The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-21
Delegates to Great Congress
Flock to New National
Museum.
DISTINGUISHED MEN
WELCOME VISITORS
City and Government Officials
Show Marked Interest in SeS-
sionS-Committees Busy.

Hundreds Of delegates to the sixth
international Congress on Tubeculosis
today fiOcked 70 the new National
Museum and viewed the exhibits which
bear testimony 20 the scope Of the bat
tie being waged against the dread white
plague by every civilized land
Tonight, in the presence Of a notable
gathering Of physicians and public Of
ficials, the exhibition of the congress
will be formally opened TO the public.
This meeting, which viii be held in the
large assembly hall on the second floor
Of the National Museum. Will be open
10 every one. II will be presided over
by Commissioner Henry 3. F. Macfar-
land, who viii welcome the visitors tc
Washington. Former Surgeon General
George NJ. Sternberg, chairman Of the
committee on local afrairs. and Dr.
Henry G. Boyer. chairman Of the COM
mittee or exhibition. viii open the ex-
hibit.
Two Notable Speakers.
Other notable speakers. prominent in
the ranks OF the army Of physicians
which is warning on tuberculosis. will
be DR.. Lawrence F. Flick. Of PhIa-
delphia, and Dr. GotthOld Tanwitz, OF
Berlin.
Secretary Wright, Secretary Wilson.
Postmaster General Meyer, Secretary
Metcalf, Secretary Straus. and Assist
ant Secretary Pierce Of the Interior De-
Partment, will be present as guests OF
honor, and Governor Stuart Of Pennsyl-
vania, Governor Swanson OF Virginia,
and Governor Crothers of Maryland will
make short sJSresses.
Lantern - lectures on the white
plague crusaC III begin this evening.
Dr. BERTH Buh -, secretary Of the Swed-
ish Anti-TuberCulosis Society. viii BE
the lecturer. He will give the same
lecture three times each day during the
exhibition, once in tho forenoon and
twice during the afternoon. Dr. Buhre
Is recognized as one OF the worlds fOre-
most experts on the fight Egainst -ubcr-
culosis.
Prepare for Accidents.
An emergency hospital to care for any
accident cases in the building and also
to illustrate the methods Of work Is
being installed by Surgeon General Rix-
ey. Of the navy. Tie hospital will be IN
charge OF a naval surgeon with two
nurses. The quarters are fitted out on
the second floor, west OF the stairway.
In the exhibit section Of every cOun-
try and state the delegates or their
assistants are directing the instalia-
ton OF their piacards, apparatus. and
suggested methods Of warfare on the
disease. Many are complete. BY tonight
practically ell will be in place and ready
for the inspection OF the public
Accommodations Scarce.
Hotel accommodations will be one OF
the troubles which the committee OF
local affairs will have on its hands when
the delegates begin 20 arrive IN earnest
the last Of this week Most Of the
leaders in the work are now attending
the conference in Philadelphia, which
will decide on the next meeting place OF
the triennial congress, and next Satur-
day several hundred foreign physicians,
leaders IN the battle against tubercu-
losis. viii arrive in Washington, and. in
addition, there will be several thousand
delegates from the different States
clamoring for hotel accommodations.
An Information booth viii be estab-
lished at the Union Station for the bene
At Of the visitors They will be direct
ed TO quarters and then to the regis
tration bureau at the new Museum
building.
Women to Entertain.
Arrangements to care for the com
fort Of part Of the English-speaking
delegates TO the congress were made
today at a meeting of a subcommittee
OF the general Ladies' reception com
mittee. held in the rooms of the Wash.
ington Chamber Of Commerce. Other
committees will look after delegates
from other foreign countries.
Mrs. Charles W. Richardson, chair
man Of the subcommittee which me
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secretary. The details of the work fol
the members, such as meeting the dele
gates at the Union Station, attending
TO the wants at the new National Mu
scum, and keeping committee rooms
open at the leading hotels, were dis
cussed-
Outlines the Work.
Mrs. George N. Sternberg, the genera
chairman OF the ladies' reception com
mittee, addressed the meeting and out
lined the work that is expected Of Ihi
! subcommittee.
The caring for the delegates as they
arrive at the Union Station will be a
| charge Of Mrs. W. j. Ethel, who viii b.
] assisted by several other women. A
the new National Museum will be Mrs
/ E B. Rosa, Mrs. w. NICK Stowell, ant
| Mrs D. X. Shute- Permanent com
mittee rooms win be maintained at tn
New willard, in charge of Mrs. Georg
| W. Wood and others.
! At the Shoreham Will be Mrs. J. Hal
/ Lewis and others; at the Arlington
/ Miss y. Mclaughlin and others. and a
| the Raleigh, Mrs. r A Pyies. Mrs
| Francis r. Hagner was appointeu
chairman OF the committee On badges.
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