New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-04

State of the changes made in undertaking
to deal with all Public Health problems.
not tuberculosis alone. In 1915, the
sale was $4,000; in 1917, $4,000.
In 1918, Red Cross Seal Sale was
expected to run to $15O,0OO, but the
American Red Cross, which controls
the seal sale, withdrew it temporarily
and in its place financed the State
Association to the extent OF the same
amount realized from the sale in 1917.
The State Association in turn financed
the local Public Health voluntary work
ers in equivalent proportion.
Plan First County Organizations.
The present executive secretary had
been in the Canadian Army, on leave
of absence from the Minnesota Public
Health Association, leaving Minnesota
in 1915 and returning in 1918. On
his return, plans were made for organiza-
ton of County Public Health As
sociations, each to deal with all public
health problems Of its swn County.
The total amounts of money due to
Individual communities in each county,
as the result of Seal Sales in 1917, or
coming from the Red Cross appropriation
of 1919, were pooled so far as possible
and placed to the credit of the respective
County Associations.
Many Others Included.
While composed of representatives
of every influential public health, and
public spirited body in the county
the County Public Health Association
was not designed to absorb any of them,
nor to support ny one of them to the
exclusion of the other.
Hence the County Public Health
Association includes but does not con-
sist of the County Child Welfare Board;
the County Agricultural Agent; the
County Educational Authorities; the
County Red Cross; and many similar
organizations. Most important Of all,
the Boards of Directors consist in each
county, of one to three representatives
from each township, thus ensuring that
the Association shall be really repre-
sentative of the county.
Health Nursing Services.
The results have been immediate and
conclusive. Money in addition to that
furnished by the Minnesota Public
Health Association has been secured
from the Red Cross Chapter in some
counties, from the County Commission
ers in others. Some County Associations
propose to seek a general membership
all over the county. In the coming
Fall, Red Cross Seal Sale will be held
on larger scale than ever before and
this will result in very substantial returns
for the use of the County Associations
next year. t.>.
To date, A per ce Mt of the counties
OF Minnesota have organized. Many
more are preparing to do so. Those
organized before June 80 only will be
eligible for a share of the 1919 funds.
az3 The first band concert of the season
will be rendered by Hofmeister's band
on June Is in the evening. The con-
certs will be held in the German Park
as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Meyer, of Court
land recently celebrated their fifteenth
wedding anniversary. The Concordia
band of that city furnished the music
for this occasion, which was enjoyed by
group of relatives and friends.
John J. Herlick from Bingford, N. D.,
visited with his parents and with other
relatives in the city during the week.
He left Thursday morning for Mime
apolis where he attended to business
matters before returning home.