The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-25
CHlLDREN'S CAMP
PROGRESS RELATED
AT BOARD Meeting
Tuberculosis Association Direc.
tors Check Gains Made by
81 Boys and Girls

That 81 children have attended
Camp 0rassick for q total Of 3l2
child weeks and collectively have
gained 42o.5 pounds so far in the 1894
season was the report given by the
camp director, Alton B. Hewitt, to
the North Dakota Tuberculosis as
ISOLATION executive board when It held
its annual meeting ct the camp Nom
day.
Camp 0rassick, located on Lake
Isabel near Dawson has been oper-
ated by the association for several
years for the benefit Of undernourish-
ed children.
Directors present at the meeting,
included DR.. James Grassick Of Grand
Forks, DR.. E. A. Pray Of Valley City,
Or. ]. X. Kilbourne Of Fargo and DR..
Fannie Dunn Quain and Mrs. Z. J..
Taylor Of Bismarck. They consider
ed reports given by the staff members
as very encouraging. Also ct the
meeting were Mrs. G. A. Cross, Daw-
son, board member Of the association,
and Miss Helen K. Katen, Bismarck,
the executive secretary who assists
with the camp management.
To Celebrate Anniversary
Some form Of celebration of the
twenty fifth anniversary Of the state
tuberculosis association to be held at
the camp this summer was discussed
and viii be planned more definitely
later. It also was decided to change
the annual meeting Of the association
from January to October 50 that
more people can attend. The session
will be held ut Bismarck.
The executive group extended vote
Of appreciation to the Dawson people
who cleaned up the camp and made
1t ready for occupancy Is they had
In previous years.
Miss Katen and r.. Quain report
ed briefly on the national tuberculosis
association meeting held at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, where they found that q
new emphasis Is being placed on
children,s camps such as the state
group already has. This Is due, they
said, to the taking over Of nursing
and clinic activities by the federal
government nursing relief set-up.
Several other communications from
the national office were given. Miss
Katen also reported on the various
gifts received by the camp, substitute
ing for DR.. r. 8. Towne, Bismarck,
the treasurer, who was not present.
New Picture Taken
That Dr.. z. 2. Quain, Bismarck. has
taken another reel Of moving pictures
Of the children at camp and that some
excellent still pictures were taken re-
Gently was reported. These pictures
are expected to aid greatly in giving
the camp publicity and to amplify
the one reel already taken by DR..
Quain.
In an informal discussion Of what
the camp needs. an isolation ward
for children who become i'll and q bath
house for the boys were considered
the most pressing outside Of free bed
fund donations.
Presentation Of reports on the pro-
gress to date given by the director and
other staff members occupied the re.
mainder Of the time.
Mr.. Hewitt amplified his report by
saying that the average gain per
child has been ST. pounds. an aver
age weekly gain Of 1.34 pounds per
child, this gain being made in spite
OF the poor physical condition OF the
youngsters upon their arrival.
Miss Olive Lee, r. NJ, who took the
place Of Miss Matilda Hagerott when
she became III . few weeks ago, said
that general good health has prevail
ed. The porch Of Miss ,Katen's cot
tage has been used as an isolation
ward this year but there have been
very few illnesses.
Industrial Arts Taught
II. w. Parker, industrial arts in
structor, told Of the classes which he
conducts on alternate mornings fol
large and small boys and on after
Moons for the two girl groups.
An outstanding project this sea-