The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY.
Mrs. Ruth Dodd Addresses Women's
Council OF Defense.

! Mrs. Ruth Dodd, State Super1ntend-
eut of rural. nurses delighted the Ia
dies of the Wonan's Council OF De-
tense at Chamber of Commerce yester-
day by her interesting discussion OF
the duties and the value Of a visiting
nurse for the rural districts. - The
meeting went on record unanimously
favoring the launching of a campaign
to raise eight hundred dollars for the
employment of a visiting trained nurse
for the rural districts of Sumter
| county, and invited -Mrs. Dodd to
return to Sumter next Tuesday night
to address the people of Sumter and
Sumter county during. the annual
meeting of the Sumter Red Cross
Chapter under arrangements made
with President L. D. Jennings OF the
local Red Cross Immediately follow
ing the meeting1of the woman g. .coun-
Gil yesterday. The public is invited 70
hear Mrs. Dodd next Tuesday nisht
rural citizens particularly being arg
ed to attend. NJ
Mrs. Dodd has been urged to adj
dress public health meetings at State
burg No. 10 school and at Rembert
school on December 18th if that date
is convenient for her.
The explanation of just what the
visiting nurse accomplishes for the
children in the schools and the wo-
men in the homes was SO compre-
hensive and convincing that the ladies
ef the rural districts and Of the city
of Sumter who heard Mrs. Dodd
were so favorably impressed that they
immediately decided to unite the
women Of city, town, and rural dis
tricts in a, campaign TO raise eight
hundred dollars, this being the
amount required by the State board
of health for which the State board
will provide such a, nurse and pay her
salary and all expenses for: "a period
of twelve months during the acoun-
ty health survey and campaign :of
health education to begin in this coun-
ty on January 1st, 1919 provided that
$500 is raised by December GOTH
At Hagood School public health
meeting at O'Clock yesterday Secre-
tary e. I. Reardon had to substitute
for Mrs. Dodd who was indisposed.
This meeting was largely attended by
ladies and gentlemen from Rafung
Creek and Stateburg townships and at
ter the speaker conciuded it was re-
solved that a campaign would imme-
diately be started to raise funds. for
the county health survey ana the
visiting rural nurse. The Chamber of
Commerce was requested to arrange
for meetings at Stateburg No. 10 and
at Rembert School on December. 18th,
and to have Mrs. -Dodd as one OF the
speakers. This request will be com
plied with. Interest in the county
health survey in Rafting Creek and
Stateburg townships has increased
since yesterdays meeting because
there was a misunderstanding among
many of the farmers as to the objects
Of the survey and educational cam
paign. When the speaker explained
and in reply to a, number Of questions
propounded that there will be; abso-
lutely nothing compulsory but that
the campaign will be purely educa-
tional and in the shape of investiga-
tons it was predicted that what lit
tie opposition there was wound be
withdrawn Secretary Reardon fol-
lowed as best he could Mrs. Dodds
explanation of the visiting nurse
work, and it seemed from the en-
dorsements of the survey and the
nurse idea by the meeting that Mrs.
Dodd's message delivered second
hand" was satisfactory. The secre-
tary felt considerably 'puffed up" he
said, when he was invited to address
the Stateburg and Ren1bert public
health meetings on December 18th.
with Mrs. Dodd.