The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-21
DEMONSTRATES METHODS
FOR FIGHTING DISEASE
Experts Of State and National
Note Will Lecture During
z Weeks Display

The National Association for the
Study and Prevention OF Tuberculo-
SIS will open large educational ex.
hihit III Guthrie in the sore building
at l13 West Harrison avenue (two
doors west OF The Leader ofllce). on
Monday January 81. This exhibit Is
purely educational and will be here
for Two weeks. II Is absolutely free
and will be open from 10 a. m, 10 10
y, N. daily
Snch an exhibit can be seen only
in the la ger cities in the Eastern
states and arc highly instructive 10
the people as 10 the many ways Of
preventing the spread OF the dread
disease watch is commonly called the
great white plague Of America The
National association, which will be
represented here by Mr.. j l.. Cas-
per of New York City sends these big
exhibits throughout the United States
fcr the purpose Of fully informing
the people on this subject. The ok
h,bii which will be he!fe is the sec
ond iAal the society has assembled
at great expense and was prepared
especially for the Western states OF
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas
The association has been working
in the Eastern states on this subject
with the travelling exhibits for the
past two years and Is now establish
/ ing them in the Western statrs
Guthrie will be the only town III
Western Oklahoma where this eX-
hibit will be SHOWN, Muskogee, Tulsa
and Shawnee being the other eXhi'
bition points in the state The eS-
hIhit was sent to Guth ie first be-
cause OF the urging of local physif
clans while in the East TO send the
exhibits TO the Southwest,
AT meeting Of the various civic
organizations Tuesday a local com
/ mittee was named 10 have charge Of
the management Of the exhibit and
the evening programs consisting Of
lectures by the prominent paysi-
clans of the state who have made Q
special etudy Of tuberculosis. and
speakers of National reputation who
have had several years experience in
this line Of work DIT. j +. X. HamllI
Is president Of The committee and
Robert Sohlberg secretary-trcasurof.
Others on the committee are: Mrs.
M O. Hart Of the Benevolent society
+ City Superintendent w s. Calvert.
! II. O. Scott Of The Ministerial ALI
ance. Mrs G II F'ilson, president Of
ltse CITY Federstlon OF Women's clubs,
and Chatles IT, Martendale. presi-
4 dent Of the chamber OF commerce.
Although these meetings are free
4 the local committee will be OF a big
expense in defeaying the expenses
which are TO be borne by The civic
! societies, and arranging for the
evening prcgrams which viii be fea-
I iured with siereCptican views, educa.
\ ticnal and instructive on this big sub
1 ipct in which every Oklahoman
( ssould be especially interested owing
10 the fact that one-third of the
/ deaths in Oklahoma in recent years
have been from tuberculosis.
Especial cffot will be made by the
arrangement TO interest the school
children and tho younger generation
In this subject, haTing already secnr
ed the cooperation OF the school
board.
As nov planned pupils viii come II
q body from various school buildings
n various times during tae day tf
visit tie exhibit and special speak
eas viii be mresent TO instruct then
as 10 the main points m he big sub
iect Of how tnberculosis Is contractes
and communicated that it is a pre-
ventable disease and whai 10 do Y
ward Il off
4 The exhibit Is a vast array prln
einally of photographic nature sshow
ing the various stages Of the disease
how patients are treated, pictures 0
the yarions institutions miniature
models ri the MANY outdoor contrlv
ances used for prevention, charts AM