Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
TUBERCULOSIS SUNDAY
BEING OBSERVED TODAY
'White Plague" Will Be the
Topic in More Than Forty
City Churches.

Today is being observed throughout the
country as Tuberculosis Sunday" In
Washington more than forty churches
have signif1ed their intention to take note
OF the day either by sermons on the sub
ject Of the white plague and its pre-
vention. or by less formal appeal for CO.
operation in making an effective city
wide campaign against the ravages of
the disease.
Recently the Association for the Pre-
vention Of tuberculosis of the District of
Columbia addressed d letter to twenty
five OF the departments of health in our
largest cities to learn how far these
municipalities make public provision for
the conservation Of health through school
medical inspectors, school nurses and
tuberculosis nurses. Up to date twenty
one city health officers have replied to
the question. OF these twenty-one, all
report that medical inspectors are en-
ployed in the public schools. Chicago
leads with 1O5; Boston is second with 80:
New York Is third with 70, Philadelphia
Is fourth with II; Newark. city about
the size of Washington, reports 80. The
District of Columbia employs ten physi-
clans and two school dentists. OF these
same twenty-one cities replying to the
inquiry, sixteen report the employment
of school nurses. while only five, and
these with one exception smaller than
Washington, have no school nurses.
Municipal tuberculosis Nurses.
AS to the employment of municipal
tuberculosis nurses. fifteen Of the twen-
ty-one cities have replied that such
nurses are employed, while six report
that no such nurses are employed at pub
lie expense. But. here again, all those
who reply in the negative are smaller
cities than Washington, with single ex-
ception.
In asking that Congress shall make ap-
preparations for the appointment OF
school nurses and municipal tuberculosis
nurses in the District of Columbia, social
workers in Washington will urge that
they are trying to secure for the District
the instruments which are found indis-
pensable in lighting disease In practically
every one of our large cities.
Washington clergymen who have sig
nified their intention to take cognizance
of Tuberculosis day today. or at some
time in the Immediate future. include:
Rev. c. S. Abbott. Church of the Good
Shepherd: Rev: II: b: Angus, Peck
Chapel; Rev. w. H. Bates: Bethany
Church: Rev. J. d. Buhrer, First Re-
formed Trinity German Lutheran
Church; Rev. T. E. Davis. Westminster
Presbyterian Church; Rev. ]. J. Dimon.
G. S. Duncan. Hermon Presbyterian
Church.: Rev. Merritt Earl. Congress
Heights NJ E. Church; Rev. Charles
Edwards. Epiphany Chapel: Rev J. w:
tional Church; Rev. R. L. Fultz, Ep-
worth NJ. Z. Church South; Rev. B. d..
Cav. West Washington Baptist Church:
Rev. n. o. Gibson. North Carolina
Avenue NJ. p Church. Rev. Frank j.
Goodwin. the Mount Pleasant CongreGa-
tional Church; Rev. c. Everest Granger
Gunton Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church; Rev. S. H. Greene, Calvary
Baptist Church; Rev. Eugene A. Hannah,
St Martins Church; Rev. r. *. Harris,
Hickok. Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church: Rev H. l.. Hout, Marvin NJ. E.
Church South: Rev. John L. Huddle st
Paul's Lutheran Church; Rev. Wilmer p
Rev Joseph T. Kelly. Fourth Presby-
terrain Church; Rev. ]. l.. KILLER, Cal
vary N. f. Church South: Rev. James
H. Lee. Third Baptist Church: Rev. J.
ventist Church: Rev. r. H. McKim.
Church of the Epiphany; Rev. w. V.
Mallalieu, Union NJ. Z. Church: Rev
James W. Many. East Washington
Heghts Baptist Church; Rey James s.. T;
Church: Rev. Paul A. Mcneil. Concordia
Lutheran Church: Rev. George a. Miller.
Ninth Street Christian Church; Rev
James NJ. OBrien, st. Peters Catholic
Church: Rev. II. S. Pinkham, Emmanuel
Baptist Church: Rev William T. Rus
sell. ST. Patrick's Catholic Church: Rev.
Abram Simon. Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation; Rev. c. r. Stetson, st. Mark s
Episcopal Church: Rev. T. B. Thompson,
Sherwood Presbyterian Church: Rev.
John Van Schaick. Church of Our
Father; Rev. P. B. Warrington. Maryland
Avenue Baptist Church; Rev. John Weld
ley. Church of the Reformation: Rev
Cho1 l.
Rev. E. Whitley, Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church; Rev. D. E. Wiseman,
Church of Our Redeemer; Rev. Charles
Wood, Church of the Covenant