Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-20
ROTARY MEETING

The Rotary club held its semi
monthly dinner at Guild hall in st.
Johns church on Monday noon. The
dinner was served by the ladies of
st. Martha's guild. At the close, Pres
ident Everest stated that the big, red
apple at each plate was the gift of the
| famous apple raiser, Walter H. Bis
SELL Mr.. Bissell recently became a
member of the club under the classi-
fication of "apple-raiser," as he is also
one of the best known lumbermen In
our state, there was considerable mer-
riment manifested ard "show me"
air, which Mr.. Bissell has silenced by
box of the finest favored and most
attractive red apples which came from
his orchard in the west. They were
highly appreciated.
Hon. A. L. Kreutzer and L. C. Hoop
man were admitted to membership.
which brought the number up to 100.
which is the limit fixed by the club.
DIR. L. E. Spencer, who has been
connected with the State Board of
Health for many years, addressed the
club on what the board was doing in
keeping a true record of marriages,
births, deaths and divorces; how it
looked after and controlled tubercu-
losis, diphtheria, smallpox, typhoid
FEVER, scarlet fever, measles and many
other communicable diseases. He told
OF the great advance in this work in
the past twenty years; that now al
most every communicable disease is
traced. That such diseases as ty-
phoid, small pox, scarlet fever, are
controlled and very much is being
done for the study and prevention
of tuberculosis. He said that when
sanatoriums were first started it was
the endeavor to secure patients in in
cipient stages of the disease, so that
they could be cured and sent out as
examples of the efficiency of the treat
ment received. The work was slowly
resolving itself inso caring for pa
tients for whom there was little hope
OF recovery, as well. DR.. Spencer's ex-
perience had been that tubercular pa
tients were not reported to the hoard
until, in many cases, they were in the
last stages of the disease and they
were usually found mingling in the
family with perhaps a number of chill
dren, who were improperly fed to re-
sist the disease and therefore became
1t was the doctors belief
that sanatoriums should be for the
taking care of just such cases, which
would greatly lessen the spread of
the disease. DR.. Spencer told of Sc
runs used and how the state handled
them so they were within the reach
of all and gave the Rotarians mass
Of valuable information which made
all glad that they were present. 1t
was very entertaining address.
President Everest called attention
to the fact that there were several
strangers present and asked that they
be introduced by their friends. Mayor
H. E. Marquardt introduced e. r.
Burnley, Jr., and Edward S. Stevens, of
Chicago, of the Zeitler &c Lamson
Truck Co.; DR.. Russell Lyon present
ed Frank Dana, formerly of Milwau-
kee, but who was going to make Wau-
sau his home; Walter Heinemann pre-
sented George Sexmith, of Hobson,
Montana, and DR.. Willard presented
DR.. ]. r. Bryant.
1t was announced that the regular
meeting would be held at
Hotel Bells on Thursday evening, at
which time Robert Wild of Milwaukee,
will give patriotic address.