The Washington times., 1903-09-26
EDUCATING PEOPLE
TO FIGHT CONSUMPTIO
Meeting of Committee Or
ganized for That Purpose.
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Free Lectures and Stereopticon Exhibi-
tions to Be Arranged in Churches
and Other Places.

At the first autumn meeting yesterday
of the subcommittee on lectures, at the
rooms of the Associated Charities, S11
'G Street northwest. a part OF the general
committee on the prevention of con-
sumption, organized by the Associated
Charities, a prominent clergyman CT
the city said he had not learned. Until
the committee instructed him, that con-
sumption is a communicable and pie
ventable disease. Since the committess
work had made him aware OF this i'm
portant fact, he had himself devoted TWO
sermons to the subject, had arranged Tor
the Health officer of the District 20
speak in his church on third Sunday
night, and had distributed 500 copies OF
the Health Office pamphlet on the pre-
vention of consumption. The commits se
considered this report encouraging e5i-
dence of the usefulness of the work
which they are doing
The secretary was authorized to pur-
chase a number of new stereopticon
views dealing with the prevalence %
consumption and the means for prs
venting the disease. These views are
to be added to a number of others which
are already in the possession of the
committee and the entire set will be
placed at the service of all the lecturers
whom the committee expects to send Gu:
during the coming fall and winter
months.
Programs for Free Lectures.
The chairman and secretary Of the
committee were authorized to communf-
cate with the executive officers Of
/ churches, clubs. classes, labor unions,
and other organizations, to arrange def-
mite dates for free lectures by compe-
/ tent authorities. They were also in
structed to arrenge programs for these
/ free lectures wherever opportunity was
afforded.
1t was announced to the committee
| that Gen. George NJ. sternberg. DR.. Will
liam G. Woodward, DR.. George NJ. Kob-
er. DR.. d. Percy Hickling, and Charles
F. Weller. had already been enlisted for
the delivery of these lectures. and sew
eral additional members of the medical
profession would probably lend their as
sistance also.
II was planned that when an entire
evening is to be devoted to this subject,
there will be one or two addresses by
medical experts. followed by the pre-
sentation OF full set Of special stereop-
ticon views. Where only part of an even
ing Is available. there will probably be
one lecturer only and the lecturer will
! ta he 10.
lures in illustrating his address.
Enlisting Aid of Clergy.
The committee decided to communicate
with the different organizations OF local
ClerRymen in order to have the question
OF the prevention OF consumption pre-
sented TO all the ministers OF the city
al their regular meetings. Three negro
members OF the committee were appoint
&c a special subcommittee to prepare a
Est of negro churches. lists of literary
societies, and other organizations where
il was deemed desirable to arrange for
these lectures at an early date.
The committee instructed its chairman
10 communicate oficially with the SUBJ
committee on finance, of which Thomas
w. Smith is chairman, asking that funds
bc solicited at once to assist in paying
the expenses involved in the purchase OF
stereopticon views, the announcement OF
the lectures to be given. and providing a
lantern and operator to show the pic
lures in connection with the proposed
Lectures. The chairman was also In
structed TO communicate with the sub
committee on printing, OF which DR.
Richard Kingsman is chairman, asking
hat committee to take means to provide
at once pamphlets explanatory of the
lnethod for preventing consumption, and
attractive notices OF free public lectures
this printed matter to be used by the sub
ommittee on lectures in connection
with the aggressive campaign which
thew hope to fnaugurate at once.
Among those present at the meeting
were Or. ID. Percy Hickling. chairman
Rev John Van Sehaick, jr., Dr. c.
West. Rev. d. Z. Wiseman. W. s. DUFF
field, and MIR. Charles f. Weller. secre
tsry.