The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-16
Gunshannon Talks To Representatives Of Local Industries
Tells of Progress of Move ment to Stamp Out Great "White Plague'I Food for Reflection, Tn His Re marks.

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 Delegates representing 20, 900 enl- ploye,s of factories and mercantile es- establishments of Bridgeport gathered in the Board Of Trade rooms last night to listen to John F. Gunshanan's plan to organize fActory employees to combat tuberculosis The former tu-
 bercuIosts commissioner from Hart ford proved an able speaker and q thorough master of his subject
 his audience were about 100 men anu a number of women. When MT F ul- shanan had finished he was SUIT onnu- ed by his auditors who put many eager questions MI. Gunsh anan an ssypered all questions and said hs
 would be glad to make noon addresses at the factories if those interested ue-
 sired.
 es Mr cunshannon said tuberculosis is 2. disease of dirt and filth. It IS also preventable, but in order to bring this about poor people must De eau caxed to clean their homes ana sur rounGings, and no better way can be had than through organization. Let them contribute a little, if 1t Is only ten cents, and you have them in terested and the lesson Of clean nv ing is brought home to them
 THE CARELESS CONSERVATIVE E.
 consunnp ption, the Great White Plague tifberculosis-or call it what you rnay-llas brought more poverty destitution and suffering to the poor pebble than any other disease. and all because they have allowed the care less person afflicted with the disease to be at large spreading the germs
 
 over 125 new cases in this city since FApril The consumptive should be removed from the factory and store if you wish to protect your own health as no person, be he rich or poor, IS immune from this scourge-
 MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY. It is argued that you have a Mutual Beneft society and you see no need for another society such as proposed, but you fail to realize that the Ml1- tuaI Benefit pays about $5 a week for only 13 weeks in any one year, and no provision Is made for the oth- CT 39 weeks, which most cases of t1- bercuIosis fequire for treatment, and, again. the s5 a week would be great blessing to many a workers family while he is taking the cure in some sanatorium or under proper super vision of the visiting nurse.
 DO NOT WANT CHARITY. Some Wefl-Tnean1ngs employers tel us that they pay for those in their eTa- rloy who have this disease at a san atoriuu, but patients in these instt- Et11ffons e4uk tawishssk0 be Bbjecs of lclaarfty and sitsS isSs hefters 6hat they should not be, as they can feel more independent when associated with oth- CT inmates if they pay their own way and know that a powerful organization Of which they are members is be- hind them to look after their needs and assure tl1eizfs of fair treatment at all times.
 HOW TO oRaANIzE The way to organize is to take up a collection among the employees in your factory or store, and then for collected appoint one delegate, and for each additional $50 or fraction thereof appoint another delegate. For instance, if 8 factory collects $1o5 they would appoint three deleBates, or $500 would give them six delegates, | and so on for whatever amount is collected
 DELEGATES MEET! The delegate of all factories and stores will then attend a. meeting and elect board of officers and such com n1ittees as are necessary to carry on urer will be required to furnish a suitable bond to protect the funds eo1lected and also the proper dis bursement of same Each factory and store will appoint eone Of their number &os report such eases as shall be entitled to benefits under the con- stitutjon and bylaws adopted by the society. The sociey in New Haven 1 is an ideal one and you could do no better than adopt their plan of or ganizatiou The membership at this time Is nearly 25.o0e
 MEET NBxT WEEK
 1 MT. Gunshannon wanted those pres- ent to report back at a meeting to be l held next week, If the factory or store they represened would take up the work, and appoint temporary presi- dent and secretary, arrange a mass meeting and such other meetings as would be necessary to arouse interest in the movement. He assured them of This hearty co-operation to make the society a credit to the city and state and keep Connecticut first in the states Of he Union in the fight being waged to stamp ont the Great White Plague. 1 Among the n1anuea curing and bus | iness firms represented in the audi ence were: The Warner Brothers I Manufacturing company. Singer Sew ing Machine company, the Bridgeport | Brass company. the Union Metallic Cartridge company, the Union Type writer company, the Bridgeport Di- | oxidized Bronze and Metal company l Messrs. Handy and Harman, the How land Dry Goods store. the Ashcroft i Manufacturing company, T. P Taylor i Manpfacturing. Co. and the Bridgeport