The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-07
National Association for Pre-
yenti0n Of tuberculosis to
Meet in Washington.
DR.. BEATTY OF THIS CITY
RECEIVES COMMUNICATION
1t Sets Forth the Plans of the
Great International Meet
ing of 1908.

DR.. T.. 3. Beatty, president of the
State Board Of Health. has received
the following from John S. Fulton Of
Washington, D. c., secretary general
| of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of tuberculosis:
During the hottest part of the Presl-
| dentlal campaign of 1905 Washington win
\ be the scene OF one OF the most impor-
tant scientific congresses ever held In
America. During the last ten days OF
September and the first ten days Of
October 1908. large number of dis
tinguished men from all parts OF the
world, physicians. hygienists, socIologIsts
and human!tarians. Will assemble in
tubercuiosis. This great gathering will
be organized under the name Of the In
ternational Congress on Tuberculosis, 1t
and delegates, and the visitors TO Wash
ineton on account of the congress VIII
number thousands more. There is no
doubt about the magnitude and impor-
ness 10 non members remains TO be
proved, II a congress on tuberculosis
can draw many hundreds OF Americans
to Washington In the critical stages OF
Presidential campaign. there Gun be no
doubt that the modern crusade against
the. great white plague is the most alb
has ever waged. The anti-tuberculosis
campaign has indeed caught on" With
the American people and is going for
ward In deadly earnest. but an outsider
cessfully with so great q political uDstir-
Having in fun view the intense pre-
time. the National Association FOR the
Study, and Prevention Of Tuberculosis
has chosen the time and place for the
international congress TO suit the pleas
pnf ala.vN. If -~-
bers and delegates, and the association
has not the slightest doubt that the con-
Sress VIII be great success.
Noted Authorities.
The directors and council OF the Ma
tional association include the most noted
authorities on tuberculosis in this coun-
try. and they are, moreover body Of
wise men in public affairs. Their plans
contemplate something far broader than
convention Of scientific ren, They eX.
poet to have a tuberculosis exhibition
which, up to It's date. will surpass in
variety and interest anything OF the, sort
trqtive objects has been going on in
this country for several years. and the
exhibition method Of educating the pub
S foyeIpr On this subest is employed In
weeks while this exhibition is In prog
Eyess, visitors can learn what Is going on
the the world around in the fight, against
It's contents VIII be as interesting TO the
man, In the street or to the hishschool
hibltions have been held In many Ameri-
can cities and have attracted visitors by
thousands. The value Of the exhibition
as a means of arrestIng popular atten-
ton has. therefore been proved by ex-
perience.
The international congress will pro-
vide In The exhibition a great collection
itself will be a great collection OF Inter
esting persons, Many OF the distin-
guished authorities on this subject in
Great Britain, Germany. France and
Italy are widely known by name In this
country
The work of organizing the interna-
tional congress has been intrusted by the
National association 70 special COM
mittee of six well-known medical men,
who will add to their number UP to
present includes Dr.: Lawrence Flick OF
Philadelphia, DR.. Vincent Y, Bowdltch
%orL Of Boston Dr. Alfred Alfred Meyer Of New
pp 9rf faWrenee M ItoSed Msih Of Of prhbsagphs b
Charles J. Hatfield of Philadelphia The
committee has appointed secretary
general, DIR. John 5. Fulton of Baltimore,
building In Washington, and will devote
all his. time to the organization OF the
congress-. This is much the largest en-
ISOLATION for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis In the four years OF its
existence; e. that Its faith in the outcome
+ ha Te Such men as IS oCn G Flick By the fact
Phipps, Henry l., Higgnson, Martin Ma
I9ney IS11, William P Henszey and George
support 10 the movement
Distinguished Auspices.
The project to hold this congress In
Washington had Its inception under very
distinguished auspices. The last Inter.
nationnl congress on tuberculosis met In
Paris IN 1905. and the American dele
next meeting in the United States. Mr..
tSroSS h09Sayei NJ %c@U1sd sscended the invitation
o France r and fhe hs
ccepted with great demonstration OF en-
thusiasm. The prospect of visit to our
Sornigrxsr SSonGisrx srs seemed very agreeable to the
that President Roosevelt. in secondjnq
the invitation. acted unoffloially.
For phyS!cinns the international Con-
event Such a gathering is not likely to
take place again In this country in
feneIGns"n fenrIns Tho The ehHnee Of seeing and
medical men is of itself SUFFICIENT TO draw
physicians In hundreds from ali parts OF
'hls T,e county. Canada and Mexico.
hardly less attractive to sociologists, for
In this country the tuberculosis probIen
, has taken a strong hold on the leaders
become leaders also in the nntl.tuberee e
culosis movement '"'er-
This occasion will excite extraordInarv
interest among the medical schonIs
within easy distance OF Washington
de-awalSe professors will bring +1bsIr
students TO Washington to study The rel
rnarkahle collection OF pathological specI-
mems IN me exhibition and to attend
lectures, clinics and demonstrations h,.
famous teachers OF this and other couny
Another class Of visitors likely To at
yend In numbers Will he tho Veterinarians
1t is said That surprises are in store for
those phNslclnns Who hnrn hna. iVr