Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-12-15
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OF THE STATE
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Enthusiastic Meeting in st.
Peters Parish House,
Will Fight tuberculosis.
MASS MEETING CALLED
--SEE THE EXHIBIT

For the purpose of fighting the
white plague" in this city, local
branch of the New Jersey Associa-
tion for the Prevention and Relief of
Tuberculosis was organized last
night in the Parish House of st. Pc
ter's Episcopal church, in Rector
street. A mass meeting will be
called in the near future for the
purpose of interesting the Perth Am
boy people in general in the move
ment and the outlook Is now bright
for the fighting of tuberculosis in
this city In a systematic manner.
Mayor Albert Bollschweiler was
made temporary chairman of last
nights meeting, and in calling the
gathering to order made an appro-
pirate address to the great need of
some such organization in the city
like that about to be formed.
With the permanent organization
of the local branch of the league, DR..
William E Ramsay, director of the
state organization, was made perma-
nent chairman. Sidney Riddlestorf-
fer was made secretary and treas
urer. The executive committee was
appointed as follows: Mrs. G. G.
Baldwin, Mrs. H. w. Jones, Mrs. A.
G. Clark, DR.. John L. Lund, Rev. C.
Galassi and G. C. Hommann.
William C. Smallwood, executive
secretary of the state organization,
was present to assist in the organ
ization and spoke in an interesting
manner on the nature and possibili-
ties of the work before the local
body. Mr.. Smallwood said that there
were thirty-five branches throughout
the state already in existence. He
said that he had realized the possi-
bilities of forming a branch in Perth
Amboy for some time but was wait
ing for some such movement to be
started here before pushing the mat
ter.
With the taking up of the work by
the Woman's Club this year the time
appeared to be ripe and he was glad
to be present at the forming of a
branch In Perth Amboy on this oc-
casion. Mr.. Smallwood then went
into the work before the local organ
ization In detail. The appointing Of
an executive committee, he said, was
the nucleus of forming an active An
ti-Tuberculosis Society. A mass
meeting should then be held and the
people of the community Interested
In the movement. The society should
then be formed with membership fees
at a nominal figure, following which
the active work would commence. A
trained nurse should be permanently
engaged in visiting homes where tu-
bereulosis is reported. This nurse
would instruct the patient and his or
her associates of the simple rules
governing the prevention of the
spread of the disease and those
needed to effect cure.
To make this campaign effective II
would of course require the cooper
alton of physicians and the general
public to keep the Board Of Health
Informed as to cases In the COM
munity while this latter board would
notify the nurse representing the To-
cal Anti-Tuberculosis League of the
cases from time to time as they were
reported. This nurse would keep in
touch with all the tuberculosis pa
tients in the city and by advice and
personal attention do much to stamp
out this disease in Perth Amboy. The
SboS " Stup1o5ihS q hul 80 VI ILLS ulo-
cription is estimated at from $50 to
S75 month.
DR.. Ramsay gave an instructive as
well as interesting address on the
object of the work and the relation
tuberculosis bears today with only
few years ago when 1t was thought
to be hereditary and practically un-
durable. Dr.. Ramsay showed that
1t not only was not hereditary but
that 1t was impossible for perfect
we'll person to acquire it by associa-
ton with careful consumptive pa
tient. He also showed that it can
be cured by proper precautions and
that it only needs a campaign of ed
ueation to put the disease, now SO
prevalent, In the same class with
smallpox, a rarity today instead of
seourge. He said that it was up to
the citizens of Perth Amboy to for
ward the present movement and to
Ignore it would practically mean the
murder of many innoeents who are
now unfamiliar with the simple
means of prevention and cure of the
disease.
A meeting of the executive mem
bers of the newly formed league will
be held next Tuesday evening to
consider the local campaign. The
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