Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18
DISEASE PREVENTION
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER REM
EpY AGAINST CONSUMPTION.

The committee on the prevention or con-
sumption, organized by the Associated
Charities. held special meeting yesterday
at 4:15 pm. in the general office OF the
Associated Charities at 81 g street north
west. There were present DR.. William Z.
Woodward, chairman; Rev. John Van
Schaick, jr., DR.. c. l. West Gen. George
NJ Sternberg, DR.. d. Percy Hickling, DR..
George NJ. Kober, Surgeon General Walter
Wyman, Rev. Daniel +. Wiseman. Mr. w.
S. Duffield, Mr.. Z. H. Hunter and Mr.. Chas.
F. Weller. secretary of the committee. The
OF organization of the committee was COM
pleted by the election of DR.. Hickling vice
chairman and Mr.. Rudolph Kaufman
treasurer.
AS the bylaws of the committee provide
that the term of membership of five MEM
bers shall expire each year. the present
committee was divided into five groups, the
terms of one group to expire each year.
This division was effected by writing the
names of members on separate slips OF pa
per which were drawn out in groups of five
by one of the committee members. the first
five names drawn to constitute the group
whose terms expire next December; the
second five to serve for two years, and so
on. The five members whose terms will
expire next December are: Rev. Louis
Stern Col. George Truesdell Mr.. Rudolph
Kaufman, Mr.. William F. Downey, Mr..
John F. wilkins. The members whose
terms expire in December, 1904. are: Mr..
Thos. w. Smith, Admiral William X. Van
IT,
ray C. Motter, Mr.. E. H. Hunter. The five
who serve until December. 1905, are: DR..
Richard Kingsman, Rev. Daniel e. Wise
man, Rev. John Van Setback, jr.. DR..
George NJ. Kober Mr.. Charles f. Weller.
Those whose terms end in December. 1906,
are: Gen. Geo. M. Sternberg, Mr. William
F. GUIDE, DIR. c. l. West. DIR. William c..
Woodward Mr. w. S. Duffield. The mem
bers who serve five years. their terms end
ing in December. 1907. are: Mr.. M. G. Seek
endorf, Mrs Ward Thoron Surgeon Gen.
eral Walter Wyman. DIR. d. Percy Hick-
ling and Miss Emily Tuckerman.
Union Suggested.
The committee discussed the suggestion
that the committee on the prevention OF
consumption should unite with the COM
mittee on the improvement of housing con-
ditions and the summer outing committee
to engage the services of a competent spe-
cial agent who would devote his entire
time to the work of these three committees
and would rank an assistant secretary
of the Associated Charities. The chairman
of the committee on the prevention of con-
sumption. Mr.. William c. Woodward, was
authorized to meet with Mr.. s. w. Wood
ward, chairman of the committee on the
Improvement of housing conditions and
Mr.. John Joy Edison. chairman of the sum-
mer outings committee, to take such &C.
ton on this question of employing a special
secretary as seems to these chairmen to be
wise and practicable.
Inc committee TOOK under consideration
the fact that 1t has been impossible to Sc
cure the pamphlets on the prevention of
consumption which the school board voted
to allow the committee to distribute
through the public schools. 1t was accord
ingly decided by the committee that the
secretary should be instructed to commune
cate with the District Commissioners. ask
ing that the contingent fund placed at the
disposal of the health department be en-
larged~ to permit of supplying pamphlets on
the prevention of CONSUMPTION.
Bylaws Considered.
The bylaws of the committee. as ap-
proved by the board of managers of the AS
sociated Charities. were read. Those by
laws provide for the organization Of Ave
subcommittee as follows: % finance, C)
lectures CD printing and its distribution.
"a laws and administration, (O care and
treatment of consumptives.
DR.. Woodward stated that he would an
nounce the members of these committees
later. He said that the committee on the
care and treatment Of consumptives was
especially needed at present to work for
the development of hospital accommoda-
tons for INDECENT consumptives for whom
1t ID almost impossible at present to secure
proper hospital treatment.