The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-03
M. DIS TO FIGHT
WHITE TERROR.
PHYSICIANS ORGANIZE AN ANTI
TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN.
Interested Laymen Will Cooperate
and Close Affiliation Will Be
Formed with the Associated Chari-
ties-Work Will Be Practical, Edu-
cationaI and Will Also Seek the
Establishment Of Suitable Sanatoria.

Physicians Of Minneapolis have in =
stituted a crusade against tuberculosis.
Already preparations have been made
for a committee to take UP the Cruz
SADIE and a working plan has been de-
vised. Laymen have accepted an in
vitation to cooperate. Instead . add
ing to the list Of philanthroplc orr
CARNATIONS seeking subscriptions,
close utilization with the Associated
Charities will be formed.
DR.. H. M. Bracken, secretary Of the
state board of health, invited several
leading men to lunch with him at the
Commercial club, Nov. IS. There
were present: Drs. G.. c.. Barton, +.
r. Wesbrookj j. w. Bell, w. A. Jones,
r. o. Beard, F. r. Woodland, T. S.
Roberts, H. L. Ulrich, o. K. Richard
son, P. M. Hall, Frank Corbett w. F.
Nye, G. E. Kicker and e. Shumpik
and Professor F. L. McVey and James
F. Jackson.
At the preliminary meeting a COM
mittee on organization was appointed
with H. M. Bracken, chairman, and
this committee decided to avail itself
Of the facilities of the Associated
Charities. Another committee was
ton with that organization. The re-
port Of this committee was adopted
unanimously at a meeting held yes
terday in the Commercial club. It was
decided to form permanent commit
tee Of twenty-five. DR.. Bracken, sec
rotary of the state board of health;
Professor f. T.. McVey, president OF
the Associated Charities, and DR.. Pearl
M. Hall, city health commissioners,
were made members Of this commit
tee with power to fill 1t out by APP
pointment as eligible persons are de-
! veloped.
New York Plan Adopted.
The final agreement of operation
is based on the plan of the anti-tu-
berculosis committee of the charity
organization of New York, which is
the leader along this line. The COM
mittee will conduct an aggressive
campaign for the establishment of in
situations for the care of tubercular
patients, to educate thru the publicity
| work the entire public in regard to
tuberculosis, it's communicating, pre-
Variability and durability. It VIII
provide nurses for patients unable
. otherwise to provide for them and
when it becomes necessary to remove
the bread winner temporarily, vii
provide for the family during his alb
sence This is on the theory thai
prevention is more humane and eco
! nomical than cure. It is the pur'
pose of the committee to preach the
gospel Of hope, and at the same time
.
the danger of infection. and that thu
disea Sc is most deadly.
; It will be the duty of the commit
| tee to cooperate in making statistic
with the state and city health de
partments. Cooperation with tn,
2 tuberculosis department Of the uni
versary dispensary, of which DR.. VI
rich is chairman, is developing.
A Department of Tuberculosis.
+ The department of tuberculosis O
!, der the direction of the conmitte
: which shall be composed of represen
:. tatives from medical organizations
: societies and laymen. The member
. are to be divided into three groups
. active, associate and contributing
! The active committee shall be pernla
: nent, associate mer1b ers are thos
| contributing annually $25 or more t
) the work Of the department., and con
3 tributing members, who give 81 o
: more annually, are to receive all lit
erature.
The Associated Charities is to ex
tend the benefit of it's organization
without cost, also it's records and in
formation, SO long as it does. not en-
tail additional expense to that organ
ization.
The treatment and prevention o
. tuberculosis is to be under the ap
prevail and advice of the active medi
d cal members and individual treat
r ment shall always be under the direc
d nurses will be under direction of tn
Y general manager Of the association
Q who is to be executive officer Of tn
Sopa ri ar1f