South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-07
Mammoth Insect Will Lead
Procession Through South
Bend Streets Before Pro-
gram at High School.
BETTER HEALTH" TO BE
SLOGAN OF SPEAKERS
Authorities From CHICAGO and
Indianapolis Will Appear
With Local Doctors at Meet
ingS on April Is.

Plans for the health conference TO
be held April 10 at the high school
auditorium. under the auspices OF the
city health board and direction of Dr.
| Charles 5. Bosenbury. are slowly
rounding into shape. The program
has been completed.
Hyman Cohen, Of the Chicago de-
partment of health and well known
medical writer: Clifford Grulee. as
sisrant professor Of children's disease
at the Rush Medical college in Chi
cago: ". +. King. assistant superin-
tendent OF the state board of health.
and long list OF South Bend speak
ers will make up the program.
A session viii begin in the after
noon and will continue until late in
the evening. when Mayor Keller will
preside and the officials OF the city
administration viii be seated on the
platform. Additional committees
made up of DR.. Charles Stoltz. j. T..
Neff and William Elliott have been
/ appointed TO assist in completing the
plans.
The Swatter Parade
A fly swatter" parade viii feature
the conference. At noon a gigantic
fly, more than five feet in length. will
be paraded about the city streets ora
auto trucks. The big insect will be
mounted in a frame and suspended
from an apparatus arranged on the
truck. Over it skeleton will be
streached
Y. NJ. G. A. boys dressed I'm overallS.
carrying rakes. shovels, brooms and
other tools for cleanup purposes. viii
march following the auto. Ely
catechism literature will be given 10
the crowds along the streets and the
entire plan viii be 10 urge the peO-
pie to put forth stronger efforts in
getting rid of the fly as early i'm the
season as possible.
II will be the first Ely Parade"
ever held in Indiana and as it has at
tracted consIdera BILE interest in many
other cities no doubt will be one or
the big drawing cards FOR the con
ference. The insect 10 he used is be-
ing sent here from Indianapolis and
in the evening after the parade it viii
be taken to the high school where il
will be on display.
Chamber To Cooperate
The Chamber Of Commerce has
taken steps 10 cooperate with the
movement. A plan is being started 10
secure the support Of all the clubs.
the merchants and ORGANIZATIONS i'm
the city. The Ministerial association
agreed TO support the proposition. II
will be announced f~Om all the pulpits
and church members will be urged 10
attend. As the mass meeting viii be
held on the regular prayer meeting
night, ministers have agreed TO post
pOne services on that occasion.
That the day will be one Of great
Importance TO South Bend was the
assertion OF DR.. BOsenbury. He de-
clared that health conditions in thsi
city are not bad as compared with
some others. The conference NAV
lead to the inauguration OF medical
inspection in public schools. i'm the
opinion Of the physician.
DR.. King will arrive in the city the
day preceding the conference and
talk during the conference viii he
based on the data gathered bv the
examination.
VIII Aid Dispcnsary.
tt is believed that the conference
will put the children's dispensary on
a frmer foundation. Or. GruIee OF
Chicago will give a talk illustrated bv
lantern slides on the subject. Work
Of the Chicago Infant Welfare So
ciety." His address viii be on the
care OF children.
Other speakers on the program viii
be DR.. J. " Hurry Of Chicago: Dr. p.
G. Traver OF South Bend on IN
fectiOus Diseases; DIT r. T.. Sen
senich OF this city on Tuberculosis
DR.. 8. a. Clark Of this city viii give
an illustrated talk using E-rav slides.
Dr. Glenn Shidler q this city on "Cara
OF the Teeth; Or. s. ". Baer Of this
city on Medical Inspection Of school
Kids" and John s. Bordner. county
agriculture agent ON Production of
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