Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-16
MEETING NEXT WEEK
ASSOCIATION TO FIGHT THE
"WHITE DEATH"
Plans Are Being Perfected For The
Purpose of Asking For Aid
From The State of
Maryland.
SESSION TO BE OF INTEREST.
ING CHARACTER.

A meeting which will be of an I'M
usually interesting character will loo
held on next Tuesday evening" January
%, in the House of Delegates at tho
State House by the Mary land Associa-
tion FOR the Prevention of Tubcrculo-
sis. Plans for the NEE ting have been
practically completed.
Invitations have been extended TO
both bodies OF the legislature, and. n
majority Of the Senators and Delegates
have signitied their intention TO attend
the meeting, which will be presided
over by Mr. J. Writ Randall The
feature of the evening will be am ad-
dress by Governor Warfield. who will
strongly indoJse the petition of the as
ISOLATION for State aid in the fight
against the white death. -
Another important feature Of the
meeting will he the report of Dr. II.
Warren Buokler and his stat of assis-
tants who have been engaged in an in
vestigation of State institutions for
the purpose of ascertaining existing
conditions in relation 20 tuberculosis.
Investigations of the House Of Refuge
and the House of Correction have been
completed and valuable deductions
have been reached.
DIR. William Osler, regius professor
VI OAA0Au y 1nANtlE4ANs VIII AidN ItNHHN@
ly returned from England, Is expected
to be present at the meeting with four
teen prominent physicians and sur.
geons of Baltimore, attached TO Johns
Hopkins and other hospitals. DR..
Osler will make an address, Other
prominent speakers will be Prof. Will
lam II. Weloh, of Johns Hopkins Uni
veristy, and Rev. DR.. Donald Guthrie.
of the First Presbyterian Church, Of
Baltimore. Prof. Weloh will discuss
the general phases of the subject and
the crusade being waged, while DR..
Guthrie will explain the social aspect
of the fight and the value of thorough
organization in the counties.
The health officials Of the State and
Baltimore city will treat exhaustiYelv
Of the needs of the State and point out
70 the legislature the most practical
way in which it can help and the as
sistanoe most needed. Among the
prominent resident of Annapolis who
are working for the success Of the
meeting are Mayor Douw, Mrs Douw,
Mrs. Cresap, Rev. w. T.. Twamley,
Rev. j. =. McComas, Rev. Father
O L'eary, Prof. Harry Wallis, DR.. H.
Il. Walton, Pay Director James D.
| Murray, James M. Munroe, Mr..
| Ridgely p. Melvin, Rev. John T..
Walsh, Shellman B. Brown. Prof.
| John b. White. Prof. and Mrs. Thomas
Fell. J. Writ Randall, Daniel r.
Randall, W. q. Gott, DR.. T. o. Wal
ton, Dr. S. S. Hepburn, Rev. Thomas
r. Holloway and 4. 7. Caswell.
The purpose of the meeting will be
two-fold-to effect the organization
of an Anne Arundel county council
and to obtain the interest and aid of
the legislature in the work. A speciaf
| train will be run from Baltimore to
carry those who wish to attend the
meeting Mr.. H. Writ Steele, secre-
tary of the association, has been noti-
| fed that the following will attend /:
| Doctors Henry b. Jacobs. Joseph S.
| Ames, J. T.. Gichne, Hugh IL. Young,
/ Lillian Welsh, John S. Fulton, James
| Bosley. Victor s. Bloedc, William
b. CLARK, Mary Sherwood, Gordon,
| Wilson, Samuel I. Earle, @. Hampsop,
| Jones, Thomas l.. SheaTer Charles
Z. Emerson, Rev.. Arthur O. Powell,
| Miss Alice u. Robbins, Mr.. Julian
lie. White, Mr. Solomon Frank, Mr..
| George May, Miss Thelin, Miss NJ.
A. Nutting, Mr.. ID. III. Carroll, Jr