Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12
AWARDS FOR EXHIBITS
Medals and Cash Given for
Meritorious Displays.
FIGHT ON CONSUMPTION
Scientists Of This Country Honored
by the Judges.
CONGRESS WORK ABOUT OVER
Five Stereopticon Addresses to Be
Delivered This Afternoon-Lights
to Be Turned Off Tonight.
FIGHT ON CONSUMPTION
CONGRESS WORK ABOUT OVER

The city Of Washington Jared very well
in the awarding of prizes offered by the
International Congress on tuberculosis.
At a special meeting of the central COM
mittee held in New York Saturday the
recommendations of the judges were ac-
copied. Westinghouse and local and
government institutions received awards
as follows:
A gold medal to Milton Dana Morrill,
in the competition for the best exhibition
of a furnished house for family or
group of families of the working class.
A silver medal to the tuberculosis Hos
pital Of Washington in the competition
for hospitals for advanced cases.
A special gold medal to the United
States bureau of animal industry for its
contribution to the pathological exhibit,
England's exhibit gained for that coun-
try a gold medal also.
Special awards were granted to the gov
eminent printing office for novel sani-
tary cuspidors; to the Department of the
Interior for its exhibit showing the fight
against tuberculosis among Indians: to
the Department of Commerce and Labor
for collection OF charts and maps bear
ing upon tuberculosis in the United
States; to the United States marine hos
pital service for the showing of valuable
work in progress.
The Playground Association Of America
received special gold medal Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Rafter of Washington conducted
the exhibit.
Cash Prizes Awarded.
Not all the awards have been announc-
ed. Among the principal announcements
are the awards Of $500 in cash for the
best evidence Of effective work in the
prevention of tuberculosis since the last
congress, in 1905, to the Woman's Ma
tional Health Association of ireland, and
to the New York Charity Organization So
ciety. while gold medals were presented
to the Swedish and Boston associations.
The prize of 81. 900 offered for the best ex-
hibit of an existing sanatorium for the
treatment of durable cases was divided,
$500 being given each to the White Haven.
Pa, Sanatorium and the Brompton Hos
pital Sanatorium of Frimley. England.
For similar exhibits, gold medals were
awarded to the Beelitz Sanatorium of Ber-
lin and the Adirondack Cottage Sana-
forum, Saranac, N. Y. For a furnished
house for the families of the working
class. a gold medal was bestowed upon
Senior Jose F. Toraya Of Cuba A $1,000
prize was awarded to the Henry Phpps
Dispensary, Baltimore, for the best exhibit
Of a dispensary for treatment Of the
tuberculosis poor. Gold medals were
losis Dispensary of New York and the
Henry Phipps Institute of Philadelphia,
Pa. The Brompton Hospital of London
Won the $1,000 prize for the best exhibit
Of a hospital for the treatment of adj
vanced pulmonary tuberculosis. and gold
medals were awarded to the Loomis SAM
tarium, Liberty. N. Y. and the Massa-
chusetts State Hospital, Tewksbury. Mass.
Two cash prizes of 500 for the best edu-
cational leflets went to the Pennsylvania
losis. Philadelphia. and the Verein Be-
kampfung der Schqindsucht, Chemnitz and
Umgebugn, while gold medals were
awarded to DR.. o. D. Wescott. Denver.
Col: DR.: H: 8. Goddall. New York. and
George H. 'Kress. Los Angeles. Cal.
Gold Medals for Best Exhibits.
New York won the gold medal for the
best exhibit sent in by the states illus
trating effective organization for the re-
striction OF tuberculosis. A gold medal
went to Germany. which outrivaled all
other countries In an exhibit on this sub
ject. For the best contribution to the
pathological exhibit gold medals were
presented to the United States bureau of
sin won the gold medal for an exhibit
Of the best laws and ordinances in force
June, 1908. for the prevention of tuber-
culosis, while the exhibit of New York
city was given a gold medal for the best
laws of any municipality.
Other awards were as follows: Gold
medals to the National Swedish AmiTu-
berculosis Association for exhibit of plans
for raising money for the crusade against
the disease: Eddowood Santtarium Farm
Baltimore best plan for the employment
of arrested cases; the Maryland state
board of health for unit package of pre-
ventive supplies for a tuberculosis pa
tient.
Medals for Campaign Work.
Special gold medal awards for various
kinds of work in the campaign against
tuberculosis were made as follows: Penn
sylvania state board of health, state Of
Colorado Massachusetts state committee
of the congress- Anti-Tuberculosis League
at Porto Rico. New York State Charities
Aid Association, Sea Breeze Hospital of
Coney Island, L. l.; National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
culosis, Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
International Children's School Farm
League Of New York City, Journal of
Sarason of Berlin. Germany: the Anna
Won Rath Suftung of Berlin. Prof. j. C.
Heymans of Client. Belgium Prof. Ed
GUARD Lang Vienna: DR.. Simon Won I'm
terberger. st. Petersburg. Russia.
Honorable mention and silver medals
were awarded to scores Of other competi-
tors whose exhibits merited recognition
The committee of judges considered
with much interest evidences of progress
laid before it by the Federation of Wom-
ans Clubs, labor unions and other asso-
Citations engaged in promoting the gem
eral campaign against tuberculosis.
Announcement will be made later of the
winner of the 81 800 prize offered by the
Smithsonian Institution for the best es-
say on 1.-The Relational of Atmospheric
Air to Tuberculosis.
Exhibits Will Close Tonight.
Last call for the International Congress
on Tuberculosis! The locomotive of scen-
tific progress will couple up to the train
of exhibits tonight at $50 and pull the
freight loads of germ exhibits. health ex-
hibits, stereopticons. models. lecturers,
pretty girl demonstrators and the ten
thousand other things that have been
furnishing instruction to Washington for
three weeks to various places all over
the world.
Tho paw National Mueum huilding has