South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-06
ALL CLUBS WILL
TAKE HAND FOR
PREVENTION DAY
Meeting Held in Board of Health
Office Results in Preliminary
Plans for Big Parade to be
a Feature.

With the assistance OF Mayor Fred
W. Keller the wOmen's clubs Of the
city. the Chamber Of Commerce, and
both the y. NJ &. A. and the Y. W.
&. A. the city board Of health is plan
ming to make oct. 2 one OF the big
gest days ever celebrated in South
Bend 1t viii be known as disease
preventive day. and will be featured
with a monster parade which will be
formed of school children, citizens
and members Of various municipal or
CARNATIONS.
While II is being planned to make
the parade one Of the main features
Of the event. at a meeting in the
board Of health Office Wednesday aft
ernoon, plans and arrangements for a
day full Of enjoyable features and at
fractions were considered.
Clubs Represented.
DR.. Chas BOsenbury presided as
chairman over "a meeting which was
made up Of members Of the Progress
club, the ImprOmptu club the Thurs
day club, and the ohiIanIhropic de-
partment OF the Progress club. There
was also present a representative OF
- life insurance company which VIII
take an important part in che events
leading up 10 the actual celebra ton.
The recent disease preventive day
held in Anderson was discussed at
length. II is being planned TO bring
a moving picture camera 10 the city
TO take pictures of the parade and
the principal speakers OF the day. This
was successfully done at Anderson
and the pictures were shown all over
the country. Or. Chas. BOsenbury nav
ing seen them in Atlantic City while
on his vacation.
Mayor Keller suggested that the city
give prizes for the public school that
ming for the day and the one which
prepares the handsomest float for the
parade. The district schools close TO
the city Will be asked 10 declare a
holiday TO allow the children to take
in the educational features.
Miss Veva Harrison, secretary Of
the local Anti-Tuberculosis league
speaking for its members. assured the
board of health that the league was
with the board in anything that might
be taken up. She added that the tub
erculosis hospital under construction
would probably be opened on the same
day. In that case the ceremonies con-
nected with the opening of the hand
some new hospital will be made an
Important feature Of the days events.
Offer Cooperation.
Mrs. L. F. Fickenscher Of the phil
anthrOpic department of the Progress
club. and Mrs. Victor Jones, also Of
the Progress club, offered the services
Of their organization. Mrs. a. II. Rice
speaking for the Thursday club, stated
that the members Of that club were,
as a whole. in favor of the PROPOSE
ton and would assist.
SeCy. III. G.. Spaulding Of the Cham
Der of Commerce stated that the
chamber would do anything in its pow
er TO make the day a success. He
compared South Bend with other cit
les which have observed the day, and
said that this city should Guido them
all in point OF splendcr. II has nat
ural resources, he said for a thing
OF the kind and as II is always a
healthy community. the interest should
be of the keenest
Mayor Keller expressed himself as
being heartily in favor Of the pro-
1ect
Among those present at the We'd
nesday afternoon meeting were DR..
Chas. Bosenbury. /. J. Montgomery,
superintendent Of schools; Mrs. L. F..
Ffckenscher and Mrs Victor Jones
of the Progress club: Mrs. A. II. Rice
of the Thursday club, and Mayor
Fred w Keller
\ meeting Will be held shortly at
which committees 20 be IN charge Of
the making out Of the program and
other activity connected with the prep
aration Of the days events.