The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-21
GREATER FIGHT
AGAINST PLAGUE
WILL Be WACED
Planned To Practically Double
Accommodations of the De
trOit Sanitarium
BLUE STAR DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED, JUNE 3
Wayne County Wins Prize BY
Big Sale of Red Cross
Seals

In the annual meeting of the Detroit
Tuberculosis sanatOrium. Tuesday a.
teruoOn in ,Ae Hotel Ponrc hartrG'n,
plans We're announced Tor the erection
OF unit OF 10 or 10 rooms. with a
separate heating plant which, with
the addition OF Il few tents and shacks,
VIII about double the hospital capac-
ity The sanatorum can now accom-
MEDIATE o. persons.
President Frank b Leland said that
the sanatorlUm death rate had In
creased, due 10 the fact hat advanced
cases are being taken, in order 10 pro
tect the public from them.
In this respect We are PROBABLY the
first institution Ia the country. or ior
that matter in the world, said Presi-
dent Leland We thus remove the
advanced sufferers from family and
friends who are most likely TO con
tract the disease through infection.
Our deaths last year numbered 56.
There were 2S in the preceding year,
and % three years ago
Reports snow that 205 patients were
treated during the year. Nine We're
discharged as cured, in ~ cases the
progress OF the disease was arrested,
&c showed Improvement. and "a show
ed none The Red Cross stamp sale
netted $4,036.3S Expenditures for the
year were s30,3i792. leaving a deficit
OF $5S990. The value OF the property
Is estimated AT 100000. A mortgage
OF $4,000. given three years ago, mas
been reduced 81 600 annually.
officers were reelected as follows:
IlrAatAgvtf Gland yipa-nIp s.
ident. Dr. g. r Shurly; secretary,
Or. II N Rich; treasurer, William t.
Henry trustees. Frederick Nj. Alger,
Mrs Clara b AFtA+ri, Mrs. john T.
BrOdhead. Archibald Carey Mrs. Her
man Dey. Mrs. John F. Dodge, Mrs
Horace +. Dodge, Miss Mary a. Ducey,
Miss Clara e. Dyar Mrs. Harry Gold
stein + L. Ford, DR.. Is. Il. ShuriN
Dr. r. NJ Rich. Mrs. f. d. Stair, Mrs.
julius Haass. William G.. Henry. DIR. &.
G Jennings, Frank Is. Leland, Mrs
Abner L. I.arued. Mrs. J l.. Marx, Mrs.
Willard Pope. Dr.. II. y. Torrey, Mrs
b c. Whitney, David Gray, William
Luckiug.
The executive committee consists OF
the officers and Archibald Carey
The annual appeal 10 the puolic for
funds known az Bl"o star day viii be
neld Wednesday. June B. The total
receipts from Blue Star day, 1919,
were s14,e607S For Blue Star day,
1914. Mrs John T Brodhead was chos-
en- chairman; Mrs Clara Il. Arthur.
vice.chairman, and Mrs. John f. Dodge,
secretary.
The splendid returns from Wayne
county IN the sale OF the Red Cross
Christmas seals Won the county
prize, IN the form OF the services OF
nurse for one month. This nurse will
be sent 20 Detroit il the near future
TO work among the tubercular poor III
the city and county at the discretion
and under the direction, OF the Detroit
Society for the STUDY and Prevention
OF tuberculosis In the sale OF the
Christmas seals Mre. Horace z. Dodge,
as chairman OF the factory committee.
turned in me largest amount. Sl,SO',
and Mrs. John r. Dodge, chairman OF
the drug store committee, followed
with s4091e. Mrs Harry Goldstein
chairman OF the hotels committee, sold
$3.50 worth OF seals; Mrs. E. e. Bross,
chairman OF the bank committee. sSlb.
and Miss Gladys Lyon. chairman OF
the ONCE committee. s20S.3o.