The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
KansasAssOciatiOn forStudy and
Prevention Of Tuberculosis.
GOV. HOCH PRESIDED.
DR.. Fiske's Address Was an
Inspiration.
DIR. Crumbine Is President-Di-
rectOrs and Other Officers.

and Prevention of Tuberculosis was or
ganized at a mass meeting held in
Representative hall of the capitol build
ing in Topeka yesterday at which were
present representatives from so Kansas
counties and cities from every walk in
life.
Governor E. w. Hoch presided at the
meeting and made strong appeal for
a concerted and intelligent movement
to oppose the ravages of the White
Plague. DR.. D. NJ. Fiske, of Washburn
college, a representative of the Kansas
branch of the Red Cross society, w.
L. A. Johnson, state labor commission
er, W. j. V. Deacon, statistician for the
state board of health. DR.. S. ]. Crum-
bine and medical, professional and bus
mess men from different sections of the
state, all made interesting talks on the
need of opposing the ravages of tuber-
culOsis by organized endeavor.
AS a result OF this meeting and the
sentiments expressed the association
above referred to was organized, officers
elected, constitution and bylaws adopt
ed and the campaign against consump-
tion officially launched in Kansas.
Education, sanitation, publicity fresh
air, sunshine, soap and water, exercise,
practical precautions, temperance, these
are the weapons to be used by the new
organization in it's war on the world s
greatest plague.
Plans of Association.
According to the constitution adopted
at the meeting the objects of the as
sociation are:
/. Dissemination of knowledge con-
cerning the causes, treatment, and pre-
vention of tuberculosis.
3 Investigation of the prevalence of
tuberculosis in the state of Kansas and
the collecting and publishing of useful
information.
8. Securing of proper legislation for
the study and prevention of tubercu-
losis.
Coo1erotfon with the 0IIb1ic ant H.
critics, state and local boards of health,
the national association for the study
and prevention of tuberculosis, medical
societies, and other organizations IN
approved measures adopted for the pre-
vention of the disease
s. Promotion of the organization and
work of local societies in all parts of
6. encouragement of adequate provis-
ion for consumptives by the establish
ment of sanatoria, hospitals, dispensar-
les and otherwise
board of directors: William Allen
White. Emporia; DR.. H. Comstock,
Hutchinson; H. F. Mason, Garden City;
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Hutchinson, Winfield;
DIR. L. H Mum, Topeka; DR.. j. P. Cas-
ter, Topeka; Mrs. ]. w Jennings, Clay
Center; Mrs. c. B. Hoffman, Enterprise;
Mrs c. c. Goddard, Leavenworth; Or.
s @ Emley, Lawrence; DR.. D. NJ. Ffske,
Topeka DR.. ]. T. Payne, Fort Scott;
DIR. r. E. Truehart. Sterling; Jonathan
Thomas, Topeka; w. E Stanley, Wich-
ita; w A. Harris, Lawrence; E. H.
Madison, Dodge City; DR.. L. L. Uhls,
Osawatomie; Mrs. Atkinson, Parsons;
Mrs A. c. Edwards, Kinsley; DR.. p M.
Hoxie, Kansas City; E. w. Howe, Atch-
ison: DR.. J. A. Milligan, Garnett; Dr.
S. c. Huffman, Columbus; DR. ]. r.
Norton. Green; Chas. Wolff, Topeka.
DIR. Crumbine President.
A further organization was effected
bv the election of the following officers:
Nr1Tr1 inc
Vice president = Chancellor Frank
Strong, Lawrence.
Second vice president-Dr. Harriet
Comstock. Hutchinson.
Secretary-Dr. G. B. VanHorn, To-
peka.
Honorary vice presidents-Mrs. A. c.
Edwards, Kinsley; Manford Schoon-
over. Garnett: Mrs. ]. w. Jennings,
Clay Center; E. n. Morrill,, Hiawatha;
s. A. Bramlette. Columbus.
The executive committee is made up
as follows: DR.. D. NJ. Ffske, Topeka;
E T. Fairchild, Ellsworth; Governor E.
w Hoch, w. L. A. Johnson, Topeka;
L. M Penwell, Topeka
Gov. Hoch Speaks.
Representative hall was comfort
ably filled when Gov. Hoch called the
meeting to order at 4 o'clock. In his
opening address the governor said in
part;
here to consider a very important
problem. 1t would be presumptuous
for me to try to tell you of the solu-
tion of this question when so many
learned medical gentlemen are pres
ent. The problem that confronts us is
a tremendously important one We
are proud of the record the Twentieth |
Kansas regiment made in the Philip
pines, but if every member of that IA |
nous organization had been killed in |
the war with the islanders the news |
would have stirred this state nightly
Yet tell you here today that a larger |
number of persons than were enroll |
ed in that regiment are slain every |
year in Kansas by tuberculosis We |
read with horror of the tremendous
fatality that resulted from the battles |
of the civil war but every year more
people die in this country from CON |
sumption than perished in the early
sixties from armed strife.
'.If an invading army penetrated
this far into the country we would
use all power to repel its advance, vet |
here is an invasion of our homes
more calamitous than that of any for
eien power in the world.
s'Your experts tell us that it is in
our power to repel this invasion. Such
an ACCOMPLISHMENT is worthy of this
splendid meeting of people here to-
day from every section of the state |
who have come to start the fight in
sumption am glad to learn of the
hopefuIness of the conflict.
"In my judgment no body of peo-
pie ever assembled in the state capitol /
to consider more important subject /
than the one before this meeting today
I look for in Intelligent crystalliza ton |
e4 results in this opening battle OF the |