The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23


 portunity to land this convention. which will be one of the largest to be held in the country, has stirred up interest to 8 surprising degree. Many prominent men have voluntarily told Chief Bodeker that they would do anything possible to land 1t for Birmingham, while the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Mems league have given assurance that they would stand by the proposition they made when the invitation was extended at the con- vention last May for the association to meet in Birmingham in 1910.
 
 parasite which is causing such enormous inroads into the health and wealth of the people of the southern states.
 The Atlanta chamber of commerce. Of which Mir. J. Paxon Is president, quick ly caught the spirit of the moment and Issued call for conference of com mercial and scientific men for the pur- pose of determining ways and means of assisting in the stamping out of the disease.
 The Meeting.
 How well they had read the signs of the times was attested by the enormous at- tendance at ITe nTSL beSSlOn HIGH WdS called to order in the ball room of the Kimball House at 10 o'clock on the morning of January IS, when over 250 delegates, nearly all of whom were physi- cians were registered from b different states, the District of Columbia and the Hawaiian islands. Of this number Ala bama, I am proud to gay, furnished 37, the largest delegation sent from any state Georgia, of course. excepted).
 First Day.
 I have seen a good many bodies of men in convention, but I have never seen Q more earnest, more business-like or more eager body at work than those who composed the Atlanta hookworm conference. suppose every delegate present was there at his own expense and some of them had travelled hundreds of miles. Ordinarily. there is some prelimin- any sparring and time-lIilling at 8 meeting of this sort, but not so with the hookworm conference. They got down to business inside of ten minutes after the gavel had fallen the first time, and kept at 1t until the final adjournment.
 MT. Paxon, president of the chamber of commerce, called the meeting to order, and after few words introduced MT. wilmer L. Moore, the vice president who told how the chamber came to call the conference.
 Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary of the Georgia state board of health, was quick 1y made temporary chairman, and the business of the meeting was under way.
 The first morning was devoted to a scientific exhibition of the subject by men who had led in the work. notably pr. Stiles. of the public health and ma- rine hospital service; Dr. H. F. Harris of Atlanta, pr. George Dock of the Tu- lane university of New Orleans pr. New ton Evans of Nashville and Dr. Bondu- rant of Mobile. There were also papers Curing the day from prominent men In the field of life insurance, and one by the Rev. Dr. Landrum of louisville. Ky.
 At the evening session Dr. Stiles gave a lecture illustrated by stereopticon views, showing how the worm enters the body, and finally reaches the intestnes: also a large number of views showing the worm in It's various stages of development Many groups of mill operatives, school children and farm ''hands' were shown. pr. Stiles pointing out the heaviest cases of infection among them, from personal acquaintance with the victims.
 He was followed by Dr. Russell M. Cunningham of Birmingham. who de- liversd most interesting and masterful address on 'The Preservation of Man" Dr. Cunningham had the audience with him from the first moment and when he took his seat after an hour and 16 min utes the outburst of enthusiastic ap- plause which greeted him gave pro- nounced evidence of the appreciation of his effort. Round after round of ap- plause rolled over the large ball room. which was packed to the doors. until the orator was compelled to step forward and acknowledge the ovation.
 Second Day.
 The second day of the conference was opened by the meeting of the committees at o'clock and at 10 o'clock when the conference was called to order the com mittee on permanent organization rem dered it's report. Dr. H. E. Harris. sec retary of the Georgia state board of health. was made president, and MT. W. G. Cooper. secretary of the Atlanta chamber of commerce, was made per manent secretary, with one vice presi- dent from each of the different states, District of Columbia. Hawaiian islands, army, navy and public health and ma rine hospital service.
 Following came the report of the com mittee on constitution and bylaws. The committee recommended that the meIu- bership of the organization consist of permanent members and delegates; per- AhdH0Ht nicihpeIS to bc ouSh as chose to Identify themselves perma- nently with the organization and pay the fixed dues; delegates to be persons ap- pointed as such by the governors of the states, by the stats organizations of the various religious bodies. by the organized state medical bodies. by the municipal authorities and chief commer- cial bodies in cities of the states rep resented; also by the life insurance com panies and railroad companies operat- ing in the south; by the woman's clubs having a state organization, by the Farmers union and state labor organiza- tions and such other bodies as the exec- utive committee may see ft to invite to send delegates.
 At this point pr. Willis F. westmore- land of Atlanta offered q resolution to tho effect that the conference extend 6 rising vote of thanks to Mfr. John D. Rockefeller for his magnificent and hu- manitarian gift.
 The scientific programme of the day was then taken up and pursued with the 1senest interest until 1:30 p. m.. when le conference adjourned to take spe- 'e.al cars which carried them to the Pied mont Driving club, where an elegant luncheon was served. It was "prohi- bition'' luncheon, but good fellowship and sparkling wit were there in abund- ance. The speakers were Dr. Stiles, who paid a beautiful tribute to the American girl-the mountain girl of tho Appala-