The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-07

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 self or herself a committee of one 10
 increase the membership of the assocla- | tion. This action bore good fruit, the
 membership during the past year being | increased to TOO, at which figure it now stands. The association being indebted
 to the Woman's Auxiliary for the ma ] jorty of this number
 "rhe committee on location investigated | sites in Jones valley and on the city of Birmingham's property on Red mountain After carefully considering both locations | the Red mountain site seemed more de- | sirable, in view of it's accessibility and
 request was made to the city council | for permission to erect tents on this loca- | tion.
 Ladies Interested
 | "A meeting of the ladies interested in | the work of the Anti-Tuberculosis asso- | citation was held on the morning of July | 6, in the Chamber of Commerce audito- | rum. There was an enthusiastic attend ance, and nearly every one present | pledged herself to secure members in
 numbers varying from five to twenty-five: | Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss, wise president or l tho Birmingham chapter of the American | Red Cross society, asked that that SO ciety have the previlege of donating the | first two tents for the tuberculosis camp OH Red mountain. Mrs. C. A. Tyson or | the board of lady managers of the Hill man hospital which organization Is s'lii maintained, though the practical manage ment of the institution Is handled by the Board of Reveriue, stated that the ladies | of this board wished to express their in- | terest in the work by donating one tent. Articles appeared in the local papers,
 early in July. stating the needs of the camp. and asking that donations of tents h oiN tn camp to be established in the immediate future. The responses to these appeals
 were many. and August 1 the camp opened with six tents erected and one pa | tient in residence. Others were placed there in rapid succession, s quickly as funds were available for their mainten- ance: the society at this time being ham,
 pered by lack of proper provision to care for the many patients who were de- sirous of availing themselves Of thfs opportunity to be restored to health. 'Ten patients received benefit from the camp during the month of August. l2
 were in residence in September, which
 number remained practically constant until January 1, 1911, when it was in-
 creased to 15, and now there are 2S in the little tented city on the hill
 Committees Named
 "various committees were appointed
  ties and the generosity of those appealed | to was due the continuance of the camp; | for at many times did it seem that 1t | would be unable to be maintained, for although many donations had been re- | ceived for equipment, the burden of car | ing for the patients was heavy. The | Board of Revenue and the finance com mittee of the common council had both | been approached for funds, the city re- | sponded with the appropriation of slOO | nonth but the Board of Revenue still | held the matter under consideration In | November this board made the appropri- | d ation of s100 a month. This gave the | society an assured income or Szw TOT | each month
 Tn October, 1910, the association
 placed an exhibit at the state fair. This exhibit was in charge of different
 ladies each day during the continuance
 of the fair and nurses In attendance every day The Graduate Nurses as-
 sociation volunteered to take care of
 that particular branch of the exhibit. l A great deal of interest was manifested
 hy the general public, a registry be- | ing maintained in which many hundreds | recorded their names and addresses. An abundance of literature of various char
 acter was circulated to all those who | came.
 Red Cross Work
 "The next movement of any moment | toward aiding the tuberculosis work in | Jefferson county was undertaken by | the Birmin gham chapter of the Amer | ican Red Cross in the sale of the Red | Cross Christmas seals. These little | stamps were placed on sale early in
 December, the members of this chap ter and their many friends working | faithfully for three weeks. the result
 being a net fund realized amounting
 $2300. This was voted to the Anti | Tuberculosis association in various por- tions A pavilion for the care of pa | tients in the advanced stages of tuber-
 culosis was erected; rent provided for | a year to enable the society to open dispensary for the treatment of indi- gent patients; $500 given to meet cur | rent indebtedness and a sum sufficient to care for three indigent patients at | the camp for a year.
 '"rhe interest awakened by this cam
 paign was great and the turning point | in the career of the organization seems to | have been reached at this time.
 '"The next important move made by the | society was the opening of the free dis | pensary for the treatment of tu- l bercuar cases. Three rooms were ob- tained in the Chamber of Commerce building, consisting of a reception room for white patients, a reception room Tor colored patients and a consultation room. medical staff was appointed consisting | of Drs. Cabot Lull, H. s. Ward, Earle Drennen and E. M. Mason, these men giving their services voluntarily. The dispensary is open three days in | each week at go in the afternoon on
 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; one physician being in attendance each day l for three months, during which period the fourth is in charge of the camp. At the | expiration of this time there Is a general | change, the one at the camp coming to l the dispensary and taking the place of the one who assumes charge of the work
 of the camp.
 Although this work has been carried on for only a little over two months it | has already demonstrated its value. A considerable number have taken advan-
 tage of this opportunity to obtain advice | regarding the care of self and surround | ings, and many have been brought in this | way to see the necessity of residence at the camp more complete report is given In another part of this pamphlet, under the report of the medical staff. | 'The Graduate Nurses association has volunteered the services of It's members | for attendance on the days the dspensary
 Is open, and there are regularly In at- tendance one or two nurses each day.o "The majority of the natfents who have