The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-05
10 BRING EXHIBIT
HERE THIS MONTH.
Will Show Citizens Cause and
How to Prevent White
Plaques Spread.
NEED $500 IMMEDIATELY
Enthusiastic Meeting, at Which
Arrangements Were Made
by Committee.

by ASOf1lnllttcc.
Arrangements were practically com
iieted yesterday by which the entire
exhibit or the National Tuberculosis
Association may be brought here from
the Jamestown Exposition for one
week. beginning December 10th, as an
object lesson to those engaged In the
war against the white plague.
The advantages of such an under.
taking were fully brought out at
nice ting OF Representatives OF num-
her Of charitable and municipal or
CARNATIONS yesterday afternoon. trom
the Expressions heard OH all sides, 1t
vas evident that Rlchmond people are
fully aroused TO the necessity OF taking
the most active measures TO STAMP ont
as far as possible the white plague.
WHICH kills $50 people in this city
every year.
In connection with tlit ey.tibi.. which
will consist OF Charts. maps ard much
illustrative matter. covering an inn
mensc floor space. nnnth4r of promi-
nent physicians Will give rre,. lectures
in non technical Language, on The treat
mcnt OF the disease. s;epafat. lectures
will be arranged for tie colored puo-
pie. so that ali classes may receive In
atruc;ion as TO the proper treatment
OF patients. the Importance or DESTROY
ing the sputum of consnmptivcs, and
of the hygienic steps necessary TO pre-
vent the further spread.
At the joint meeting held at the
Mayors office yesterday afternoon,
there were present representatives Of
tho City Board of Health. the Council
Committee on Relief OF the Poor. the
Civic Improvement League, tho Rich.
nond Academy of Medicine and Sur
gerry. the Federation of Mothers Clubs.
the Visiting Nurses Association, the
Board OF Health Of Manchester, the
Union League Club. the state Board OF
Health, the Business Mems Club. As
sociated Charities. Chamber of COM
merce, Ministerial Union, Richmond
Educational Association and the Conn-
Gil OF Jewish Women.
Committee Organized.
A provisional organization of the
committee was effected under the title,
COMMITTEE on Tuberculosis Exhibit"
On nomination. Dr.. +. c. Levy chief,
Mr.. Charles b. Cooke. secretary. and
DR.. Enion G. Williams, treasurer.
Mr.. c. b. Cook of the Civic Improves
ment League. made brief statement
of the plan of bringing the tuber-
culosis exhibit to Richmond. DIR. Levy.
told of the exhibit made by the Ma
tionai Tuberculosis Assoclat ton In
other cities before the material was
placed on exhibition Mt Jamestown
The National Association for the
Prevention and Cure of Tuberculosis
was organized in November. 1905. and
shortly after collected maps charts
nnd material for an elaborate exhibit
Showing national and civic conditions.
This collection was shown in sixteen
cities before 1t was taken TO James
town. besides partial exhibits In To-
Tpnto and Mexico CITY. The largest sin
gle attendance was reported at Mil
+ waukee, where $1,000 people attended
during TWO we KS. In all. the register
shows an attendance for the past year
OF .2I9S1, and $4,000 In seventeen
months.
The exhibit will come 10 Richmond
In charge OF Mr.. Z. G. Routzahn, who
has been with it at Jamestown. and
who viii give several stereopticon lee
lures every day on topics connected
with the main subject
A definite nov mcnt was effected
by the appointment of the following
committees. all of which met last
night and mapped out their work:
Committee on Arrangements and
Building, James E. Phillips. Jr., DR..
w. III. Parker and Miss S. II. Cabaness.
Finance, DR.. Ennion Williams, chair
man and treasurer; o. II. Funston. r.
S. Tuck. Mrs. Samuel Cohen and Rev.
Thomas Semmes.
Publicity Committee. DR.. A. w.
Freeman, Mrs. z. l.. Lindsay and DR..
Mcguire Newton.
Program Committee. Mrs. b. B. Mum
ford. chairman; r. a. Lancaster, Jr.,
and DR.. Garrett Nelson.
Interested I'm the Work.
DR.. Reed manager OF the Ironville
Sanitarium. made an interesting state
ment OF his work and of the growth
and plans of that institution, the only
one OF it's Kind In Virginia. DIR. Reed
emphasized the importance of bring
& ing people from neighboring cities to
view the exhibits. as 1t will be moved
from here to Louisville. Ky.
Mr.. John F. Branch. discussing the
treatment of consumptives. told OF
cases which had been cured, and In
dorsing the plan to bring the exhibit
TO Richmond. Every citizen. he said,
should give 1t careful study.
Those present at The meeting We're
Mayor Mccarthy, John p. Branch. DIR.
NJ. p. Rucker, DIR. w. II. Parker. DR.
4. B.. Leonard, James E. Phillips DIR.
T.. A. Parker. DR.. James Buchanan,
r. S. Tuck. DR.. Mcguire Newton, Mrs.
Il. a. Ezekiel Mrs. Simon Block, Mrs
Norris Asher, Mrs. p. l.. Lindsey. y. II
Funston. DR. Ennion G. Williams. the
Rev. Thomas Senmes, Dr., a. w. Free
man, Dr.. y, c. Levy. DR.. Garnett Nell
son. Miss S. H. Cabaness, Miss Anne
Gulley. p. w. r. Read, and others.
Several of the committees met llnme-
diately on the adjournment of the main
gathering, The building committee is
arrang ing to secure the old Bjou Thea
tire. at Eighth and Broad Streets for
the exhibit.
Funds Badly Needed.
The following appeal was issued last
q. night by the finance committees: