The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-13
Dr.. w. II. Sands
Local Delegate

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Widespread interest is being taken
in this country and abroad in the In
ternational Congress on tuberculosis
which is to be held in Washington
next September under the auspices
of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
The gathering will be unique in sever
al respects. 1t will be the first con.
gress of the sort to be held in this
country, and It will differ from the
earlier congresses in giving greater
prominence to the non-medical aspects
of the campaign against the white
plague. The outlook will cover the an
ti.tuberculosis movement as a whole,
and emphasis will be laid upon the
humanitarian and social factors of the
problems as wei as upon the medical,
surgical and pathological aspects of it
A central committee was appointed
for each State and for each of the
countries abroad at the beginning OF
the preparations for the congress. "A
number of these have organized and
have formulated definite plans for the
representation OF their respective
States or countries in the congress
and in the exhibition that will be held
In connection with 1t, The activity
OF the local committee has been pre-
coded in nearly every instance by ON
cial action by the governor OF the State
authorizing the participation OF the
various departments OF state gov
eminent in the undertaking. This has
been done by the governors OF twenty
nine states ana other executives have
signined their intention OF taking NJ
the matter at an early date. the led
eral government Is arranging to take
part also, seven OF the nine depart
ments having expressed a desire to De
represented.
Many Interested.
Some idea OF the extent OF the In
terest shown IN the United States In
the congress is to De gained from the
TACT that over SIX hundred persons, III
dinerent sections OF the country. are
serving on the state committees. The
members OF the West Virginia commit
tee are DR., w. H. Sands, Fairmont;
DR.. H. A. Barbee, Point Pleasant; DR.
T. L. Barber, Charleston; DR.. ]. l.
Dickey, wheeling; DR.. D. P. Morgan
Clarksourg; DR.. w. D. Rowe, Parkers
burg; Or. A. r. Warden. Grafton.
the central committee of arrange
ments for the congress has invited
the State committees to promote the
coordination and cooperation of all
the organizations of the State inter
ested IN the crusade against tubercu
Iosis; to secure appropriations fol
state and local exhibits and contribu
tons to the maintenance fund of the
congress; to secure members of the
congress; to enlist the interest, and
cooperation Oh state and local OH
Gals; to secure State and municipal
exhibits for the congress; to make re
ports to the secretary-general on the
status Of the fight against tuberculo
sis In the State. ETC.; to welcome the
cooperation OF the National Fedora
ton OF Woman's Clubs through the
state committees.
Noted Men Coming.
the Hon. Otto Won Printzkold. the
chairman OF the Swedish committee, is
the first chamberlain of the Swedish
court The secretary DR.. BERTH Buhre
is the president OF the great Swedish
An1l-lnDercuiosis League. the largest
volunteer association of the kind ii
existence.
me chairman Of the Austrian com
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