Show 4 4 4 SPREADS APPEALS TO PUBLIC Health Commissioner of Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Asks Asks' That Social I Gatherings Be Stopped IC Jan 30 30 With scarlet fever an and diphtheria still gaining ground bround lI Health alth Commissioner Whalen halen culled tho the public to his al aid t today Ina in 11 ina a proclamation lon virtually putting tho the entire city under n n. semi The rhe proclamation asks th the citizens to 10 cancel all social engagements InvolvinG in involving In- In gatherings of or large rg numbers of or people H He lie adds that it Is la unnecessary unnecessary sary Mr at present to close cloye clo e the tho schools Three hundred 1 antI and fourteen now castes of scarlet fever were reported to today a The Thi total number nUlI r during the present epidemic is j is nearly neaily |