The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-02-15

Persons of wide experience in the
problems, planning and administra-
ton of tuberculosis, health and gen.
eral welfare work will direct the 1928
activities of the Minnesota Public
Health Association, in which every
buyer of Christmas Seals in the state
is shareholder.
This was stated by DR.. j. A. Myers,
Minneapolis, president, in announcing
the executive committee for the year.
This committee, which decides upon
the program and policies of the state
Christmas Seal organization and en-
ploys the workers, consists of six
men and women chosen because of
their interest, experience and ability.
All serve without compensation, DR..
Myers states. Members for the year
are as follows: DIR. H. LOngstreet
Taylor, William A. Laidlaw, st. Paul;
DIR. o. E. Locken, CrookstOn; DIR. A..
T. Laird, Duluth; Mrs. J. A. Thabes,
Brainard; Alfred E. KOenig and DR..
J. A. Myers, Minneapolis.
DR.. Taylor, who during the past
year was elected president of the
National tuberculosis Association,
has been Minnesota's outstanding fig
ure in anti-tuberculosis work since
1893. He established the first per-
manent sanatorium in Minnesota in
1905, was a leader in the campaign
for the state sanatorium, and served
as a member of the State SanatOr-
ium Advisory Commission from 1908
until 1918. One of the organizers of
the Association for the Prevention
and Relief of tuberculosis. DR.. Tay-
Tor has been active in the organiza-
ton, which later changed it's name to
the Minnesota Public Health Asso-
citation, since its start.
Mr.. Laidlaw, who has been con-
nected with the Association as dir
ector and treasurer for over a de-
cade, is secretary of the Northern
Pacific Railway Beneficial Associa-
tion. In this position he supervises
the hospital, medical and welfare SER
vice for the employees of the North
ern Pacific throughout it's entire
system. Mr.. Laidlaw is secretary of
the st. Paul Athletic Club and Sec
reary of the Unity Church corpora
ton.
DR.. Locken is mayor of the city of
Crookston and past-president of the
State Sanitary Conference. He is
former Health Officer of Crookston
and member of the Norman Polk
Sanatorium Commission. DR.. Laird
has been superintendent and medical
director of Nopeming Sanatorium, St.
Louis County institution, since it
was opened in 1912. He is secretary
of the st. Louis County Public Health
Association, member of the Commit
tee on Health of the Duluth Chamber
of Commerce, and active in the St.
Louis County Medical and the State
Trudeau Societies.
Mrs. Thabes is prominent leader
in women's club work. She is a men,
Der of the Brainard Board of Educa-
tion and chairman of the City Health
Committee, which supervises city
and school nurses. She has been
Chapter chairman of the Red Cross
since 1917. Mrs. Thabes has taken a
particularly active part in public
health nursing service in Crow Wing
county, having supervised the rural
service for five years. She is Con-
servation chairman for the Sixth
District, Minnesota Federation of
Women's Clubs, and is treasurer of
the County Health Association.
Mr.. Koenig is Americanization
Secretary for the Minneapolis Young
Mems Christian Association and Sec
retary-treasurer for the Minnesota
Council of Americanization He is a
faculty member and adviser for for
eign students at the University of
Minnesota, and is a member of the
executive committee of the Henne-
pin County tuberculosis Association