The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
CLUB WILL
HONOR FOUNDERS DAY.
Members Declare against Set
Toasts at Breakfast.
TERROR THUS DISPELLED
BY LAURA BRIDE POWERS.

time fashion, Mrs. S. P. Blumenberg.
Miss Ena Langworthy; the daughter Of
the regiment, in costume, Miss Helen
Darling; Old time dialect song, Mrs.
Charles Stewart: We old time romance
with single minuetto, Mrs. w. p. Buck
ingham; the Puritan maiden. Mrs. ".
c. Driffield.
If there's a more earnest worker in
clubdom at the present holiday hour
than Mrs. Sidney Smith Palmer of the
California Club l haven't met her. AS
a member of the Social Science section,
she has planned an active canvass for
the erection in California of hospital
for tubercular patients. The section
bears the enthusiastic support of the
club, and goes out to every organiza-
tion of influence in the State. The fol-
lowing are the facts set forth in the
circular letter:
One person out of every nine in the United
States dies of tuberculosis Twenty-Five years
ago II was supposed to be due to hereditary
taint and preventive measures were wanting.
To-day it is known that tuberculosis is com
municabe. preventable and, in its earlier
stages curable. Thousands afflicted with tu,,
bercuosis are ignorant of these facts and
thousands indifferent to it's dangers. They
are, nevertheless. menace, not only to the
health of their own households, but to that of
the community at large.
1t Is, therefore the duty of the people Of
this State to do all in their power to prevent
and to eradicate this disease. The most sue
cessful results obtained in sanitoria es-
tablished for the specific purpose Of treating
tuberculosis only. In Germany this method
has reduced the percentage OF deaths in the
first and second stages of tuberculosis to prac-
tically nothing.
Fresh air, proper exercise nourishing food
and hygienic treatment are important elements
in the cure. sanatorIun should be specially
designed TO supply these features. Many East
States are building sanatoria for the treat
ment and cure of tuberculosis, based upon the
experience of private Institutions of that char
acter. Tie economic gain to the community
by the prevention and cure of this dread dis
ease is enormous.
Club that State and municipal laws should be
enacted whereby the spread of tuberculosis. In
all it's forms. may be prevented and whereby
there shall be inaugurated a systematic edu-
cation OF the public in the care treatment and
prevention of the disease, and whereby State
sanatoria shall be established for the scientific
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis; and
der the best legal and medical advice, bill
carrying 4 reasonable appropriation for tbs
above named purposes, to be introduced in the
coming Legislature OF this state; therefore,
be il
Resolved. in view of these facts, That the
California Club does hereby call upon the
people of this State TO do all in their power to
personal appeals to the legislators for prompt
and favorable action in it's behalf.
IncIosed with this appeal is a blank
to be filled out by each lady addressed
and returned to the club, stating its at
titude in the matter.
Now, tuberculosis isn't a pleasant
topic to dwell upon, but CHEEKY
thing of reflection at this yuletide Pc
riod, but it is an issue that we, as ar
intelligent people, are called upon to
meet Then let's do it.