The Washington herald., 1911-01-21
$3.50 STILL NEEDED
Budget of Anti-tuberculosis
Society Incomplete.
CONTRIBUTIONS ANNOUNCED
Association for Prevention Of the
Disease Announces PrOgrexs In
by Miss Frances r. Towers-Dis-
tributiOn of Pm m phlets q Feature.

The Association for the Prevention of
tuberculosis still needs $3.50 to complete
its budget for this years expenses
A gift Of 500 was recently received from
Mrs. Morris X. Jcsup. of New York,
through Or. F. Fremont Smith. Of this
city. for the work of this association
The special work largely provided
through this money which Mrs. Jesup
has given in this way for three years is
that of the school lectures Miss Frances
I. Towers is employed this year to do
this work. and she is speaking before
pupils of the fourth. fifth, sixth. seventh.
and eighth grades on the prevention of
tuberculosis.
Smcc beginning her work in November
Miss Towers has given 1& talks before
c.i2S children and los teachers in the pub-
lie schools. Pamphlets are distributed to
the children. who take them home to
their parents. These pamphlets give dia-
grams and instructions concerning the
prevention Of the disease and methods
OF curing il. As = result. a number of
parents have had their children exam
iEed to see what their physical condition
was
The many important lines OF work
which might be undertaken by the Asso-
Ciatlon for the Prevention of tuberculosis
is limited only by the amount of money
which is contributed for the work What
las been done and is being done is a re-
suit of the interest of the many generous
contributors
List of Contributions.
Acknowledgment il made OF the follow
ing contributors recently sent to the
headquarters of the association. 9gS n
street northwest:
DIR. Charles t. Gross s. w j. Roartiman S.:
DIR. William Gerry Morgan $40: ". l.. Hoxenstein
Co., 81: James VI. Holmes. 81: Miss Lizzie a.
Hoops. 81; Miss 5. e.. FtsSer. s.: Mrs. John J.
Lawrence. S.; Mis-, Mary s Lavrence $: T.. n.
Johnston. SO Miss Annie L. Edwards. s. Hon
William Henry Dennis 81: Mn. Murray AddisT
SO; Mr.. ard Mrs. George Whitfield Brown SIC;
Sidney Paige. s: Mrs. Elizabeth :. Noycs. ST;
Prof. ". S. Eichelberser s.: T. J. Febcry & Co.
s.; Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. PoIkinhorn. s; Mrs NJ
Oppsnhcimer. 81; II. n. Mirick s.; Mrs. Chaunccy
NJ. Dcrnw. - Mrs. John ". Pilling 8: A. NJ
Lcthr,r. s.: :. +. Emn:sns. $40; ". A. Wimsatt
81: DR.. and Mr.. John 4. Wise. s. Gen. John g.
Rev. ]. A. Asrinwall. 81 II. Z. Williams 81: Miss
Ellen VI. Mills s.; q. +. Hcilprin. so: Mrs. X.
q. Norton s.; g. ". Enmsrich. s.; George ID.
Hcrnins. 81; Mrs J. ;. Fassett SO: William John
Eynon. s.: Ne Charles o. Foster. s.: Miss Lucy
4. h. Ader. 81: Miss Annie NJ Lawrence s.: Gil
bert .. EnIffr. S: Mis- Lucy NJ. Hewitt s.; Capt
Thomas s. Snuwdcr. S.: Drrn & Martin s.: Mrs.
James Mcmillan. s: Mn. Edward Cohen. s.; Miss
Ellen Gnnett. s.: DIR. Henry r. Parker. s.: Mrs.
u. II. Roscn, 81 Fl. l. Rust s.: Dr. W. q, F'ow-
ler s.: Miss Georgia Robertson sz5: George G.
Jordan. 81 e. A. Aspinwall. 81: Miss Lucy Madeira.
81 Pryf Edgar Frisby. 81; Miss A. &. vcSel 81;
c. W. skinner. s.; Mrs. Charles G. Glover. s.
Mrs. s. l. Nicfols. slc Mrs Margaret L. Harvey.
8 NJ. I. Weller. s.; q. ". +. Swanzrll 81; A T..
Miller. 6; II. +. Bi;tinser. S; Miss Mary Bur
roug1s 81.