The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-11-03
JOHN D. TO FIGHT
THE HOOK WORM
Makes Gift of a Million
for Purpose.
A COMMISSION IS APPOINTED
Two Million People of the
United States Affected
With Parasite.

New York, Oct.30.--A gift of 81 ,000,-
900 by JohnD. Rockefeller to fight the
hook worm disease, was announced
to-day at the office of the Standard
Oil Company
A dozen well known educators and
scientists, selected in large part from
institutions of learning in the South
where the parasite is prevalent, were
called in conference with Mr.. Rockefel
ler's representatives at the Standard
Oil Company's office at 26 Broadway
last Tuesday and at that meeting Mr..
Rockefeller's desire to organize a COM
mission to carry on campaign
against the malady was discussed. AS
result Of this situation and discus
sion the Rockefeller committee for
the eradication Of the hook worm dis
ease was organized.
The members Of the commission as
selected by Mr.. Rockefeller, are:
DR.. William S. WEIGH, professor of
pathology in John Hopkins university,
president of the American Medical as
ISOLATION; DIR. Simon Flexiner, director
of the Rockefeller Institute for Medi
cal Research; DR.. Charles w. Stiles,
chief of the division of zoology, United
States Public Health and Marine Hos
pital service and discoverer of the
American species Of hook worm and
the prevalence of the disease in Amer
lea; DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, president
of the University of Virginia; DR.. Da-
vid +. Houston, chancellor of Wash
ington University, st. Louis; Prof. +.
z. ClaXton, professor of education in
the University of Tennessee; Hon. J.
Y. JOyncr, State Superintendent of
Education in North Carolina and pres
ident of the National Educational
association; Walter II. Page, editor
of THE Worlds Work." Dr. Ii. r..
Frizzel, principal Hampton Institute;
DR.. Frederick T. Gates, one of Mr.
Rockefel,er's business managers; Starr
j. Murphy, Mr.. Rockefeller's counsel
in benevolent matters, and John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr.
All but Prof. ClaXton and Mr. JOY
her were present at the meeting and
they have both since accepted places
on the board elected to carry out Mr..
Rockefeller's plans.
In calling these men together for
this conference, Mr.. Rockefeller
addressed to each letter pointing out
his interest in relieving the human
suffering caused by the hook worm
especially because, he said,
it had been his pleasure to spend a
portion of each year among the warm
hearted people of the South and he
welcomed the opportunity to express
his appreciation of their many kind
nesses and many Inequalities.
The members of the commission in
framing a reply to Mr.. Rockefeller's
offer of $1,000,000 declared that the
met with their heartiest
Two millions of our people are in
fected with this parasite" they added.
ut is by no means confined to one
class. 1t takes its toll of suffer-
ing and death from the intelligent and
well-to-do as well as from the less
THE hook worm" according to New
York medical authorities, is a hair-lika
parasite to which is charged form Of
anemia prevalent especially among
The poor people of the South. 1t was
not until recent years that members
Of the medical profession recognized
hat parasite caused the malady.