The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-12
COUNTY EH7H SURVEY.
SWoMAN,s COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
TAXES TEE LEAD TO SAVE
HUMAN LIVES.
Ladies, Committees OF the Women's
Division Of the Sumter County
ouncH OF Defense Authorized to
solicit Funds for the County Health
SarVey and Twelve Months Cam
q paign OF Education.


the Wemen.s Division of the Sumter
County Council of Defense, has de
ciaed to- inaugurate a countrywide
movement to secure the necessar,
two thousand and five hundred dol
= lars required in order to accept the
:aexcep ptional and generous offer OF f've
thousand dollars by the 1nternatlona
i Heaith Board, and the South caro-
: INA State Board of Health, for 9
tWelve months health campaign OF
education and county rural health
survey Believing that the saving OF
) human lives. and particularly OF tbs
lives OF thousands Of innocent, help
less and precious babies and othe,
3 scRiIdren, as well as adults. is pecul-
iarIy within woman's sphere Of use
aundess, as women are the logical
gHardians, by nature, and by force o1
circumstances, of the physical, social
ana moral, and mental environment
I! OF the homes Of the nation, Mrs. Sol
onions has appealed to the humane
sanitary intelligence Of the white wo-
s1en OF Sumter county through the
wen known patriotic and public spin
ifed laocss Of the township commit
tees named below, to collect the nee
esSary money to accept the offer OF
five thousand dollars, additional, ana
corps of trained and expert sanl-
fary specialists and educators, sanl-
tary engineers, and a force of skilled
laborers in a continuous, systematic
fnaSye months campaign Of education
aaShg the rural schools, white and
colored, and great many health IN
stitates in every community OF the
scnunty among white and colored clt1-
Sena illustrated, easily comprehended
health lectures, and other educational
heaIfh and life saving features.
TIC negro Council Of Defense and
Iaading colored ministers of the
county have organized and have
guaranteed minimum of six hun
9ired dollars as their share of the
Necessary $1,000.
Without hope OF official coopera-
ton from the county board Of COM
7iaissfoners, it becomes necessary for
the people to inaugurate this move
mem themselves by popular subscrip-
:fsun Mrs So1omons, in common
with many other progressive and in-
teIiigent women, and many men also.
thinks that Sumter county will be
sasoWing very poor order of sanitary
intelligence and culture to reject, for
'tne second time, this exceptional of
$er from such important national and
State offcisi, educational and public
Wslfare boards.
Committees by Townships.
Sumter. observation-disclosures I. A.
Ryttenberg, E: F. Miller, I. c. Strauss,
q Wood, John T. Green, Frank
HlrNuson, Dr.. Sophia Brunson, J. J.
rennan, Douglas China, S. Iteley
Wiser, Jehn Purdy John r. Sumter,
D. Harby, Miss Mabel Booth.
OsWego Section Of Sumter Township
Mesdames NJ. M. Brown, w. J. FL
ksns, W. D. Mcleod, F. w. Andrews.
&c. Brown, J. R. Terry, H II. An
sirews, Misses Lucender Robinson,
Edith Cummings.
Mayesville Township - Mesdames
II. Il Thomas, r. I. Grier, J. F.
Bland, ]. w. Spencer, r. A. Chan
dsrH. w. Beall, W. S. Chandler.
~ ~ sbbs, A. NJ Andrews, Robert
5ii, Sfs,Idrow Misses Alice Cooper. Pearl
MeElueen, NsfglHil
Raftmg Creek TownshlCHagoo&
Committee Nesdames CrawASid
sanders J. Z. Jackson. Mary &Ssdy,
RE. Atkinson. T. P. Sanders, Sr., W.
MEenoir, C. W. Sanders.
Rembert Committee - Mesdames
Matte Rearnes, 2. E. Rembert. J. l.
CHS; 4 S. vinson, Misses Adell Nc
Ie6d Genie Montgomery. Eta Cox
Middleton Township r.