Disease Prevention Day Parade, October 2, 1914 - Valparaiso, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Disease Prevention Day Parade, October 2, 1914 - Valparaiso, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | Disease PReveNTION DayDate: October 2, 1914Source Type: PostcardPublisher, Printer, Photographer: Ault (#5)Postmark: NoneCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: The Disease Prevention Day parade took place in Valparaiso, Indiana, on October 2, 1914; similar parades throughout many Indiana cities and towns also took place on this day. The idea for a Disease Prevention Day was conceived by the Anti-Tuberculosis Society, and promoted by the Indiana State Board of Health. Indiana Governor Ralston issued a proclamation designating October 2, 1914, as Disease Prevention Day. The proclamation urged cities and towns throughout the state to make special arrangements for exercises that emphasized the importance of public health.------The following news item appeared in the August 6, 1914, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:DISEASE PREVENTION DAYA NEW HOLIDAY IN INDIANA'S YEAR, SET FOR FRIDAY, OCT. 2, 1914.Warfare on Tuberculosis to Be Waged From Lake to River In a Unique Manner.Indianapolis, Aug. 4. -- Well, well, just listen to this! Of course you have turned out in your best bib and tucker to see the circus parades and pageants put on by the Elks and other fraternal orders. Too, you have no doubt gone to street fairs and the like, but say, did you ever walk down town to see a health parade?Course not!The reason why is that there never have been any health parades for you to see.But Indiana is rapidly taking a tumble to herself and just now she is getting ready to show the rest of the nation, and the world too, for that matter, a few things.Anderson [Indiana] really started the whole business.On April 30th, the anti-tuberculosis society in that city conducted a "Health Day."The affair was a whale of a success. Factories closed down, stored suspended business. In short everybody turned out to make the thing a winner.More than 4,000 school children took part; clubs, commercial organization and other civic bodies prepared floats each of which carried a health lesson. Newspapers in Chicago, Cincinnati, and other large cities sent special writers to Anderson to get "story." The movie men were there. The affair was pronounced the first of its kind ever given in the United States.Then Princeton [Indiana] got busy.Their demonstration dwelt largely on the necessity of combating the "white plague" in a systematic way. Princeton merchants gave hundreds of dollars for the decoration of floats.Again the school children turned out in force. The event was proclaimed by representatives of Evansville newspaper, who were present, as the biggest thing ever pulled off in the "pocket."All this set the state anti-tuberculosis headquarters, 203 Public Saving Bldg., Indianapolis, to buzzing.Conferences were held with the State Board of Health with the result that Walter D. Thurber, Executive Secretary of the State Anti-Tuberculosis Society was dispatched to Governor Ralston's office with the request that official recognition be given the movement.And this is the result.Every Indiana community will be asked by the Governor to observe "Disease Prevention Day," Friday, October 2d.Monster pageants will take place in the larger cities and in smaller communities parades, lectures, picture shows, and exhibits will be features of this great state holiday.Think of it!The entire state is united its more than 2,000,000 individuals in a statewide demonstration directed at human unhappiness and distress. The event will be unique in the world's history.------The following news item appeared in the October 8, 1914, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:VALPARAISO.The longest parade in the history of Porter county swept through the main streets of Valparaiso yesterday in observance of Disease Prevention day. For a full hour the column went past. People grew tired as they watched the line, and turned away to rest their eyes, to return later for another look at the spectacle. While thousands marched, other thousands observed. Cameras by the score opened their shutters to it, and a movie man turned his crank to get the film that will be shown here later at the Memorial [Opera House].The city school, the university, St. Paul's schools, tie civic associations, and some of the business men of the city took part. Country schools came over long distances with flats and banners that in come cases were superior to those of their city cousins. Every conceivable emblem and banner declared death to disease, and the fly, the rat and the germ were the sworn enemies of the paraders.The Stowell school, the farthest distant from the county seat of any in the county, came for twenty miles and nine of its thirteen pupils were in line. Chesterton made a gorgeous display, and other schools of Westchester township helped all they could. Wheeler, with only twenty pupils in its high school, attracted much attention for variety and novelty, and Kouts was on hand with a fine display. Only Porter, Portage, Boone and Pine townships failed to make much of a showing. Other township pupils came here by the wagon load and flaunted their banners over the long, tiresome journeys.The city school turned out enmasse. Some of the grades were formed into regiments and were crowned with soldier caps made of paper. Colors and banners and marching and shouting children made Valparaiso a gay place for the while, and the display gave evidence of the enormous amount of work required on the part of the promoters, the teachers, and the scholars, to make the affair the huge success that it attained.Dr. S. J. Young was found at his office Saturday morning in a cheerful mood. For weeks he had been planning and toiling. For several nights before the vent he had remained up nearly all night. Last night he slept the sleep of satisfaction, for he had realized success in the venture. He was assisted by many able committeemen in the arrangements.Superintendent Fred H. Cole, who had canvassed every country school to promote interest, was also highly gratified over the result. His greatest trial was that of yesterday, when he sought to take care of the children over the whole county. They knew nothing of the line of march, because they were not familiar with the names and locations of streets. All the forenoon Mr. Cole was instructing delegations, and in the afternoon he was keeping track of them to the best of his ability.The university played a notable part in the parade. The students furnished the only band, and the great majority of them were in line enthused with the holiday.Floats and other varieties of display were too numerous to mention one by one. The public library the Women's club, the Men's club, and the Christian hospital were some of the other institutions that were represented in the line. An armored automobile put in by the Brenner drug store, attracted much attention for its novelty.The line of march was formed without much trouble and started on time. The disbanding was done in good order at the south side of the court house, where arrangements had been made for the address of Dr. W. A. Evans, of Chicago. For forty-five minutes Dr. Evans held the strict attention of an audience of several hundred. The noted health expert was highly pleased with the demonstration here, and it surpassed his fondest expectations. He estimated the number in the parade at 8,000.The health exhibit in the Armory was visited before and after the parade by many interested people, and the room was crowded to its utmost capacity some of the time. Mottoes on the walls, pictures of sanitary and insanitary premises, germs of diseases shown through microscopes, human lungs showing the different stages of consumption, and various other things attracted the attention of the visitors.The Memorial [Opera House] and the Vaudette both showed films suitable for the occasion, after the parade was over, and the buildings were not large enough to accommodate the crowds. The overflow extended far back in the streets. Both shows were free.Many of the business men observed the day by decorating their windows with displays in keeping with the occasion.Sources:The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 6, 1914; Volume 31, Number 20, Page 1, Column 3. Column titled "Disease Prevention Day."The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; October 8, 1914; Volume 31, Number 29, Page 2, Columns 3-4. Column titled "Valparaiso."Copyright 2017. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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