South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-01

The spectacle of more than 5000
school children formed in regular line
and carrying pennants, banners and
inscriptions offering suggestions i'm
the fight on contagious disease, is the
big feature of the monster parade
Friday afternoon, the chief event in
the celebration in this city of its first
Disease Prevention day. Children
from all of the city's public and pa
rOchial schools have been pressed into
service and with more than a dozen
decorative floats will traverse the
route named in the line of march for
the parade.
School children of the city and
teachers in the public schools have
taken an enthusiastic interest in plans
for the day and have promised the
various committees their invaluable
assistance. All organizations, reli-
gious, political and philanthrOpical
have combined to help to make the
day a success.
All lodges and other organizations
whose members have uniformed
bodies in the city, have been asked by
w. ]. Wright, chairman of the parade
committee. to enter the parade.
Motion Pictures Feature.
An added feature to the days
events is a motion picture series which
will depict methods of combating
disease and its prevention. 1t will be
shown all day free Of charge.
In order TO facilitate the formation
of the lines of the parade they will
be divided into three divisions. The
first will form on ColfaX av. at the
high school building and will face the
west. The second will lie on ColfaX
av. between Taylor st. and Laporte
av., and will face east while the third
will form on ColfaX aV. west OF La
porte av. and will face east. The first
division will lead the march and will
march to Taylor st. where the second
division will fall into line followed
by the third
Chief among the exhibits will be the
better babies and tuberculosis ex-
hibits. The former is in charge Of
Miss Olive Bailey of the Children's
dispensary and Mrs. Charles Bosom
bury.
The tuberculosis exhibit has been
prepared by Miss Neva Harrison, sec
rotary, and Mrs. w. b. Pond, presi-
dent of the local Anti-Tuberculosis
league.
Other Exhibits Prepared.
For the prevention of blindness
section of the displays, Rabbi Cron-
bach and capable assistants have pre-
pared a booth that is at once inter-
esting and helpful. What has been
done by local and state societies for
the prevention Of blindness and what
steps must be taken TO prevent dis
eases of the eyes which might result
in permanent affliction, will be ex-
planned.
other exhibits and their promoters
are as follows:
Alcohol Rev c. w Harrison: social
hygiene, Mrs. Robert Elbel; mental
deficiency, Mrs. Homer Miller; teeth,
DR.. Glenn Shidler: patent medicines,
DR.. II. Z. Vitou. All merchants of the
city have been requested TO arrange
window displays relative TO the pre-
vention of disease.
Following the ommendation of I
Mayor Keller, business in the city, in
sofar as it is possible, will be sus-
pended for two hours, from ? o'clock |
TO 4 o'clock
Judge at Oliver Hotel.
The judges stand for the parade \
and the location for the awarding of I
prizes will be the Main ST. balcony of /
the Oliver hotel. The floats and /
other features of the parade will pass 4
this stand twice so as to give the /
judges ample opportunity to view the \
various exhibits Besides the judges, |
city officials, members of the board /
of health and the board Of education 4
will occupy the reviewing stand.
Small -illages and cities in the vi
cinity of South Bend have not been
sighted by Mayor Keller and those
in direct charge. All officials and
others interested in the work as set
forth by this city have been sent in
vitatiOns by Mayor Keller TO be the
guests OF the city and its officials
during the days festivities.
The care and handling of the null
titude of school children will entail
a large amount OF work. To look out
for the welfare of the little ones and
to see that none are harmed by the
long walk, a committee has been ap-
by Mayor Keller. Supt
Montgomery is chairman and the
other members are FIR DeGrOote. Fr
Varlaky Fr. Zubowicz. Miss Bertha
Linden. Miss Mary Sullivan, Frederic
l. Sims :. c. Sheneheld and Ralph II.
Longfield.
Put on Dedication.
IL was at first thought that the new
hospital recently finished
on the Niles road would be officially
opened on Disease Prevention day.
However. il has been decided by the
association to let
that matter rest for the present The
hospital has been in operation for
some time and its official dedication
will be held at a later date.
L O. Manning, chairman of the
committee on finance, reported Thurs
iay morning that funds for the occa-
sion were on hand and that the COM
nafffaa a whole Were grateful 10