Southern Illinois Record

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VOLU.MK :i
FLOR.V. ILINOIS. TIII'RSD.VY.OITOIIER I. 191-1
NO. 1
The Pure Food fleeting   marriages
Tiie edui'alioM.il campaif;n or^;a.:- Ized by Hon. W. Sc.iit .Matthews, State KcmhI Commissloiipr and sent in to thecoinuuiriities of nur state !.s at¬ tracting wide atlcnl ion and is doing great good lowaid biinging alioul hel ter sanitary condilions. To the wom¬ ans club of Flora Is entitled Hie cred¬ it of securing a two d.iys' meeting of the comml.ssion wliich was held in Flora on Frid;iy and Satiiidav last. Dr. John Owuii was the principal lecturer at this ixiinl aud arrived in Flora on Thursday evening. Kriday morning he vislled our public schools upon reiine.st of professor ("iiisamore accompanied by prsldent Wineland and secretary I>reppar(l. He l:ilked to the nilTerenl rooms on jiersiinal liygene and food s:inilation.
The liltie folks showed such Inler¬ est that a special meeting was ar- fiinged for Ihem at the Casino al l;.in thai afternoon, where moving pict mes •and slides were shown illiislriiling Hie d;ingers of liltli. to the health and welfare of every community.
In Hie afternoon a visit was made to our high .school where every cour¬ tesy was shown by I'rof. Curlee and the faculty. Tlie meeting which was planned to be held at the high sclmol auditorium, was delered until Krlday night, at Hie Casino. A crowded iiouse of our people were In attend¬ ance and listened to a most liileresl¬ ing and Itislructive lecture from l)r. Owen on "Tlie .Nhist Cusiinilary Thing in Flora." Tlic speaker called altenlion to the fad lhal milk is very easily contaminated ami thai unless the dairy premises were kept .scrupulously clean, that lillh of the nastiest kind is bound to get into tlie product and that most of such dirt goes into solution and cannot l)e strained out; nor can 11 be .seen. He declared with e.npliasis '•Tliat 11 Is the business of parents lo see to it that only clean milk comes into Hie home, and this can only be iichieved by gelling one's milk from a cleiin dairy. The dangers of bad milk is not so much to gruwii uii people as lo the children within Hie home. Xot less than the thou.sand children die evei^y yeur in Illinois of Iniwel trouble asa result of improper feeding and wrong kind of care. Clean milk and clean food In general, properly laken care of witliin the liou.se are es.senlial to diild welfare and no parent canes- ciipe the responsibllily of taking ev¬ ery precaution to provide lliem for the family."
riclures showing liad closet con¬ ditions were then put on Hie screen, also showing the conim(;n hou.se tly and Its breeding place. Hie uncared for clo.set and barn yard; telling of Itsdestroying ravages upon the heallli andlll'eof children. Hr.Owen .said this In connection; "That closets must be kept clean, tly tight, dark and dis¬ infected with crude carljolic acid to be safe. If tliey are open, they vill breed millions of Hies, or if nol kepi clean they may easily contaminate wells and alTord us the opportunity of drinking our own sewerage.
Saturday afterniKin a meeting was held at Hie Opera House at which a large atlendance of farmers and their families were present. Moving pic¬ tures and slides were shown in illus¬ trating Dr. Owen's inleresting lec¬ ture.
Each of the meetings were Interest ing and Hie people of Klora and vi¬ cinity showed a deep interest thru¬ out. Much go(3d was done and at the close a vote was taken unanimously thanking Mr. Mattliews, Dr. Owen, Managers Sheeti of the Casino and I'irtle of the Opera Iiouse for their generous donation of free use of tlieir hou.ses for the meellngs, also giving an expression of appreciation to the wonnans club for liieir good work in securing Hie meetings. Klora was fortunate in securing tills meeting, as tho commission has demands for similar ones from every part of our .state. The Record feels that the womans club is again entitled to high pr;use for what il is doing for Flora,
CAKD OK TllA.NKS.
The Womans Club wishes to thank Mr. W. Scoll Matthews and Dr. .lohn Owen for the splendid pictures rela¬ tive lo I'ure Kood Sanitation which they brought before the people of Flora and vicinity; also the school board, pnifessors and teachers for their liearty co-operation; the propri¬ etors of tlie Opera House and Casino for the u.se of tlieir buildings, and to tlie edlt(jrs of the Record and .lournal for the splendid publication they gave the niatter.
Mrs. F. S. Nichols, Seo. F. W. C.
nrRRKL-MERKIHEW
j    Mr. hrank Hiiriel and Miss   Reliec¬ ca   Merriliew    were   married  at  Hie I'niled Hrethren parsonage on Salur- iday   morning.   Septemlier  •Jtitli. at  SI lo'clm^K.   In   the    presents  of   a   few I friends.    The   bride   and   groom   de- j pirled lor the West on a  short  wed- I ding lour.     'I'he  groom   is   a  young I farmer  ol   Stanford   township,    and I the bride   isthe  d.iugliter  of  Simon i Merrihew of Songer   township.     Tlie Record   j.itis  a   host  of    friends  in liearty congrat ulatlons.
ROtiERS-AISTlN
.Mr. D.iiiiel Rogers of Flora and -MLss (jr;ice Austin of Oak Hrove were married at Louisville on Thurs¬ day. September 21lh.
Mrs. Rogers was born and reared ne;ir Oak (.irove, and has many friends who ;ire extending ivuigratu- I itioiis lo her. .Mr. R.igers isa well known and popular employee of th H..!t.O.S.W.R.R. Mr. andMrs. Rog¬ ers will make their home in Flora. The Record joins with tlieir many friends in exlending congrasulations and good wishes.
Ladies Aid Society Meet
The Ladies ,\id Society of the Methodist EplM^opal churcli that mel lasl week at Hie home of Mrs. Vi. F. Chaney was one of more than usual inlerest: not only tlie yearly reports were re;id and otticers for the ensuing year elected, but it was al.so a report of the ingalhering of years of labor. The day was a beautiful hill day. Carriages and autos con,eyed the ladies oul to the meeting. About lliirty members and live guests were present. The president, .Mrs. Gahan, called Hie meeting lo order and afler Hie regular routine of business Was linished the secretary. .Mrs. C S. .Mitchell, gave a tine report of Hie past year's work. Slie lold of the many calls thai had been made on Hie strange, the sick and the sliulins. She spoke of our failliful members thai we have lost in this year, an uii- usUiilly large number, being live, the le.iis Lhal were shed while she spoke oi lliem, teslilied lo the esteem in which they were hild. She admoii- isiied us to be as faithful as ll.ey had been. The treasurer, .Mrs. ll;iii- na. reported, lhal over 4.IKKI, li;i been made and recalled in from lo;ins; thai *4