The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-20
CLINIC ESTABLISHED

1 clinic will be established in Birming- ham and Bessemer at once for the treat | ment of venereal diseases. S6000 being available for this work, having been SC. cured from the government. It is also understood from a reliable source that shortly an announcement will be made of the erection and maintenance of de- tention hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases. It is the plan of the government to take infected persons into these detention hospitals and treat them until we'll, then they will be paroled and given employment, and if they dsobey the orders of their paroles they are to be placed in home and kept there.
 Dr. Shropshire made public yesterday a letter received on November 3, from Lieut.. Col. ]. II. Lewis, of the United States cavalry, executive officer at Camp Mcclellan, tn which he stated:
 The commanding general of the Twen- ty-ninth division did quarantine Camp Mcclellan against the town of Birming- ham, Ala That order has never been rescinded and Is consequently still III force. Report has been received from the law enforcement office that condi- tions which led to this measure on the part of General Morton still obtain in your city and until this report is changed the quarantine must remain in force"
 First Lieut.. Frank P. Christensen of the sanitary corps of the United States army has also written Dr, Shropshire regarding conditions that exist, and what should be done prior to the return of the soldiers for demobilization. Lieutenant sChristensens letter in part follows.
 T believe that Birmingham should make every effort to have ban removed in the very near future, for I am sure that when the victorious army returns from France they will want to parade the streets of Birmingham. and the city should be in a position to receive them"
 WILL MEET SOON
 Dr. Shropshire announced last night that there would be meeting of the committee called in a few days for the first conference, following which definite steps would be taken to put the gove-n. ment plan in operation in Birmingham immediately. The money for the work will be forthcoming, Dr. Shropshire is assured, and while he is not in posi- tion to make any further announcement along this line now, he is sure that the matter will take on tentativ form ai very early date now.
 "The committee which has been named as an addition to our advisory commit tee of eight men is composed of the leading men in Birmingham, and I am sure that with their counsel and advice, their suggestions and their aid that Bir- mingham will respond and we will make the plan a success stated Dr. Shrop- shire. Tt means lot of hard work, but I am positive that great good will result from the efforts of this commit tee"
 The personnel of the committee named by the presidents of the various organi- zations of the city, which was yester- day endorsed by the city commission, is as follows:
 Chamber of Commerce: J. Frank Rush. ton. pr. Percy Woodall. w. Carson Adams.
 Birmingham Traffic association:F. M. Jackson, Samuel L. Earle, J. R. Thames, e J. A. Vann
 Retail Merchants association: A. w. E. Johnson, Leo Loeb, Mel Drennen.
 Real Estate Exchange: T. H. Motion, Hill Ferguson, J. l.. Yancey
 Birmingham Civic associations: John T. Yeatman. H. Reeves Howell, John C. Blackwell.
 Alabama coal operators: Dr. Lloyd Mo- Ian, Charles F. Def3ardeleben, George w. Corners.
 Manufacturers association: B. K. Stroud w. H. Stockham, R. l.. Ander- son.
 Retail Grocers and Butchers associa- tion: J. L. Daniels, M. E. Hogan, w. D. Lane.
 Wholesale Grocers: V. s. Gage. Hud- man Hopson, E. H. Mills.
 Retail Clothiers' association: Sam