The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-07-12
DAY
HAS BEEN SET
Sanitary Committee Appointed by
Commercial Club Meets and
Forms Organization
WILL ESTABLISH LEAGUE
WITH MEMBERSHIP BUTTON
If City Is In Good Shape by July
%, DR.. Lumsden Says There
Need Be Very Little Typhoid
Here This Fall and Less Next

North Yakima is to be a clean city
| by July 20 if the people of the city
land suburbs stand ready, as they
| have given evidence of doing, to do
their share towards getting rid of ty-
Iphoid fever. An inspection day for
this date was decided on at meet
ing of the executive committee of the
sanitary league named by the Com
mercial club. Every day between
now and then is to be "clean up"
day, and on the twenty-second, a pro-
ccssiun of automobiles will tour the
Valleys in the hope that they will be
! in such spick ana span condition that
people might use them for promen-
AIDES, if they so pleased
Will Form League
AT the committee meeting at which
the Rev. Alfred Lockwood was chos-
en- permanent chairman, and at
which John w. Sindall acted as Sec
rotary, it was also decided to form a
sanitary league, whose insignia
should be a button (which every self
respecting person in North Yakima
will be wanting to wear" as Presi-
dent Lucas of the Commercial club
put it. To become a member of the
league, ii viii be necessary for the
applicant to have santated his prem
ises. When he has done so, he will
notify the health department.. asking
that an inspector come out and look
them over If the inspector finds
everything all right he will give the
applicant certificate. This certih-
cate, presented to the executive COM
mittee of the sanitary league, will
bring forth a button. The plan dis
cussed was to charge small fee for
the button to provide a fund for
spreading information about typhoid
and preventive measures. The matter
of providing the button seemed to
meet with general favor the ways
and means committee. consisting Of
A. B. Weed, of the sanitary commit
tee and Frank Horslcy and a. g.
! Whitson of the Commercial club be-
ing empowered to act in the matter
as seemed best.
Membership Requirements
Some such declaration as this. out
| lined by Or. Lumsden. will be re-
Iquired of league members:
| the undersigned, have put into
sanitary condition, ana do agree to
maintain in sanitary condition all
| properties occupied or owned by me
and used for human habtation.
BY sanitary condition is meant
specifically in this instance proper
connection of the premises with the
sewerage system, or the construction
and use on premises of sanitary priv
les, or sanitary septic tanks: and the
use, where needed, of sanitary boxes
flor stable manure and proper dis
posal of such manure.
A sanitary priNy is one which is
! fly-proof and which is provided with
a water ught receptacle for the de
iecta.
sanitary manure box is one
which is fly proof
Committees Appointed
d, NJ. Rand and f. c. Fairchild
were appointed a committee to look
| after inspection day and publicity
work. some changes in the general
committee We're nccessitated owing to
/ inability to serve on the part of some
/ of the members Mrs Charles Barnes
takes the place of Mrs. Joseph Outer:
Mrs J. T.. shannon will represent the
Mob Hill district IN place of Mrs. j.
/ V. Ellis, who will be out of the city,
and Mrs. ". w. DeVeaux will be an
ablo 10 serve through absence from
town. Those present at the meeting
we're Messrs T. C. Fairchild, d. NJ.
/ Rand, Alfred Lockwood, q. r. Black
burn, y. &. Weed, ]. w. Sindal, II.
/ G. Lucas, George Listmann. Or. L. L.
Lumsden and Mesdames Drolet, Rob-
erts, Ellis and shannon.
DO II Now
| DO it Now" was adopted as the
slogan of the league. Since the time
i'm which to work is short, steps Will
be taken at once by the executive
committee which represents each of
4 the twelve precincts and three of the
suburbs, 10 work with individuals and
through organizations to get ready
/ for inspection day. Provided North
/ Yakima is in good sanitary condition
/ by July %, Dr. Lumsden believes that
Ithc typhoid battle mere is practically
! Won. He does not say that there will
| he no typhoid, but that the number
! Of cases will be markedly decreased
land that with sanitary methods
maintained, the decrease Will con-
! tinuc from year to year
/ The executive committe will meet
Iagdiu Friday of next week at p. m.
at the Commercial club rooms to re-
/ port progress.