The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-05-29
One Million Women in
White Plauge War.
Rich and Poor Unite Against
Consumption.

One million women, representing
cities, towns, villages and isolated ru
raj settlements in every section of the
country, are to-day enlisted in cam.
psigu against tuberculosis, according
10 statement issued by the National
Association for the Study and Pre-.
I yention OF Tuberculosis. La legisia-
ture, 10 Congress at Washington, in
society gatherings, III churches and
clubs. through speaking and writing
10 every possible way, the women of
the country are pcrslstcntly fighting
consumption.
With all organization established in
every State of the country, under the
direction of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, and with associated
ciuds in Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands,
Porto Rico and the Canal Zone, the
women of the country have entered
systematic crusade to carry the mes
sage of the prevention and cure Of
tuberculosis into the every American
home.
The organization Of the women's
snti.tnbrrcnlosis campaign was oefini-
tely begun 10 st. Paul in 1906, at the
time of the biennial meeting of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
when that body sanctioned a resou-
ton ito maket he prevention and cure
OF tuberculosis subject OF study"
and made Mrs. Rufus P. Williams,
Of Cambridge, Massachusetts,, Chai,-
nan Of the New Department, called
the "HeaIth Department of the Gene
nl Federation of Women's Club.
For the purpose of extending the cam
paign into the many cities and towns
Of the country, the Central Committee
makes every local and State club I'M
der its Jurisdiction responsible for the
work 10 its own community.
The Executive Board of the
Mothers Congress has also recently
entered into the crurade, and hiss pr.
pared CT culars and literature on tie
prevention of consumption, which are
being circulated broadcast throughout
the country. In every city where the
Congress is represented, an Advisory
Hoard of local physicians is being |
formed to help Educate mothers about
tuberculosis. Other national organi-
cations Of women have given favor
able consideration to the campaign |
against tuberculosis.
One Of tie most notable campaigns
which is being carried on by the wo-
men is that in the Southern States in
connection with The travelling exhibi,
" tue National Association for the
study and Prevention o. tuberculosis
In Tennessee, Florida and A'abama,
Whole States have bren stirred by the
actvity OF the women's organizations
70 North and South Coroiina plans
% Similar caml aigns are now IN pro-
Press.
large number Of women occupy
X prominent positions in society or I
Inc stage, are taking an active in
rest in the anti-tube'culosis cam
slgn. Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt has
~eat'y given a million dollars for
'a!tsry homes FIR consnmp'ives. Mrs
eth Spalding Of Chicago has erected
sahatorlum for the Chicago Tu,er- II
'"sls Institute at cost of about
W thousand dollars: Mrs. ,lIls p. }
uatlngton and Mrs. Borden Aurr.-
30 have given largely to the con-
'npt'on fight. In Porto Rico Mrs.
soert Norton Wood, wife of a
army officer stationed at
y Juan. has stir, d the entire Island ="
loagh the ntl-tuberculnsis crusade T.
= inaugural, d, Nine. Emma Ga W.
most enthusiastic WOO ker, and :
: ei'en largely Of her ta'ent and - :,
a,ey for tie rc.i. t If Tuberculosis =,
isefs, aHa Miss o'g' Nvthrt s,lr has ! -