The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
MEETING.
REPORT SHOWS GREAT PROGRESS.

uhCcUlllS VI JIlC NdUlOlldl EooOOIIOlOll
for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis was made to-day. The
Convention will be held in Wash
ington, D. c., at the New Willard
Hotel, on May 18th, 18th and 18th.
Owing to the present interest in
the campaign against tuberculosis,
the meeting will be of unusual in
terest and Importance.
The various sections of the Con-
vention will meet simultaneously
On Friday evening, May 18th, a
large public meeting will be held,
which meeting will be of unusual
interest and Importance.
ROOSEVELT A MEMBER.
The membership of the National
Association now numbers nearly
1900, and is distributed in almost
every State in the United States
The National Association has also
considerable membership in Can
ada, Cuba, Porto Rico, Philippine
Islands, and in several of the Euro
pean countries. Ex-President
Roosevelt and DR.. William Osler
are Honorary Vice-Presidents Of
the National Association DR.. Vim
gress on tuberculosis at Washing
ton, d. c., where nearly 1000 dele
gates from 33 different countries
were assembled. In preparation
for this meeting, the National Asso-
citation issued a special Directory of
all of the tuberculosis Associations
and Institutions in the United
States and Canada Another fea-
ture of the years work of the Ma
tional Association has been its
travelling exhibits. Three of these
exhibits are now conducted by the
Wilson, of Chicago; Sociological
Section, John M. Glenn, New York;
Clinical and Chronological Section,
DR.. Lawrason Brown, Saranac Lake;
Pathological and Psychological
Section, DR.. A. S. Warthin, Ann
Arbor; Surgical Section, DIR. Ru-
dolph Matas, New Orleans; and
Section of tuberculosis in Children,
DR.. John H. Lowman, Cleveland.
ASSOCIATIONS GOOD WORK.
The reports of the years work of
the National Association will be
presented at this meeting showing a
large amount of work accomplished
by the organization. The most
significant piece of work which the
Association has carried to compile
ton during the past year was the
meeting of the International Con-
cent Y. Bowditch of Boston is the
President; Mr.. Homer Folks, of New
York City, and Dr. Charles l.. Minor,
of Asheville, n c., are the Vice
Presidents; General George NJ.
Sternberg, of Washington, d. c., is
Treasurer; DR.. Henry Barton ia
cobs, of Baltimore, is Secretary; and
DR.. Livingston Farrand, of New
York, is the Executive Secretary
of the Association. The Chairmen
of the various Sections which will
meet in Convention at Washington
are: Advisory Council, Alexander NJ.
National Association. One is at
the present time in Georgia, another
in Kansas, and a third in Porto
Rico As a result of the efforts of
these three exhibits, the State Legis-
latures of Kansas, Tennessee, Porto
Rico, and Nebraska, have passed
laws and appropriated nearly
SI50,0O0 for the relief and proven
ton of tuberculosis. A large num-
Der of local associations have been
formed in the various cities where
the exhibits of the National Asso- |
citation ave been shown.
Under the stimulus of the work /
of the National Association, the |
number of State and local anti
tuberculosis societies in the United /
States have shown over 1000 in
crease during the past year; the
number of sanatoria and hospitals
for tuberculos 5, nearly 300 in
creas and the number of special
tuberculosis dispensaries and clinics,
over 1870 increase. The rate of
increase in the number of workers
is estimated as over 2OOCc, and the
amounts given for tuberculosis re-
lief have been doubled d ring the
year.
Thirty-three Legislatures, GU Of
thirty-nine in session up to May LIST, .
1909. have been considering laws
to the prevention or
treatment of tubercu usis. In a
large number Of States legislation
this subject has already
been enacted and more laws viii .
be passed before the close Of the
Spring session. u
The National Association reports
that this past year has been more {
in the amount Of interest F.. .
shown in the anti-tuberculusis cam
paign, and in the lumber Of insti-
buttons and associations established /
than the entire period previous C
May LIST, 1908. ID