The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-02-16
FILED TO PUT MARIETTA TRUST -.
AND BANKING co. In HANDS OF RECEIVER
GRAND JURY HEARS
MASS OF EVIDENCE
FOR HEAL TIL BOARD
Over One Thousand People From
All Parts of Cobb Here to
Praise Health Work

The largest demonstration that per-
haps has ever been given to any
public work in Cobb county, was the
array of evidence and endorsement
of the work being done by the Cobb
county board of health, presented to
The grand jury in session at the Ma
riotta court house, Wednesday after
noon.
Evidence, speeches, more evidence,
more speeches, more evidence-and
finally the grand jurors threw up
their hands and ordered the doors
locked and barred. Over one thous-
and people had come to Marietta
from every part of Cobb county and
they were here to testify and to add
their strong endorsement to the work
being done by the Cobb county board
of health, under the able and eff
Gent direction of DR.. r. w. Todd,
county health doctor, and Miss Vir-
ginia Gibbes, county health nurse.
DR.. Jos. P. Bowdin, of the Georgia
State Board of Health, of Atlanta,
was the first speaker, and presented
a strong defence for the work being
done by the various county boards OF
health in the State. He was follow
ed by Dr. Bailey and DR.. HUMPHREYS
of AcwOrth, and DIR. j. E. Lester of
Kennesaw. DR.. R. w. Todd, Cobb
county health doctor, spoke briefly
of the work being done by the county
board, and he was followed by DR..
w +. Benson and DR., C. T. Nolan, of
Marietta, who strongly endorsed the
work.
Teachers from nearly every school
in the county, ladies from the Smyr.
ma Parent-Teachers Association, a
delegation from the Acworth Wo-
mans Club, teachers from the Mari
eta schools, the Marietta Women's
Club all came to lend their endorse
ment to the health work.
Prof. Hunt, of the Seventh Dist
riot A. & M. college, spoke briefly
i and told of the county board of heal
tn taking several of his pupils to At
lanta for corrective treatment.
DIR. }. II. Patton, pastor of the Ma
rietta Presbyterian church, ably de-
Tended the work, as also did DR.. |. A.
White, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, of Marietta.
Mrs. White, principal of the Flint
Hill schools, made an interesting talk
regarding the work being done in
that section of the county.
A junior health commissioner and
nurse is maintained in every school
IN Cobb county, and in every room
of the Marietta schools, by the coun
ty health board. Many of these were
present and added their evidence to
! the array of testimony given in sup
port Of the work being done by DR..
Todd and Miss Gibbes. The young
folks made some interesting talks.
Many patients, who had been per
sonally cared for under the direction
OF the Cobb county board of health,
were present to give testimony of
their individual cases.
One old negro, who lives in the
county near Marietta, told the story
of how he was blind and now he could
see, all credit being given to the
county health board. A cataract had
been removed from his eye.
A little girl, whose parents were
unable to care for her, told Of how
she was placed in Scottish Rites hos
pital in Atlanta, and kept there for
four months until she was we'll
A mother brought her little son to
show the grand jury how the Board
of Health had been q blessing to her.
The boy was operated on, having his
tonsils and adenoide removed The
mother brought the boys photo as
evidence of the condition he was in
before the county boar dOf health
took his case in hands.
man told of the board of health
taking up his case and sending him to
Atlanta Tor the radium treatment for
cancer. He was cured and naturally
III forever give his recommendation
TO the good work of the county board
Of health.
A large number were present who
had been treated and relieved Of de-
Gec's Of the teeth and eyes
a. little bow who had been doctor
ed and nursed through a serious case
Of typhoid fever was brought before
the jury by his mother. She gave
her thanks and blessing to the good
work done for her by the county
heath doctor and nurse.
The Marietta schools attended
the hearing in a body. but hundred
were unable to get admission to the
Grand jury room. There was a con-
tinnal procession Of men, women and
children going in and coming out of
the grand jury room from one O'Clock
until four, and the endorsement for
the county health work goes on rec
ord as one Of the largest demonstra-
tions Of its kind ever given in Cobb
county.