The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-04

| Mrs. Horace Hardy,
Chairman.
After the reading Of the above re-
port the following resolutions were
offered and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Through the prompt ac-
ton Of our president, Mrs. Horace
Hardy. in organizing relief work be-
fore the influenza epidemic had be-
come very extensive. the Civic League
of Sumter was enabled to bring relief
into homes that illness and death
/! were making miserable and thus allay
not only actual suffering but also
the feeling of panic that seemed to
grips many Of our sister towns; and
Whereas. the Central Committee
appoined by the men Of the town to
bring relief in the epidemic cooper
ated to the fullest extent with the
Civic League Relief Committee al
ready at work and gave its chairman.
Mr.. 7. c. Strauss to direct the joint
work; and
Whereas, Mr.. Strauss gave fully ct
his tiae, his resources, and his re-
markable ability to organize, system
atize and direct the relief work and
used his influence in every way to
bring about the success that did at
tend the committees efforts; and
Whereas, without the magnificent
services of the splendid volunteer.
nurses who entered homes of those
entirely strangers to them and rem
dered every assistance from the mos;
merial work TO that of professional
nurses the work of the Relief Com
mittee would have been but an empty
shell without any substance a1 all;
and
Whereas, the colored helpers re-
sponded uncomplainingly to every
call made on them and many Of them
contracted the disease they set out to
nurse; and
Whereas, the few trained nurses
available gave the committee their
services whenever sthey were able
without any thought Of self; and
Whereas, the diet department, un-
der the management of Mrs. I. c.
Strauss with the assistance Of devot-
ed workers, fed daily hundreds of per-
sons, furnishing nourishing food to
j the i'll and convalescing and to the
! well members Of the family who were
! too busy nursing in the household to
care for themselves, and
Whereas, the work Of the transpor-
tation department was second to none
in Importance and through the un-
tiring efforts Of Messrs. Horace Earby
and I. A. Ryttenberg and the able
corps of men, women, girls and boys
who were ever ready with their cars
to carry promptly wherever desired
muses., nourishment, fuel. medical
supplies OR whatever was needed for
| the sick, and
Whereas, the Chamber of Com
merce, through its secretary, Mr.. E.
I. Reardon, supplied this department
with daily shifts Of cars to aid in the
work Of transportation; and
Whereas, Drs. E. S. Booth and G. H.
DuRant, who had retired from the
active practice Of medicine gave free
ly their services to the committee and
answered every call given them by the
committee. investigating cases and
conditions and giving necessary n1edi-
cal aid; and
Whereas, the Board of CAM Alice
generous-y gaze the use Of one Of its
buildings. its nursing force ana its
equipment to care for influenza pa
tients and did care for eleven pa
tents: and
Whereas without the daily notes in
The Item inviting appeals to the Re
f;af COp,r,jftee and setting for. n If :.
needs, the work of the committee
would have been seriously hampcrea {:
and
Whereas. the whole community CO.
operated in a most wcn>!e" Wy.
men and women giving. WITHOUT So
iicitation. as they could Of themselves
their time, their resources. anything
that might bring even q little relief to
the distressed SO that the Relief
Committee was never at q loss for
funds, fuel. nourishment, or willing
hands to aid. and without assistance
from the outside world could keep the
epidemic within bounds and rgrvent
undue suffering among the aff:ictc2
families;
Therefore be it resolved b. the
Civic League OF Sumter:
That the Leagues deepest thanks
ana sincere appreciation are due its
president for undertaking and con
,inuing The york 10 its successful &C
! conlpiishmcnt; to Mr.. Strauss for his
able management a3d untiiinS zeal in
! everything l,eitaininS 10 ~"
Z ~ tor