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Show MASKS ML STILL BE WORTJNJHIS CAMP At Meeting Of The Town Board It Was Decided To Make No Change In The Health RegulationsThe Influenza Situation ; . Has Greatly Improved And Every Effort Will Be Made To Stamp It Out Health Officer's Reports ' The most Important matter before the town board at its meeting Wed; ly ,.,' nesday night was the question of ; VC nea,tn conditions with reference to ; ' -the Spanish influenza, and after a discussion of the situation It was decided that masks would continue in use unttf further orders. Health Officer H. IN. Standish met with the board and made his report which showed that since the authorities authori-ties :had taken the matter in hand and enforced strict regulations the 1 number of cases had steadily I decreased. de-creased. The epidemic is now on the : wane, but every precaution is being taken to prevent a recurrence of the disease. Splendid work has been done - ... . . by the emergency hospital. Eighteen patients have been treated there, and - at the time the report was made . there was only one patient being treated who Js getting along nicely. The hospital will be closed today or tomorrow. The greatly improved conditions had caused many people to believe that the ban should be lifted, and it , - . was talked on the streets that when the board meiting was held that the majks would be discarded, but the ' members were not willing to drop ' , ' f ' the matter just yet. There are a number of people here : who do not believe that there is any good in the wearing of masks, but the mere fact thnt there hn ho on ' such a marked improvement since this couire was a-lopted !s eonr'dsred j of sufficient proof of Its me 't to warrant its use. i lf conditions continue'' to Hprove -- within another week the town will . , jf- be entirely free from the epidemic. Ahd it is t4MJibped that"1t:wHl b over before the great rush of Christ-mag Christ-mag shopping gets In. |