The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-29
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
IMPORTANT MEETING IN WASH-
 INGTON NEXT MONTH.

tion of the Disease Compulsory
 Registration of Cases Campaign
 Against Infection Vigorous.
 A preliminary programme has just been prepared f0- the third annual meeting of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuber- culosis (whose executive offices are in thls city), which will be held at the New Willard Hotel in Washington, D. C., on May s, [, and s.
 The committee of arrangements for the meeting of the advisory council, at the same time and place, consists of Homer Folks, New York; John H. bowman, Cleveland; Dr. Norman Bridge, Los Angeles: Dr, Cunning s. Wilson, Louisyille, Alfred Muller, Den yer; with the chairman and secretary, William H. Baldwin of Washington, and Dr. Livingston Farrand of New York, members eX officio. A local com mittee of arrangements in Washing ton is composed of Dr. George M. Ko- ber chairman; Dr. D. Percy Hinck-
 
 M. Sternberg, Dr. William c. Wood ward, and General Walter Wyman.
 A general meeting of the association will be opened on the morning of Mon day. May 6, with an address by the president, Dr Hermann M. Briggs, chief medical officer of the New York Health Department. Dr. Lawrence F. Flick of Philadelphia will make re- port on the progress of the arrange 1nents for the International Congress on Tuberculosis, to be held in Washing ton in the autum of 1908. Then there will be preliminary business of the as- sociation, to be followed by some meet ings of sections. In the evening will be a meeting of the advisory council, at which Dr. Briggs will read a paper on Compulsory Notification and Reg istration of Tuberculosis which will be discussed by prominent health off cers of the United States,
 RECEPTION BY MIR. ROOSEVELT.
 On Tuesday President Roosevelt, who is one of the honorary vice-presidents of the association, will give a recep- tion at the White House to its mem bers and to those of the Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons, which meets in Washington at the same time. Some meetings of sections will be held, and in the evening there will be a general meeting, at which Dr. Livingston Farrand, executive secre- tary fthe association, will deliver an address on "The Campaign Against Tuberculosis in the United States The annual election of directors will take place, to be followed by general busi- ness of the association.
 Much of the work at the annual meet ing will be done In the sessions of the five sections which have been establish ed to treat respectively, various sides of the movement. To the general pub lie the most interesting of these Is the sociological section, of which Paul Kennaday, of this city, is chairman, and Christopher Easton of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, is secretary. MT. Kennaday is the secretary of the committee on the preparation of tuberculosis of the Char ry Organization society. At the first meeting of this section, on May 6, pr. Joseph H. Pratt of Boston will speak on hTuberculosis Classes and Day Camps, ? and the following discussion will be opened by Alexander M. Wilson of Boston, Dr. walter L. Niles of New York, and Dr. Arthur K. Stone of Bos- ton Dr. B. H. Waters of this city will read a paper on Country Treatment of City Cases" the discussion of which will be opened by G. A. Fisher of this o Small City" will be presented by pr. Oscar H. Rogers of Yonkers, and dis cussion of this will be opened by Dr. c. R. Clark of Youngstown, o.
 Schools and Tuberculosis" will be considered by Dr. John H. bowman of Cleveland, at a meeting of this section on May 1, and the discussion will be opened by Dr. Linsly R. Williams of this city Dr. Frank T. Fulton of Prov idence, R. L, will speak on Factory Inspection for Tuberculosis,' and pr Charles s. Millet of Brockton, Mass, will open the discussion.
 The clinical and ClimatologicaI sec tion, of which Dr. George Dock of Ann iArbor, Mich. is chairman, and pr Joseph Walsh of Philadelphia is secre- tary, will hold meetings on May and g. Reports will be made by the com- nittee on clinical nomenclature. of which Dr. Vincent Y. Bowdtch of Bos- ton is chairman; the committee or medication in tuberculosis, of which pr Alfred Meyer of New York city is chair man; and the committee on mixed in- lection, of which Dr. Lawrence F. Flick of Philadelphia is chairman. Announce ed speakers on varous medical subjects are Dr. L. Rosenberg of Bedford Sta tion, N. r.; Dr. Woods Hutchinson ol Redlands, Call; Dr, Albert H. Allen of Saranac Lake, N. Y, and pr. Myer Soils Cohen of Philadelphia.
 Meetings will also be held on May ' and 8 by the pathological and bac- astrological section, of which Dr. F. F. Westbrook and Dr. s. Marx White both of Minneapolis, are respectively chairman and secretary. Papers will be read by Dr. Victor c. Vaughan of Ann Arbor Drs. Hugh M Kinghorn, David C. Twitchell, and Alfred H. Allen, all of Saranac Lake; Dr. William B. Stanton of Philadelphia, Dr. IA. S. Warthfn of Ann Arbor, and Drs. Frank A. Craig and H. R. M. Landis of Philadelphia A report from the Rockefeller institute will be made by Dr, Simon Flexner oi New York.
 The section fer tuberculosis in chil. dren will meet on May with Dr Thomas Morgan Rotch of Boston, chair. man. and Dr. Samuel s. Adams ol Washington, secretary. Addresses vii be made by the chairman and by Dr