Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-09-07

al
y Public Health association = .the' =.
nual meeting held In the conrt r ~, e .
the Marshall county court hn,,ss -.
9atuluay afternoon. Mrs. Donald ROB-
ertson, OF a5 Argyle, was elected first vice
Slesident, mrs. George w. Avery Of
M n1els1en, second vice president; 81. Il.
WOOD, OF Warren, treasurer: and Row
=. Luttreu, Of Warren, secretary. IS
Dr.S William 2. Wild, newly APPOINT
ca executive secretary Of the state as
c1atlon, was the principal speaker AZ
tne meeting and stated that economy
u overhead Q! expenditures would be one
OF tne main policies OF the ASSOCIATION
during his administration. g.
!. According to the executive secretarv
Dy various measures of ECONOMY it "a
hoped to be able to make ayaiiahle
funds for the purchase Of moyinrsnic-
ture films and practical exhibit fnsfer-
ials to loan to the county publ sHeifh
associations for exhibit purposeasI 1nd
also to put in the field lecturers and
other workers to assist the various
county health associations in carrying
out their programs of work. Dr.. Wild
endorsed the work that is being done
by the local assOcia ton and took AM Op-
timistic view Of the future Of the work
In this county and through the entire
state. Is Ass.ts
y It was also decided at the meeting to
hold two public health clinics In. the
county this fall. One of these elifstcs
will be held at Grygla and the ether
at Strandquist upon the advice O&fAe
county nurse.
The annual report Of the secretary
Roy r. Luttrell, was read and showed
what had been accomplished by theglO-
cal association during the pastsXear
According to the secretary's report, a
baby clinic was held at Holt in NOyem-
were held In Warren and Stephen.
Thirty children were examined at War
rem and Al at Stephen while at Holt
Is babies were examined.
The 1920 seal sale as conducted by
the secretary, totaled $854.O2, accord
ing to the report, of which $3.50 was
used for expenses in conducting the
sale leaving $76S.53, which was for
warded to the Minnesota Public Health
association at st. Paul. To this was
added $57, which the. local association
had loaned the state association the
year previous. According to the treas
urer's statement Of Sept. /, 1921, there
wasaa balance of $70.S9 in the local as
ISOLATION treasury.
The Health Crusade was carried on
the past year and the school winning
the first prize was Dist. 10, with Miss
Myrtle F.. NOrlund, teacher. The school
was awarded the Minnesota Health as
ISOLATION banner The school winning
second prize was Dist. Ill, with Miss
Emma Rud, teacher. Third prize was
won by school Dist. 1O3, with Miss
Evelyn CarlstrOm, teacher.
The annual report of the secretary
contained report of the June meeting
at which time it was decided to furnish
the Minnesota Health Journal free to
the editors and schools of the county.
The executive committee also approved
a plan Of carrying on health work
through education in the schools This
plan included the purchase Of asseale
for weighing school children, an exhibit
Of playground and other equipment and
material at the county fair, the physical
examination and instruction Of theJrur-
al teachers during the county institute,
the encouraging Of the equipment Of the
schools with scales for weighing and
measuring children, furnishing teachers
with literature and tables showing the
correct weights and height Of children
Of different ages, and the encourage
ment Of schools to provide for monthly
weighing and measuring of the CHI dren
and keeping record Of the same A
fund of 5000 or as much of this amount
as may be necessary was set apart Tor
the carrying out Of this plan. The total
expenditures on it to date have been
SS4 SO, according to the report.