The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-20
ATTENTION DRAWN
TO LEAGUE
AMERICAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION
TAKES ACTIVE STEPS IN
ITS WORK.

Washington, d. C.. August 1a.-The
activities of the American Health
league in matters affecting the gem
eral public health has attracted at
tention to this somewhat unique or
ganization- The league is the progeny
of the Committee of one Hundred"
which was formed as a section Of the
American Association for the Adj
vancement Of Science, and which wat
charged with the investigation of pub
lie health conditions and the recon-
mendation of legislation in that con-
nection. The president Of the Com
mittee of one Hundred" is DR.. Irt-
ing Fisher nj Yale. and among its
vice presidents are Rev. DR. Lyman
Abbott, Miss Jane Adams, Felix Ad-
Ter. Professor James \. ANGEL of
Ann Arbor: Hon. Joseph H Choate:
DR.. Charles W. Elliott. ex-president
of Harvard; Archbishop Ireland. ex-
President Roosevelt. and others. The
list of its membership reads like IA
roll call of the most DISTINGUISHED
men of the country who are interest
ed in civic advancement.
This committee formed the American
Health league to include i'm its mem
bership all persons who seek to
elevate the condition of the public
health, it being understood that it was
to be an organization of laymen as
distinguished from those of physicians
or scientists, or of parties who might
have commercial interest in prom
ositions affecting the general health.
For the benefit of It's members the
American Health league issues d peri
odical called American Health. and
also bulletins from. time to time. g.;
The league has several state
branches. the strongest of which is in
Ohio. where DIR. e. o. Probst of Co.
lumbus. is the state president. and
Ben LaBree Of Cincinnati, is secre-
tary- treasurer. Among the vice presi-
dents are Governor Judson Harmon.
ex- Governor Myron It. Herrick, DR..
Charles \. Reed, Thomas L. johnson.
Charles p. Taft, Julius Freshman. NJ.
f. Ingalls,. d. II. Gamble. l.. f. Hnl-
den. Brand Whitlock. Frank J. Jones,
Charles w. Dabney and others equal
ly prominent.
The American Health league has
become a great civic movement, I'm.
GLIDING economists and scientists who
approach the problem of public health
from a broad point of view. 1t is
especially interested in the creation
of department of public health
which will do for the men, women
and children of the country what the
department of agriculture is doing
for the sheep. hogs and cattle. plants
and trees. 1t recognizes the value
of the pure food act and the Ohio
branch of the league has been espc-
cially active in opposing benzoate of
soda, alum. horax and all chemical
artificial personalities, having recent
ly sent two scientists, DR.. Julius II.
Etchherg of Cincinnati and DR.. II. A.
Weber of Columbus, Ohio state uni
versity. to represent the consumer in
a hearing on alum before the board
of food and drug inspection. They
appeared in opposition to the use of
alum in pickle products and baking
powder.
The American Health league viii:
present its views on the creation Of
a department of public health to
President Taft and the latter has
promised careful consideration before
making the recommendations which he
intends to incorporate in his first an
nuai message to congress next De
cember.