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

our schools aud spend all ,hA
time aud money we are now
spending on schools, on filter
ates, having first made no If.
tort 10 prevent iiiIteracy The
same method applied 30 morals
would result in cIysing all the
churches aud payiug niuTssers
to spend their time Ia tn- jails
trying 70 restore a man 20 a
state Of righteousness, after he
MAI fallen from grace. rather
than striving TO keep men from
SIN. We nov let people get
SlcS, and then employ q doctor
to patch them up, whereas sm-
ploylng someone to prevent
their getting sick would prove
economy. both Ia rrouey ani ia
human life aud efficiency. one
person IN the United States dies
every Two and q half minutes
with tuberculosis, AMI tuber-
cllosIs Is & preven5abIa disease
WAT is Wise County willing
to do 20 save It's peoulcs
~ the cOnciusiGu of Mrs
kanson's address the members
OF the league served TO their
guests q most delicious luu-
cheon, the menu being fried
chicken, tomato aspic. potato
salad, sandwiches, hot rolls
coffee and fruit punch, the
tables being decorated with
lovely vases OF flowers.
The afternoon session was
devoted to business. thu h,st
matter being arspors from each
league represented Of shs work
doue BY it, and these reports
showed the splendid, public
spirited work accomplished by
the women Of Wise County in
various communities.
Following this was . full dis.
cusslon az the formation OF the
County League and the fol-
lowing plan of Organization.
NAME.-This Association
shall De called the Federated
Civic Leagues OF Wise COUNTY.
PURPOSES Its purposes
are 20 Unite al, the civic leaxsss
OF our county IN promoting the
hettermaut OF conditions OF
life and health, both ia our
towns and 10 all paris uf our
county aud section.
hEABERSHIP;-E4c sch civic
ieagne OF the county uuiiL1x
with Us and regardless OF num-
Der Of members shall be 6ue
member OF this federation aud
have one vote on all questions
and any league having forty
members shall bs entitled Ia
two votes. and one vote add.
tional for every twenty mem
bers
OFFICERS.-The Officers
shall pe president, vice
PRESIDENT q secretary aui 8
treasurer There shall be GO
executive committee al i've
OF which the presi-
dent shall De -ofticio q mem
per ana chairman, aud the
president shalt appoint the OH.
ar four members
AiEETINGS.-Thera shall De
Ewo regular meetings held each
year, one in the spring and the
other in the fall. The fall
shall De the regular
annual meeting for The election
Of officers, and the time and
place Of 5hese meeting shall bs
fixed by the president or execu
rive committee, Special meet
ings may be held Al any time
and place upon ths call Of the
presid eut or the executive com
miiles ana for such purposes a.
the president or SAID CON-
mittse may Designate
IL was then moved and
seconded that the first wcrk Of
the Federated League would be
TO request the Board Of Super
yisors TO appoint an expert full
time health officer and make an
appropriation for his salary;
and also to secure Z county
School Nurse and to that end
petitions would be Circulated
throughout the county TO Sc
cure funds and that the coal
OF this county should
be visited and asked to con
tribute.