The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-01
To FIGHT
CURSE Of
PYTH|S|S
LECTURES
AT THE CITY HAIL
AUDITORIUM

The City Federation. OF Women's
clubs is in cha ge of ihe tuberculosis
exhibit at the city hall today owing
to the fact that Mr. Casper, the rep
lesenlative OF the National Society
for the Study and Prevention OF
tuberculosis, was called 10 0klaho-
ma City on business mission.
Much interest Is being taken BY the
various civic societies and citizens IN
general in this exhibit. Tomorrow
evening DR.. S G. Crumbie of Tope-
ka. kas., secretary Of the Kansas
state board of health, who inaugural
ed the individual drinking cup cru
sade in Kansas. and who has spent
many years IN the study of tuber
culosis, will deliver an address. Or,
Crumbie IL one Of The best posted
men In The United States on this
subject Sunday afternoon meet
ing viii be held in the auditorium to
hear DR. pearce OF Kansas City, Mo-,
one oil The best known physicians in
the United States, in an address to
members Of the legislature on the inn
portance OF the state of Oklahoma
taking some action in fighting the
tuberculosis disease, which Is rapid
ly spreading in this state.
This Evenings Program.
The program this evening WHY
commence promptly at ,;90 o'clocX
With stereoptican views and lecture
by Mr. Casper the representative OF
the National society Or. E. o.
Barker will p eslde over the meeting.
Commencing at 5 o'clock the fol
owing lectures will be given:
Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis, .
Dr. w. G. Bradford OF Shawnee.
Tuberculosis Of she Bones Dr.
A. A, West.
Economic Value Of Prevention" ["
DR. u. G.. Sharp,
The Importance OF the Microscope
In Early Diagnosis Of Tuberculosis.
Dr.. Elizabeth Melvin.
Last Evenings Program.
An audience of TWO hundred per.
cons attended the opening program
conducted last evening. At $50
'*'o"t Indoo 4 " Huston, who pre-.
sided rs chairman, made an eloquent
i~IOn IN referring TO The object OF
the meetings and of the exhibit and
highly commended the civic societies
for their interest In the matter Gov.
elnor Haskell was unable 10 be D es
ait to deliver an address on account
Of urgent official business. Mayor
'arquharson delivered the welcoming
address ard dwelt al length upon be
benefits Of this national school Of in.
slrnction on the Important subject.
DR.. j. w. Duke, who was for years
at the head OF New York sanltarium
whore tuberculosis patients were
treated, delivered an able address on
The Universal Crusade Against The
Spreading of Tuberculosis The lcc.
ture was very enlightening as well as
Interesting, tracing the campaign
both In this county and abroad since
he disease was discovered 10 be cur
able by Dr, Robert Copeland Of Bee
lin In 1882 He dwelt at length upon
he many simple yet essential meth
ods of preventing the snreadlng of the
disease and declared that light. sun
shine and wholesome food were thf
three prime remedies 10 cure affected
patients. He declared that physicl
ans generally approved of tho nine
foot sheet act passed by Tie Oklaho
ma legislature ard that the law, II
enforced, would he one of The best on
the statute books today. He dwell
! At length upon what he various
/ states and Tho National Tpberonloel'
society had done TO dec ease the ap
nalling death rate from tuberculosis
In Eastern states.