The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-05-27
Are Needed with Central So
cieties to Carry on the
Great Fight
AGAINST THE PLAGUE
And Church and Fraternal
Societies Should Have
Active Workers.

SouHtIy uSpeHuS III u IuTSe measure
upon the success OF social workers in
each community in gathering togeth-
er in an effective organization physi-
clans and officials on the one hand
and large numbers of efficient lay
men on the other.r said Wallace
Hatch. executive secretary of the
Pennsylvania Society for the preven-
ton of tuberculosis. at meeting of
social workers at the exposition Of
the International Congress on Tuber-
culosis, at the new National Museum,
yesterday.
The day was known at the exposi-,
ton as social workers day, and in
addition to the meeting held under
that head in the general assembly
hall. many of the exhibitors demons
stiated especially for the benefit of
the visitors of social Organizations.
Thomas II. A. s. Sites, director of
the Pennsylvania State dispensary
system. also made an address. He
told principally OF the work being
done by the department of health of
the state
Mr.. Hatch said the present Inter-
national Congress on tuberculosis
will be considered one OF the creates,
public gatherings this country has
ever seen. He added 1t will be so NOT
merely because some of the greatest
specialists in the world gathered
here, but more especially because it
will be source from which every
community in the country will l.arn
how to conduct a campaign for the
eradication Of the scourge.
One Rot Enough.
"one general organization in each
community to combat tuberculosis
no matter how efficient that organiza-
ton may be-is," he said. mot
enough, unless "A certain organization
is the centey for the combined activity
of the entire community 1t will not
reach into the numerous groups where
tuberculosis as disease Is most IA
miliar and the cure and prevention of
1t least understood.
we need to establish small anti
tuberculosis society in every social,
fraternal. and business organization
which can be reached. This may
seem a tremendous undertaking. and
the results may not seem to justify
the efforts. but the extent of our prob
lem is such that we can scarcely afford
to do less
Work In Pennsylvania.
DR.. Sites told his hearers of the
work the physicians and nurses with
the dispensary system of the Pennsyi-
vania department of health were do
ing. He also spoke OF the great work |
as carried on at the South Mountain
Sanitorium, the State tuberculosis
hospital.
DR.. Sites gave DIR. Dixon, of the
state board OF health. much credit for
the work being carried on in the Key
stone state.
Today, tomorrow and Friday pu-
pills of the high schools and the
higher grades of the grammar schools
will visit the exposition in squads.
These visits to the exposition will be
a part OF the regular school work.
The pupils will leave their schools In
a body. under the direction of a
teacher. march to the new NATIONAL
Museum, view the exhibits. and hear
talks by demonstrators. then return
to school. The plan was thought out
nv 90
Stuart.
About 1900 school children visited
the exhibits yesterday. They came
in squads OF fifty or more.
New Exhibit Arrives.
The most recent addition to the
exhibition has Just arrived from BEL
GUM. 1t was assembled by Prof. |
Newman. of the University of Client.
who hhs been in attendance at the
congress, and who took an important
part in the discussions in the section
on "Tuberculosis in animals and Its !!
relations to man." The cases contain
ing the exhibit reached this country
some days ago. but owing to the una
oSaASo 6GltAlks IT 5IITOuKnI
the custom-house, 1t was not delivered
until Saturday. It is now installed In |
the corridor near the main entrance.
The exhibit consists of pictures and
charts of the system followed under
DR.. Heyman's direction in Belgium. of
vaccinating cattle to render them i'm
mune to tuberculosis.
Especially prepared capsules are
employed in this system. In the CEN
ter of the display is an oil painting
showing DIR. II lyman and on of his as
sistants at work. The picture wasl
done by distinguished French artist.
The whole arrangement Of the exhibit
is exceedingly attractive.
Attending school in the omen air In
midwinter in northern city is one
OF the unusual things illustrated in
the Rhode Island exhibit.
The Providence Winter, open-airl
school is unique in being the first Of