The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-17
J. F. Gunshanan, Who Advanc- ed Free-Bed Fund Among Workingmen, Will Do
 Work Here.
AT CHARITIES BUILDING
Funds to Be Raised to Aid Working men and Their Families in This City Who Arc Victims
 of Tuberculosis.

To gain the interest of the New Ha- ven people, especially the wage earn CTS, in the Consumption Relief Society, the object of which Is to provide free beds for consumptives In some sani- tarium In the state, John F. Gunshan- an of Hartford arranged public ex- hibit In the Organized Charities build Ing In Orange street which was open to the public yesterday afternoon and was visited by number of persons in- terested In the best means 10 prevent the spread of the great white plague. MT Gunshanan who has had great sue cess in his line of work in Hartford, will submit his plan to the workingmen of this city immediately, To provide the free bed fund 1t is necessary to raise large amount of money and this will take several months to accom- pllsh. A sum of ssU,OOO was raised in Hartford for the fund.
 Yesterday the state committee on tub erculosis appointed by the governor visited the exhibit and studied the diff ferent views and charts closely The set of photographs of the Gaylord san atorIum attracted more attention than any of the others The exhibit ended yesterday afternoon and the charts and photos will be removed today.
 In connection with tuberculosis work the following article appears in the monthly report of the state board oi health, written by Joseph H. Town send NJ. D.. of this city, secretary oi the board: "The International Congress on Tuberculosis meets in Washington September 2l-october l2 inclusive, and should be of much interest to the peo- pie of Connecticut, both from the prev. alence of tuberculosis In this state ana from the successful work now oelng done here to control the disease. Il this congress Is 10 equal the last ono i held in Paris In 1905, 1t is necessary t have 10000 members This member shr has been apportioned among the vari' ous states according to population ant Connecticut's quota Is 1s0 members Colorado, which has smaller popull' ton than we, says that they will b' ashamed if they do not turn in 1,oo' members. and the health officers o Texas are to charter a special vestibul' train to take them to the congress Connecticut as yet has only one-thlrC her quota of members. Is It not tim for us to wake up? This congress wil have members and exhibits from al over the world, and will be both in CT esting and instructive to those wh' can attend. and where attendance | impossible, the published transactions which will contain all the up to dat matter on tuberculosis, will be wei worth the cost of membership.
 "The state committee on organiza ton urges that the people to join thu congress whether they can attend ol not. SO that we can make a creditabl chewing for the state. and we ought tt largely exceed our quota. The mem bership fee is five dollars. and in join
 ing one does not obligate himself t' Iany further subscription, as each con gress has an organization and member ship of its own, meeting once in thre' years in different parts of the world Membership is not limited to physici ans, but men and women in all walk of life are desired as members. Som of the most effective anti-tuberculosi work has been done by those outsid
 the medical profession.
 'Any one desiring to join the con gress can send the membership fee {, the undersigned, who Is chairman O the state committee on organization and he will see that they are promptl enrolled"
 The Congress will be divided int seven sections. giving ample scope fo participation of both scientific and la members There will be great Tuber culosos Exposition, in which one can SC what Is going on, the world around, the campaign against Tuberculosi There will be Clinics and Demonstra tions throughout the whole period C three weeks. giving medical and la delegates object lessons on the cause andn prevention of tuberculosis.
 The American membership shout : number ten thousand persons. Ther are two classes of members: Activ members, who pay fee of $500; an
 Associate members, who pay fee c
 s200, and have all the privileges C membership, except the right to vot and to receive the printed volumes The mayor of the city and the treas
 urer of the city will act as presider
 and the treasurer of the society unt permanent organization Is effected,