The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-16
FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE
GET STATE CHARTER
THE ANTlTUeERcU Asso.
CATION HOLDS FIRST MEETING
IN OKLAHOMA ciTY-pURPoSs

/ The Oklanoman this morning has
the following very interesting artic.e:
/ Tha, thr spread of tho growing and
/ terrible discas' Of tuberculosis viii
be prevented Is much as possible, an
organization obtained charter from
! m, state Monday under the namc OF
| Oklahoma state NntiTubcrculosis as-
sociation and held its first meeting
| Tuesday afternoon i'm the rooms of
/ IN !. NJ. Pustcllc, In the insurance
building The inrorpuratOrs are Ur.
T. NJ Postol'c. Oklahoma CITY. Gov
crnor e. y Haskell. Guthrie. Bin
Cross. secretary OF state. Guthrie,
Omcr Is Tcncdict editor of the Okla
homa city Times: Kate Barnard. com.
missioner OF charities. Guthrie; Chas.
Daughcrty, commissioner OF labor.
Guthrie: the Rev Thomas II Harper.
pastor of the pilgrim COngrcg cgational
church. Oklahoma City; Col sidney
Suggs. editor OF The Ardmoroitc Ard.
more: Mrs G.. W. Little. Okmuigoc,
and Prof L. - Turlcy of the stat, uni
yersity, Norman The officers OF the
association are: President. Dr. J. VI.
Postrllc. Oklahoma City; secretary,
Omcr X benedict. Oklahoma City;
vice presidents. Mrs George NJ. Ran
som. Muskogee; Dr. j. H. Barnes,
Enid the Rev VI. ID. Reed, Weather
ford: Mrs r. l.. Phillips. Pauls Valley;
DIR. W. c bradford shawnee, and Dr.
T.. o. Barker Guthrie.
There is one vice president Tor each
congregational district in Oklahoma.
who will have charge OF the work IN
their district and perfect each county
into the association. which will anil
late with the state association.
The work of this association is sole
Is for the good of mankind, To wage
war against the spread of one of the
worst diseases known to the world;
p the work is entirely Charitabl" on the
. part of the officers. directors and mem.
1 hcrS OF tDc dSSotltlibl. MA hPPl'Pi'"
tion has been asked from the stale
of $1,000 The bill has passed the
senate and Tuesday IL was brought
q before the house. This appropriation
i will be put into the hands of the state
II board of health. witL the understand
II ing that il be- spent subject 10 the or
d.rs of the board of directors OF the
Anti.tubcrculosis association.
The purpose of the new association
. viii be To wake M the people OF the
i state 20 IN, fact that the people
s are lastly dying ol the disease. which
Is practically incurable. After tuber'
N culosis has grown 10 certain stage
j. there is absolutely no cure known To
% the medical world. but the disease can
: be- prevented and this will be one II
IS the greatest works OF the association
$ ~ the meeting Tuesday all direct
n urs wcr, present. except Governor
II Haskell Sidney Susss and Mrs q. w
. I.it'l, The plan OF organization for
the Years work was outlined. Two
mon. lecturers. with competent assist
ants. viii be nut into the field, and
!. each county will be organized into n
n separate League and affiliate with the
state organization.
pr. j. NJ. Postclle, president OF the
u association. will commence the wori
= Immediately While he has been in
a tcrestcd In the work Of prey cnting the
y spread Of tuberculosis Tor some time,
h- Nill further the work in more
systcmatic manner lie desires tina,
=. people communicate with him by t"lc
O phone or letter. and he will enlist
q them Tor assistance in the work. Ills
q office is In the Insurance building
The board of directors desired Ia
!. thank the press tor It's work IN help
" ing th, association. As this is a work
of good to all humanity particularly
to the people OF oklahoma, and to cN
rlybody generally, il j. necessary
tha; aid and support b" given the ~
. suciatiou I'm it, work iu this greot
movement I'm Oklahoma county
alone. tor the wear Of 1909, sixty died
OF tuberculosis \ toJal Of GGA per
sons ir the state OF Oklahoma died ,'
1909 from this disease. The death
rate is increasing in great hsuros, and
II is time ;hat something Dee don" ia
prevent IT,
Rat one officer of the association
will rccriy, any compensation for ser
vices, the secretary, and a stcnoGraph
cr viii Dee paid ont o, his salary, Whith
is 500
Fully nine out of every ten cases
of rheumatism is simply rheumatism
of the muscles due 20 cold or damp