The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-28
ASK PROMPT ACTION
BY THE COMMITTEE
Regarding Proposed Wayne
County tuberculosis
Hospital.

Various members of the Wayne
/ County Anti-tuberculosis society are
hopeful that the question OF asking
the county council for an appropria-
ton of SIS. 900 for the erection of a
, tuberculosis hospital. which question
is now in the hands of Secretary Jor-
dan and the members of the health
committee OF the Commercial CLUB.
will be acted on favorabIy and at once
They say IL is a matter of vital i'm
portance to the health and welfare of
Wayne county and should no longer
be delayed
The health committee was supplied
with all necessary data and the mem
bers were TO report either favorably or
adversely. Nothing has been done. as
/ far as the society knows. by the COM
mittee and persons interested in the
! fight against tuberculosis in this coun-
" think IL unwise to delay the report
when il is known that members OF the
! Wayne county council look with IA
vor on the proposed appropriation.
Statement by Bond.
The members OF the society declare
the tuberculosis hospital to be a civic
! improvement and should be acted on
with the same alacrity which would
be shown toward any other proposed
betterment for the community. Ger
tainly the health committee should en-
dorse the plan Immediately" declared
! President s. Edgar Bond. of the Tu.
berculosis society. today. The Com
mercial club has permitted other bust
ness to interfere with its report on
this matter. but il is highly urgent
that il be given attention Immediately
| feel sure that the county council
will appropriate the necessary amount
for the building of the hospital
Two years ago the study for the
prevention of tuberculosis was thought
moral and religious question. and
was preached only from the pulpits.
Now ii is correctly considered a
practicable and educational study and
is taught in the public schools. in the
factories. from the work benches as
we'll as in the Sabbath school and from
the pulpits.
Movement Extensive One.
THE movement for the prevention
of tuberculosis is so extensive that
every county in the United States IL
organizing a society for the purpose
of conducting campaigns.
Wayne county is especially ahead
in it's propaganda of work and it's so
ciety has instilled interest which ha:
become general The next move mus
be made by the health committee anC
its members should take up the mat
ter of appropriating enough money Il
build the hospital with the count,
council as soon as possible. To della!
would be unwise."
The WaynN county society will re
quest the Ministerial Association o
this county to arrange for a genera
observance of tuberculosis day, which
has been designated for December Z
The schools. churches, labor unions
fraternal orders and other organize
tons will be asked to join the anti
tuberculosis workers of the country T.
OBSERVE this fourth national day.
Last year over 10000 churches CAV
attention to this subject on Tubercu
losis day. 1t is hoped this year Il
swell the number of churches to 100
900 and to urge similar action beside
in a large number of the schools ant
other societies. The tuberculosis da.
campaign will come this year durinl
the Red Cross Christmas seal sale.
is planned to urge the churches of tn
: county TO take a definite part in thi
movement