Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-30
HELP STATION
IS NEXT step
ANTI-TUBERCUL0SIS LEAGUE
SPREADS OUT
iOlspensary Is to Be Established
Where Food and Treatment
VIII Be Supplied Free
to Patients

The Anti-Tuberculosis league, which
is rapidly assuming big proportions,
promises to become one of the lead
ing charitable and philanthropic insti-
tutions of Southern California and the
plans of the directors will ultimately
result in providing unlimited benefits
for those afflicted or threatened with
the dread disease.
1t is the object of the league to pro-
vide nutritious foods and such remedies
as are calculated to avert and elm
mate tuberculosis conditions among
the needy.
A district nurse is to be employed
who will investigate and attend the
wants of those requiring attention,
and an effort will be made not only to
succor those in the advanced stages
of the plague but also to offer medical
advice to family members who may ex-
hibit tendencies indicative of tubercu-
losis.
Dispensary, Too
A dispensary is to be provided where
those willing to comply with the d1-
rections of the physicians in attend
ance may receive gratis the necessary
food and treatment needed.
DR.. F. M. Pottenger, head of the
medical staff will leave shortly for
the east on a trip of inspection which
is to include the dispensaries of New
York Chicago and the leading cities
of the east.
Upon his return activities relating
to the establishment of a local dispen-
sary will be commenced.
Heretofore the league has promul-
gated its plans before the clubs and
schools of Southern California with an
idea towards giving an insight to the
object in view.
The board of directors met Wednes-
day evening at the office of DIR. H.
G. Brainerd, where plans for the estab-
ltshment of a dispensary to be known
as the Helping Station of the Southern
California Anti-Tuberculosis league
were considered.
Those present were: Drs. H. G.
Brainerd, president; r. w. Miller, j.
A. Colliver, B. F. Church, F. M. Pot
>tenger, Charles c. Browning and Mr..
B. c. Boothe.
Aid Proposition
DR.. F. NJ. Pottenger, chairman of the
committee on dispensary, recommended
the establishment of a dispensary to
be known as the Helping Station of
the Southern California Anti-Tubercu-
loss league for the purpose of aiding
the poor, afflicted with tuberculosis,
with a view of curing those that are
durable and prolonging the life and
usefulness of those who are incura BILE.
He also recommended that the offer
of the medical department of the Uni
versity of Southern California to pro-
vide rooms for the helping station be
accepted, thus relieving the league OF
an expense of probably from $50 to S77
per month.
After careful consideration the proper
officers of the board were authorized
and directed to take steps to establish
such helping station in accordance with
the recommendation of the committee,
the helping station to be opened as
soon as $500 had been subscribed and
collected.
Doctors to Assist
DR., F. M. Pottenger was elected chief
of the medical staff and authorized to
procure the services of physicians
suitable to undertake the medical di-
rection of the work without compen-
sation.
The following finance committee was
appointed: B. C. Boothe, chairman; f.
NJ. Coulter. C. G. Desmond and 10. 3
Rowley, with power to increase their
number at their pleasure.
The president of the league, DR..
Brainerd, was authorized to express
to the authorities of the medical col
lege the thanks of the league for thel1
generous tender of support, and on be-
half of the league to accept the same