The farmer and mechanic., 1909-12-07
THE H0OKWORM c0uGRFSS
WILL BE. HELD N ATi.aS,g,
lAR1 IS AND t9--THF GEN
ERN. PROGRAM

The Hook Worm Coug-..- ...,,
meet in Atlanta. January Is and ,' ,o
ana Will be Il remarha bIr ega+h.-;,
1t is expected to result in grear tL.r'+-.' ~
in the way OF health conditions '7'
Invitations go out to State haa1+,
officers, officers Of State ana tt" D:.h
boards of health, officers Of 500 cor,, '
mercial bodies in the Southern Ststn,
and to the presidents and chief rra3i
cai ofhcers OF lite insurance companies
doing business in the South
The governor of each Sor+1,s,,,,
State is asked to appoint q delega+io,,
of representative men, including nh,--
sicianS and iayInen from each can
gressiOnal district and the presence
OF the governors themselves is desired
On the opening night, it is intendad
to have addresses from Dr. Charles
Wardell Stiles and Dr.. K. NJ. CQnnj3s-
ham. of Alabama. DR. Stiles has .
worldwide fame for his investigations
of the hook worm. and is an accom-
plished public speaker accompanying
his lectures with stereopticon slides or
the conditions of the victims oG hook
worm in the various stages.
DR.. William H. Welch, chairman ot
the Rockefeller commission. is expect
ed to deliver an address on the work
Of that body aud in this he Will no
doubt outline his program. The edi-
tors Of medical Journals will also be
invited and will be represented.
The first days session will be de-
voted to papers and addresses. and the
second to an open discussion of the
whole subject. The range of discus
sion will include the history, patho-
logy, treatment and prevention OF the
disease and it is expected that it will
eliminate in permanent OrganiZa-
ton to conduct the campaign for the
eradication of hook worm.
The discussion will not be limited
to medical men, but will be partici-
pated in by publicists and leading men
of commercial bodies Of the South
In addition to the outlining of the
plans for the convention. the commit
tee has drawn up regular program
of the events for each day, this being
as follows:
Tuesday, January 1s.
10 a. 1n-Conference called to or
der by the president Of the chamber
Of commerce.
Addresses Of welcome by his eK-
cellency, Joseph NJ Brown, governor
Of Georgia, and his honor, Mayor Rot
ert F. Maddox.
History Of Hook Worm Disease
BY an eminent authority.
Al1c I1ISLOIJ Ol NltO Sltl
Cd Of nfectlon"-Charles Wardel
Stiles, Phi. ..
Rural Hygiene with Special Ref
erence to Hook Worm Disease and It's
Prevention"-By an able speaker.
''Pathoiogy"-By a student of the
disease.
'Symptomatology and Diagnosis
DR.. II. T. Harris.
'"Treatment.'
Economic Effect OF the Disease
s'How Best to Combat and Eradi-
cate the Disease
Public Meeting.
Tuesday night. at the auditorium
there will be public meeting. when
DR.. Stiles will give his famous stereop"
ticon lecture, showing how the victims
of the hook worm look at different
stages.
There will be addresses by several
gentlemen OF national reputation, on
the effects OF the disease.
Wednesday.
Wednesday morning will be devoted
to general discussion, followed by
the accomplishment Of a permanent
organization and the launching OF
campaign similar to that Instituted
against tuberculosis. On Wednesday
afternoon the members OF the confer"
ence will be given a reception at the
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