Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15
CHFFRS OF FRENCH REND PARIS AIR AT
WOODROW Will 4SONS TRIUMPE4AL ENTRY
LID AGAIN PUT
ON SCHOOL AND
MOVIES;CHURCH
BAN IS PARTIAL

The schools of Americus will not
open Monday and only one service
that at II o'clock, will be permitted in
the churches today as a result of an
order by the city board of health
passed at a special meeting Friday
night. The order also called for the
closing of the moving picture shows
and theatres and all carnival and tent
shows, which were showing in the city
Pool halls, stores and other places OF
business were exempted from the or
der, but request was made of the city
council for the employment of a spec
1al Inspector to see that there is nc
crcwding in stores or other unclosed
public places. The order became ef-
fective Friday night, and continues in
degnitely. Official notification was not
generally distributed until Saturday
afternoon however
The cause of the order was the re-
cent increase in the number of cases
OF influenza in the city, especially
among school children. Present at
the board meeting were DR.. D. B.
Mayes, chairman; DR.. w. M. Riley
Sam Heys, NJ. N. Edwards and E. c.
Parker, members, also DR.. B. F. Bond
= public health officer for the entire
county, including the city, and DR.. j
W. Chambliss. DR.. Bond presented his
latest health reports both from the
county and city, showing the recent
Increases, whereupon, after prolonged
discussion, the action was taken.
One early result of the action of the
board was the vehement protests OF
certain citizens over the fact that the
pool rooms of the city were allowed to
remain open, while the schools were
closed entirely and the churches clos
ed partially. Several members of the
board of education expressed them
selves as considering the action incon-
sistent. Prof. J. E. Mathis, superin-
tendept of the city schools, took the
same position. A movement was or
ganized among the ministers of the
city last night to protest against any
restrictions upon church services or
activities, and it was announced that
meeting of the ministers union will
be held Monday morning for the pur-
pose of taking up the matter of for
NAL protest by the ministerial body.
Dr. Bond, who met with the board in
and advisory capacity, and who Satur-
day issued the closing orders, stated
Saturday that latest research shows
that in a recurrence of influenza the
disease attacks children much more
than in the first appearance of the
ailment This is the information re-
Gently sent out from the Office Of
Surgeon General Blue. This fact he
points to in explanation OF the recent
Increase in the number of cases of in
fiuenza among school children, and as
ground for his advocacy of precau-
tionary measures to protect the
children especially.
In explanation of the exemption OF
the pool rooms of the city from the
closing order, he stated that he had
visited these places and found then
sanitary, we'll ventilated, and un,
crowded, chairs having been removed
tc prevent lounging and crowding. HC
showed that these places are not fre
quented by children, which are the es
pecial concern of the health
authorities.
In explanation of the closing order
Dr.. Bond yesterday issued the follow
ing statement to the public through
The Times-Recorder
Owing to an increase in the number
of new cases of influenza in Americu
and the fact that more children arr
affected during this recrudesecnce al
shown by our daily summary compiled
from the reports given by the physic
isns, it is deemed advisable to dis
continue the schools, both day ant
Sunday schools, and the moving pic
lures, the only available gathering
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