Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-08
PUBLIC GATHERINGS
OF ALL KINDS ARE
BANNED BY BOARD
Street Cars Must Keep Win
dowS Open as Another Pre-
caution Against Epidemic of
Disease Here


ton picture shows. dance halls. churches
and all other places OF public gather
ings in Atlanta were closed Monday
BY the city board OF health to guard
against the spread Of Spanish influenza
The board met at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon and following an explana-
ton OF the local situation by DIT. ]. p.
Kennedy. city health otficer, adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved. by the board Of health.
that all schools. libraries. theaters.
motion picture shows. dance halls.
churches and all places of public
amusement where people congregate
be ordered closed and that street
cars be operated with open windows
except in case OF rain" &.
Immediately following the issuance
OF the order the Wells theaters In At
lantz, the Lyric. Forsyth and the Rial
20. closed their doors just before the
matinee performances were scheduled to
begin II was expected that other the
aters would follow suit
Just how long the closing order will
remain In effect has not yet been stated
By the board OF heaIthe. II is presumed
that the ban will be lifted as soon
as the danger OF an epidemic is passed
IL was pointed out that no epidemic
board simply took this step to lock the
stable before the horse was stolen"
"ROOFLESS NIGHTS" FOR
CAMP GORDON SOLDIERS
ATLANTA JOURNAL BUREAU.
Camp Gordon. Ca, Oct 7-Roofless
nights. as a precautionary step against
the spreading of Spanish influenza al
this eantOnment, Will be put into Ell
tect here Monday night and unuh fur.
IN the hospital. will sleep in the open
The men will 20 TO bed at taps Mon
day night with a star-Sown sky Tor a
ceiling and every man will be securely
wrapped up. The squad rooms in bar
RACKS will not be used until the cpl
demtc is over.
TINS outdoor sleeping measure was
one of the new steps TO combat IN
Iluenza announced Monday by Colonel
Frank T. Woodbury., the camp sur
geon-
1t was further announced at the camp
surgeons ofilcs Monday that no visitors,
excepting near relatives. Will be allowed
TO come to camp. that no men Will De
allowed 10 visit the city without spe-
cial passes. and that no meetings will
be held IN the Y NJ. c. A. buildings.
hostess houses and other meeting places
AL gatherings viii take place out or
At 1880 O'Clock Monday morning
Colonel Woodbury.. who is doing every
thing possible TO hold the number OF
cases at this camp 10 a minimum, spoke
TO all company commanders in the pa
rade ground stadium
The stadium will be used regularly for
lectures during the time epidemic is
Need aauzs MASKS
All men OF the camp were wearing
who could get them Colonel Wood
bury wishes TO thank the Red Cross and
other volunteer workers Tor the masks
which have been contributed about H.
600 having been received AS many as
5000 more are expected during Monday.
Eight deaths are reported at the camp
Sunday. six OF these being attributable
Because OF the epidemic the dedica-
ton OF the colored hostess house which
was TO be held Tuesday afternoon, has
nouncement Of DR.. Samuel Charles
Black. chaplain-at-large of the camp.
The Liberty theatet will not be in
operation here for some time.
Fire destroyed the ONCE building of
the gas school Sunday and all records
in the building were lost
AMUSEMENT HOUSES
IN ANNISTON ARE CLOSED
ADMISSION, Ala, Oct Moving pic
ture houses and places of amusement
were ordered closed here Saturday aft
ernoon in an effort to prevent further
spread Of Spanish influenza.
The order was issued by DIR. A n.
Steele chairman of the board of medF
cal censors; Dr. W M Stanley. city
health officer. and DIR. J. R Ridlon.
chief Of the United States public health
service. The order provides that the
shows and amusement places will be
kept closed until the present danger is
past
EXERCISES SUSPENDED
AT UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS. Ca. Oct Owing to the
presence Of influenza at the training
camp Of the University Of Georgia all
exercises at the university have been
suspended until Thursday morning.
While there are quite a number OF cases
OF influenza, the college authorities are
OF the opinion that the crisis has passed
and that exercises may be resumed on
the morning OF the 10th.
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