Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-06-03
PUTNAM HEALTH SURVEY

tiOnally representative meeting was
held at the city school auditorium, on
Tuesday evening, June 1st., to hear
tentative report of the social sur
vey of Putnam county, recently made
under the supervision of Miss Marg-
uerite Thompson of the Atlanta Di-
vision of the American Red Cross.
Mr.. E. H. Boyd presided over the
meeting, and in a we'll chosel speech
explained its purpose. Miss Thomp-
son then read some excerpts from
the very comprehensive report she
has prepared, giving the history, to-
biography and general conditions Of
al, agricultural, educational, and
health viewpoints. This report has
been compiled from the most authen-
tic sources obtainable and is most in
teresting to all who have the real
progress of the county at heart. In
fact the date thus served as a veri-
table "eye-opener" to the fifty or
more listeners, and in order to get
a fair expression from those present,
the meeting was converted into
'round-table" discussion which last
ed for more than an hour, with the
result that is was unanimously
agreed that Putnam county with her
natural resources and unbounded pos
sibilities should by all means take
advantage of an opportunity to Sc
cure expert professional aid, espec-
tally with reference to health conser-
walton, which after all is the very
foundation Of community welfare
along educational and industrial
lines. The employment of a County
Health Nurse is the one most essen
tial step toward this goal, and all
those who attended the meeting
agreed to assist in any practical
move to secure financial support for
this purpose.
The American Red Cross has linn
tied number of nurses, who have been
trained along these lines,
and 1t is now possible to get COM
petent nurse, provided sufficient
fund can be raised to pay her a rea-
sonable salary. The question is to
be put squarely to the people of the |
as to whether they will CO.
operate in a move by which they will |
Ill be invaluably benefited. Shall
he health of the present and COM
ng generations be conserved in a
higher degree than has ever been at
aimed, or shall we choose to contin-
lie IN the present inefficient manner
hat has endured for years past, and
hereby aggravate tha diseases that
yre now prevalent and run the
nance of breeding even more viru-
ent ones?
A committee was appointed to look
nto the advisability of putting the
before the people of the
ounty, and to recommend ways and
1eans by which the proper publicity
ould be given the matter of getting I
he public interested in this all.im-
ortant work. Following is the per- :
onnel. of the committee:
Messrs. Jere Whitson, H. D. Whit !
on and J. M. Hatfield; Mesdames
V. M. Shanks, J. G. McDearman, and .
V. A. Howard, with W. Y. Bennett
S chairman. This cimmittee will
leet at the Red Cross Rest Room
ither Friday afternoon or Friday ev-
ming to organize and get in trim to
erve the community cause to the
est of their abilities.
A mass meeting in which all citi-
ems of the town and county who are I
lterested in Putnam County welfare (
re urged to attend, has been called !
IT three o'clock, Sunday afternoon,
lne 9Th, at the city school auditori- I
N, Cookeville. Come out and hear
lie full report of the survey. It will
, most interesting and instructive
all, and will possibly mean more
the people Of this county than any
owe which has been inaugurated
ere in years. Don't miss this op-
,rtunity to put in 'peg" for good !
ealth and good citizenship.
w. Y. BENNETT, Chm.
Putnam County Red Cross.