The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-09-27
Civic League.

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the county OF Wise, will have
far-reechiug results.
On invitation from the Civic
League OF this town, the mem
bers OF the otner Civic Leagues
of the county We're invited to
meet with them. The meeting
was held la The Taylor stors
room, which had been beau,I
fully decorated for the occasion
with golden rod and other fall
flowers. In response 10 the in.
vitation fourteen ladies came
from Coeburu, twenty-six miles
distant, eight from Norton. four
from Appalachia, and one each
from lmboden and Wise, the
last places not yet having n
civic league.
The meeti z was opened With
prayer By Mr.. Hicks, OF Coe
burn, Mrs. j. L. Mccormick
president of the league, welcom
ed the visitors in Cordial and
char ming manner.
Mrs. 4 7. Irvine. outlined the
purpose OF the meeting, which
was to form a federation OF the
leagues of the county. in order
that through cooperation much
more might be accomplished as
Individual leagues and, in adj
dltion, work nigh, be under
taken for the county itself, the
hope being that full-tine
health officer might be secured
for Wise County and visiting
nurses for the schools OF the
county.
Mrs. Irvine spoke in glowing
terms of the natural beauty OF
Wise County, its wonderful
system of roads, which made
such a meeting as the present
one possible. and ihe hope that
o county so progressive in 9th
er matters, was now ready to
undertake this work which
would lead TO such improve
ment in the health OF it's citi.
zens, end introduced Mrs. J
Baldw Ransom, State Super
visor OF Public Health Nurs
ing. TO outline The work Of the
State Board of Health in this
particular.
Mrs. Ransom made q very ap-
pealing and interesting address,
holding the attention OF her
hearers throughout, and show
ed conclusiyely the great re
turns in improved health and
living conditions that would
follow If q full time health OF
iicer were employed ia Wise
County, She skatched for her
hearers the duties OF this officer,
the campaign OF disease proven
ton he would wage, the i'm
mense saving in public money
by the elimination of epidemics.
the Immense saving to the in
dIyidual by the elimination OF
doctors aud nurses bills, paid TO
cure the i'll when, by proper
prevention. Illness might have
been ayerted. She told of the
work accomplished in the coun
ties that nov have full time
health officers.
And III co operation with the
health officers, she urged that
the county employ a County
school Nurse. She gave stats
tics, showing that the great pei
cent OF children who fail To
make their grades are chill
dren suffering with diseased
tonsils, with ad4noids, with
hook worm aud round worms,
With decayed teeth and eye
troubles. The dnty of the nurse
would be to examine these
children, report the need OF at
tention TO the parents and Try
to secure for the Child the pro-
per medical attention, especial
" among the poor would it be.
her duty to Try 20 secure treat
mens for these children. She
gave most interesting expert
ences ahe herself mad while
nursing in Lynchburg.
Ia closing her address, Mrs.
RAMON said:
Man is shree fold in his ma
tuse-physical, mental and
spiritual and while every where
all over the state churches and
schools are looking after the