Fergus County Democrat., 1914-07-09
STATE HEALTH OFFICERS ASSO-
CITATION SELECTS OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING YEAR.
DELEGATES PUT IN VERY BUSY DAY
Some important Papers Read and
General Discussion Is Interesting.
Trip in Afternoon to Dairy and the
Source Of City's Water Supply.

1t was busy day for the Montana
health officers yesterday, for besides
their reguar program, they held bus.
mess session and enjoyed a motor
trip late in the afternoon. The morn
ing session was called at 10 o'clock
in the Judith club rooms. The pro-
gram, as previously announced, could
not be followed out because many OF
the delegates who were assigned sub
jects, were unable to be present. Miss
NJ. M. Hughes of Helena, representa-
gave talk on public school inspec-
ton, and her remarks were followed
by discussions on this subject by Cogs-
well, Tenney, Story, Balsam and Pie
dalue. The next was paper on
Farm Sanitation by DR.. Joseph Pie
dalue of Bozeman. The noon hour cut
short discussions on his subject.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session there was
one paper as announced, one on Pre-
vention of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis,
by DR.. A. w. Deal of Lewistown. Fol-
lowing this paper in substitution for
the rest of the program, large num-
Ter of general questions were submit
ted for informal discussion. They in
cluded, "Should Schools Have Score
Cards?" discussed by Piedalue, Ten
ney, Cogswell and O'Donnel; 'The
Milk Supply" discussed by Weather
head "Is the Vidal Test Sure In
dication Of Typhoid Claiborn and
Starr; "Is the Position of Health Of
ficer an Aid or Hindrance to Regular
Practice?' discussed by Balsam;
"Should the Health Officer Be Paid by
Salary or Fees?" Jump, Piedalue, Bid
die and Balsam; How Can Position
of Health Officer Be Put on Merit
Basis?" Deal Pigot, Claiborn, Balsam,
Cogswell, Piedalue and Jump; "Sani-
tation of Saloons Cogswell, Piedalue,
Starr and Tice; Can a Barber Use a
Hot Towel Twice and Be Hygienic?'
Jump, Cogswell and Piedalue; I'm
Scoring Meat, What Deduction Should
Be Made for Meat Covered With
Flies?' ODonnel, Piedalue and Cogs-
we'll; "Can Farmers Kill Meat With
out Sanitary Supervision" Jump,
ODonnel and Cogswell; "How Can
Syphilis or tuberculosis Be Detected
in Those Handling Foodstuff?" dis
cussed by Piedalue; "Is 1t Constitu-
tional to Compel People to Make Sew
er Connections?' Cowles and O'Don-
mel; care There Any. Montana Cities
Where Sewage Should Be Disinfect-
ed?" discussed by Cobleigh; "What
Degree of Sewage Publication Should
Be Done on the Yellowstone, Missouri
and Milk Rivers?" Cogswell and Cob
leigh; "Should the Milk Supply Be In
spected Locally or by the State?'
ODonnel Balsam and Pigot; Can a
Third Party Carry Measles?" dis
cussed by Young.
Election of Officers.
A business session followed these
discussions, and officers were elected
for the ensuing year. They are: DR..
A. w. Deal of Lewistown, president;
DR.. Clyde Jump of BoZeman, vice pres
ident, and DR.. w. F. Cogswell of Hell
ena, secretary and treasurer.
An Auto "Trip.
At the adjournment of the meeting
the visitors were taken in automo-
biles about the city, and an inspection
was made of the city waterworks.
They then went on to the Lewistown
dairy to make an inspection there
Each man was given a card to score
the dairy in order to find out the vari-
alton. Each health officer has this
duty to perform in his city or county,
as the case may be, and this oppor.
tunity in Lewistown enables them to
compare individual markings of the
same dairy. The results will be
summed up later.