The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-13
TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS
 ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION
Distinguished Men From At-Home and Abroad Will Assemble in Washington to
 Discuss the Disease.

Widespread interest fs being taken in this country and abroad m the m ternationa1 Congress on Tuoercuiosls which is to be held In Washington next September under the auspices of i've National Association for the Study ana Prevention of Tuberculosis. The gatn- ering will be unique in several respects It will be the first congress or the sor. to be held in this country. ana it VIII differ from the earlier Congresses m giving greater prominence to the nom medical aspects of the campaign against the white plague. The outiook will cover the anti-tuberculosis move ment as whole. and emphasis VIII pc laid upon the humanitarian and social factors of the problem as well as upon the medical. surgical and pathoiosical aspects of 1t.
 A central committee was appointed fov each State and for each of the coun- tries abroad at the beginning of the preparations for the Congress. A num- Der of these have organized and have formulated definite plans for the rep resentation of their respective states or countries in the Congress and in the exhibition that will be held In connec- ton with it. The activity of the local committee has been preceded in nearly every instance by official action by the Governor of the Stat4> authorizing the participation of the various depart ments of State government in the un- dertaking This has been done by the Governors of twenty-nine States. and other executives have signified their in tention of taking up the matter at an early date. The Federal government is sarransfng to take part also. seven of the nine departments having expressed desire to be represented.
 Some idea of the extent of the inter- est shown in the United States in the Congress ia to be gained from the fact that over 500 persons, in different sec tions of the country, are serving on the State committees. The members of the Alabama committee are. pr. Cum ningham, Dr. Wilson, Birmingham; Dr. Glenn Andrews and pr. w. H. Sam ders. Montgomery; Dr. Scale Harris. Mobile, and Dr. W. H. Blake, Sheffield.
 The Central Committee of Arrange ments for the Congress has invited the State committees to promote the co-or- dination and cooperation of all the or- ganizafions of the State interested in. the crusade against tuberculosis; to se- cure appropriations for State and local exhibt#& and contributions to the main tenanS kund of the Congress; to se- cure msmbers of the Congress; to en- list the interest and cooperation of State and local officials; to secure State and municipal exhibits for the Con- gress; to make reports to the Secre- tary-General on the status of the light against tuberculosis in the State, etc: to welcome the cooperation of the Ma tional Federation of Womanss Clubs through the State Committees.
 Activity of State Committees.
 Each of the State committees is working out its plans in it's own way. The New York committee, for instance. l. is arranging for the preparation of an exhibit. and for the collection of infor- nation from wtde range of sources. medical. surgical, bacteriological, path oiogieal, industrial and economic, in re- gard to the prevalence Of the disease and the possibilities of it's prevention. The Illinois committee is enlisting the active interest of all the departments of State and local government. The Wisconsin committee plans to raise a fund of $5.00o to defray the cost of an exhibition that will represent the anti tuberculosis activities of the State. The Pennsylvania committee 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 Proven tion of Tuberculosis. Still another committee. that for Maryland. has re- ported to the Secretary-Generai' of the Congress its intention to compile and publish a digest of the local laws on the subject; a historical review of the anti-tuberculosis movement in the State. and a directory of all activities. public or private, that are trying to solve any phase of the tuberculosis problem.
 Foreign Representation.
 Fofty-six of the foreign countries are identified with the Congress. and will be represented in the gathering. The members of the national committees of these countries include scientists, in- vestigators hygienists,. and dignitaries of high rank. The French committee has membership of over 300 and in- cludes men of prominence in public life as we'll as in scientific research. Among then1~are ex-President Loubet: M. Leon Burgeois. member of the French Senate and a member of the permanent Anti-Tuberculosis Commits sion appointed by the French Govern ment; Dr. Roux, of the Pasteur h. stitute at Paris; Dr. CaImette. Pro- lessor of Hygiene at the University of Lisle; Dr. Landouzy of Paris; Dr. Let ulle, the Secretary-Gener of the last International Congress on Tuherculo- sis held in Paris in 1905. and pr. Val. lee. the eminent veterinarian of the University at Alfort.
 One of the most noted pathoioxists in Europe, Dr. N. P. TendeIoo. of law den, is a member of the committee for Holland. The chairman of that com mittee is Dr. P. K. Pel of the 'Uni-