The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-27
THE CIVIC LEAGUE
OF MORGAN CITY
Years Report From October, 1915, To
October, 1916

to be told that their grass needs cut
ting and that their garbage is Of
fensive. Still the women of this
committee persevere and their work
tells for we have been told repeat
edly (by strangers who know that
we have a wonderfully clean town.
We know that we have also a per-
feet water supply and well man.
aged sewerage. There have been two
"clean-ups" this year and two gen.
| eral grass cuttings in the streets.
The weed ordinance has been en-
forced and the city officials have CO.
operated in the most gratifying
manner To help defray expenses
this same committee edited an af-
ternoon edition of the Daily Bulletin
and sold it on the streets and near
by places. This cleared S2S.1S. Mrs.
M. D. Shannon was Chairman.
HEALTH COMMITTEE The
most interesting week of this COM
mittee was "Baby Week Campaign"
conducted by Mrs. E. A. Pharr,
chairman. This campaign was pre-
ceeded by writings on the care Of
babies, appearing each day in the
local paper-by articles read at the
Civic League regular meetings and
by special services held in each
church. A complete census of babies
under two years of age was made
and registration of new babies was
also made through the cooperation
Of the Mayor, the President Of the
Board Of Health and the Postmas-
ter. There was two days free clinic
in charge of two trained nurses and
two doctors-one child's specialist.
Fifty babies were examined and
prizes given to the babies receiving
100 points in the health record
also two prizes for those securing
SO and 90 points. Each parent re-
ceived written report of the condi-
ton of their child. A splendidly
equipped model nursery showed the
latest improvement in nursery fur
niture and all accessories. A COM
plete collection of hand colored pic
lures were on exhibition illustrating
the different stages of baby life
and the dangers they are constantly
exposed to. During the two days
there were lectures to the mothers
on Feeding Of Babies" Vital
Necessity of Birth Registration"
and also upon the general care Of
babies.
The subcommittee on Anti-Tu-
berculosis are making strenuous ef-
forts to keep the splitting law" en-
forced. Tacking up signs on the
streets and in public places. They
celebrated Red Cross Day and sold
$23.88 of stamps-but have every
hope of doubling this amount by =
systematic canvass next year. Much
literature has been circulated on
Typhoid fever as well as hundreds
of illustrated papers on the dangers
of flies and mosquitoes.
MEDICAL SUPERVISION IN
THE SCHOOLS is committee for
med of the Primary Grade Teach
ers, good active members in the
Civic League. They have the CO.
operation of the School Board -
we'll as the doctors and the drug
gists. They have Through the Civic
League) engaged an Eye, Ear and
Throat Specialist to come twice e
year to examine pupils Of the Pub
lie School and to report on same.
The last examination showed an ap-
palling number of children suffer.
ing from adenoids and enlarged
tonsils. The League is making most
strenuous efforts to have these
children treated this year. This COM
mittee sees that all infectious and
contagious cases in the school are
reported to the Board Of Health and
have placed in the school full
equipped medical case for emer.
gency. Miss Ara Wade, chairman.
CONSERVATION-Mrs. John
Gotten, Chairman, has a great deal
to show for this years work. When
the Liberty Bell passed through
Morgan City they had a delegation
to meet it with a handsome wreath
placed in the name of the Civic
League. They have taken charge Of