Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-21
TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY
PERMANENTLY ORGANIZED
T. D. TinSIey, of Macon, at
the HeIm--Afternoon and
Night Sessions

Success. gratifying and complete.
smiles upon the plan for organizing the
Georgia Anti-Tuberculosis and Sanitary
association, which was launched upon its
career of mercy. charity and benevolence
at the KimbaI house in Atlanta on Mon
day.
The sessions, all largely attended and
all marked by a spirit of enthusiasm In
the cause of battling against the white
DEATH were held during the day, and
the work of organization completed and
a plan OF campaign outlined.
At the opening of the afternoon session,
which convened in the Kimball ball room
at 3 O'Clock. the election of officers was
held. this resulting as follows:
OFFICERS ELECTED.
President. T. d. Tinsley. Macon.
First vice president, Capt. w. G. Raoul,
Atlanta.
second vice president. S, J. Powers,
Rome.
Third vice president, DIR. R. P. Izlar,
Waycross.
secretary-treasurer, DR.. c. E. Pumpel-
ly, Macon.
Executive committee DR.. Craig Bar
row Savannah: DR.. r. r. Kline. Atlanta;
DIT. T. j. Macarthur. Cordele; Mrs. III. Al.
Wnlet. Atlanta; Emory Winship, Macon,
chairman.
After the election was over, the COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws sub
mitted its report, and this report was
voted upon and adopted. Ii was UNDER
stood that the president and the secre-
tary-treasurer are eX-officio members OF
the executive committee.
INTERESTING PAPERS.
49, panarS yCpra read dur
ing the afternoon session. Mrs. II. NJ.
XyfIlet. president of the Georgia State
Federation OF Women's Clubs, introduced
Mrs Nellie p. Black, who talked inter
estinsly upon ''Woman's Work in the
Fight Against tuberculosis. B..
Mrs. j. X. Ottley made a brief talk
upon the wonderful good that has been
done among the school children through
the open air Fairgrounds. classes and out
door study and calisthenics. She was
roundly applauded.
DR.. c. NJ Curtis, of College Park, mern-
Der of the State Medical association,
spoke OF the support that the medical
association has given to the organization
movement. He was followed by DR.. w.
w. Mangum, of Rome who read an ex-
ceIlent paper on Preventative Measures
to be Instituted in Public Schools AS
Safeguards Against tuberculosis"
DR.. George Brown. Of Atlanta, closed
the afternoon program with a highly i'm
teresting paper on 1.-The Dairy as, Fac
tor in Producing tuberculosis
NIGHT SESSION.
The final session of the first convention
of the new association was held at the
Central Congregational church at $50
o'clock in the evening, with with rep
resentative gathering present.
DR.. George Dock, of New Orleans, one
of the foremost medical authorities of
the south. was the chief speaker, and
delivered an excellent address dwealing
with the menace OF the white death, the
terrfD7s harvest it reaps evry year, and
the imperative need of immediate and
vigorous campaign against it's further
sanitarium is absolutely essenstial. At
the close OF his address the convention
adjourned until the 1911 convention, which
will probably be held here.
Most of those attending the conven-
ton will remain in Atlanta to attend the
hook worm conference in session Tues
day and Wednesday.