The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-10-21
BegoIt Ut The Secretary

Tho suarminsly hi&h rating OF tn"
,punty in tuberculosis led 10 the or
c4nl23ti0n on October -. 1927 OF
1 he dorchester County Tuberculosis
Association, for the purposes OF COM
eating its raNageS.
The activities of the Association,
.ri-Hy summarized follow:
Fitted ~ a room AT 1913 High St,
Is hca3uuarters and to be used by
L. nurse as an office.
Purchased a car for the nurse ana
I'd one in the field from November
ii 1921 until September /, 1872,
hen the customary annual vacation
. came due. The Nursing Service to
resumed in November.
Since the fight against tuberculosis
tVoIves / fight against almost every
line else. the work of the former
, listing Nurse was taken over by the
sSoci&ti0n in addition to given tub
rcular patients.
Cooperation was given the Red
ross Home Service work until July
, hen the entire work was taken
yer.
Seal Sales of former Years was
and"d over to the Association, MAX
possible the immediate purchase
! q car so that county-wide work
puId be undertaken, for the first
NE.
Beginning November 21, 1921 and
-Dyering period of two weeks, an
ntensive educational and member
nip campaign was conducted. Meet
Is were held in Cambridge, Hur-
3cI. East New Market Vienna. Sec
. 'tary, Eidorado; Church Greek;
odi Vile; TaylOr's Island and Hud-
On.
At all Of these meetings lectures
tuberculosis were given by Droml-
mt doctors frCm Baltimore ana
cal physicians tuberculosis litera-
.rv distributed, and talks given by
,iss Martin. Chief Of the Division OF
ublic Health Nursing in the state on
. value Of The Nurse In The Com
/. unity. These addresses were sup
..emented by motion pictures design
/ TO illustrate the points brought
1t by the speakers. These pictures
sTe also exhibited at the Grand
Dcra House, Cambridge, through
,purtesy Of the management. when
Ie pupils and staff of teachers of
le schools in the town were guests
- the Association.
The Annual Christmas Seals Sale
as directed by the Association with
siccesS. The gross receipts being
i 701 Dorchester rating. per capita
ing first in the State.
\ Rest Room was maintained at
ne Tri-COunty Fair in August, for
lie use and comfort of the general
rIblic. tuberculosis posters We're
isplayed, literature distributed and
cooperation given the Fair Com
littee in the Baby Contest.
Through the Relief Committee
* hich raised its own funds, the As
5ociation has aided any case OF need
. ith which the nurse came in con
.Gct
There are 752 members of the As
ocation, which is supported by the
lues Of ST per year, and by 1870 OF
he gross receipts of the Seals sale,
lgmented by donations.
III tIle NUih vi VI SdHlAdlloii anu
hraughoUt the Campaign following
.aluable assistance was given by the
state Board of Health and Maryland
tuberculosis Association. Much OF
he success of the meeting in point
II attendance, was largely due to the
attractive musical features render
I'd by'local talent.
The Democrat and News and The
Daily Banner have at all times read
iy given any amount of space desir-
ID 10 any phase of the work.
\ splendidly equipped Loan Closet
has been supplied, \ shower for
his was given by the Cambridge
Eoman's Club. arranged by Mrs.
edgar \. Jones and in addition, ar
.icles were donated by Mrs. Mamie
Roberts; Mrs Noble; Mrs. John
Mills; Mrs. Grayson Craig; Miss Mel
lie Carroll; Mrs. Spencer Harris; Mrs
} Z. DTennen, Mrs. Charles Barnett;
Mrs. VIM. J. Sherman; Mrs. a. H.
Bayly; Mrs Samuel Bryan; Mrs a.
3 Cochrane; Mrs. Ivy Phillips.
The Red Cross donated to tn" AS
sOciation the books used in tie Home