The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-07
.N|HEE[ LING PREPARES To FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS IN OHIO COUNTY
MINISTERS. PHYSICIANS, STA TIE
AND CITY OFFICIALS UNITE
IN BIG BATTLE
The Rev. DR.. ]. Aspinnu Mccunig Do
uvers Inspiring Address on Pro-
posed Campaign

With prominent ministers. learned
physicians. efficient state and city Of
liciAlS uniting in their efforts 10 launch
Il campaign here It. fight tuberculosis
in ohio county. an cnthnsia$tIc meeting
was held last night N the Court theatre
attended 10y II large number at persons
who ara ready and willing To give their
.aid and support 80 stamping cut The
dread disease in this section.
The mr"iinE WIS featured by tho E"N.
DR. J. .lspinaIl McCuaiE. who has irar-
lied in all PARTS of the country and has
observed 'hr terrible destruction
wrought by tuberculosis who gay" one
Of the most "nlhuSiaStlr and Inspiring
talks Of III" evening.
Or. 2Iccuhg's Address
The Rev. Or j. .Aspiral! McC'ua!E
said in tho CroWnin: address Of III"
meeting II all that had been said w"r"
taken 10 heart 10y the i"npl" present not
nnr nC tlI"m would eyer suffer from
consumption. except run&umptl"r g!
food Thu meeting VAS indeed AN
achievement on III" part nf thUS" VIII"
for weeks have h""u giving themselves
T." the mastering ~ forces against the
common enemy "f humanity.
The Hnnnr1hl" 1rSs,. Bloch. president
Of the Auii-uibcrrulusts League Of OH"
v,
George I"ckhurt. iu,ruiUcrh City Man
agcr c. =. Maggie. WHO pledged the loyal
surnnr, uf thr city IT Wheeling. III th"
campaign that has been launched. The
Rrv. nr. Charles IT, RT"tnS"n. &pu'''
for the ministerial association Of III"
city.
Ipr. Robert J.. E""d in 4 naStcrly SUM
mary. col forth ia" "Iuraliunal imIudA
tinns being lad. touching health r"nhI-
TONS. In the public schools. w" ar'
training tn" boys "f today" h" declared.
ito make the best great craudfath rs
West NirriniA has oyer Known.
DR.. Drinkard IN Chair.
AZ this roiu; ih,. meeting was handed
over t" Or. l.. L. Drtnkar,i. president "f
the ohio County Medical society. who
Introduced Miss Margaret rurvis. SUPER
!n,cndcnt Of Tho Point View Scnit"riuin,
who carried tho audience ava" time and
again. with her enthusiasm and vision,
In climax that. held her auditors on
wra 1tcd. Miss purvis pictured h"r dream
for tn" View Point Sanitnrium.
In my dream" Sh" said. II saw 4
nov building in the place al tn" shach$
now there 4 modern up-io-dat" build
ing 7 saw patients coming III. hr"k"n-
down. hopeless and Snrr"wfUi. | saw
The same poole. IN 4 few months time.
going out cured. strong healthy mon
and women through their experiences ~
he great teachers ~ a.! with whom lh"E
Carrr into contact. saw III" eyes OF
West virginia turned - The great NIL
on which View Point SHui!ocium stands.
l.: proud recognition ~ IN" lif"-EiVlnc
Influence" al It's ministry - tn" weak
and infirm. III" broken and shattered.
the rmanCiatcd and dying.
Or. woods Demons trates.
Dr. Harold H. Woods. director ~ Ir"-
vrnrablc diseases for tho stale sc West
Virginia was r"X; introduced. II" do
clarrd that IN IN" city &c Wheeling
alone. ovcr a quarter "f million at
money would hardly cover IN" cost "I
,rna-ruIrs;s for u sinyIc year The
people strained IN scr. as hr unfold"d
A map az tho city. Sh"wIaE N" locations
" th.. sixty and more deaths nj the last
year.
I,r. Gregory Alderman cnnvuls-d his
audi"nc" VITA laughter and then stirred
them 10 eager interest ~ h" pictured
the flurl"SS eaS Sin"". in the h"Iu" that
eats IN thH oxygen and hr"ath"s forth
poison in it's pa"'.
Tn, meeting. which though over Two
hours in length. held ~" interested aud
itOrs % thr very last. was brought /"
II close by m inspiring address b. Or.
!. AsSnalI Mrt'uaig. which sent out all
present "nthu%rh 70 IN" hnrnInE point
with z"al and purpose III IN" great in
'cr~st - which IL" evening hal been
devoted!
TIL" rnjuvrirn. 90 thc occasion was
much enhanced hy Il duct b.; Mrs. Anna
Hilton rIt:n ana Nj W:Il D"lwil"r.
whirh was hiGhIy &rnr"riatcdr