Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
MONEY NEEDED FOR USE
IN TUBERCULOSIS WORK
Board of Directors Meets and
Hears Reports - Sum-
mary of Plans.


of directors of the Association for the
Prevention Cf Tuberculosis several
ports were read. including a summary
of the work ty the school lecturer. Miss
Frances Tow ers. from the 18th of Novem-
Der to the I'D OF December. This showed
that she gave 100 talks before 5.:JS pupils
and 157 teachers. Pamphlets were dis
tributed to The pupils. giving instructions
on the prevention of tuberculosis and
also indicating hours when examinations
are given at the tuberculosis clinics.
Makes Study of Fountains.
Miss Towers is making study OF he
number Of sanitary drinking fountains
found i'm the schools. The association
is deeply interested in the question OF
procuring sufficient number of these
fountains in the belief that they Will
greatly lesser teh danger OF the trans
mission OF disease through common
drinking cups. The board of education
has asked 20 have the fountains placed
in sufficient numbers in all the schools.
Even in the new buildings. il is explained.
only one or two are provided on each
side. so that the boys and girls are obltg-
ed to form long lines and await their
turn. This often results in the use of a
cup at the sink installed for washing
hands. it $ added. thus making the drink
ing fountains defeat their own purpose. A
resolution feVoring more sanitary drink
ing fountains is to be presented to the
proper authorities.
Visiting Nurse Employed.
A third tuberculosis visiting nurse
formerly working i'm the city. but dropped
several weeks ago because OF lack II
funds, is to be re-employed. Half Of her
salary is To be paid by the Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis. tbs
step was taken by the board of dire ciorS
in the belief that the public Will send in
contributions to the HEADQUARTERS OF the
association q: :a23 III street northwest
when ii realizes the necessity and i'm
portance of the work. The amount re
quired for the year is 81. 123. and S4.5:,b
has Vet to be raised Should sufficient
subscriptions fail to come in. il is pointed
out the work will have to be cut down
Contributions Acknowledged.
In answer TO the appeals recently made
the association acknowledges the fol-
lowing contributions: Dowager Comtesse
de Sibour. 81; DR.. and Mrs John Il
Mohler. s.: DIR. Colin Fl. Livingstone, 81;
George S. Wilson. 81: Mrs. James ".
Pinchot. SO: Mrs, -Ammon Behrend. s..
DIR. Lucy h. Moten. 81; Countess Moltke.
SO: w. S. Duffield. 81: James VI. Drys-
dale, 81: w. S. kinsley, 81: Mrs Susan
{. Rock, 81: DIR. John p. Turner, 81: MIS-
Evelina Blunt, s.; James sharp 81.
American Mosaic Company, 81: Mis-
Thomas NJ. Woodruff. So: Bernard Il
Green, 81: Gen. John c Black. 81: Mrs.
+. II. Lloyd. 81; {. F. Nesbit 81: Nfl-
liam Wallace. 81: John NJ. Houston s.:
Miss Mary e. Symonds, 81: Rear Ad-
miral r. III. Gheen, 81: Miss Mary &.
kell 81: Gist Blair. 81: Theodore l.. Cole.
81: Miss Cora A. Lord. 81; Walter :.
tfford. 81; Charles ID. Church. 81: Com
missioner and Mrs. r. r. Leupp, ste:
DIR. Daniel McFarlan. 81: 8. Dana Lin
coin. 81: Emanuel Rice, 81: William ~.
Sellars. 81: Mrs. Il. Il. Mason 81: Miss
Charlotte b. Lovett. ST: Miss Martha !.
Vincent, s.: Mrs Philip =. smith 81
Miss Elizabeth Meyer. 81: John IL. Swan
ton. 81: Miss Sarah l.. White. 81: Mrs.
Abner Y. Leech. 81: &. l.. Parker 81;
f. l.. Cockrell. 81: Walter Allen. 81.