The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-05-24

Charles NJ. DeForest crusader execu- tive at the former organizations head, quarters here.
 There are noW crusaders in every state in the Union," MT. DeForest said. "The health creed of the crusade has become part of the school pro gram in thousands of schools, both ru- ral and urDar. It has also caused in novationS in the curricula of paroehiaI and private schools"
 Among the larger cities where the movement has been adopted in all o' part of the elementary schools, he said. are Baltimore, Birmingham, Cleveland. Dallas, Indianapolis, Kan SaS City, Minneapolis, Newark New Orleans. New York, Philadelphia, Pro violence. Portland (0re), Seattle and Washington, D. C. While primarily in tended for elementary grades the cru Sade has been taken up by number of high schools and in some states the system k being taught also to studen 2 teachers in normal schools.
 Enlistment in the movement in wolves something like passing phySi- cal examination, as the recruit must for at least two weeks follow q daily health program. The child who lives up to 75 percent of the crusaders $ health rules for two. five, ten and fif- teen weeks becomes SucceSSively q page. squire, knight and knight baner- ret in health chivahy. In health tour namentS participated in by whole classes and schools the crusaders 70 adjusting for germS.'
 The health chores" performance of which each child is put on his honnr to record on a special card over h's own signature , are aS follows:
 "I washed my hands before each meal today; I washed not only my face but my ears and neck and l clean ed my finger rails today; tried today to keep fingers. pencils and every thing that might be unclean out ot my mouth and nose: drank glass of water before each meal and before go- ing to bed, and drank no tea, coffee OF other injurious drinks today; | brushed my teeth thoroughly in the morning and in the evening today; ! took ten or n,crc slow deep breathj of fresh air today; played outdoors. or with windows open, more, than thirty minutes today; was in bed ten hours or more last night and kept my windows open; 1 tried today to sit un and stand straight, to eat slowly, and to attend to toilet and each need of my body at it's regular time; l tried today to keep neat and cheerful con- stantly and to be helpful to others; | took a full bath on each day of the week that is checked"
 The success of the movement, ac- cording to it's leaders, is due to the interest in health aroused in the child ren by introducing the elements ot play and romance in the practice of hygiene, and by definite program with tangible rewards. So eagerly have ths children in certain sections of the country taken to the daily "chore" idea that toothbrush shortage is re- ported in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, lc- wa and Oklahoma.
 Growth of the movement is indiea.- ed oy membership figures from states leading in the crusade movement, ss follows; Texas, 3l0,000; Minnesota, 25O,OOO: Iowa, 22O,OOO; Oklahoma. l75,OOo; Oregon, 55,OOO; Idaho, 24,557; Utah, 32,000 Kansas, 100000; Ar kansas, 2S,O00: Alabama, 56,000; Wis consin, 197 1000; Pennsylvania, l50.0o0 Maryland, 4S,OO0; South Carolina 27,- 500; District of Columbia, 15,000; Rhode Island, 2s.0OO; and New Hamp- shire, 5000.
 The Health Crusade Movement is not confined to America alone; not withstanding the war the idea has spread to foreign countries and enlist ments have been reported from China' Corea, Canada, Cuba and France, Mr. De Forest said.