The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-07
THE HEAETI SURVEY.
The Campaign for Funds is Now Be-
ing Pressed Vigorously in the
County. -

Mrs. r. Atkinson, Of Hagood
Sumter county. announces that. a
postponed public health meeting viii!
be held at the .Hagood School. at 4
O'Clock, next Friday afternoon, Dec
cember 9Th. 1913. The public is cor
daily invited. 1t is hoped and cx-
pectea that DR.. j. A. Hayne. stats
Health Officer. and: DR.. Vance Brab.
ham, Director Of, Rural Sanitation 81
thh, state Board ef Health WILL Aa,
dress this meeting on public Health
topics such az control OF cemmunica:
bleS diseases, rural sanitation, baby
welfare work, etc. 4: -
Mrs. Nina .sSolomons;s chairman of
the Womans Council of Defense has
accepted an invitationeto address this
meeting on the subject, Of employing
a rural trained nurse for the ruraa
districts to do Just about what MISS
Antonta Gibson, the SAmter ci3te
League nurse does Tor Sumter; ana -
interest the ladies and Bsp&feraen 81
The western sections of this county IN
the rural health survey and twelve
months health campaign Of education
to be started in this county on Janu-
airy .1st, 1919, provided three thous-
and and three hundred dollars ars
subscribed for the survey and Tor the
nurse for twelve months.
Rating Creek and stateburg town
ships are said to be euthu6ed over all
three. OF these prbpo posttousi aHd -}ne
ladies' 9Hnd gentlemen OF these. public
spirited, patriotic, progressive sand tu-
teIli&ert communities Of HagOod.
Rembert, StateburE- Hofatto, Clare-
mont. and intermediate SECTIONS are
expected to show that they stand Tor
a. higher order Of sanitary snteaH-
gencel. and better: sanitary, conditions
in their communities in line With
nodsfn ideas OF r',rAl sanitation.
> MD6eFn. educatienA facilities With
np-to-daee school houses aud very
cofTHatsa teachers are In vuHtS Id
those Hrhoof districts ,&sld .cet1mnnf-'
Hes ard H ID said that the school pa.
troas propose TO add So the progress
and educational systems by :. having
hygiene taught In the homes and! the
schools Of that portion OF this county.
Providence. School. in Privateer
has guaranteed one hum
dred dollars as minimum subscrlp-
ton from the patrons of that school
and appointed q committee Of ladies'
to raise at least that much money FOR
the health survey. y
Miss Bette Xycpck, OF WedSeheld,
reports that she b getting substantial
in the shape OF. caSti
ptions In ana around Wedge
field, for the health survey and rural
nurse. -.
Mrs. James Pagan Of stateburg
section, has done good work collect
ing funds for these two Important in
strum entalities to save human health
and lives. =:
Reports from. the town Of Mayes.
vile indicate that, the big health
meeting in that town which was call
ed off because OF the quarantine
against public gatherings will be held
at an early date in the interest OF fhe
health survey also.
Only, a few weeks remain in which
the Sumter County Council of De-
fense guarantee Of $500 can be
made good in order o-sec''~e the sur
yey and the rural-1aqrse.
: The WoInahs Council OF Defense Of
the county appears to be sabout the
only white organization. doing any
WORKER The negroes Of. tthe. county
have raised about =three-fourths OF
their guarantee; Of six hundred dol
Jars. and no doubt whatever exists
that they Will meet heir, guarantee in
full, In fact, exceed It. -