Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-15
SOCIAL HYGIENE
SOCIETY ORGANIZED
MEETING OF PIERCE COUNTY
MEMBERS WITH THURSTON
RESULTS IN LOCAL OR
GANIZATTON.

The Thurston County Social Hy-
giene Society effected a preliminary
Organization last night at q dinner at
the Hotel Olympian. attended by a
number of the active members of the
Pierce county society and about 80
or rs Olympia citizens.
The dinner was presided over by
U. E., Harmon, Of Tacoma, president
OF the Pierce county society. Ad-
dresses were made by Mr.. Harmon,
who outlined the work and discussed
briefly the terrible ravages Of So
called social diseases and means Of
combating them
He WAS followed by DR.. Frank
Dyer. pastor Of the Congregational
church Of Tacoma. who depicted his
experiences with the disease among
the soldiers overseas. Dr.. Edward
y Todd, president Of the College Of
Puget Sound, told Of educational
methods employed to forewarn our
boya and girls Of the blasting effects
OF the terrible BLACK plague" and
the leprous-like syphilis. DR.. ]. K.
Brown. president Of the state board
lbf health. recounted the action Of
tGis board in declaring such diseases
''oontagious'' and making 1t obliga-
tory upon al. physicians to report
them - they would smallpox or
bpb0nic plague.
Edgar G. Wheeler, the secretary OF
the Pierce county society, showed by
charts some of the consequences Of
signorance on the part of children Of
the common sexual facts of life. He
also spoke Of how the society is or
ganized and how 1t accomplishes Tits
work.
Messrs. P. NJ. Troy, Peter Schmidt,
Rev. Simpson. DR.. Steele and c. A.
Rose were among the Olympians who
spoke. el, ssg
After the Pierce delegation depart?
ed for their homes the local society
was organized by the election Of p.
NJ. Troy, rs temporary chairman and
J: M. Tadlock temporary secretary.
The Pierce county constitution was
read, and ON motion of Peter Schmidt
a committee of three was appointed
to re-draft a constitution fitted to he
needs of the Thurston couny society.
The chair named Peer Schmidt, Rev.
T. H. Simpson and e. L. Breckner.
On motion Of Mr.. Rose It was de-
cided to include both men and wom-
en- in the organization.
Secretary Burwcll of the Y. M. C..
A. moved to have a. committee Of
three named to report on the perma-
nent officers. and make suggestions as
to the secretary to be employed. The
motion was adopted and Mr.. Burwell,
DR.. Steele and Mr.. Rose were select
ed. The society will be called to-
gcther again by the last named COM
mittee.
The proximity of Camp Lewis.
which is again filling up rapidly with
soldiers. and the problems growing
out of the social evil and the appal-
ling spread of disease makes the or
ganization of the society imperative
if Olympia would not be behind other
cities in the protection of her young
people.
The work of the society is twOfold:
the prevention of infection by proper
educative methods, and the segrega-
tion and cure Of those already infect
ed. The enormous loss Of Industrial
efficiency caused by the prevalence Of
disease among workers Is a waste
which the country cannot afford-to
say nothing of the moral deteriora-
tion 1t causes. All citizens of Olyln-
pia are urged to interest themselves
in this movement for better and
cleaner city and country.
The Pierce county visitors were
Judge U. E. Harmon. Dr. Edward II.
Todd, Rev. Frank Dyer, Walter j..
Thompson. Judge M. l.. Clifford, DR..
J. r. Brown. Frank S. Roberts. Mr.
Perkey. ]. c. Todd. all Of Tacoma.
and F.. d. Dwight Of Puyallup.