The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-06
.C0LORED PEOPLE
ENLIST in FIGHT
Join Forces With Anti-Tubercu-
losis League OF
Virginia.
MUCH WORK ALREADY DONE
Although Handicapped by Lack
OF Funds, Nurses Are in
the Field.
MUCH WORK ALREADY DONE

That the colored people of the State
are at last awakening to the neces-
sity of combating tho disease which
every year destroys thousands of their
race Is shown by the interest they arc
taking in the work of the Colored
Anti-Tuberculosis League Of Virginia
AT the first annual meeting of this
league, which was held at Hampton
on Thursday, there were present rep
resentative colored citizens from
every part of the State who entered
actively into the discussion and form
alton Of plans for tho prevention and
cure OF tuberculosis among the ne
groes OF Virginia. The league pro-
poses to conduct common
campaign along the lines suggested
by the State Health Department,
which is TO be carried to every part
of the State.
The Colored Anti Tuberculosis
League was organized a year ago, and
much work has been done by It.
though this fact is not generally
known. The work was carried on
mainly through the churches, the day
and Sunday schools. and was as rec
commended by DR.. C. p. wertenbaker.
of the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service, vino sug-
gested the organization OF colored
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. society In Virginia,
after having organized such a society
| in Georgia.
The league also attempted to follow
the instructions of DR.. Levy. OF tha
City Health Department, but accord
! ing to one of the officers, this, in Soma
instances, has been found impractica-
pie, owing to the nature of the meas
| ures prescribed.
Coiored Nurses Aid.
| The colored league has been sorne-
what handicapped by the lack of funds
with which to carry on the work II
| work 1t has done has been without as
s!stance from State or municipal
sources; Notwithstanding this short
| age, a board of sixteen visiting nurses
has been maintained in Richmond, and
the work done has been productive of
much good.
SEE North Second Street. is president
| Of the Colored Visiting Nurses Asso-
! citation. and she, with fifteen other coll
ored nurses, has given her time and
| of remuneration. The work of these
colored nurses has been almost entirely
among INDECENT cases, and was volun-
| tary
The local society has also accom-
| plished much good by holding public
meetings in churches. which have been
invariably well attended. The society
| has also held nelghborhood meetings.
going into private houses and calling
| in the neighbors for course of in
! struction. These Instructions have
been along general lines approved by
the health authorities. and one thing
that has been impressed upon the peo-
Pile Is the necessity of proper ventila-
ton In the homes, in the schools and
in churches and other public meeting
4 places.
Cooperate With other Bodies.
At the meeting of the league IN
Hampton plans were adopted as a re-
suit OF which the work Will be carr
| ried on even more actively than before.
The league will cooperate with tho
State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Association in
the organization of local societies for
the determination of the disease, and,
in addition. will endeavor to increase
the work such as has been done IN
Richmond
The officers of the Colored Ants
Tuberculosis League of Virginia, as
, elected at the Hampton convention are
as follows.
T President, Major r. r. Morton. Nor
9 folk; First Vice-President, w. IT, Bur
!, we'll, Richmond; Second President.
/ Rev. r. A. Graham Phoebus: Third
+ vice-Presdent, Rev. j. ID. Burwell.
Roanoke; Secretary, c. J. Bowen. Nor
folk; Assistant Secretary, A. Washing
: ton; Corresponding Secretary, Mary
4 Clark, Richmond: Treasurer, Dr. 2. B..
3 Ramsay, Richmond; members OF the
/, executive committee: DR.. ]. A. France.
. Norfolk: B. S. McWilliams, Portsmouth:
!, n S. Jackson, Maggie Clark, Rich
: mond: Rev. r. L. Briggs, Lynchburg;
II. c. Walker, Gloucester county.