New-York tribune., 1903-01-08
STONY woLD AUXILIARY MEETING.
Physical Dangers and Commercial Loss by
white Plague" Discussed.

tuberculosis! The white plagued We don't
often stop to think what the commerce and in
dustry Of the country suffer from tt" said the Rev
DR.. Hills, Of Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, in the
OF an earnest address yesterday. at the an
nuaI meeting OF Auxiliary No II. held at the home
of Mrs. Benjamin Stern, No. West Fffty-third-st
THE average woman is capable Of
producing about $50 year Every year we lose
by tuberculosis 10000 souls. representing many
millions Of capital. which taken out of our ma
tionaI life not to mention the physical suffering
and mental anguish. There is no greater move
naent before this people to-day than the move
unent for the determination Of the white plague.
"A working girl TO the other day. who
was supporting family Of nine, two OF whom
were dying OF consumption. and she herself was
in the first stages" said Mrs. James Edward New
comb the president Of the Stony Wold Sanatoriu1n.
''She had been working for two years, and had
three months at s. q week. Think Of working two
years to save SO, The doctor had told her
that she would have to stay six months to get
well, and she was in despair. What will become
Of your mother If you go awayT asked her. The
mother is bedridden- oh. don't speak TO about
my mother she said, choking. I don't dare to
think of her. The others viii have go to work.
that's al there is about it With my brother and
sister dying before my eyes. must think Of my
self little and the others must do the best they
can Sometimes I feel II I should fly when
these poor. brave things come &c me with their
pitiful stories
tuberculosis is the Juggernaut of the tene-
rnents'' declared Miss Virginia Young. Of St
Georges Desconess House Fully seven-eighths
OF the deaths on list from tuberculosis
I'VE boast a great deal about our democratic
society,"" asserted Elijah R. Kennedy. Of Brooklyn.
"and II is popular to go on the platform and say
that one man is as good another. But nature
has made its inequalities Already we are living
here In & state Of benevolent feudalisIn Believe
me, shall have trouble in our beloved America
unless the rich and prosperous go TO the assistance
Of the less fortunate"
People lima gne that only those have consump-
ticn who confined to their BEDS. remarked Dr.
s. A knopf Unfortunately, this Is not the case
person who is able 10 be about may be dtstribut-
ing tuberculosis bacilH at the rate Of one million
q day. France has established twenty seaside
sanatoria for INDECENT tuberculosis patients; Ger
many has nearly many. This country Is far be-
hind the others IN this respect young woman
in q department store to me to be examined
I told her her case not absolutely hopeless
but that she must stop work I can't do that.
was her reply III take any old medicine, or even
better food. but I can't give up work have six
support Her sister. who was in the same store
had die not because their disease was incurahle
but because there was no place 10 cure them
It was a large and enthusiastic meeting. Seven
hundred dollars has been raised during the summer
bv Auxiliary No. IT. Mrs. Benjamin Stern. who
has made highly capable chairman. was re-elect-
ed, and were the other officers