New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
WOMEN TO FIGHT GERMS
MrS. Boyce Outlines Plans of Anti-
Tuberculosis AuriliarY.

Hard times are coming for the tuberculosis
bacillus. for the women OF tho country are hot on
It's trail Heretofore tho fight against this micro
scopic monster has been conducted chiefly by men,
but about two months ago the American Anti
tuberculosis League. OF which Or. Florince Dono-
hue. OF Syracuse. IS president. decided that II
could not get without feminine assistance. A
woman's auxiliary was accordingly formed, with
and Mrs Avis Isyco OF Atlanta Ga. as first vice.
president. At a convention OF the Anti-Tuber-
culosis League held In Atlarto City during the
first week OF June tho organization was perfected,
and last week Mrs. Josephine Reddng, OF New
York, secretary Of the Woman's Municipal League.
accepted tie Office OF secretary OF tho new society.
Presidents have also been appointed FOR score
Of states and the organization OF state auxliartes
viii begin at once.
Mrs Boyce who was In New York last week
with Mrs. l. e. Rongn. OF Atlanta, v!ce-presi-
dent for Georgia, expects to hold mass meeting
and complete the organization OF the Georgia aux
iary She gets back TO Atlanta from
jamestown. \ committee OF nine VIII be appointed
investigate conditions and report to the LegIs-
lature and an appropriation FOR a sanatorium Will
be asked for
In addition the women expect to build and sup
port saratorium of their own. This latter Will
be for destitute consumptNes and will have no
rooms for paying patients. The state institution
will receive both paying and non-payIng patients
regardless OF their durability. Both OF these iusti
tutions Mrs Boyce considers to be great and cry
ing needs.
'One might naturally think" she said. In speak
ing Of her plans last week. that person with
money to pay for treatment would not need 10 be
provided for by the state but l have Just had
dreadful proof that this is not A relative OF
mine died recently OF tuberculosis of the throat. He
had plenty OF money, but he could not find a sana-
torurn in the United States that would take him
in. The disease had made such headway before
the doctors discovered what it that cure was
impossible, and private sanatoriums which depend
for existence their regulations. cannot afford to
have their patients die on their hands. Only tho
state can endure this odum. That Is why we want
Il state sanatorIum. for paying patients. and we
don't expect to have any trouble In getting the
money. for the Texas Legislature has just voted
y50.COO without protest for similar purpose An
important part OF the Georgia Auxiliarys work will
be the diffusion of Information.
"Nne-tcnths of the people are densely ignorant
the subject OF tuberculosis" Mrs. Royce said
Few know that more persons died from tubercu-
States than were killed on both sides during the
Civil War. An invading army would be lesser
danger than this msidous plague 1 Yet IT. we
thr9atened WIN IoLegh INVASION % we would 2 an 5e
IN each city are doing anything TO combat tuber-
,~ WI M " he torched me "n nn tt1 @ nnat
New York have heard OF the death of the daugh-
ter OF OF my frends-a beautiful child of four
years. who contracted tuberculosis from her nurse
Among the leaders Of the Anti-Tuberculosis
whom the plague has touched personally. The
secretary of the league Dr. W. H. Mayield Of
when he told about 1t in the paper he read at
Atlanta there scarcely a dry eye in the
Not only the women but the men absolutely
,obbed. 1t has come 10 point where we should
Of those dear to us even if we not care for the
suffering of people whom do not know"
The Woman's Auxiliary will leave the scientific
side of the work 10 the parent organization but
will find plenty left for It to do. 1t has taken
strong stand for pasteurized milk, and Mrs. Boyce
has made herself the butt of much good-natured
ridicule by her protest against indscrimnate kiss
ing.
"Some OF the papers," she said. 'have repre-
sented being opposed TO all kissing, but
need hardly say that that is not 50. only protest
against the indiscriminate kissing OF defenceless
children Let the adults look out for themselves"
Mrs. Boyce also warns mothers against employ
ing tuberculous servants. No servant she SAYS
should be admitted TO the family until she has
been examined by physician. This precaution is
particularly necessary in the South, where most
of the servants colored. the white plague is
making fearful ravages among the colored race.