The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-26
ORGANIZE GRADY r
To HELP HEALTH
IN ALL SCHOOLS
To Make survey Of County and Town
Schools IL Plain Outlined BY
oupt. Allen; VIII Examine
the Children.
CREATE FUNDS FOR
TREATMENT OF POOR
Sale Of Christmas Seals TO Provide
Necessary Cash 20 Promote Idea:
Believe 5000 viii Dc
Raised Here.

An active organization TO study
health conditions IN Grady county
ard work for tho bcticrmcnt Of tho
school pupils health II being pIann.
Ell by ~ r. Allen. county school
, superintendent and chairman OF the
Grady County Public Health asso-
citation.
Tho first step toward tho organl.
xaiion Of this permanent association
vas taken this week when Chairman
Allen named local chalrmcn who
have been asked TO serve permanent
ly. These chairman. n majority OF
whom ara school men. will direct tho
associations activities In their re-
apectivc communities. T. T. Mont
gomery. city superintendent OF
schools and member OF the state
boadr Of education. Is city chairman.
This organization. Mr.. Allen says.p
viii meet from time to time and dis
cuss health problems that confront
the schools and general public OF
Grady county; will make health
survey OF the county and endeavor
to give medical and surgical aid 10
all students who are In need OF
same and who are financially unable
to arrange for the treatment them
selves. "The need Of an organlza-
ton of this kind has been apparent
IN Grady county for several years."
Mr.. Allen declared Il feel that
much good will be accomplished
through the combined efforts OF tho
association members"
Money to finance tic work of the
association will be raised in the
sale of Christmas seals to be Of
'ered by the Oklahoma Public Health
association, Of which the Grady
county association will be a branch.
Onohalf of the proceeds of the seal
ale will go to the state association.
Hopes of selling $4,000 worth of tho
ieals, which would give the county
association $1,000 with which to
larry on its welfare campaign in the
county, are being entertained by
Supt. Allen.
n nh nj In nd
pledged their cooperation and have
volunteered their services in sup
port of the program outlined by the
association. Operations will be per-
formed free Of charge in all cases
recommended by the health organi.
zation, which will furnish all drugs
and medicines. Under this arrange
ment, minor operations which often
times are necessary for the preser-
vation of the school boy or or girls
health can be made for small con-
it is pointed out. This
plan was pursued during the health
last year and many poor
were given relief, accord
ing to Mr. Allen.
In accordance with the associa-
tion's program, the study of health
problems and remedies has been in
in many of the Grady
county schools. Special attention will
be given to the study Of the milk
diet, Mr.. Allen says. Discussion OF
this work is one of the features of
the program for the annual meeting
of the Grady County Teachers asso-
citation to be held here November
II and IS.
Local public health association
chairman who have ust been ap-
pointed by the county director are:
w. A. Franklin, Verden, 7. T. Mont
Chickasha; ]. E. Perry,
Minco; Ernest Arnold, Verden:
Claud Southwark, Rush Springs; A.
R. Kent, Tuttle; Mrs. Mary Waugh
an, Alex; A. G. Hitchcock, Bradley;
]. J. Harper, Tuttle, R. F. D. No. /;
w. H Wood, Chickasha, R F. d.
No. 8; E. B. Hilderbrand, Chick
asha, R. F. D. No. 8: Mrs. Lula E.
Mddleberg; C. 4.
French, Pioneer; o. G.. Wilson, Po-
casset; E. NJ. Decker, Verden; and
W. R. Baker, Stover.