Evening star., 1923-12-12
DISEASE CONTROL
IN D. c. IS SCORED
Health Officer Says Social
MaIadies Need ReguIa-
ton by Law.

The District health department is
the only organization of Its kind in
the United States that has no law to
aid in the control of social diseases.
declared DR.. w. c. Fowler, District
health officer, in an address before
the Lincoln Park Citizens Associa-
ton in the Bryant School last night.
Telling of the work of the pubic
health department in its endeaVor
to treat and control such diseases
he said that 219 children under M
teen years of age had been treated
in this connection by the department.
I'VE are not getting 100 per cent
health service in this city," he said
He pointed out that law was now
before Congress the passage OIL
which would aid materially in fight
ing social diseases.
Praises MIX supply.
DR. Fowler praised the milk supply
in Washington, saying that II was
a good as you would find most any
where" Most of the farms have the
modern equipment for properly
sterilizing milk cans and Keeping
milk clean. he said.
A dental clinic for the northeast
section Of the city was recommended
by DIR. Fowler.
A protest. in the form of a resolu-
ton. was made by the association
against the small expenditure for
street improvements in the northeast
and southeast sections OF the city.
A committee was appointed TO get In
touch with all citizens associations
in these sections and urge them to
protest and ask for larger appro-
priations next year. Only S67 500
was appropriated for these sections
of the city, il was stated. Members
of this committee are David Babp,
F. Blaine and l.. G. Buehler.
Pay. for school Trustees.
A motion was made by Mr.. Babp
to have three members of the school
board appointed by the District Com
missioners and to give them salaries
for their services. The matter was
referred to Harold E. Warner, chair
man of the school committee.
reiteration of Il former protest
was made against the use OF the
Benning incinerator plant and the
burning of trash on the dumps In
the northeast and southeast.
Another resolution was adopted re-
questing that a light be placed at
the corner of Massachusetts avenue
serve to prevent another accident
such as happened on Thanksgiving
night when two women We're knocked
down at this point, it was stated.
A resolution was also introduced
to have Il strictly English" course
in the curriculum of the high schools.
J. E. Chase was elected a member.
Committees Announced.
President Jameson announced the
following committee appointments:
Buildings and zoues--David Babp,
chairman; Rev. John Paul Tyler, r.
j. O'Neill. Daniel +. Frazier, Rev. {.
E. Wheeler, Walter J. Frick, Henry
d. Dillon, F.. A. Diven, II. c. Douglass
and LII. Won Der Muller.
Constitution and by-laws-George
Barse, chairman; John w. Beall, W.
T. Hammack. William l.. Peake, Paul
II. Kuabb, Charles Leikweg, Claude
10. BurIingame, William T. Charles,
r. 6. Carpenter and Richard II. Tep-
pie.
Education - Harold E. Warner,
chairman; Mrs. ]. Arnold, Miss Cor
della Mathis, Mrs. Louisa Conner,
William d. Beatty, w. IL. Brooks, ).
20. Donohoe, S. S. Spahr. Thomas d.
Stuart. w. c. Thorn, H. q. Fulton and
Mrs. Agnes Watson.
In Charge of Social Program.
Entertainment-Mrs. John P. Kern,
chairman; A. L. Oenman. jr.: Eliza
beth Hesse, Miss Ruth NJ Jameson.
Mrs. y. B. Gammell, George NJ Cas-
per. j. r. Mackessy. Brooks Cross,
Mrs CIossman and J. G. Tunnel.
Historian-Georg II. Judd. chair
man: D. F. Lawson, d. A. Edwards.
Charles Linnell, Lee Hammer, Her
bert Gooding, C. f. Gibbs, ]. H.
Grubb. B. Girling and Miss Emma
Gardner.
House-George T. Meitzler. chair
Turner Mrs. Dawson. owen Kirwan,
20. Oehmann, r. +. Ferber, Bryan. S.
Flather. Mrs. William A. Greer, Will
liam Il! Thomas, Samuel p. Thoman,
w. S. Wheatley and Fred Wagner.
Law and egislation-William c.
Mrs. Helen d. Reed, Q. Zambraney,
Mrs. Thomas Burke. William l. Ger
maud. B. F. Miller. Daniel F. Frazier,
w. s. Wheatley and George A. Young.
Membership. w. Barse, chair
man; Joseph L; Gammell' L. H. Maier'
Smith. ". c. Furr, III F. Winn. S. c.
Fogee. K. NJ. Griffith and A. G. Smith.
Committee on Play Space.
Parks and playgrounds-John Bray
shaw, chairman; Arthur w. Stone,
Mrs. Helen d. Reed, S. +. Annadale,
Miss Katherine Boyle, b. F. Campbell,
w. F. Barse, William r. Whipp, Will
liam Bryan, Mrs II. B. Bowen. Philip
o. Simpson. T. G. Stratton and NJ E.
Walls.
Printing!. B. Lawson, chairman;
Miss J. H. Goodrich, j. Reiskin, H. w.
wilkins, ". 3. Hummer, II. l. Hoff-
man and Mrs ]. J. Davis.
Press-W. A. Greer, chairman; AL
fred H. Mills, Jacob Worj, Thomas
Burke, F. A. Diven, Miss Emma Gard
Iner, J. Fl. Grubb, George III. Smith and
NJ 4. Drapp.
chairman; F. Blaine, Mrs. Boyle, NJ A
coleman. Mrs. Della Cramer. Mrs Edna
B. Hoffman, Maj. William G. Ladd
Miss Marie M. Peters II. A. De Groot
G. C. Eiker, Joseph Edward and NJ. B
Paulus.