Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
WAR ON CONSUMPTION
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEET
ING OF COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the committee on prevention
of consumption was held at the home of Mr.
Emile Berliner. 145S Columbia road last
Tuesday evening. The attendance included
DR.. D. Percy Hickling, Gen. Geo. NJ. Stern
berg. DIR. George NJ. Kober, Rabbi Louis
Stern. Mr.. c. F. Weller. Mr.. Louis F. Tin
khan, Miss E. w. Jefferson Miss Frida
Braun. DR.. d. E. Buckingham. DR.. W. c.
Rives. Rev D. E. Wiseman. Gen William
H Forwood. DIR. William C. Woodward.
Mr.. George s. Wilson. DIR. Louis Battle, DIR
Jesse Ramsburgh, Mr.. Joseph Auerbach,
Mr.. Harry o. Hall. Mr.. Giles F. Heilprin,
Mr.. Max Cohen and Mr.. Wallace Hatch.
Letters were read from Gen. George II.
Harries in answer to a communication from
the committee with reference to car yenti-
lation. cleaning. etc.. from DR.. William
Hart Dexter, with reference to course
of lectures to be. given by specialists from
the bureau of animal industry of the Agri-
cultural Department upon dairy inspection:
operation with the chemical society of the
District, and from Mr.. William F. Guide.
explaining the Importance of securing ad-
ditional funds to meet the needs of the
committee for the present year. - '''
Reports of Three Meetings.
In considering the reports of the three
meetings of the executive committee he'd
since the previous meeting of the general
committee month ago the committee APP
executive committee: That all new plans,
expenditures. ETC.. should be submitted to
the executive committee before presenta-
ton to the general committee before ap-
prevail; that the committee should organize
public meeting, with DR.. Lawrence Flick
of Philadelphia as principal speaker, to
he held in connection with the coming meet
ing of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis, to
be held in the New Willard Hotel in May;
that the subcommittee on care and treat
ment should be authorized to draw up
record card for use in the Free Dspensary
for cOnsumptives. located at 923 III street
northwest. which should. if possible, be
uniform with that used in other dispen-
sarieS in the city treating conSumptive pa
tients; that the committee should CORE
spond with the boards in charge of the
different hospitals of the city urging upon
them the desirability of establishing day
camps for consumptives: that Rev. d. E.
Wiseman should be appointed Chairman of
the subcommittee on lectures, No. ,, to re-
place Mr.. T.. III. Hunter, recently resigned,
that the secretary should confer as fire.
quently as possible with all members of
the committee urging the most active work
of each member in the campaign in which
the committee is engaged; that arrange
ments should be made with William Hart
Dexter for a special presentation of the
work being conducted by the bureau of ami
NAL Industry, of which he is q representa-
tive, before the committee and its friends
in the new office OF the committee. 92i II
street northwest. following this with sim
lldf lecture 10 De arranged TOT, II possible,
at the Public Library; that 500 be appro-
prlated for the purchase of material for
the establishment of local exhibit to be
placed at 923 II street: that reception be
given to the members of the committee and
their friends of tie work in the new office:
that one ConSumptiVe shack now at the
Asylum Hospital be moved to the back
yard of the committees office and that the
membership of the subcommittee on print
ing and distribution be increased to per-
nit more active work being done in the
n n ura
Venton of tuberculosis. BY unanimous vote
of the members present. DIR. Fl. y. Stokes,
DR. Fireman, Mr.. A. D. Albert and Mr..
Emile Berliner were appointed members of
the committee
Those present listened to a paper by Mr..
Berliner on Some Neglected Essentials in
the Fight Against Consumption"
Fresh Air and Sunshine.
The necessity for fresh air and sunshine
in the cure of consumption was empha-
sized at a meeting last evening in the as
sembly room of the Y. NJ. c. A, under the
auspices Of the committee on the preven-
ton of consumption of the Associated
Charities Dr. l. W. Glazcbrook. DIR. Harry
HURT and Wallace Hatch. chairman Of the
committee were the speakers.
DR.. Glazebrook mentioned the prevalence
OF consumption in the capital city. He
showed that there are about 500 deaths |
every year in this city due to consumption |
placing Washington about third among the |
American cities on the death list of the dis
ease. 1t was pointed out that such was
largely due to the fact that the colored |
people have been taken from their outdoor
life and work in the south and made to live
indoors and work indoors much of the time
in the city.
DR. HURT explained the cures for the dis
ease. He emphasized the need for the de-
struction of all germs and the necessity for
fresh air and sunshine.
Mr.. Hatch told of the work of the COM
mittee for the prevention of consumption
The free dispensary at 923 Fl street Is ac-
commodating about $50 patients at present, |
and the nurses are making weekly visits to
the homes of the patients in endeavor
to have them follow the most sanitary and |
Clearly methods in their homes.