The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-29
STATE CAMPAIGN
FOR HEALTH BONDS
People of South Carolina To Be Ask
ed to Contribute A Total
Of S5O,OOO.OO

Association is going to ask the peo-
ple of South Carolina to buy $4,000
worth cf health bonds and Christmas
seals during the month of December
in order that the fight on the great
white plague which is eXacting an
economic loss in the State each year
of S4,5OO,000 may be prosecuted with
the greatest possible vigor next year.
I'VE know that times are hard and
money is scarce says an announce
ment by the association, "but even
with money as tight as. it is we DO
rot believe that the people of the
State will be willing for the fight on
tuberculosis to be abandoned. 1t
would be a very poor economic
policy.''
The health bonds which the asso-
c;at;on will ask the people to buy will
be put on sale during November and
will remain on sale until Christmas.
They may be purchased for S5 up.
The Christmas Seal sale will begin
Immediately after Thanksgiving and
will continue until Christmas. The
people of the State are thoroughly
familiar with these little Red Gross
seals which have become just as
much a harbinger of the Christmas
holidays as have the holly and the
mistletoe.
Governor Robert. A. Cooper has
consented to serve as chairman of the
Christmas Seal sale. j. Skottowe
Wannamaker of St. Matthews, presi-
dent of the American Cotton Associa-
ton, as first vice-chairman and Mrs.
Rufus FAINT, of Anderson, president
of the South Carolina Federation OF
Women's Clubs, as second vice-chair-
man. L. L. Hardin, president of the
Bank of Columbia, will be treasurer.
The executive committee will be
composed of the following South
Carolinians in addition to the officers:
Arthur L. CASTOR, Chester; DR. H. N.
Snyder, Wofford College; A. B. Jor-
dan, president of the South Carolina
Press Association; Mrs. James A.
Cathcart, Columbia; Henry c. Till
man, Greenwood; Dr. James A.
Hayne, State Board of Health, Mrs.
F. S. Munsell, Columbia; DR.. C. w.
Kcllock, Charleston; Josiah Morse,
University of South Carolina and
Mrs. C. Y. Reamer, Columbia.
Organizations have already been
perfected in thirty of the counties for
the sale and will be completed in the
remaining counties of the State with
in the next two weeks. 1t is probable
that conference of the county chair
men will be held at an early date.
Probably the most ambitious feat
ure of the program to be undertaken
b. the South Carolina tuberculosis
Association next year in the event
that the people of the State buy the
$4,000 worth of seals and bonds,
will be the establishment of travel
ing clinic.
The clinic which will travel from
county to county over the State in
an automobile truck will concentrate
its efforts in counties which do not
now have tuberculosis clinic. A
specialist in tuberculosis and nurse
will accompany the clinic and it is
planned to make complete survey of
the State.
The association plans through the
means of this clinic to make thor
ough investigation in each county of
all tubercular suspects and in this
way to get grasp on the situation
which will enable it to fight effec-
lively against further spread of the
dread disease.
Officers of the South Carolina Tu-
berculosis Association are: J. Nelson
Frierson, Columbia, president; DIR. j.
A. Hayne, Columbia, and DR.. Robert
Wilson, Jr., Charleston, honorary vice
presidents; DR.. R. M. Pollitzer, of
Charleston and DR.. Ernest Cooper,
Columbia, presidents; A. S. Man.
ming, Columbia, treasurer; Reed
Smith, Columbia, secretary; Mrs. E..
E. Howell, Florence; DR.. c. w. Kel-
..1. MnfohQ