The Washington times., 1911-11-14
COMBINED FORCES
WILL MAKE WAR ON
THE WHITE PLAGUE
General Plan of Effective
Attack on Scourge Is
Outlined.
MEETING HELD AT
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Association for the Prevention Of
tuberculosis Plans for Confer
ence of Civic Bodies.

General plans for combined attack
OF all fighting forces on "the great
white plague" in the District were out
lined at the annual meeting of the AS
ISOLATION for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis, last night, and a conference of
various civic bodies will be held soon
for the purpose Of organizing for the
campaign.
Chief of the recommendations of a
special committee, whicn reported
through Chairman Walter S. Ufford. is
that the municipal government be em-
powered by Congress to give greater aid
These Suggestions were made:
That the tuberculosis hospital be
placed under the supervision Of the De-
partment of Health.
That Congress pass a bill providing
for compulsory removal Of careless and
dangerous consLmptives.
That the Commissioners make pro-
vision In the annual budget for a corps
OF municipal tuberculosis nurses.
That there should be a corps of school
nurses TO work under the direction of
That the Board of Education extend
its provision for open-air schools for
anaeni1c children, or for those pre-
disposed to contract tuberculosis; that
one or more open-air rooms be provided
In each new school.
THAI efforts be made to bring about
the Capitalization Of tuberculosis work
That provision be made for the more
general reception of hopeful cases at
the tuberculosis Hospital.
Will Hold Conference.
In line with the proposed campaign
for 1912. 1t was proposed by the special
committee that a conference be held at
an early date by representatives of va
rious medical societies, the Board of
Health. the Department of Charities,
the Associated Charities, the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society, the committee
on charities from the Board Of Trade,
day Evening Club, and other organiza-
tions especially interested, for the pur-
pose OF formulating program of pub
lie hygiene. with view of better CO.
ton.
The report or this committee was only
one of the features Of the meetinp
OF the Public Library. In the absence
OF Gen. George M. Sternberg. president
Of the association, DR.. George M. Kober
Addresses were made by Alexander
N. Wilson, director of the Henry
Phipps Institute, Philadelphia, on 1.-The
Community Responsibility for Tuber-
culosis'" and and Rr: John ,,, 9: Fulton, Fulton, sec.
Hygiene and secretary of the Maryland
State Board of Health, on Race Char
acter1stics IN the tuberculosis Problem. ~
Both speakers TId emphasized the | Hr.
municipal authorities control Of the
fight to prevent the spread of tuber-
culosis. Their ideas were In harmony
with the recommendations Of the spe-
mended the principles of the proposed
crusade.
Reports were made by DR.. William
C. Gwynn, chairman Of the associa-
Cd
Isabel l.. Strong for the committee on
the day camp, each showing progress
made during the last year. DR.. Gwyn"
room for the Fourth grade pupils of
the Blake School, while Miss Strong
brought out the fact that the day CAM
had been instrumental in bettering the
health of score of children, some OF
in weight.
Fees and Disbursements.
The report Of the treasurer. Gen. Will
liam H. Forwood, showed that contri-
buttons and membership fees netted
A.0O964. and that the net disbursements
for the year were $4,331.S. During tho
year the association supported two tu-
berculosis nurses, and conducted It's
d1spensary at 923 H street northwest,
where thirty-three patients were re-
ceived. 1874 having tuberculosis.
1t was brought out in the report of
General Sternberg that during the last
year the school lecturer gave addresses
In 1a schools to 20,1+ pupils. Tubercu-
1osis day was observed In twenty-five
churches. and mass Of literature dis
trtbuted throughout the District.
New members of the board of direc-
tors were elected as follows: William
H. Baldwin. DR.. Ryan Dsvereux, Gen.
William H. Forwood, Mrs. John Nc
Laughlin, DR.. William c. Rives, DR.. e.
c. Schroeder. Rabbi Stern, the Rev.
John van Schaick tr., George S. Wilson
and DR.. William c. Woodward.
These officers were elected by the
board of directors; President Gen.
George NJ. Sternberg; vice president,
Emile Berliner; treasurer, Gen. william
H. Forwood; secretary, Walter S. Uf-
ford.