Cañon City record., 1908-07-30

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cry state In our ewn Land. In every
section plans are being perfected for
representation In the congress-. A
number OF foreign governments have
already announced to the state de-
partment At Washington the names
of their official delegates. while others
have acquainted the secretary-general
of the congress with their plans for
participation in the congress and in
the great exhibition that will be held
in connection with the gathering.
/ Tho exhibition and the congress are
to be housed in the National museum,
adjoining the Smithsonian. The exhi-
bition promises to be a practical
worlds fair ON the subject of tuber-
culosis.
1t will show what is being done
around the globe in the fight agaoinst
Tuberculosis, from Alaska down to the
Cape OF Good Hope, from the Steppes
of northern Russia to the diamond
fields of South Africa.
Every state in the union is expect
ed to be represented in some way
at the congress.
The governors of forty states have
authorized the secretaries Of the
state boards OF health, the heads of
Institutions, or other officials, to ar
range for participation in the gath
ering. In a number of states. travel
ing exhibitions that show the condi-
tions in the respective states and the
measures that have been taken to cor
rect them. have been on view In the
home states during the winter. and
will be displayed in the exhibition at
the congress at Washington.
In nearly all the states that will be
actively represented, the preparations
for the congress have walked up to the
people to do something definite to Inn
prove local conditions. In Michigan,
for instance, where . particularly ag-
gresslve campaign is being carried ON.
they had tag day recently to raise
funds to defray the expenses Of the
preventative work that is being done
in Detroit. There Is great need for
some place in which consumptives can
be properly cared for, and the women
OF the city adopted the tuberculosis
tag day idea as means of raising
money tosmaintain visiting nurses and
to establish a sanatarium.
The city officials were speedily
won to the women's way OF thinking.
They turned over the city government
for a whole day and the women mad
complete control OF the situation. The
men yielded gracefully. Mayor
Thompson issued a proclamation. set
ting aside Juns AZ Tuberculosis
charity day The BLACK Death" and
the yellow Death" levied heavy trib-
ute OF life In times past, the mayor
said. but the people took warning and
learned to combat them successfully.
Today 1t Is the White Death" that is
making terrible ravagcs and that can
be fought with as great success. The
people have taken alarm. he contin-
ued, and are banding together to make
war upon It; and Detroit Is getting
ready to do its share.
The mayor followed up his procla-
nation by giving to Mrs. w. A. Nc
Graw, the chairman OF the committee
Of women. q huge floral key to the
|city.
Next a great mass meeting was held
in the Detroit opera house. In pre-
paration for the real tagging. the city
was districted: some Of the members
OF the committee. with their asso-
ciates, were placed In charge OF each
station and sub-station. and on tag
day everybody who came within hail
ing distance was held up for q contri-
button. ... .l fg.
Apparently nobody refused, and ey-
cry man. woman and child who VEN
tured out on the street was tagged
in the good OF the cause.
Something like $4,000 was turned
over to the taggers during the day. and
this means that visiting nurses can
carry comfort to some Of the sick
consumptlves In their own homes, and
that start at least has been made for
a sanitarium.
Interest In the International con-
gress on tuberculosis is not confined
to physicians. Every phase OF the
scientific study OF tuberculosis as II
affects human beings will be discussed
by physicians. surgeons and special
lists In every neld. But equally Inn
portant places on the program have
been assigned to the men and women