The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-22
ANNUAL FIGHT
ION MOSQUITO
NOW UNDER WAY
FLORIDA ANTI-MosoUITo AS.
ISOLATION INAUGURATEs
STATEWIDE CA MPAIGN
RECENTLY


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March
22.-The annual fight on the mos
quito throughout Florida by the
Florjda Anti-Mosquito Association
has been launched. The state
wide drive will continue through
out@the spring, summer and fall
months until the approach of cool
weather and not until then will
the forces enrolled in the impor-
tanE health drive rest from their
labors.
The Florida Anti-Mosquito As
ISOLATION is not organized for
profit and has no income from any
source, so It is depending entirely
upon volunteers to form the army
that win make it hard for the
dangerous mosquito to make him
self fpuch in evidence. The As
soeietion is not seeking funds, but
Is asking for the moral and physi-
cal support of every man, woman
and chad,in the state in order that
its purposes may be carried out
successfully.
Mrs Vide Lester MacDonell, of
jacksonville, widow of the late DIR.
w. w. Mcdonnell, for many years
city health officer of Jacksonville
is president Of the association
formed few years ago to ex-
terminate the mosquito. Responses
70 her letters to various organiza-
tons throughout the state for their
suppoFtfnsthe campaign have been
more than gratifying and she ex-
presses hope that this years cam
paign win be highly successful.
Nathan Mayo, Florida Commits
sioneF-ef Agriculture, has promis-
ed the support of his forces as
well as many other officials.
Health officers in various cities
throughout the state as well as
city officials, chambers of COM
merce, civic clubs and other or
CARNATIONS, have assured Mrs.
MacDonell Of their fullest co.
operation in the campaign, and
from all Indications an unrelenting
battle will be waged to keep the
mosquito menace down to the
lowest possible ebb.
The Florida Anti-Mosquito As
ISOLATION is organized primarily to-
disseminate knowledge about mos
quitoes, their life. habits and
methods Of control and to also
stimulate an interest in, and en-
courage the work of control. It
has been responsible for many
communities making provision for
mosquito control and believes that
with the individual help Of citizens
throughout the state, Florida can
be made mosquitoless.
The Importance OF a consistent
fight against the mosquito this year
Is told In letter from w. e. Wy
man, chairman Of the executive
committee Of the Florida ANTI
Mosquito Association. He says:
The mosquito situation in the
State Of. Florida this year stands
out boldly and threatens to in.
terfere materially with the rapid
strides which Florida is making in
attracting capital and labor.
"A wet winter has given endless
breeding places and the mosquito
We all know, is not slow to make
use Of an opportunity offered it.
"The eyes Of the world are on
Florida. / believe no more truth-
full statement has ever been made
about the state. Tens Of thou
sands Of people win come down
this summer to see just what
Florida is like in the summer.
'If you love your state you will
promptly proceed to take the
necessary steps to institute a pro-
gram Of drainage. filling, fish con-
troll and such auxiliaries as sur
ysying. TO keep one Of the biggest
handicaps the state has, namely,
the mosquito nuisance, under con-
troll.
capital and labor are too far
advanced TO do pioneering. Either
one wants q reasonable assurance
OF safety. and when the people
from the North come down Il
study Tho state during the warm
weather and find mosquitoes mo.
Testing them to serious extent
they win promptly so home and
tell endless numbers that Florida
Is not = at place In which to live,
''Let ns be governed according.
~. Start your program. and, ii
Geo. v. Simens 80 impressivels
said some years ago when The
question o. mosquito control wa,
first taken up at that historical
Daytona meeting: KEEP EVER
LASTINGLY AT IT.