The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-08
tuberculosis Exhibits Attract
Men of All Religions, Who
Plan to Fight Plague.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
GET INSTRUCTION
All Walks of Life Represented Dur
ing Today at National Museum,
Where Congress Is Held.

With a Catholic bishop as presiding
,ffcer and a Jewish rabbi and Presby-
terrain clergyman among the principal
speakers. the religious societies meet
ing. to be held this afternoon in the
new National Museum, will demon
strate that all differences Of creed are
obliterated IN the common struggle Of
humanity TO annihilate the tiny tubercIe
bacllli.
Bishop O'Connell, Of the Catholic Uni
versity Of America, Will call the meet
ing Of assembled religious societies to
order, and it is expected that the large
assembly hall viii be crowded with
members Of the different religious or
ganizations.
Rabbi Wise. Of New York, viii tell
OF the plans and past performances Of
the Hebrew societies in attempting g
stem the ravages Of tuberculosis. and
the Rev. Donald Guthrie. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church Of Balti-
more. will speak of the work being done
by the societies Of his church.
Dr.. Fulton to Speak
Dr. John 5. Fulton. secretary Of the
congress; DR.. Joseph Walsh, Of PhiIa-
delphia; DR.. A F. A. King, of Wash
ingtCn, and DIT. Charles Z. Denison. Of
Denver. will deliver addresses to en-
phasize the opportunity Of the religious
societies in the fight against tubercu-
losis.
All day the corridors OF the building
were crowded with children from the
local schools who were viewing the eX-
hibits under the charge Of their teach
ers- The procession OF school children
began when at $50 this morning the
boys and girls of the Armstrong Manual
Training School filed into the building
They were assembled in the large audi
forum, where E @. ROUtzahn talked to
them on the dangers Of the tuberCu-
losis germ, and how to avoid them.
Divided Into Groups
The children then were divided into
sections. and starting in different parts
Of the building, were conducted through
the exhibits, which were explained In a
simple manner by those In charge. The
pupils Of the NJ Street High School ar
rived at II o'clock, and those from the
Mckinley Manual Training School at
1 o'clock Pupils from the upper
classes Of the grade schools were
brought in the afternoon The same
program will be followed tomorrow, and
by the end Of the week Superintendent
stuart. who arranged the visits, expects
that every boy and girl in the Washing
ton public schools old enough to un-
deTstand the subject will have received
a practical demonstration Of the dan
gers Of tuberculosis and of the simple
and most effective method Of guarding
against them.
Employees See Exhibits
The Washington tuberculosis Commit
tee has met encouraging responses from
leading business establishments who
agree to cooperate in securing the at
tendance of the largest possible number
Of their employees at the exhibition be-
ing held In the new National Museum.
During Thursday, FrICay, and Satur-
day, Woodward x LOthrop will start
delegations of their women employees at
300 D. III. so that they may reach the
museum during working hours
The Palais Royal. through A Lisner,
IS making special plans for sending his
people to the exhibition
At O'Clock tonight 5. Kann will have
a meeting of the employees Of ). Kann,
Sons & Co, in order to discuss the Dos
sibility Of their all seeting the exhibits
The Saks Clothing Company has been
sending down its men as opportunity
afforded.