The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14

for recovering from such shocks.
That the leaders Of the negro race
in Sumter County are wide awake to
the in portance Of education of the
masses in the elementary principles
j of public hygiene, and improveme ent
of sanitary conditions in the rural
districts is evidenced by the determin-
alton of ten we'll known and public
spirited colored citizens forming
themselves into a committee to raise
bv popular subscription among the
colored citizens, a sum of money to
help this county pay two thousand
and five hundred dollars for county
health survey and twelve months
| public health campaign Of education
next year.
DR.. C. w. Maxwell started the ball
10 rolling by subscribing twenty-five
dollars.
| The leaders in this commendable
movement are as follows: Rev. r. B.
Curry, of Stateburg Township, Vice
President Colored County Council Of
Defense. Chairman of the Committee;
DR.. C. w. Maxwell Sumter, of the.
Colored Council Of Defense; DR.. u.
| Bragg Anthony, Sumter, Secretary
Colored County Council of Defense;
Rev. a. j. Andrews, Chairman Sum
ter Township Colored Council Of De-
fense; P. B. Brunner, Chairman Os-
wego Township Committee of the
Colored Council of Defense; John R.
Mitchell, Chairman Manchester
Township Committee Colored Council
of Defense; E. w. Gregg. Chairman,
Concord Township Committee Coun-
ell of Defense; Rev. J. P. Garrick,
OF Morris College faculty; r. w.
Westberry, Chairman S. C. State Col
ored Council of Defense; T. b..
Wright, Chairman of Rafting Creek
Committee Colored Council Of De-
fense.
DR.. ]. A. Hayne. State Health Off
Ger, stated last week during the pub
lie health institute in Columbia that
the Rockefeller Foundation and the
South Carolina State Board OF
Health would appropriate five thous-
and dollars it the County of Sumter
will furnish two thousand and five
hundred dollars, making s7,500.0e]
FOR the county health survey and
twelve months campaign of educa-
ton, with inspection of premises ano
instruction to the people, illustrated
Nhealth lectures among the white and
coIored citizens, at churches and
.chools. and otherwise instructirg the
people how to avoid communicable
diseases and the spread of the same
Sumter negro population was rep
resented at the Colunmia health in
stitute by r w. Westberry, DR.: j: ]
Stark and wife, of Morris College;
DR.. C. w. Maxwell and Rev. j. p
sarrick, Of Morris College.
DR.. j. j. Stark is out of the city,
but he joined in with the other ne.
sro leaders before leaving In this
movement.
These colored leaders at their con-
ference, held last Saturday, called
in Messrs. P. G. Bowman and e.
Reardon, two of the delegates rep
sresenting the white county ceuncilaG
defense in Columbia last week. and
,utlined the plans for reviving interest
n the county health survey which was
offered by the same parties or Or
sanization to this county nearly two
years ago, but which the county
board of commissioners refused te
accept. At that time the survey
could have been secured for tive
housand dollars from the county, and
four thousand dollars from the out
side sources above mentioned, but II
will cost fifteen hundred dollars
more, now, owing to the great in
crease in wages of sanitary experts
,sed in these health surveys.
Messrs. Bowman and Reardon
were of the opinion that any move
nent to educate the masses along any
legitimate line, and along the lines. OF
improving the public health parhcu.
arly, is very commendable move
nent.
These colored leaders believe that
the results in lives saved, in prevent
ing suffering, sickness, loss OF earn
ing power by defective physical anf
mental humans, and the moral les
son taught by such campaign o
education will result morally, physi
ally and financially in great say
.nges to the county at large. The!
hope to raise at least one-half OF
the amount required by the Rocke-
seller Foundation and the State Board
Of Health, and believe that if any sub
stantial sum of money is subscribed
by the colored people, even though
this sum does not exceed one-fourth
or about six hundred dollars, that the
white people and the Sumter county
legislative delegation will supply the
balance of the money required for
this great educational campaign.
This public spirited movement
comes largely among our patriotic col
ored fellow citizens as a result, first
of having representatives Of this coun-
tvs colored citizenship, and from ev-
erv other county in this State attend
an educational public health institute
last week in Columbia, and secondly
| to the splendid cooperation between
the white and colored citizens OF this
| county in war work.
The conference of colored leaders
last saturday brought out the line OF
argument that our government
through the State Council Of Defense
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