The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-07
TO GIVE LECTURES ON HEALTH.
FIRST LECTURE TO BE GIVEN
SUNDAY. JUNE II, AT THE
COURT HOUSE.
Committee Appointed TO Make Ar
ranSemcnts for Il Crusade for Bet
ter Health in Sumter Decide TO
Have Course of Lectures Here.

y committee appointed several
weeks ago to perfect an organization
to work for better health in Sumter
has, after several meetings. decided
upon plans Of a campaign. There will
be course Of lectures given here
from time to time on subjects con-
nected with the health Of the COM
munity which are for the purpose of
instructing the public regarding the
rules of health and showing them
how better health can be maintained
in Sumter.
The committee appointed by Dr.
Brown, who at the lecture given by
DR.. Mccormack several SUNDAYS ago
at the First Baptist church was an
pointed to select the committee, con-
sisted of DR.. Walter Cheyne, who
was made temporary chairman; Or.
c. P. Osteen, Rev. II. II. Covington.
DR.. c. c. Brown, Prof. S. H. Edmunds
and Messrs. l.. I. PARROT. A. 2.
Stuckey and w. b. Burns.
This committee first met and or
ganized. Rev. H. II. Covington was
elected chairman and DR.. Walter
Cheyne was elected secretary. After
its organization the committee has
held several meetings and at it's last
meeting. held on Friday. the fil..
plan Of work for better health was
mapped out.
1t was decided to have a course Of
lectures on subjects that would prove
beneficial t. those persons Of the CITY
who were anxious to know more
about keeping the town cleaner and
having less sickness in it. This plan
was the same as that which has been
mapped out by a large number Of
towns and cities about the same size
as Sumter and has been found to
work best in the maintenance of g,od
health in the locality.
The first course Of lectures will be
given on Sunday, June II in the
court house at $40 D. m. Everybody
is invited to attend the lectures which
will be given by persons who know
what they are talking about and who
will tell their audience how they
may have better health n their
homes and in their ciry.
Those 60 deliver rhe lecture, on
this first occasion are Ur. Hayne. The
secretary Of the state Board Of
Health and a man we'll versed in the
science Of health. His lecture will
be along general sanitary lines. DR..
Hayne has served in various parts Of
the world and has had much ex-
perience in Kidding places Of malaria
and it will be to tell the people how
they may do away with this disease
that he comes here. Other subjects
besides the eradication Of the mos
quitoes will be treated in his lecture.
DR.. Eggleston and Mr.. David r.
Coker. Jr., Of He rtsville are the other
two lecturers in this first series of
lectures. These gentlemen will tell
about how they have almost eradlca-
ted mosquitoes from Hartsville and
how they have held a crusade for
better health in Hartsvile which has
resulted in great good at that place.
The second series Of the lectures
will be delivered in the court house
two weeks later at which other lee
turers will tell about other things
and more ways Of securing better
health in the town. After this the
series Of lecturers will be held from
time to time as they are deemed
needed.
The city board Of health is work
ing with this special committee and
IS ready to assist them in anything
that they do for the betterment Of
the health of the town. It will also
welcome any aid from outsiders
which can be given in the work.