The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-20
WAR ON DISEASE
TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBIT ATTRACT
 ING WIDESPREAD INTEREST
Director Routzhan Spoke at Highland Avenue Baptist Church Last Night. County Medical Society
 Had Meeting.

That the message of bodily healing which the church has carried to the ut termost parts of the earth is good for the home land was indicated yesterday in the aid given to the tuberculosis exhibition. 4
 Throughout the city tub uberculosis and the tuberculosis exhibition was given mention in the midst of the crowded Easter program. Already the Minis ter's Union had held a special session to Investigate the exhibit plans and so they were prepared yesterday to give unqualified endorsement Of the
 The first public. address of the exhi- bition campaign was given last night in the Highland Avenue Baptist Church at the invitation of the pastor, Rev J. H. Bush.
 AS in the days preceding the first Easter, they saw the touch of the Mas ter bring healing to the body and then heard of the mightier things that the followers of Christ were later to do' said Director E. c. Routzhan last night, ESQ we may this evening bring a glimpse of those greater things-the of premature death. The worid-Wlde campaign against tuberculosis Is not A medical proposition so much as 1t IS a social one. It Is peoples propo- sition rather than one of the medical profession It is a question Of pre- vention rather than of cure. The eX- hibition will show how all men are interested in this effort. No matter how favored of fortune a man may be, nor how satisfying or well ll-ordered his home may be. he is concerned sn this question of tuberculosis."
 Every day. brings at least one session in preparation for the tuberculosis eX- hihition. Saturday night the County Medical and Surgical Society met at It's Headquarters with the special pro- gram devoted to the exhibition. Follow ing this meeting, which was addressed by Dr. Glenn Andrews. oh airman of the joint committee. and E. G. Routzhan of Chicago a meeting of the exhibition committee was held. The following were appointed a committee to com plete arrangements for the formal pro- gram of addresses at and o'clock each day:
 G. Grosvenor Dave, Gaston Gunter C. F. Mortiz. Dr. H. B Wilkinson and Dr. J. l. Gaston It Is expected that i this committee will put in some good | hard work today and tomorrow At this same meeting. Dr. W. M wikerson was made a committee tc arrange for relays of physicians to CO., | operate in the explanation of the ex- l hibits and the answering of the varied | questions from the folks who will visit the Old First Baptist Church during l the next ten days.
 Mrs. A. B. Meyer President of the Sesame Club of Montgomery, informs the director of the American Tubercu- losis Exhibition that the Sesame Clut will visit the exhibition in Montgom- | cry Tuesday. April 18th. All Of the members of the club have been ofi- cially notified of this engagement. The Sesame Club also appointed Mesdames l Sigmund Roman. Isidore We'll and Mrs l A. B. Meyer as a committee to CO., | operate with the Tuberculosis Exhibi-
 tlon and to study the exhibits with g | view to suggesting to the clubs, plans
 for future effort in Montgomery. The
 exhibition management Is expecting
 that similar arrangements will be
 made by most of the progressive club,
 and associations in Montgomery ant | the nearby towns.