Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-15
PREVENTI0N or DISEASE


SoS3sALoAA iOi tlte 6tl11y Hnd ETeTeutlOH OF
tuberculosis. which will be called to order
tomorrow evening at S:1t pm. at the New
Willard The sessions win be continued
Thursday and Friday. The meeting tomor-
row evening will be joint one, as the AS
ISOLATION Of American Physicians will take
part In 1t. A number OF important topics
relating to tuberculosis and tubercular dis
eases will be discussed by the foremost
authorities in the country.
The program is divided into five sections
as follows:
Sociological Section William H Bald
win of Washington, chairman; Miss Lillian
Brandt of New York, secretary. '"Tuber-
oulosis Among the Indians" by Commits
Among the Negroes by Thomas Jesse
Jones of Hampton, Va. VIII be the leading
subjects discussed
Pathological and meteorological Sec
Lake, chairman; DR.. Hugh NJ. Kinghorn OF
Saranac Lake, secretary. 'tTuberculous
Meningitis by DR.. D. J. Mccarthy of
Philadelphia; meteorological Findings In
topsy," by DIR. ]. w. Irwin and DR.. NJ P.
Ravenel, both Of Philadelphia: Common
Errors in the Technique of Examining Spu-
tum for Tubercle Bacilli." DIR. Charles L.
Minor of Asheville, are the most important
questions to be taken up.
clinical and Genealogical Section DR..
Vincent Y. Bowditch. Boston, chairman,
and Dr.. Edwin A. Locke. Boston, secretary.
Reports of the committee upon clinical no.
menclature will be made. Therapeutic
Use of Tuberculin Combined With Sana-
forum Treatment of tuberculosis, DR..
Edward L. Trudeau, Saranac Lake; Haze
matological Studies in tuberculosis, DR..
Arnold c. Klebs. Chicago; diet in Tuber-
culosis." DR.. Herbert Maxon King, Liberty;
Climate as a Factor in the Treatment of
tuberculosis" DR.. F. l. Knight, Boston;
haf Re, fy, Arra If
ly Hopeless Cases of Pulmonary Tubercu-
losis.'' DR.. Sherman G. Bonney, Denver, are
among the principal subjects to be dis
cussed.
Surgical Section" DR.. W. W. Keen,
Philadelphia, chairman, and Dr. Robert q.
LeConte. Philadelphia. secretary. "Tuber-
culous Peritonitis. DR.. Richard Douglas,
Nashville; "The Treatment OF tuberculosis
OF the Bones and JOINTS DR.. Joel e. Gold
thwait. Boston, are the main topics for dis
cussion.
Section of tuberculosis In Children DR..
w. P. Northrup, New York, chairman, and
DIR. r. G. Freeman, New York. secretary.
Study, Prevention and Cure of Tubercu-
losis in Infants and Young Children Dr.
w. P. Northrup, New York; Treatment,
DR.. j. P. Crozier Griffith. Philadelphia;
Protection of Infants and Young Children
from Tuberculous Infection from Tubercu-
lous Parent in Crowded Environment-Tene-
Cough, Influenza. etc." DR.. John Lovett
Morse. Boston; General Discussion by
different doctors and others.
officers Of the Association.
The officers Of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis are follows: President. DR.. Her.
mann M. Biggs; honorary vice presidents.
Theodore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland and
DIR. William Osler; vice presidents, DR..
Lawrence F. Flick and DIR. Vincent Y. Bow
ditch; treasurer, Gen. George M. Sternberg;
secretary, Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs
Directors-Dr. Howard S. Anders. Phtla-
delphia; Ernest p Bicknell, Chicago; Dr.
Hermann NJ. Biggs, New York; DR.. Vincent
Y. Bowditch. Boston: DR.. Henry M. Brack-
en-, st. Paul; DIR. Norman Bridge, Los An
geles; Mai George b. Bushnell Fort Bay
ard, N. M; DIR. VIM. s. Carter, Galveston:
Otis H. Childs. Pittsburg; Edward T. De-
vine, New York: DIR. Lawrence F. Flick,
Philadelphia; Homer Folks, New York; DR..
John p C. Foster, New Haven; DIR. John 8.
Fulton Baltimore; Frederick L. Hoffman,
Newark. N j.; DR.. John N Hurry, Indian
apolis; DIR. Henry Barton Jacobs, Balti-
more; DIR. Edward g. Janeway, New York;
Dr. Arnold c. Klebs, Chicago; DIR. s. A.
Asheville; DR. Edward O.. Otis, Boston; Dr.
Leonard Pearson, Philadelphia; Henry
Phipps. New York; Dr. William Porter,
st. Louis: DR.. Charles o. Probst Column
delphia; Dr. S. E. Solly, Colorado Springs
Gen. George NJ. Sternberg, Washington; Dr.
Edward l.. Trudeau, Saranac Lake; DR..
Victor c. Vaughan, Ann Arbor; DIR. Joseph
Walsh. Philadelphia DR. VIM II. WEIGH.
Baltimore, and Gen. Walter Wyman Wash
ington.
Executive secretary. Livingstone Farrand
New York.
George M. Kober, chairman; Dr. D. Percy
Hickling. Gen. P. M. Rixey. Gen. George NJ
Sternberg. DIR. William C. Woodward and
Gen. Walter Wyman.