The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
Opening Gun in Battle With
White Plague Is Fired.
Fully 1880 People Hear Call to
Duty at Auditorium.
DEATH ROLL Is HEAVY
Dread tuberculosis Claims Han
san Every Four Hours.
Kills One Person Every Twenty
Seconds in Nation.

Il las been Il long time since a cam
paign or movement has so generally In
terestEd the public as the move On the
Fart OF the Topeka Antf-tubercuIosfs
society in the direction Of eradfcating
tuberculosis N the capital city This
fact tOgetFer with the advertising OF a
most excellent program Of music and
addresses drew an audience Of nearly
500 people to the Auditorium Sunday
afternoon
It was the desire Of the society TO give
the public ar idea Of the Importance Of
the work which It IS Intended To ae-
eouplIsh and interest. II possible. sew
eraI thousand people to 4 sufficient ex-
tent to induce them 10 become mem
Gers OF the organization Of course
Donations VIII be eheerfuIIy accepts,I
but the people OF Topeka VIII not be
asked for funds
On Tuesday d whfrfwiud campaign
viii be undertaken by the W0nen-s
ehz1s Of the city ard 4 house 70 house
IN view OF obtaining additional meu1-
oers for the new organization As the
membership fee il one dollar It Is fully
anticipated that fund Of coin VIII be
obtained large enough 70 enable the
AHti-tubercuIosiS society to maintain 4
fresh air camp On the North side in ar
approved and scientific manner
Meeting Big Success.
The meeting Sunday afternoon was 4
great success. MarshaES band played
a number Of selections TO start the
ball rolling
Especially enjoyable we're tire vocal
NUM- bers given by Miss Mabel Rideneur
who sang Brackett's Eyes That Are
Weary. Hearts That Are Sore and
Miss Meta 4 LegIer- who gave Waz-
ner's Eliza beth's Prayer"
The King af Love" by Shelly was
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Presbyterian church. composed OF Mrs
Geo. w Parkhursr Mrs. Florence
ThaeFer. Hzrry PrihbEe and Mr HUM,
and the au6Ience was wishing that en-
cores were IN order Particularly
worthy OF mention was TIRE NUN Der
sung bv Miss Meta K LegIer
Dr. 6 c EmIey+ professor Of BAG
terieI0gy AT the State university ez-
planned the theory Of the transmission
Of disease and told Of the measures
which should be taken TO prevent It's
spread He explained that people do
not Inherit consumption as vas form
erIy believed. but they simply inherit
tae physical conditions which make
them susceptible to the terrible dis
ease
He rCnF how View York and other
cities have reduced the death rate from
tuberculosis to a marked degree and
gave the newly formed Topeka society
great ENCOURAGEMENT as 20 the results
WHICH t Il EtaESlGA- LIC Il L9 a-t-slA4A-
pIiSh here
Victim Every -Four Hours
Local Conditions was the subject
uDon which Dr. c. B. Van Horn Of this
city spoke. IN the state there IS one
death from tuberculosis every four
hours while N the entire country a vic
tim succuubs every twenty SECONDS,
asserted the speaker.
Robert Stone explained briefly the
work Of the local society A A Goddard
presided over the meeting and DR.
Charles NJ Sheldon offered 4 prayer.
As q result Of the gathering the
membership Of the organization was
Increased about 100 Ger cent and s41G
added to the available funds L IL esCI-
mated that the cost Of properly main
tatafuz a tuberculosis camp viii be
from $3.50 TO $500 Il year