The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-22
PUBLIC HEALTH CON-
FERENCE A SUCCESS
BEST ATTENDED CONFERENCE
IN SOUTH DAKOTA, SAYS
RED CROSS NURSE.
BABY WEEK IN MARCH
TWO THOUSAND CASES ANNUAL
LY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN
THIS STATE.

Disease Is p|TeNeutdDle lHlS was
the dominant note of the earnest talk
of Miss Winters, the Red Cross nurse,
last night at the meeting of citizens
in the city hall.
Over a hundred interested listeners
crowded the little DON Mrs. III. II.
Holdridge, chairman of the Red
Cross seal work for Lake county, in
troduced the visiting nurse and after
wards presided while the plans for
Baby Week were perfected. The
dience was representative and most
enthusiastic.
Miss Winters explained the nature
of Baby Week which is a national in
%stitution for the week of March 4,
promoted by the Children's bureau in
Washington. During this week baby
reigns as king, and all features are
arranged to promote public under
standing of healthful conditions for
his Majesty, the Baby. On Saturday,
March I. motion pictures will be pre-
scented, in which health conditions are
illustrated. These pictures are OBJ
tainable from the Red Cross commits
sion, and the picture committee of
the Child's Welfare league is placed
in charge of these. On Sunday the
ministers and Sunday school leaders
will make the baby the theme of their
discourses. Rev. P~almerton, Reig-
stad and Father Flynn are the COM
mittee in charge.
Wednesday. March s. will be Baby
day. There will be an exhibit, prizes
.pflrnA upI "a uanar.1 pnpaFaVnn Hf
parents with the medical fraternity.
The Welfare league takes charge of
this day also. Friday will be Broth
ers' and Sisters day, at which time
the school children will present little
health playlets, read little essays. and
interest themselves in the welfare Of
the tiny tots. This committee is
made up OF Miss Emry. Mrs. Beau
mont, the Misses Keyser, DAILY, Love,
futile, Olson and Toohey, and
Messrs. Dyer and Wagner. Mr..
Mease and Mr.. Stahl are a committee
on information for the public, and a
general advisory committee consists
of Mayor Waskey, Geo. Farmer. Prof.
May, DR.. Heston. Father Flynn. Rev.
McKibbin. Mr.. Pfeiffer, Mr.. Mease
and Mr.. Sutton.
Miss Winters is TO visit the country
districts, the rural schools, calling
upon the sick wherever needed, and
in general, surveying the health con-
ditions OF the county. The question
Of her transportation becomes a vital
one, and a committee of three, Mr..
Keller, Rev. Palmerton and Geo.
Fuller, was appointed TO make ar
engagements for it, and they Will be
glad to receive any offers from those
possessing vehicles.
Miss Winters spoke OF the assur-
ances with which she has been every
where met, that there is no tubercu-
losis in South Dakota. Every n
seemed so confident of this she
said, that | wrote TO Pierre, and
find that there are 800 deaths an
nually In the state, and for every
death there must be counted four or
five infections, and among the In
dians more than that, 40 that we have
to reckon with 1000 cases Of the
disease every year" South Dakota
has but one sanatorium, which is
beautifully located in the Black Hills,
and which with crowding will accom-
modate forty-two. This leaves many
advanced cases to be scattered about,
spreading the infection to others,
cases which might readily be pre-
vented, were there an adequate sana-
forum nearer the centers of popu-
lation.
The Red Cross commission is work
ing upon a campaign for education
everywhere, TO show the public how
to conserve health and how to main
tain healthful conditions in all com
munities. For this purpose the visit
ing nurses are sent out TO confer and
to assist wherever the community en-
lists their service. The only funds
for the work of this commission are
derived from the sale Of Red Cross
seals. One OF the objects worked for
is a free dispensary TO catch the dis
ease in its early stages. Open air
schools for abnormal children, or
those predisposed to tuberculosis, is
another prime object to be worked
for.
1t was voted to turn all money
earned over to the city charity board,
after giving TO the Red Cross commits
sion one-third. Lake county may
look with pride upon this initiatory
step toward the further health and
welfare of her towns and villages,