Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-10-07


the NJ +. Church was for men only
and was we'll attended, and all pro-
nounced il well worth their time. Af-
ter the preliminary program an adj
dress was delivered by DR.. A. S.
Warthin, of the Department of Path
ology of the L. of NJ, subject "The
Crime Against the Boy" This sub
ject was handled i'm a mastery man
ner and was very interesting, and we
hope was taken home by many a
father He argues tAat the father and
son should be chums and should be so
close that the father will be the first
person the boy should go to for help
and advice The father is the one
who should tell the boy of four years
the things he should know rather than
learn them on the streets His talk
from start 60 finish was full of good
things and should have been heard by
every father and son in Alma.
At the High School Auditorium the
meeting for ladies was conducted by
Mrs. Nudge OF St Louis eThe audi
torium was full and il was pronounced
very profitable meeting. The ad-
dress OF Or. Elsie Pratt, on Sex Hy-
giene, was full Of good and useful ad-
vice to the mother lnd girls.
> On Monday afternoon the meeting
at the auditorium was well attended.
although few men attended. The five
minute talk on Good Health" by o. l..
Smith was well received and full of
valuable suggestions The address Of
DR. VIM DeKline, "The Value of Pub
lie Health" was q very fitting intro
duction of the weeks meeting. He
laid considerable stress on cities like
. Alma not making more Of their public
health department. Contending that
this department should expend money
for the protection OF life and the pre-
vention Of diseases as well as fire and
b police protection. Claiming that a
good health officer we'll paid who can
J give his entire attention to health con-
, ditions in a town can save the lives of
ten people year He referred to the
work of the state board of health, cor
2 roborating with the physicians in the
e county in abating and assisting in the
S care of preventable diseases, especial
- ~ tuberculosis. He and the state sani-
S tary engineer and two nurses will Wis
it Alma for two weeks in November
r taking up the matter OF sewerage
D and water supply. The State Of Mich
e igan has appropriated 100000 for
J., this purpose in Michigan this year.
t The board will in this connection put
] man in each community who will in
vestigate water, food, sewer and other
conditions which are conducive Ia
public health. Meeting adjourned
to the Vaudette where DR.. East, Med
ica Superintendent of the Detroit
Board of Health gave very
. highly interesting illustrated lee
:, ture on "How to Care for the Teeth
, of Children" His talk certainly should
create demand for tooth brushes
II He brought out many good thought:
and suggested many remedies, highly
4 recommending the examination OF
y school chidrens teeth by a competent
y dentist at least twice a year.
o. least twice year
s Monday evening Mayor BrainerC
1 l. Il .f nh y
Is was short but full of good things fol
J. Alma after which A. p. Cook, who act
ed as chairman of the meeting, intro
n duced Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane Of
- Kalamazoo, who took for her subject
Il Sanitary Problems in Small Cities.
h During the day Mrs Crane, in com
Ie pany with citizens of Alma, made 1
IS tour of investigation, looking owe
" different Institutions about town ant
at the meeting spoke very highly o
" some and criticized others. She als'
Le Investigated the streets, alleys an,
. public buildings. She spoke yer.
N highly of our school houses but sc
verelycriticized our Jail, alleys, am
,e rear of stores, most of which is con
N ceded by ell of our people.
y On Tuesday afternoon the short tall
of Mrs. Marion Chase Roneigh Of
Salient Points in Public Health" AM
Coral Walton, Secretary of the Stat
tuberculosis Society on" Michigan
10 Effort to Prevent tuberculosis" wer
"a both received well and were both yer.
H. carefully prepared addresses. Mrs
20 Marshall, who will have charge o
m state nurses gave short talk on tn
20 work to be taken up by the stat
w board.
I'd At the evening session the shor
st talk by Mrs. Francis Burnes of 81
u Louis was well received and was
d. very able and pleasing address. Sh
ed complimented Alma on her taking tn
IL step with ether counties in the stat
in holding such meeting and Great