The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-21
The Health Survey
Secretary Reardon Makes One
More Appeal For Funds for
a Good Cause.

Dr.. C. ". Maxwell, we'll known
colored physician Of Sumter has sent
his check to the Sumter Chamber of
/ Commerce for s25 for the $4,000
county health survey and rural visit
ing nurse fund. Several other pub
lie spirited colored citizens have sent
s25 and $40 checks and quite num-
ber Of colored men and WON have
sent checks for IS, besides ,reat
many having subscribed from / cents
to 50, and their subscriptions have
been published. -,
That is the kind of spirit that Will
put the county health survey and ru-
raj visiting nurse propositions over
the top. Tie colored citizens OF
Sumter and Sumter county have
guaranteed that they will put up rot
less than six hundred dollars for these
two purposes, and committees are at
work to make good their pledge. 1t
is said that more than three-fourths
of this sum has been already pledged
and possibly half that amount in
cash already paid in to the commit
tees doing the soliciting.
Newspaper publicity undoubtedly
has a lot to do with directing atten-
ton to campaigns for raising money
and continuous publicity has beyond
any doubt given the county health
survey renewed life within the past
few months, because publicity tells
just what certain movement stands
for and enlightens the people.
The time has now arrived for the
white citizens of Sumter and Of Sum-
ter county to treat. trade, or travel
on the question of whether they will
make good the guarantee of S2,500
made by the white men Of the Sumter
County Council of Defense. All that
is needed is positive and influential
leadership to appoint committees to
go out after the money. Get every
one to put up reasonable amount,
do this work just like the Red Cross,
War Savings, Liberty Loan. and other
war campaigns were put on and the
$4,000 will be subscribed in great
hurry Nearly every one knows by
now or ought to know from the
amount of publicity given IN the pa
pers, and from the numerous speech
es made dozens and dozens OF times
all over the county about the survey,
Just what this health campaign Of
education means to Sumter county.
A few more substantial cash subscrip-
tions like DR.. MaXwell's will start the
ball to rolling, but going after the
cash from individuals is the only safe
70 6a1i y,
The next and last, but not least
question is this: Who among the
white men Of Sumter or Sumter coun-
ty will volunteer as a leader to see
that Sumter county does not, for the
second time, turn down an offer Of
five thousand dollars in cold cash for
the health survey and twelve months
health campaign Of education, and
about fifteen hundred dollars in cash
for trained visiting nurse for the
rural districts of Sumter county, be-
sides a corps Of trained sanitarians
and engineers and skilled laborers.
If the rural districts which will re-
ceive most of the benefits does not af-
ford man of sufficient breadth Of
vision, humanity, progress and lead
ership to prove to be the man Of the
hour, why it looks like the city of
Sumter will have to again furnish
the organization and the leadership
and most of the money as this city
has had those things to do in about
every other movement heretofore
made for public funds or purposes.
But furnish a leader, and go after
the money. Sumter county has
pledged itself to raise $4,000 and
wants eight hundred extra to provide
an automobile and other equipment
for the rural visiting nurse that IS or
who is rather being shook at US for
twelve months. with salary and all
expenses paid by outside sources. So
500 and all of these experts offered for
$4,000, nearly two to one in dollars and
brains Will it slip by or will we get
these things in time to start work by
January 1st.. 1919.
But don't permit coalition of
ignorance. indifference and selfishnesS
to advertise Sumter county as so
lacking in sanitary intelligence and
human progress. that we will turn
down such fine opportunities as are
being offered us as above mentioned.
Our reputation can't stand this kind
OF advertisement.
Sumter county must make good its
guarantee of $4,000 at least, even
though we aren't able to furnish the
extra eight hundred dollars for the
visiting nurse.
A loader iS needed who will NOT ac-
cept defeat. Where and who is he?