The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-21
community COUNCIL
Names MRS. KNOWLES
Report of Pre.SchooI ChiIdren's
Clinic and Annual Reports
Are Presented

Mrs. F. A. Knowles was elected
president of the Women's Community
Council Friday afternoon at the an
nual meeting of the organization,
held in the World War Memorial
building. She will succeed Mrs. M.
M. Ruder, president of the Council
for the last two years.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
Louis Rubin, vice president; Mrs. Al
fred Zuger, secretary; and Mrs. Fred
Jansonius, treasurer.
The Council voted to donate $35
to endow a free bed at Camp Gras-
sick during the camp season. The
fresh air camp will be operated on a
35-day basis this summer, during
two camp periods, if necessary funds
can be obtained.
Annual reports of the officers and
committee chairmen were presented
during the meeting. Mrs. G. G. Boise,
chairman of the nursery and rest
room committee, reported that 1,035
women and 1902 children had been
cared for in the rest room and nur-
sery during the year. Registrations
for the last month were 86 women
and 140 children.
Miss Esther Teichmann, city school
nurse, who coOperates with the COun-
Gil in carrying on its health activ-
tiles, said total of S287.62 was ex-
pended for special cases where no
funds were available to care for chill
dren and correct defects so they
could remain in school.
The money was spent for Is pairs
of glasses. for hospital care, physical
examinations, medical supplies and
prescriptions and for Is dental cases,
she said. Children gained in weight
at each of the schools as a result of
the Councils free milk program, she
pointed out. A vigorous diphtheria
immunization campaign for early
fall Is planned, Miss Teichmann an
nounced.
Eighty-nine children were found to
be without defects out of the total of
BIZ examined during the school
children's clinic conducted last week
by the Council, the report of Mrs. R.
H. Waldschmidt showed. Mrs. Valid
schmidt was chairman of the COM
mittee from the Council which super
vised the clinic.
Figures compiled by DR.. Maysil M.
Williams, who conducted the exam
nations, reveal that among the 300
children, who were found to have de-
fects of some kind 1896 defects were
listed, or an average of more than
one defect for each child.
TonsilS, with 81 cases of enlarge
ment or infection listed, were the
most common defect. Other ailments
were classified as follows: UNDER
weight 18; overweight 4: nutrition 81;
skin %; eyes 6: ears Z: nose S;
teeth 81; adenoids IS; glands rs;
heart ID; hernia 6; genitals Al; rick
cts ID and nervous system l.
1t was shown that 80 of these chill
dren had measles; II had whooping
cough; 20 had mumps and l scarlet
fever. Fifty-one had been vaccinated
and "a had received toxin-antitoxin.
A total of 1873 of the children had
been born in hospitals and all but IL
had had a doctor for delivery. All
but 13 of the children had been reg
istered at birth, the report indicated.
In closing Mrs. Ruder spoke brief
~, expressing appreciation for the as
sistance of Council members in car
rying on the various activities dur
ing the two years she has been in
office. New officers present were in
troduced by Mrs. Ruder.
This was the final meeting of the
Council for this season. Meetings will
be resumed on the third Friday of
each month after the first of Septem-
Der.