Show HEALTH association HONORS PRESIDENT S NORMAN LEE featured by a program of 0 interest furnished by experts in handling of health problems the eighth annual convention of the utah public health association which met october at the hotel utah salt lake city was largely attended pleas were made by almost every speaker for a tuberculosis sanatorium tor for utah and the following resolution was adopted whereas utah is only one ol of three states not providing sanatorium care for or its tuberculosis patients which la Is obviously an urgent need in this state and whereas the sanatorium is the keystone of the campaign against tuberculosis as pointed out by medical men who have appeared on our program therefore be it resolved that we adopt the suggestion ot of george albert smith chairman of 0 our tuberculosis sanatorium committee and continue to organize and actively promote a campaign tor for a sani torum dr M AI critchlow of 0 the U S veterans dureau bureau strongly endorsed mr smiths recommendation for a sanatorium in an address to the convention on early obstacles to the diagnosis of tuberculosis dr critchlow said A sanatorium will mean the alleviation of much suffering the resumption of a gainful occupation and return to the happy fi resides tor for many 0 of those who are now condemned to death because of our state not fulfilling her obligation of protection directors were elected as follows tor for a term of tour four years dr S S burnham mrs clarissa S williams dr heber J sears salt lake city mrs grace cooper price dr joseph R morrell charles hollingsworth Hollingswor lh ogden mrs airs IV C howe mrs airs lev edgar young salt lake city samuel G dye oad ogden en george albert smith salt lake city dr C N jensen salt lake city J R murdock murdoch heber city mrs amy brown lyman salt sail lake city dr J M macfarlane cedar city james H wallis walls salt lake city mrs J rex miller price dr jane field and george D keyser salt lake city elected to the board of directors for a term of one year to till fill the vacancy caused by the resignation or ol mrs airs W F knox of 0 deaver beaver mrs C E D maw provo the following were elected directors tor for the terms indicated 1926 mrs C E west salina and mrs nina nixon bowman kanab 1927 mrs airs john N davis vernal and mrs airs genevieve ekloff eureka 1928 dr al markus richfield and C E rowan jr coyote 1929 S norman lee brigham city and scott taggart delta the present executive committee was reelected elected re tor for a term ot of one year with the addition 61 0 dr L E viko the meeting convened at 16 10 in the ball room of 0 the hotel utah with litif luncheon at noon in the ian banquet room followed by an afternoon session the president george D keyser presided out of state speakers of 0 note were Dwigh tS S anderson ot of yew new york a representative of the national tuberculosis association and JAI mrs saldie or orr dunbar of 0 portland oregon president of 0 the oregon federation ot of clubs and executive secretary of the oregon tuberculosis association interest attended the annual address ot of the president and the report of the executive secretary of the utah pub lie ile health association james H among the activities of the association mentioned in mr air wallis report was that of the statewide state wide lecture tour with moving health films during the year there had bad been held meetings traveled miles distributed 22 pieces ot of health literature and had a total attendance 0 of dr C N jensen state superintendent ot of public instruction made the ano opening address it if the old adage an ounce ot of prevention bention Is worth a pound of 0 cure were observed tuberculosis would be entirely wiped out dr jensen said health education is now along practical lines and it Is considered more important to teach a child the importance ot of brushing his teeth than to learn the number of 0 bones in his bis body health habits inculcated in children will go far ar toward discovering the fountain of 0 youth and prolonging the span of 0 human life ike the keynote of 0 an address written by A C rees manager of 0 tho the utah associated industries on industry and tuberculosis was Indu recognition tion of 0 the importance ot of health tor for its employees and the desire on the part of 0 the heads of big manufacturing concerns to cooper cooperate ate with health forces in surrounding employees with the best working condition and to safeguard their health in every way ANT S winder secretary of 0 the state farm bureau in an address on relation of the farm bureau to rural health work told something ot of the contribution made by the bureau in the line of health education itt in rural communities and pledged the support of 0 the state farm bureau bureau in the work of 0 the utah public health association A discussion safe guarding the health ot of our children was ably handled under three heads beads as follows by the public health nurse mrs airs ruth ward co community nurse ot of provo by the organized women omen of utah dr jane chairman ot of the health department ot of the utah federation ot of clubs a and n d by the modern health crusade mrs airs sidle saidie or orr dunbar in an address on attacking the tuberculosis problems problem mrs airs sildie sidie orr dunbar traced the progress in the control and prevention 0 of tuberculosis sines since the organization ot of the national tuberculosis association in 1904 in 1915 there were only institutions in the united states tor for the care of 0 tuberculosis patients now there are the number ot of hospital beds beds have increased in the same period from to six dispenser les ies have grown to the force ot of public health nurses has been increased to in forty eight states there are public health organizations and 1000 open air schools 1 1 dr john A widtsoe soe chairman tor for the christmas seal sale in utah announced bounced as the womans comans committee to have charge of the sale in salt lake mrs harry R allen alien president ot of the salt lake city federation of ot clubs mrs arthur 11 S bird president d en t ot of the catholic women s league and airs jacob A kahn of the jewish relief society other speakers on the program were miss gerda al jacobson ot of ogden who spoke on the public clinic as a means of 0 tracing early tendencies dr L E viko anthe on the tuberculosis situation in utah and senator leroy dixon on knocking at the door of 0 the Legis legislature lattire |