The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
TODAY IS WHITE
PLAGUE SUNDAY
Pastors and Lecturers Will Dis
cuss Methods of Fighting
tuberculosis

This is tuberculosis Sunday through
out the length and breadth of the land,
partly through the Endorsement given
the move by President Taft, but MAIN
~ through the concerted action of all
the branches of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
culosis, which have secured the coop
Grafton of the clergy in the gigantic
educational crusade against the dread
white plague.
Today, in thousands of churches, IN
situations of learning. societies. clubs
and other forms of associations, scat
tered throughout this country, millions
of people will be told pertinent facts
regarding the terrible raVages of con-
sumption and instructed in simple
code of rules whereby contagion can
be prevented.
to the call TO arms issued by the asso-
citation. Nearly 200 churches, of all de-
nominations, are marshaled for the
conflict. The association has furnished
literature to all churches for distribu
ton. The essential features in the fight
against the scourge. however, will be
given out from the pulpits.
Cleanliness of person, healthy eXer-
else, ordinary care and plenty of fresh
air are the weapons with which the
clergy acting for the association will
seek to arm the citizens to fortify
them against the inroads of consump-
tion.
The churches are not the only places
where the crusade OF tuberculosis Sun
day viii be carried on. Lectures will
be delivered at the Young Mems Chris
tan association. at the women's branch
of the association. in the nickelodeons
of Chinatown and in a number of lee
ture halls. In Chinatown stereopticon
views will be used in the lectures.
Another feature in today's crusade is
the lecture that Swami Trigunatita of
the Hindu temple will give on the fight
on consumption.
Rabbi Martin Meyer in his sermon in
Temple Emanu Ell yesterday spoke at
length on the necessity of the people
lending helping hand to the local as
ISOLATION and in observing the pre-
scrlbed rules for the eradication of tu-
berculosis. The other syna gogues post
| poned their addresses on the subject
until today owing to the beginning of
the Jewish passover.
The Salvation Army will play an i'm
portant part in the campaign today At
all of its meetings it will discuss the
literature, and Colonel Miles will spea k
In oakland headquarters on the plague.
Special addresses will be delivered
by the following:
Cecil Marrack. at ST. Stephen,s
church, at p m; Rev. George RAIDER,
at the Calvary Presbyterian church;
Key: George Adams, at the First Con-
gregauonai church; Rev. F. w. Clam
petit at Trinity church; Rev. Levitt. at
the Unitarian church, and by DIR. Rich
ara Broderlck. Doctor Voorsanger.
| Ihomas Hayden and Mrs John Merrill
The work of the local association to
stamp out the breeding places of the
consumptlve germ has received the full
Endorsement of physicians and medical
men. Many have agreed to devote part
OF their time during the coming month
TO addresses on the best methods and
means to combat tuberculosis.
Arrangements are being made with
societies and organizations for short
talks on simple means to fight the
white plague.
This is not a. fight in which science
takes part. The association makes
this point clear at the outset-tubercu-
losls IS a preventable disease and the
present crusade is purely educational.