The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-11-09
Presidents Report of the Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs
Of Wise County.

come Ia us aud want 60 assure
C"cn'irn That the pleasure OF
ben. here. tlns our second
hrrt'ng WITH you, Is equally
irlt by us All we mss our old
prrsid-n', Mrs. Heuser, cspc.
ciaiiv hecr and regret her all
senc". W. owe n large part of
what we have accomplished in
Wise county To her zeal and eff
iicieul leadership.
Since our last meeting in Nor
on last Juuc we can report that
On" health work OF the county
is in II Il 'urlshing condition.
We have II full lIme county
health otlicnr, DR. Cuibcrtson,
located ut Norton; two SANTA
~ inspectors, DR. Edwards and
DR.. Neblett, and two trained
nurses. Miss Morgan in the
western end OF the county, who
as we all know, has been Gu
gagged III her work there for a
number OF years aud Miss Nc
Mel, located at Norton, our
new nurse, aud, as Dr. Fiuna-
gan stated, is our nurse. The
Federation ma, claim her, as it
IS partly by our work that it is
pos able To have her She is to
bear the stamp of the Christ
mas tuberculosis seals, as it is
the money that came back to
the county from the sale of
these seals the last two years
over $4,000, which is beng APP
piled to her salary aud max as
it possible To have hor. hope
every one will approve OF this
disposition uf This fund
The various towns have not
done what we hoped aud cx-
pected Of thnm when we went
before the Board of Supervisors
regarding the fund for the
health program, the board un-
derwrote the amount, expecting
each town council to nppro.
pirate ii certain sum toward il.
i hear that. although we NO.
men worked earnestly for it ev-
cry where, The towns are not re
spending, which puts it up en-
tirely 10 the Board of Supervis-
ors, but suppose they are
equal To handling il AMI think
we all feel that there could not
oe a better disposition Of our
county money than for this
health work.
We want, OF course, To take
charge again of the sale of
Christmas anti Tuberculosis
seals, which has become 80 inn
portant n part of our work and
we must today appoint chair
man To take charge of it in the
county. We also should con
tinur the work that we under.
took two years ago TO cooper
ate in every possible way in re-
claiming way ward girls aud
lessening immortality OF the
young Of both sexes III our
county. In this work we have
found Mrs. Barrett, and her
Iva Kota farm organization,
most helpful aud trust she Will
continue To cooperate with us
in this much needed work
The reports from the separate
clubs, which will be read later.
will give us the details of what
work of II civic nature has been
done. am sure we will find
there has been marked improve
rnent in ali of the six towns
represented i'll this federation
Improvement in similation,
health, school work and beauti.
fyiug town and home.
Our work as Il federation is to
lead aud inspire in the further
ance of these purposes, hut also
aud perhaps chiefly, to bring
together the women of this
county to really know each 9th.
er and find out that we stand
for the same ideals and to be- an
organization ready and i'll work
ing harness To lend ita aid To all
upright work and to any emer.
gency which might arise where
our energy and strength could
be of service.
We have today, the election
OF officers, which has been up
TO this time, for d year term. II
was suggested at the executive
cntnnittrp n,pnttuy that ~ Ia. an