Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1919 — DR. FLEMING MAKES REPORT [ARTICLE]

DR. FLEMING MAKES REPORT

HAD ATTENDED IMPORTANT RED CROSS MEETING IN CLEVELAND. At the meeting of the executive committee of the local Red Cross chapter in the new Red Cross headquarters in the suite of rooms upstairs in the G. J. Jessen building Wednesday evening Dr. Fleming made a very interesting report of the meeting of the home service section of the Lake division of the Red Cross, held in Cleveland, Ohio, Friday and Saturday. The organization is putting on a peace time programme through the activity of the home service section. This work will be along the line of social and health. The local chapter was very much in favor of co-operating with the national ,organization and $1,500 was set aside with which to put on a health program, in this county which would have as its purpose the fight against tuberculosis and other diseases, and also the improvement of hyglienic and samdtary conditions throughout the county. The work is to be made effective and efficient by the service of a visiting nurse who is to be sent tx> the county from the national headquarters. In addition to the health program the home service will serve wihereever needed the returned soldier or his family.