The bee., 1916-11-28
Free Treatment and Relief
Affored Many Eve Suf-
ferers
Or. MCMURRAY, NOTED
GOVERNMENT EXPERT COMING
Will be Held at Madisonville
Y. M. c. A., December
:, 5 and 9

Plans are Deing completed for hold
ing a free Trachoma (Sore eyes)
clinic at Madlsonville December 9TH,
9Th and 9th, in the Young Mems
Christian Association building. Free
reatment will be given every man,
woman and child who will attend the
clinic on any Of these days and all
who are so afflicted are invited and
urged to 20 to Madisonville at hat
time and get relief. The clinic will
be held by DR. John McMuray the
Trachoma' expert Of the Bureau OF
Public Health Service. Washington,
under the direction OF the Treasury
Department. Accompanying. and as
Sisting DR.. McMurray will be Or. j.
N. Mccormick, State Sanitary In
Speetor, and DR.. A T. Mccormick,
Secretary State Board of Health,
Bowling Green, These will he fur
ther assisted by Or. Thos. L. Bailey
and Or. Robert Sorry, MadisonvlIle,
by Miss Georgia Frederick. visiting
nurse of the Hopkins County Public
Health and Welfare League. under
whose auspices the clinic is to be
held. and by Miss Marion William
son, organizing nurse. representing
Che state organization This will be
the opportunity of lifetime for all
those needing such treat as will be af
forded by these experts at the free
clinic. Mr.. O. A. Tevebaugh, for the
State Young Mems Christian Assccia.
tion, has very kindly given the use
of the basement and first floor of the
jacksonville Y. NJ. c. A. building
for use of the clinic, saying in a re-
cent letter to Paul M. Moore, presi-
dent Of the County League, 1--WE are
very glad indeed to cooperate in a
community enterprise in this way,
and l wish for the movement the
largest possible success" Commit
tees are busy soliciting for beds, lin
ems and other necessary materials fol-
use at the clinic. DIR. McMuTay
writes that he will bring one nurse
and possibly two with him, aud prac
tically all of the medicines and dress
ings necessary for the clinic. Ar
rangements will be made to supply
meals for the patients during the
time necessary for them TO remain
at the clinic, and they will be giver
the best attentionin every way II
our neighboring county of Mullen
berg these clincis have been helC
monthly for some time past. Muh
lenberg has much more Trachomi
than is found in Hopkins but Their
are many cases in this county, all o
whom should get relief at the coming
clinic. Erof. L. r. RAY. Count,
Superintendent Of Schools, and
large majority Of the teachers of tn
county are interested and cooperatini
in the preparation for the clinic Let
tiers have gone out to all teachers
giving lists Of school children Athlete
and asking that they be sent to Mac
isonWlle for this free treatment an
relief. Miss Frederick ha been dill
gently inspecting schools throughoI
the county in order that this wor
might be finished before the time fC
the clinic and all children be given
chance Everybody should pass Il
word around. Telephone Miss FreS
erick at Madisonville or tell some 0
ficer Of the League about cases tn
should receive attention.
AT the recent annual meeting
the Hopkins County Health al
Welfare League all officers were
elected for the ensuing year, towi