The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-02-23
HEALTH AND WELFARE LEAGUE
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
The third anniversary of the Organi
and Welfare League was fittingly eel
ebrated at the Y. M. c. A. building in
this city last Monday, by the observ
ance OF a special program that hat
been carefully prepared by those in
charge of that feature of the celebra
ton.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Harry B. Clay, first vice-president
of the League. A brief business se5
sion WAS held, at which plans for the
coming spring and summer work were
discussed and other matters disposed
Of Mrs Denis Dundon, who represent
ed the League at the recent session OF
the Federation of Clubs, held at Emf
nenCe, was present, and gave an inter
esting report Of the proceedings Of the
meeting- also reading the report OF
the League, which she presented al
the Federation meeting.
DR.. w. L. Heiser, of Frankfort, Sec
rotary of the State tuberculosis Com
mission, was present as an invited
guest. DR.. Heiser delivered an in
structive and interesting address to
the members of the League on the sub
ject Of the work being done through
out the State by the organization with
which he is connected. He gave the
League a great deal of valuable infor
nation along the lines of fighting AMI
preventing the Great White Plague,
and was listened to with the closest
attention.
Mrs. Harriet Minaker, Visiting
Nurse for the League, submitted her
report for the year ending February
1, 1917, as follows:
/ Received for nursing service to Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company
/ $4,000.
Received for care of Private cases
$3.50.
/ Funds of Health and Welfare League
expended by nurse, $495.S0.
Funds of Bourbon county expended
by nurse, $4,000.
Private donations expended by nurse
$25OGU.
= Visits made by nurse to Metropol'
tan policy holders, S91 visits made b.
nurse to patients mot policy holders)
COS: Visits made for business pur
poses, investigations, etc, 943. Total
2,493.
Schools visited by nurse, 10; school
children examined by nurse, sac;
School Health League organized a!
Little Rock, January 81, 1917; tuber
cular patients (new in 1870 receiving
care of nurse. 16; tubercular patients
Cold) receiving care of nurse, %
Total, A.
Deaths from tuberculosis in 1915
white patierts), 5; negro patients
T. Total, II.
Births Visiting Nurse in attend
ance, %.
Many other items of interest in the
Minaker's report. along them being
1.-The Penny Lunch" which was estab
lished at her office on January 10, and
which was made possible by the gen
erosity of friend, who contributed lib
orally to the fund for the sake Of the
children, and who was one of the larg
est contributors tn the Children
white Christmas" Through Mrs
Minaker the League is doing noble
and charitable work in Paris and the
County, and is receiving the hearty co
operation Of the city and county ply
sicians, the officials of the city and
county, the Paris business men, and
the congregations of all the churches
both white and black.
/ Mr.. J. J. Tucker, representing the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., was
present, and expressed his sincere ap
probation both personally, and as
representative of the Company, of the
good work being done by the League
and promised the further good will
and earnest cooperation of the Com
pany in the future work of the League
! At the conclusion of the business
meeting and the program, a social
/ hour was held, during which refresh
ments were served the guests.