Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06

dowed. Part of the money comes
from the proceeds Of Deer Park tai
lowed the organization by the owners
of the property. The total incom.
form all sources including Deer PARK
and invested funds, was s6,S926o dur
ing the year.
The expenditures were:
Executive and expenses in connection
Executive and expenses in
connection with the upkeep
Of Deer Park $2,St2is
Relief tamount spent for aid
to the poor)
Total expenditures .....st,6557s
hd'"hNe 't''''''. ....,.,..... 2,236 ~
Hyeienic Institute and Department OF
Health OF La Sale, Peru and
Oglesby.
The Tri-Cities health department
Was established through the cffor.s
Of Mr. +, W. Matthiessen in 1914, VIII,
supplied funds and endowment and
built the ilygienic Institute of La
Sale. The director of the institute f.
the health officer. while under him ia
an assistant health officer for each
city. The board Of trustees of the in
stitnte works III close operation
with the mayor and city council Of
each city BY an agreement with the
hoard Ct education aud heads of the
pnrochial schools in each city the d.
rector also acts as medical inspector
Of schools There are three school
nurses. The nurse for the Oglesbv
schools is also the tuberculosis nurse
for the three cities, ,.
Besides the administration officers
in tn" institute there is free med.
zeal library. a laboratory, a small op
Grating room ufor minor operations,.
denial clinic and child welfare
clinic.
The child welfare nurse has a clinic
for an entire lay each week at the in.
sttute, and afternoon clinics once
week in both Peru and OgIesby
In October. 1918, an isolation hos
ptal was given b the .Matthiessen
estate as par. of the equipment of the
public health department,
The annual rcpprt of the Hygieuic
institute includes reports upon wator
supply milk supplies, sanitation. in
spcCtiOn OF grocery stores and meat
markets, also medical inspection OF
schools. birth and death registrations.
mortality statistics and hacteriolo-
giSt's report, and reports from the
school nurses and the infant welfare
nurse
Tri.Cities Social Center.
Tri-Cities Soeial~ Center is part Of
the ! a Salle-Peru Township High
School work There is a recreation
building, which was the gift Of +. w.
Matthiessen Ii is sustained By the
township as part of the educational
work, at an approximate annual cost
OF $1,000 There is branch in Ogles-
by The building cost originally s75'
0oo and there have been other eXpen-
siye additions 1t is attached TO tho
high school by a covered passage.
Across the road Is a grandstand and
m athletic field. There Is large as.
semhly room. q gymnasium, an out
door and an indoor swimming pool,
club rooms, play rooms, rooms for
classes. locker rooms. lavatories. re-
Ception rooms and the directors room.
4 man director, woman director. II
matron and a swimming Instructor,
besides student assistants. comprise
the staff.
Every kind OF recreation, all kinds
of classes and clubs and theatricals
and meetings in fact, every activity
that Is adaptable for an institution OF
this kind for all ages of people is car
ried on In July. 1918. the attendance
was over 5000 In August il was
over 2 900 Some months the attend
ance has dropped as low as 10000, but
usually il is over twice that many.
Just as he HYGIENE Institute, com
bining with the health work of the
three cities. is most interesting as
well as unique illustration Of cooper
alton between privately endowed and
publicly controlled work in three az
lfTP0I Clues. SO IITlS SDtldl teINt' IL
illustrates what stownships, schools and
Nriyate funds can do by cooperation
The Associated Charities work in
cludes the same thee cities. and Is en-
lowed by the same philanthropist
This cooperation in health, recrRa-
ton and charities is one Of the mOs-
interesting experiments in the state
There is nothing parallel to it in I'LL
nois.
Moved by Supervisor Richey, and
seconded, that the report be received
urintcd and filed Carried
Investigation Of Report on County In.
stltutions.
On motion of Supervisor Richey,
and seconded, the matter of remarks
in welfare commissions report with
regard to County Home and Counts
lail be referred to the County Home
and the Court House and Jail commit
tees, TO bring in recommendation
Carried.
The Jones Bridee--Otter Greek Town
ship