The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-22
TUBERCULOSIS
SOCIETY MEET
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WILL
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
NEXT MONTH.
In New Willard Hotel, at WASHINGTON.
D. c., White Plague VIII Be Taken
Up for Discussion.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Announce-
ment of the fifth annual meeting Of the
National association for the study and
prevention of tuberculosis was mad,
today. The convention will be held in
washington ID. c., at the New Willard
motel, on May 13, Ia and Is. Owing to
the. present interest in the campaign
against tuberculosis, the meeting will
be of unusual interest and importance.
The various sections of the conven
ton will meet simultaneously. On Fri
day evening, May IA, a large public
meeting will be held, which meeting
VIII be of unusual interest and i'm
portance.
The membership Of the National as
ISOLATION now numbers nearly 1000.
and is distributed to almost every
state in the United States The Ma
t1onal association has also a consider
able membership in Canada, Cuba,
Porto Rico, Philippine Islands, and in
several Of the European countries. Ex-
President Roosevelt and DR.. William
Osler are honorary vice presidents of
the national association DR.. Vincent
Y. BoWdtch of Boston is the Presi-
dent; Mr.. Homer Folks, of New York,
is the executive secretary of the asso-
citation. The chairman of the various
sections which will meet in convention
at Washington are: Advisory council.
Alexander M. Wilson, of Chicago; So
Geological section, John M Glenn New
York; clinical and Chronological sec
ton. DR.. Lawrason Brown, Saranac
10. nafhn1n0ioo1 nd oil
section, Dr. A. S. Warthin, Ann Arbor;
surgical section, Dr. Rudolph Matas,
New Orleans; and section of tubercu-
lOsis 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 organiza-
tion The most significant piece of
work which thu association has car
ried to completion CARING the past year
was the meeting If the International
congress on tuberculosis at Washing
ton, ID. G. where rearly 1000 delegates
from IS different countries were as
SOW hi"d In pl' PORTION for this meet
ing tie rational association issued a
special directory # all of the tubercu-
losis associations and institutions in
the United States and Canada. Another
feature of theyear's work of the ma
tional association has been its travel
ing exhibits. Three of these exhibits
are now conducted by the national as
ISOLATION. One is at the present time in
Georgia. another in Kansas, and third
IL. r. A.. nS111t of no off <
of these three exhibits, the state legis-
latures of Kansas, Tennessee, Porto
Rico and Nebraska, have passed laws
and appropriated nearly $150,OOO for
the relief and prevention of tuberculo-
sis. A large number of local assoc1a-
tons have been formed in the various
cities where the exhibits of the Nation
al association have been shown.
Under the stimulus of the work or
the national association, the number
of state and local anti Tuberculosis So
cieties in the United States nave
shown over 100 per cent increase DUR
ing the past year; the number of san
atoria and hospitals for tuberculosis,
nearly 80 per cent increase; ana the
number of special tuberculosis dis
pensaries and clinics, over 40 per cent
increase. The rate of increase in the
number of workers is estimated as over
200 per cent, and the amounts given
for tuberculosis relief have been
doubled during the year.
Thirty-thre legislatures, out Of thlr-
tv-nine in session UP to May L, l9o9'
have been considering laws pertaining
to the prevention or treatment or tu-
berculosis. In a large number OF states
legislation affecting this subject mas
already been enacted and more laws
will be passed before the close OF the
spring session.
The national association reports that
this past year has been more sue
cessful in the amount of interest SHOWN
in the Tuberculosis campaign, ana
in the number of institutions ana as
sociations established than the ehtlle
period previous to May l. I9Vo'