Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-01
STATE COUNCIL
/ OF DEFENSE|S
ASKING HELP
JUDGE JAMES B.. WELLS GETS IN
PORTAMT INFORMATION 10 BE
GIVEN 60 the PUBLIC.
|CITY HEALTH IMPORTANT

Judge James B. Wells, member Of the
Stare Council Of Defense. has received the
following important documents from the
council end the officers and citizens af-
fcclcd are urged 10 give them Their careful
consideration
Hon James b. Wells, Brownsville. Texas !:
Dear Sir-Wc are advised by the Coun
ell of Nation Defense in Washington that
the constant movement of soldiers from
home commun ties 10 the army camps
makes il vitality important for the military
rauthor.tie~ 10 have accurate data concern
ing the prevalence of disease in al such
communities The purpose Of this data =
to prevent epdemtc- being introduced into
the camps.
! The military authorities usually obtain
data concerning prevalence Of sickness m
civilian communities from the I'm ted
States public health servlce which has
c>tabI she'd In most cities Of 10000 inhab-
itants or over, 4 system by VIII ch the 10
c aIhcalth officer makes weekly reports to
| it of the prevalence of certain diseases,
using special deport cards furnished by
the public health service.
u We are advised that your city, together
with few other Texas cites, dces not
make these inlportan: reports regularly 10
the United States public health service. We
iare further advised that the war program
Of the Nation renders il essential that the
military authorities have such reports reg
lularly. ,.sss-.-- - - =
If yprr city does not have a full lime
adequately paid health officer with ~uffi-
cent office assistance To collect commune
lcable disease reports from the local prac-
ticing physicians and forward them al
weekly intervals TO- the United States
health service in Washington. then the nee.
esary sleeps to bring this about should b,
taken Immediately.
Please give this Mat er Your most ear
nest and prompt atte-ltion. Chs is no
Just personal request from me, but ! al
urgent appeal to yen for assistance mad.
by the government in great nationa
lemergency. The expenditure Of municipal
funds for the protection of the publ,
headth is not only \ ptrsiic duty under
present war conditi ms; il is also a ws,
business investment that y III greatly bene
Fit your commpni,~
ii is-sy ~5ht yorr city health Of
ficef& n @diateli to the United
States rS health servce, Washington
I'D. G.. X inforraatioa concerning the
weekly disease reports tl,ey ask for. After
this information has been secured. il wond
be well for YOU and the city health officer
to arrange conference with al the prac-
ticng physicians in the commun ty as well
a. the school superini in order to
obtain their active evaporation in getting
promptly compete and accurate records
of all cases Of communicable diseases.
| shall appreciate II greatly if You viii
advise me regarding your action in this
matter Very truly .ourS.
tSgned- J. r.. CARL.
Secretary Texas State Council Of Defense.
To the Yarion~ County Councils:
We respectfully invite your aitont on Ia
the following matters:
J. We favc thought il necessary to call
Your Attent on and through You the attcn-
Il tior Of your people, to the fact that too
lniany organizations are soliciting subscrp-
Iion~ for funds for one purposcor another
lsuppoScd TO be for the purpose of aiding
in carrying on the war. Without any in
tcntion of rcflccting upon the motives OF
the organizations soliciting such funds. oI
the purposes for which same are 10 be
used, it has been deemed wise by the Coun-
cl Of National Defense. rs Indicated in
resolution Of that body, heretofore ma led
to YOU, and by the Texas State Council OF
Defense in resolution. which is herewith
enc'oSed: to withhold the approval Of The
National and State Councils Of Defense
from any organizations solic ting funds
|unless they first obta the endorsement
and copsent Of the Nat o,-al State Coun-
ell This does not apply to official or
foundations. Wc'l-known organizations,
sueh as the Red Cross. Y. M. c. A., which
wonld 'udc the Y. w. G. a., the Kn' 'ghts
lof Columbus. etc, arc not intended to be
covered by these resolutions but have the
endorsement Of the Council of Defense in
sparsely settled counties we do not insist
upon the organization Of home guards, bp1