The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

possibilities of it's prevention. The Illi- nois committee is enlisting the active in- terest of all the departments of state and local government. The Wisconsin com mittee plans to raise a fund of 5000 to defray the cost of an exhibition that will represent the anti-tubereulosis activities of the state. The Pennsylvania commit tee has started a vigorous membership campaign and the committee for Maine is beginning at home by the organization of a State Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis Still another committee, that for Maryland, has re- ported to the secretary general of the congress its intention to compile and pub fish a digest of the local laws on the subject; a historical review of the anti tuberculosis movement in the state, and q directory of all activities, public and private, that are trying to solve any phase of the tuberculosis problem.
 Foreign Representation.
 Forty-six of the foreign countries are identified with the congress and will be represented in the gathering The mem- bers of the national committees of these countries include scientists, investigators, hygienists and dignitaries of high rank. The French committee has a membership of over 300 and includes men of prom- hence in public life as well as in set entifc research. Among them are ex President Loubet; M. Leon, Bourgeois, d member of the French Senate and members of the permanent Anti-Tubercu- losis commission appointed by the French government; Dr. Roux of the Pasteur institute at Paris; Dr. Calmette, professor of hygiene at the University of Lisle; pr. Landouzy of Paris; Dr. Letulle, the secretary general of the last international congress on tuberculosis held in Paris in 19O5; and Dr. Yallee, the eminent vet erinarian of the University at Alfort.
 One of the most noted pathologists in Europe, Dr. N. P. Tendeloo of Leyden, Is a member of the committee for Holland. The chairman of that committee is Dr. P. K, Pel of the University of Amster- dam, Germany is represented by men or great distinction. The secretary general of the recent congress on hygiene ana demography. Among the members are Dr. Pannwitz, the secretary general ol the international tuberculosis association; Dr. Ernst von Leyden, and Dr. Johannes Orth of the University of Berlin
 Noted Men Coming.
 The Hon. Otto von Prntzkold, the chairman of the Swedish committee IS the first chamberlain of the Swedish court The secretary, Dr. Bertil Buhre, is the president of the great swedish anti-tuberculosis league, the largest vol unteer association of the kind Tn eXlst- ence.
 The charnen of the Austrian commit tee are well known investigators. They are Prof. Leopold V. Schrotter of the medical faculty of the University ot Vienna; Dr. Anton Weichselbaum ana Dr. Richard Paltauf of the department of pathology of the University of Vienna. The secretaries are Dr. H. V. Schrotter, Dr. l.. Teleky and pr. J. D. Bartel
 Dr. B. Patrikios, the chairman for the committee for Greece, is secretary of the department of health of Greece, and sec retary general of the Greek Red Cross so- ciety. Dr. Aristotle Kouzis, the secre- tary, is a professor of the University of Athens. Dr. Constant Savas, mem Der of the committee, is professor of hy- giene in the University of Athens, and is physician to the King of Greece; Dr. P. Manoussos is the principal medical director of the military hospital at Attn ems; pr. Kalliontiz is professor of sur gery, and Dr. Pierre J Rondopoulo is professor of pathology at the University of Athens.
 LIT, Mdren HOuSSeH QlfeclOr O1 the department of health of Sophia is presi- dent of the Bulgarian committee Dr. 1 Ivan Oggnianoff, secretary of the supe- | rior board of health at Sophia, is secre- | tary, and the members include Dr. l Georghi Zolovitch pr. Ivan Theodoroff, ! director of the sanatorium for tubercu- | losis at Trojan. and Dr. S. A. Valco- | witch.
 South America to Take Part. | Since the organization of the Inter- national Congress on Tuberculosis about IF years ago, the gatherings have been held every three years, the previous meetings having taken place in Ger many, France Russia Austria, Italy and England The American congress will have the distinction of being the first at which the Spanish speaking countries will have a prominent part and it will be the first at which Spanish will be one of the official languages. The other languages are German, French and English. The Central and South American countries will be we'll | represented in the congress, and the | national committees for those coun- 1 tries have organized and include men | who are actively identified with the anti-tuberculosis movement.
 Dr. A. Herrera Vegas, the chairman | of the Venezuelan committee, is presi- | dent of the Venezuelan Anti Tubercu- | losls league, and a member of the Ma | tional Academy of Medicine at Ca- racas. pr. P. Acosta Ortiz, the vice president, is a director of the hospital at Vargas, and Dr. l.. Razetti, another members of the committee, is vice rec- tor of the University of Venezuela, and permanent secretary of the National Academy of Medicine. All of the mem Lers of the Brazilian committee are actively identified with the anti tubor- oulosis movement in that country. The committee includes Dr. J. J. AZevedo Lima of Rio Janeiro, president of the Brazilian nti-Tuberculosis league, pr. Cswaldo Cruz, director general Of the department of public health; Dr. I. J. Seabra and pr. Cypriano de Fretas of Rio de Janero. The chairman is Dr. Tavaras de Lyra, the minister of the interior; two of the other members are Mr. Alcindo Guanabara, a member of the house of deputies and editor of the Brazilian newspaper, "Imprensa and Col. Ernesto Senna, editor of the journal of Commerce." of Rio dc Janeiro.
 Dr. Louis P. Jiminez chairman, and Dr. Teodoro Picado of San Jose. secretary. Other members are Dr. Teodoro ftasti- nary, Dr. Benjamin Hernandez and Dr. Marcos Zunega, al lof San Jose.
 Prominent cubans.