have again offered TO put on either
this or another play and the directors
of the society last night voted to.ac-
cept the offer with thanks.
Will Open Dispensaries.
While planning many ways TO raise
money for the society's work. the board
OF directors did not omit making many
other plans for the spending of this
money TO relieve the suffers from tuder
culosis in the county. The plan To move
the headquarters to Calumet was
practically decided at the meeting last
night. This suite will be fitted up for
an office and dispensary for the organ
ization and ii is possible that another
dispensary win be opened in Hancock.
The directors OF the society are heart
lily I'm favor Of opening another dispen-
sary in Hancock, as there are many
cases TO be looked after in and about
that city, but they are unable to do
| this owing 20 lack OF funds for the rent
and equipment OF the proper quarters.
In regard TO this matter II was formal
~ decided that a committee of three
should be sent TO the meeting of the
city council in Hancock tonight for the
purpose of asking that body to appro-
pirate enough money 10 rent and equip
suitable room for dispensary. If
the city will do this the anti-tubercul-
osis society will furnish the supplies
and the doctor 10 examine the patients
and the nurse 10 care for them and
visit their homes as she now does. DIR.
Hubbard, the president OF the society
named DR.. Scallon. Miss Scallon, the
secretary of the society, and Miss Car
oline Ehlert, the societys visiting
nurse to present the claims of the So
ciety to the Hancock council tonight.
Work Of the Visiting Nurse
Miss Ehlert made a report to the
night. reporting that she Is now at
tending 60 patients in Al families in
all parts of the county and that pa
tients have been taken from three 9TH
err families and sent to the county sam
itorium. She said that there are other
cases on her list that should go to the
sanitorium but that the latter institu-
ton is now over crowded, which is
mighty argument for the county sup
ervisors to consider in their inactivity
i'm the matter of carrying out the will
of the voters and appropriating the
$4,000 recently voted for the building
Of better sanitorium. The greatest
number of patients on the books of the
society before the advent of Miss Eli
ert into the field was given as 3d.