The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-17
New Jersey Has Subject
OF tuberculosis
ThraShed Dut.
STATEWIDE INTEREST
IN BATTLE ON SCOURGEf
Meeting in New York This )
| Afternoon and at Newark
Library Tonight.
SECRETARY SMALL WOOD
DISCUSSES STATES WORK
Mrs. Williamson Presents Plan
for the Prevention and
Cure Of tuberculosis.

This is New Jersey field day IN the
war against tuberculosis. 1t is New
Jersey Day at the International Tuber-
culosis Exhibit in the American Mu-
scum of Natural History, New York.
and tonight the Board of Associated
Charities win hold a conferences OF all
interested in the war against consunp-
tion in the Free Public Library, this
city.
Governor Fort presided at meeting
in the Natural Museum of History this
afternoon at which many of the most
noted authorities on consumption made
addresses 1t proved to be one of the
L lst days for the exhibit 1t was
commonly admitted that the New Jer-
sey tuberculosis Association under
whose auspices the day was celebrated,
had made remarkable progress in thes
two years of it's existence.
The program this afternoon was as
follows:
What New Jersey Has Done to Pre-
vent Tuberculosis" william C. SMALL
wood. executive secretary Of the New
Jersey Association for the Prevention
and Relief of Tuberculosis, whose office
is in Newark; 1.-THE Responsibility ri
the Church in the Tuberculosis Cam
paign," the Rt. Rev. James A. McFaul,
bishop of Trenton; "The Responsibility
of State and Municipalities in the
tuberculosis Campaign Mrs. Emily e.
Williamson. president State Charities
Aid of Elizabeth; New Jerseys Need
of Sanatorja and Hoanjtals for Con
sumptives," Dr. Henry H. Davis. of
Camden; "The Danger of Apathy il.
tuberculosis" l.. r. Thurlow, health
officer, Plainfield; general discussion,
DR.. Gordon X. Dickinson, Jersey City; +
DR.. Luther M Halsey, Williamstown;
DR., h. Van ID. Hedges, Plainheld, and
Seiskar M. Gum, Orange.
Mr.. smaIIwood's Talk
In describing the progress New Jer-
sey had made in its two-year fight
against tuberculosis Executive Secre4
tary William C. Smallwood. of the New
Jersey Association for Prevention and
Relief of tuberculosis, told about the
establishment of the State sanatorium
at Glen Gardner with a capacity for
105 patients, the Newark City Sana'-
tcrum at Verona and the Hudson
County Sanatorum He highly conn
mended the Hudson county insut % on
which was recently opened, aTdf sad
the society expected most exceleht aa+
suits Continuing Mr.. SmallwoQd said:
There are now twenty -one local tom
mittees in the State-MasS4c5id4
having an even number after fts a1ars'
work. Cities having committees are.
Atlantic City. Bevelry,5 EBridgeton.
Burlington, Camden. Elizabshs Glass
boro, Jersey City, Lakew6off1 tiillville,
Montclair, Mount Holly, Newark, New
Brunswick. Orange, Paterson, Plain
field. Summit, Trentonp an Yj9sland,
Woodbury..
1T is a difficult problem,tobk keep local
committees working. Aftenfthei eShihtt
has been placed and the 1conlDoujtitx
aroused by one great effort Is eamniit-
tees relax and it is difficultto asetHere
work accomplished. The committsG iioF
ing the most continued and ndssysstematie
work is Orange Camden and dorsey
City have much Vitality and IN a mother
year will accomplish great tlingSn oft
"A few definite things arewashed OF
local committees: snrintosfUngfa
Registration and notification .fby
physicians. bod sldsIeAoi
Establishment of dispensariasdt 10
"The disinfection of all shomes rdp
which tuberculosis has existed, either
at time of death or upon ren0vaa9 wills
"The employment of q visiting bnDsa.
Medical inspection in publicnscbnels
Education of the public tf1rpughsdhe
exhibit. lectures, distribution of Jiteta<
ture. and the enforcement Of the non
splitting ordinance. ie lia row .ilGsa
Progress has been made on .iseine of
these lines by most of the commit-
tees .
Summary OF work of the year; Nun
Der of lectures given, "A; number at
tending lectures, 10000; local commit
tees organized, 9; tuberculosis exhibit
in Newark, Glassboro. Mt. Holy, AT
lantic City. Camden. Jersey City at
tendance, $4,000; number OF ieahats
Health and Consumption distributed.
$4,000: number of newspaper artfciss
sent out, 5S4.
Mrs. Wiliiamson's Piea- sssef
One of the most important, addresses
during thefafternoon was that of. MIS-,
Emily p. Williamson. of H,lizahfth,
chairman of tho State Charities aid
Association, In discussing the respen
sibilities Of the State and thA xax1nAs4