The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-07
WANT TO ADOPT
POWELL CO. Plan

A most delightful dinner was served
Yesterday up the river at the camp
~ nr Fred Hess with . business
m meeting preceding it at the camp o.
Dr, ClSde NELL. About q dentists
rom fairmont and out OF town look
a aE Of the invitation and spent
. very pleasant day leaving the Guy
about ten in the morning and coming
hack about eight In the evening:
Preatfast Yesterday morning was
served for this body Of men al tns
l. The ;li n meeting yesterday carried on m
me thought and wish from SATURDAY
T night for a county clinic here 10 taS Ie
care Of all children up 10 10 years .. =.
age as far as throat, nose and TEEN
are are concerned. DR.. Clyde Il. Mem
u ~bo with DIS. McNeely and BoydstSn.
form the committee representing sne
FaIrmont Dental club to winch aDoa y.
On m TO date dentists here belong, Is
strongly at in favor as are also a mum.
her Of other dentists, OF the couEsy
clinic which can be maintained .,a W
citizens through increased taxaliUn'
amounting 10 very little indiViduai,y.
The idea was explained fully at t ne
regular meeting Of the Mononesa 1.ys.
valley Dental society held at the y
ca,nrdav night attended by the SANE
iodv of men who went up the river
Yesterday vest Dr.. c. T. Epling. OF Welch.
" Va, was the principal speaker az
Sa,urdsy's dinner. DR.. Epling is the
director Of the Mcdowell county den.
raj clinics and he told how the worH
was done in his county. There are
II clinics in Mcdowell county and an
children M to 16 years OF age are
cared for the children feeling pertest.
" free to ask for the attention as .ne
Clinics are kept up through taxation
II is The wish OF the dental society
here TO have such clinics IN operation
in Marion county by next fall.
The movement in Fairmont started
some time ago was for this city alone
Int since that time the County cilnlcs
are being discussed and much inter-
EST is being shown in them by Eair'
mo dentists and others. The Fair.
mont dental society members SHOW an
l mus comradeship and have DIN,
ner regularly at the ~" Blu mutual
consent il adopts certain customs
such as closing on Saturday after'
noon. It has been very active IN Inc
tull clinic plan. o...,.. TIN
Monougahela Valley Dental sodlety
viii meet at Clarksburg. Dr.. R; NJ.
Hite. secretary Of the sta:e board o.
examiners was a guest yesterday.
Dr., George Howard, president elect
Of the State Dental society, CT Yves!
Union. was in the city as a guest
also As was also Dr.. L. ]. walker,
president Of the Clarkseurg Dental
club. A number Of other prominent
persons attended. Dr.. 9. c. Ben mas
been appointed by the Bossd OF Eau.
cation as monthly dental examiner
for the Fairmout Independent school
district.
At Saturdays dinner at the "" a
number Of addresses we're made. Dr.
Boydston spoke OF the cooperation OF,
fered in Fairmont for free clinic and
mentioned the city building room
which will be donated and the aid OF,
fered by the associated charities and
the Red Cross.
Dr. L. n. Yost cited instances where
preventative dentistry had meant free
dom from sickness. He also told how
he ha dtried to teach people to pre-
vent disease by taking proper care
Of the body along the same principle.
Or. c. H. BurGatts Of Wheeling, was
POSTMASTER at the Saturday night
dinner. He pleased those present
very much.