The Washington times., 1908-08-25
Installation of Exhibits
Started in National Mu-
scum Next Week.
EXPECT ROOSEVELT
TO MAKE SPEECH
Two Floors Utilized in Display of
Sanatoria and Pathological
Research.

Installation of the exhibits which will
be placed on display for the edifcation
and study of the delegates and laymen
TO the tuberculosis Congress, which
convenes IN the National Museum on
September p and viii last until October
u, viii be begun one week from today
by DR.. Henry Boyer. u. S. N. chair
man Of the committee on exhibits
Dr. Beyer. who was for three years
on duty at the Asiatic station. returned
10 Washington some months ago. and
since that time has devoted himself 20
preparing the exhibits and their classi-
hcatOn. He has worked untiringly. and
reports that as soon as the floor space
is cleared, which viii be next Tuesday.
he viii be able to start at once on the
playing OF the many exhibits, which
viii include photographs not only OF
sanatoria in this country. but also those
abroad. There VIII also be exhibits
demonstrating the work Of the various
relief associations and important ones
on pathological research.
100000 Square Feet Of Space.
The combined floor space which viii
be turned over 10 the congress viii be
about 10O. coo square feet The first and
second floors viii. be divided SO as tc
afford as much convenience as possible
and also utilize every bit Of space. The
exhibition and main auditorium, which
is expected TO have a seating capacity
Of $500, viii be placed on the first floor
On the second floor VIII be housed the
auditors for the seven sections commit
tee rooms. offices. and special dark
room which viii be used as a sJereop-
ticOn hall during the daytime
President Roosevelt Expected
On Monday morning these meetings
will open at a general session, at which
IL is hoped President Roosevelt viii at
tend. AT this opening session all the
foreign official delegates, representatives
OF the different foreign governments, so
cieties. and various universities, will
present their greetings to the officers
One other general session viii be held
at the end of the week. probably on
Saturday, October 3 During the week
the section meetings viii be devoted to
scientific discussions of the respective
subjects of each section. On Wednes-
dav, September so. of the same week
the first and second sections on paJhOl-
ogy and bacteriology, and tuberculosis
in animals and its relation 10 man Wili
The sectiuns and officers Of each fol
low: Pataology and bacteriology, gnder|
the presto ancy Of Dr. William h Welch;
Of Johns Hopkins University. Clinical
study and therapy OF tuberculosis-hos-
pitals, sauatoria and dispensaries-u
der the pI esidenCy Of DR.. Vincent l.
Bowditch with secretaries Drs. Edwin
A Locke, Boston; W. Jarvis Barlow
Los Angeles, and Guinard, Bligny'
France. Surgery and oTthOpedics. IN
der the presidency of DR.. Charles Il
Navo, Rochester Mimi, with secre-
taries Drs. William d. HaSgard, Nash
vile. Tenn and John +. Bottomley,
Boston. tuberculosis in children, etol-
ogv, prevention and treatment, under
the presidency of Dr. Abraham Jacob,
New York, with secretaries DIS DaVlQ
Bovaird, iF. New York, and r. =
Churchill. Chicago. Hygtenic social, IN
dustrial and economic aspects OF tuber-
cuIosis, under the presidency Of Edward
T. Devine New York, with secretaries
Alex NJ Wilson. Chicago and Miss
Lillian Brandt, New York. state and
Yl11uicipal control OF tuberculosis, under
the presidency of Surgeon General Wal
ter NVyus3n, Washington, with secretary
DR. John w. Kerr, Washington. Tuber-
culosis in animals and its relation 10
man, under the presidency OF Dr. Leon
ard Pearson, Philadelphia. with secre-
tary DR.. John r. Mohler, Washington.