Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12
DR.. 7. R. WHITLEY IS
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
HE HEADS TRUSTEES OF STATE
SANITARIUM FOR TRETMENT
OF TUBERCULOSIS-DR. Nj. f.
CARSON is SECRETARY.

DR.. r. r. Whitley, Of Douglas county,
author of the bill enacted by the last
legislature creating the state sanitarium
for tuberculosis patients, was elected
chairman of the board of directors re-
Gently appointed by Governor Smith, tnat
met Thursday morning at the CAPITOL
and after organizing adjourned to meet
again in Macon on April 20 DR.. NJ. +.
Carson. of Spaading county, was elected
secretary and treasurer.
In the interim before the date Oh lts
next meeting, several committees named
Thursday morning will investigate the
subjects assigned to them and prepare
for report to the board. Those commit
tees are as follows:
Committees Named
On rules: Captain ". G. Raoul, DR..
M. F. Carson and J. d. Anderson.
On location DR.. w. B. Crawford, Dr.
c. f. McLain, DR.. JEFF Davis and DR.. E.
Daniels.
On plans: DR.. P. S. Clark, DR.. c. H.
Richardson, T. D. Tinsley and ]. d. An
derson.
A further committee was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions thanking Gov
ernor Smith for the stand he is taking
for the care of consumptive convicts and
the recommendations he is voicing that
counties after April l give this subject
their attention.
1t appeared to be the general opinion
of the board at it's Thursday morning
session and discussion, that some two
or three hundred acres of dry, we'll wood
ed land, preferably in middle Georgia, If
possible, will be necessary for the pur-
pose of the state sanitarium.
An offer was voiced through one of the
directors from Ben Watts, of Cedartown,
Offering to donate $50 acres in Pope coun-
ty for the purpose of the state in this
regard.
1t also appeared to be the unanimous
opinion of the bard that the prospective
state institution should make small be-
ginning and should not attempt now to
provide a permanent sanitarium for per-
manent patients, but rather for the pres
ent should content itself with establish
ing a center from which to radiate infor-
nation through the state by treating tenn
porary patients and availing itself Of
every means in its power to wage a CAM
paign of education.
Those Present
Fifteen members of the board were
present, Thursday morning, in response
to the cal of Governor Smith, as fol-
lows:
First district, DR.. P. s. Clark, McIn-
tosh county. Second district, DR.. E. Dan
iels. Colouitt county, and DR.. re. Wood
ward. Berrien county. Third district, DR..
c. H Richardson, Macon county, and DR..
]. r. Statham, Sumter county. Fourth
district, Dr. w. A. Turner, Coweta coun-
ty, who had taken the place of W. B.
Short, Originally named by the governor.
Fifth district, Dr. T. R. Whitley, Doug
las county. Sixth district, T. d. Tinsley,
Bibb county, and DR.. NJ. F. Carson,
Spalding county. Seventh district, DR.. c..
F. McLain, Gordon county. Eighth dis
trict. DR.. w. 1. Haley, Hart county
Ninth district, DR.. JEFF Davis, Stephens
county, and M. e. Cornett, Gwinnett
county. Tenth district, DR.. w. B. Craw-
ford, Lincoln county. Eleventh district,
Dr. w H Born, Telfair county
The absent members. seven in number,
were c. w. Skinner, Burke county, from
the First district; DR.. H. R. Slack, Troup
county; w. G.. Raoul, Fulton county,
Fifth district ]. D. Anderson, Cobb,
Seventh district; ]. d. Harvey, Jasper
county, Eighth district. DR.. Hickman,
Richmond county. Tenth district, who
had succeeded his brother. I. T. Hick-
man. on the board originally named, and
DR.. J. A. Butts, Glynn county, Eleventh
district.
Meeting first in the office Of Governor
Smith, the new directors held short in
formal session pending the hour, II
o'clock, when they weer due to organize.
Room 3O6 on the third floor OF the cap
itol had been assigned to them for their
| formal session.
DIR. Westmoreland Talks
DR.. willis F. westmoreland, of Atlanta,
chairman for several years past of the
state board Of health, met with the di-
rectors on invitation of the governor. DR..
George Brown, also of Atlanta, represen-
tative-elect from Fulton to the next leg
stature, also met with the directors on
| invitation.
Even at the informal session in Gov
ernor Smiths ONCE 1t was indicated that