Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-24
A NOTABLE EVENT.
INTERNATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS
CONGRESS TO HOLD THREE
WEEKS SESSION
PROMINENT MEN 10 ATTEND.
A Worldwide crucade Against the
"White Plague" 70 be lnaug-
urated-opens Monday
Night.

Washington, Sept. 21.-For the next
three weeks the national capital Will
be the scene Of such . crusade as
never before has been witnessed
against humanity's worst common roe
white plague. It will be an educa'
tional campaign. worldwide IN It's
scope, the ultimate object Of which is |
to eradicate, II possible, from the ENDS
81 the earth disease which, statistl-
cal experts declare, cuts short the
lives Of from one-tenth to one-eigntn
Of the civilized people. Such as
tinguished foreigners as Drs. Robert
Koch Of Berlin, Bang Of Copenhagen,
A. Calmette Of Lille, France; N. Theo-
dore Tendeloo Of Legion, X. W..
Philip Of Edinburgh, G. Won Pirquet Of
Vienna. G. Simswoodhead Of Cam
bridge. Lydia Rabinowitsch Of Berlin,
Camilo Callejav Of Valladolid, SPAN,
T. Ishgami Of Osaka, Japan, and noted
American sphysicians and scienusls
and others who have devoted their
lives in an effort to solve this problem
viii actively participate.
The campaign will be carried on
by the coming international congress
on tuberculosis on its sixth annual
session which will meet in the United
States for the first time at the new
national museum in this city.
The initial step will be Monday
night when there viii. be jubilee
opening at the new National Museum,
in connection with the congress, a
| tuberculosis exposition. 1t viii be one
of the largest, the most important ana
in every way the most comprehensive
ever assembled and 1t win be Illus
| tratiye Of what is being done through
ont the world in the fight against tu'
berculosis. While the display is con
nected with the congress, It is not sc
closely related as to be taken as the
ot,cial opening Of the congress. Inc
imnortant event will occur one week
later. September 2S. ofhcially, Mon
dav nights opening Of the exposition
will be known as municipal and gov
ernment day" /,
Twenty-four foreign nations and 81
the states and dependencies OF I'M
United States, in addition to the feo
eral government are represented
with elaborate displays.
The most advanced methods o
aphting consumption are exempline'
nv model dwellings. sanatoia, railwa.
and street cars, model laws and ORD
nances, ideal factories and numerou
sanitary appliances.
Among the lay speakers VINO WI
participate IN the opening exercise
Monday night are Gen Luke VIRGIN
/, seeretary OF war; Secretary straus Q
!, me department Of commerce an
! Iabor and Cows. Stuart Of Pennsy
vanIa and Swanson Of Virginia. Ina
meetlnK win be the first Of q series Z
aeven. the others being ~ follows;
september 2e. women 3 clubs an
allied ORGANIZATIONS; sunday, septen
Der q. fraternal organizations; SUI
4 day october 4. labor unioas; Tueada'
O. october 6. social and charity workers
THURSDAY. October 8 religious organ
s.tions, and Saturday. October 4
1chool children and teachers.
q me var On tuberculosis. hoveFe
= mi not Be directed altogether fro
4 washington. A series Of pnhiie 2
+ tures b. some Of the most emins'
~vsiorities IN afisndance upo1 q
eon-rass un Be Gives "a Baltiuol