Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-13
FINE ADDRESSES ARE
HEARD BY MOTHERS

The meeting of the Atlanta Women's
club yesterday afternoon was one of
the most interesting of the year
The program was arranged by Mrs.
D. p Averill, chairman of the indus
trial committee. and Mrs. w. t. Down
ing, chairman of the Child Study sec
ton.
Mrs Ayerill spoke of the necessity
of the examination of the domestic ser
wants. washerwomen and all people of
any industry related to the home, for
the prevention of the spread of disease.
DR.. w A. Jackson, of the Georgia
Tech hospital, gave an interesting &C
count Of the care of the health of the
students in colleges, and the~precautions
taken to prevent the spread of conta-
sious diseases. Also spoke of the growth
of the hospital, still not. completed, and
the, decrease of the disease among the
student body in the last few years, as
a result of the careful attention and
personal interest.
DR.. Claude A. Smith gave. in an in
teresting manner, the history of the
tuberculosis hospital, which had its
origin about two years ago during the
convention here. in the interest of pre-
vention of the spread of this dread dis
ease. Through the interest and influ-
ence of a number of prominent citizens,
together with the efforts of the cham
Der of commerce and the county conf
nissioners, the committee in charge of
the hospital have secured a desirable
piece of land near Battle Hill, and have
almost completed suitable buildings and
open-air sleeping apartments and pa
vilions large enough to accommodate
about so patients. The hospital viii be
opened within the next few weeks, and
Sill be extended as the finances in
crease. Later. it is hoped to begin one
for the colored population. During the
last year there were 291 deaths from tu-
berculosis in Atlanta, the year before
there were 242. and the year previous
227 people died of the white plague In
this city.
Mr.. Fred J. Paxon. chairman of the
chamber of commerce, thanked the club
and city federation of clubs for their
cooperation in all the civic welfare and
especially the wonderful assistance of
these two bodies during the bond cam
paign and the passage of the bond is
sue He mapped out the plan of the
chamber of commerce for the coming
year so that the Womans club may CO.
operate with them in some CT their
great work for the welfare and the Bet
terment of the city.
Mrs Downing spoke of the school as
the social center in the community, af-
ter school hours. and told of the differ
emit instructive and social ways in which
the schools are used in the larger cit
les such as lectures, dancing or gym
nasium work 1t was through her ef-
forts. combined with those of her COM
mittee. that she has arranged to have
the first lecture in the public schools
of Atlanta. This lecture viii be given
by DR.. A. G. Fort Friday evening, Jan
uary. % in the South Boulevard school
His, subject will be health matters, ty-
phoid fevers and the diseases depend
ent upon sanitation.
Miss Mary Barnwell, of the Shelter
ing Arms kindergarten, gave an account
of her work in her school room and of
its influence on the home and parents
of the child She also gave a short
synopsis of her years work. some in
teresting experiences with her pupils,
and a number of Instructive sugges-
Ftions relative to the correcting and rear
ing of the child.