Evening journal., 1920-05-07
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various reports for the year, an cleo
ton Of new managers was held. Print
ed lists Of nominees had been pro-
yided by the nominating committee.
Suddenly DR.. G. Layton Grier OF
Georgetown, arose and stated that he
believed the name OF Landreth l.. Lay
ton should e stricken from the list of
| nominees because he was entirely
out OF sympathy with the workings
and aims OF the organization and de-
clined 20 have anything 10 do
with H."
Frank L. Jones. a lawyer OF George
town. was nominated in place 0f Mr.
Layton, but IL was decided that Mr..
Layton's name should be permitted n
remain on the ballots and that any
member voting could omit putting a
cross mark opposite II and add the
name Of Mr.. Jones In its place.
curiously, Fraae l.. Jones, OF Hilles
and Jones, OF this city, was present,
and caused much merriment by ask
ing that Il be understood clearly that
the Jones intended for nomination
was the Georgetown and not tae VIII
miugton Jones.
The election continued with this
understanding. John ). Rossell, Willis
/ NAl D OAAA0 ANRNHAaaAA
were appointed tellers and announced
the result as follows:
Managers for six-year term: II. l.
Cannon. r. II. Durham. II. II. dupont.
LammOt dupont, Mrs. It G. dupont
Charles B. Evas, Peter J. Ford, James
Il. GOslee G. Layton Grier, Hervey p
Hall, Everett Hickman, John B. Hut
ton. William Il. kurtz, Frank l.. Jones
Arley B. Magee. Harry Mayer, Mrs
Charles r. Miller, James O'kane Row
land g. Paynter, Henry hidSeiy, Johf
S. R0sscn, George Sauter, John Q
Saylor, H. Rodney sharp, William G
Taylor, Mrs. Henry 3, Thompson
Henry B. Thompson, William E. Val
liant. Mrs. p S. dupont.
Managers for four-year terms-C- A
MoCue and Dr. Joseph p Wales.
Manager for two-year term-Charle'
A. Patterson.
The board OF managers OF the asso
citation will choose the executive com
mittee OF the organization.
As preliminary to his own report
which served as q summary OF IN
5 work OF all branches OF the Service
: Citizens, Dr.. Richard W. Cooper re
ported In detail on the bureau o
/, education; Chester u. Wells, stat
health commissioner. told Of the ngh
agalnst disease In Delaware, and MIS-
Helen Hart gave a comprehensive re
Wow OF the work OF the American
zatiOn bureau.
Dr. Cooper emphasized the need Q
better organization or commuhiv
. Service and declared there were man,
Indications OF the growing hunger 10
A greater community lie.
Mr.. Wells told Of the foundation o
a a system OF reporting vital stdtlstic
r throughout the state, and the adiills
. sion of Delaware for the first tin
y into the registration area OF the unite
q states Health Bureau. Records O
hirfhs marriages and deaths, begin
Z ming with the year 1916. are now bein
= tabulated and VIII prove or grea
r value, be said, for making compari
sons in the future. A beginning ma
y been made in the State IN the ngnt =
e eliminate typhoid; smallpox has bee
4 conquered in Sussex county, IN spf'
It OF bitter local opposition.
e Mr.. Wells also told OF the progres
= made toward securing a purer mil
+ supply not only for Wilmington bu
an other communities In the STATE
Wilmington City Council has taken u
LEGISLATION 10 insure purer suppl,
and the state Legislature has passe
an act providing reCOmpenSc 70
farmers who are Obliged to slaughte
cattle because OF tuberculosis. Mucl
/ aid has been given, Mr.. Wells conclud
ed. toward improving medical inspec
lion In the public schools.
Miss Hart described the. working
Of the Americanlzation schools, an
Of the excellent results achieved D
teachers who visited Immigrant won
en- In fheir households and organize
J. homo nIuacnl She then said
Is "a special effort has been made
D reach IN this way the wives OF AL ta
ID men who have been granted citlzer
s. shin during recent manths. The pos
sibiliues Of this work are limite
a only by the number n qualified 70
Al unteer teachers who can pc secured.
, ~Of all the growing group OF iel
II eign-born who have been reached b
" the bureau this year, Miss Hart COT
= tinued, none have been more wort
while working with than those Wn
= have come TO the Trouble Bur3al
- For these are often those whose Afnel
- lean experience has been most M
y fortunate and whose bewildermeI
y and anxiety are most likely 10 bre5
y discomfort and disafection. A few
= he stories brought 10 the bureau n
~ veal unjust and dishonest treatmei
" OF the foreigner. Far more are sdlpl
it the unhappy aftermaths OF the wa
iu Altogether, from September !
MAY T. 3i5 applications were made
H. the bureau, Of which 2S7 have alreac
al been disposed Of. some OF them II
er voiving weeks Of work. 10 has bee
u the happy experience OF the bureau
re find prompt sympathy and who'll
al hearted cooperation from evei
ne agency In the State TO which II n
o.; to turn In solving these problems.
81 r taffsba not fsnculf ~ the wars lyol
y in AmericaniZatiOn has been simp
OF this-that hundreds who knew Ame
ica only as a source OF material ga
and as a government that issued 0
doris have come 10 think OF Ameri
as a familiar and protecting friei
. !, 30 whom they long TO give The 10y
~ service OF free men ard women.
uS While the tellers were oOuntil
u' ballots at the close Of the meetil
- James o. Kane, Of the Central Lab
M Union. made inquiry as to what Y
orgarization intended doing about q
N pollution OF Wilmlngton's water su
~ ply. DR.. Mitchell. presiding, referr
~ the query 10 Health Commission
'' Wells, who said the time was n
oppOrtune for any action by the Ser
nu Ice Citizens. The question now W
in the hands OF the State Boards
Health OF Pennsylvania and Delawal
DR.. ]. II. Odell director, In his a
nual reort said in art:
"ln reviewing what Service Citize
has done during the past twel
months. we are forced TO admit IN
a considerable part OF our effort al
a large amount OF our money ma
gone 20 the making up or such de
ciencies OF inadeQuacies or COVER
ment. For instance, the Legislatu