The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-05-08


and the program came in the follow
ing order:
DR.. L. A. Riser, of. Columbi made
splendid address on Sanitation.
! DR.. Riser was not sent across but
retained here by the Government and
did splendid work, in the camps dur
ing the epedimic of influenza among
the soldiers. He, laid particular stress
On the large percentage of illiteracy
in South Carolina and the urgent
need of its being wiped out and ef-
fective public health work in every
community.
Mrs. John Hargrove presented the
following resolutions: That the Dill
Ion County Federation of Woman's
Clubs go on record as favoring the
appointment of a Committee to wait
on the county delegation to author
ize the County Board of Commits
sioners to borrow Immediately, $500
to provide travelling expenses for a
nurse whose salary is paid by the
state and at the meeting of the Legis-
lature in January provide an amount
sufficient toirepay the $500 and con-
tinue Public Health Work in Dillon
county in 1920. This committee was
appointed by Mrs. Hamer. Mrs. l..
Cottingham. Mrs. R 8. Rogers, Mrs.
iE. C. Major, Hon. w. Chester Moore.
Miss Ruth Dodd, of olumbia made
an able talk on Public Health.
Mrs. L. Cottingham, secretary pro-
TEN, read the minutes of the last
meeting. Miss Mamie McLees. Rural
School Supervisor and Miss Eta Sue
Sellers gave interesting talks.
The treasurer, Mrs. Jas. Adams
reported s26.50 on hand.
Mrs. L. Cottingham gave short
report of Red Cross work and Mrs.
IF. McC. Curtis in a delightful talk.
gave an out line of the home ser
vice program in Dillon county.
During the meeting splendid talks
were made by the Superintendent of
Education, r. s. Rogers, and Hon,
w. c. Moore Mr.. Moore outlined
the steps necessary to secure public
Health Work and Medical Inspection
in, Dillon county. The State Board Of
Health offered to. furnish public
health nurse for four month pro-
lyided the county pays for her trans
portation. Dillon county people can
then see clearly the necessity of the
nurse and through their delegation
secure the wanted funds. The Fed
Grafton voted unanimously for Public
Health and Medical Inspection in
Dillon county
+ Miss Eta Sue Sellers in her adj
dress told of the splendidswork done
in the counties and on reports being
called for from the clubs Of the
counties by the president. Splendid
reports were given from each club
and there were very few not repre-
Isented for Miss McLees was there to
give reports.
Miss Lucille Turner read resolutions
OF thanks to the women of Sellers,
for their generous hospitality the
visiting speakers for the messages OF
inspiration and all who aided in max
ing the meeting a success.
The invitation to meet with Dal-
che was accepted and cordial invita-
tions were given, also, from Fork
and Oak Grove. This meeting comes
in the Fall. The seventh meeting OF
the County Federation OF Woman's
clubs was successful from every point
of view. The President and her co
workers are getting much praise for
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the way in which this meeting was
carried out.
The State Federation of, Woman's
Clubs had extended an invitation 70
Dillon County Federation to feder-
ate. and this also came In personal
invitation through Miss Mary Carter
who was delegate when it met IN
Columbia last week, asa delegate
from the Avon Book Club. After an
open discussion it was decided un-
Eanimously that we should federate'
and talks were made as the broad
ming of this important step by MISS
McLees, Mrs. John Hal rove MISS
Mary Carter and Mrs. joe P. Lane
who represent many of our Clubs.
Mrs. Hamer asked that Mrs. Taoer'
Co,nt,, Choirman make a two mill