The Washington herald., 1912-06-01
CRUSADERS END.
ANNUAL SESSION
National Association for Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis Urges
Closer Relation Of Workers.
OFFICERS ARE EIECrED

The National Association for the Study
and Prevention Of Tuberculosis concluded
its eighth annual meeting at the New
Willard yesterday afternoon, when ON
GERS were elected and resolutions. one
Of them expressing regret At the retire
ment OF Gen. George N. sternberg from
the once OF national treasurer, were
adopted.
Gen. sternberg had served as treas
urer OF the association since lS04, and re-
Gently asked that he be relieved from
further duty. The directors. accepting
Gen Sternbergs resignation with regret,
placed upon record their deep apprecia-
ton of the invaluable services Of Gen.
Sternberg, not only to the national as
sociation, but to the entire Antituber-
culosis movement and the cause Of pub
lio health in the United States" -.
Homer Folke, Of New York, was elect
ed president OF the association: DR.. Rob
ert H. Babcock. OF Chicago, and DR.. Ed
ward r Baldwin, Of Saranac Lake, N
Jacobs, Of Baltimore, secretary: William
H. Baldwin. Of Washington; DR. Charles
J. Hatfield, OF Philadelphia: Frederick L.
Hoffman, Of Newark; DR.. George NJ. .Ko-
Der. Of Washington; DR.. S. A. Knopf,
OF New York; DR.. W. r. Steiner, Of
Hartford, and DR.. W. c. White, Of
PittsburE, members Of the executive
committee.
The executive committee will elect the
executive secretaries.
Asks Veterinary Aid.
The association also adopted resolu-
tons calling attention OF the Ameri-
can Veterinary Medical Association to
the small number Of its members who
had Joined the Association for the Study
and Prevention Of tuberculosis, and ask
ing the veterinary physicians to estab-
lish closer relations with the tubercu-
losis workers.
The Double Red Cross. the emblem
OF the association. is to be the subject
OF study by a special committee which
will report TO the directors the informa-
ton derived and recommendations as to
the use OF the emblem in anti-tuberculo-
sis work. The association indorsed
resolutions adopted April Is by. the
Southwestern Conference on Tuberculo-
sis asking the railway companies not
to sell half rate or charity tickets TO
the Southwest unless responsible persons
guarantee that the persons using the
tickets will not become public charges
in the Southwest. The immigration OF
INDECENT persons into the Southwest is
communities. there, the section having no
free hospitals.
Many Papers Read.
Miss F. Elizabeth CroweI, executive
secretary of the New York Association
tuberculosis Clinics, read a paper be-
fore the sociological section OF the asso-
citation on Adequate Clinic Control Of
tuberculosis laying special stress upon
the necessity for developing the social
side Of clinic work and OF establishing
special clinics for the treatment of
children.
DR.. H. p N. Lands, medical director
Of the Clinic Of Henry Phipps Institute.
Philadelphia, read a paper on Ultimate
Results in Dispensary Treatment OF Tu-
berculosis." Adequate Hospital Control
OF Tuberculosis" was the subject treated
by DR.. Bertram H. Waters. physician in
charge of tuberculosis clinics in Man
haitian OF the New York health depart |
ment
DR.. H. E. Dearholt. executive secretary |
of the Wisconsin Antituberculosis Asso- !
citation, read a paper on Adequate Edu- !
cational Control OF tuberculosis.
Others participating in the programme |
yesterday were Philip p, Jacobs, Of New |
York; Lillian d. Wald. OF New York; |
DR.. Millard Knowfton. of Trenton. n. j.; |
LII. t1tllEg La SulNeie9s OL Ne"
John A. Kingsbury. of New York; DR.. B. |
H. Waters, Of New York; Frank Z. |
Wing. Of Chicago; George c. Nelbach, Of |
New York; John r. ShiIlady, Of Buffalo; /
DR.. r. H. Bishop, jr., OF Cleveland; s. z. 1
Withrow, Of Cincinnati; H. Writ Steele, |
Of Baltimore; DR.. Charles Krumwiede. |
jr, of New York; DIS. Ward ]. Mac
Neal and c. F. Briscoe, of Urbana, Ill; |
DR.. Ira Van Gieson. OF New York; DR.. |
william c. White, Of Pittsburg; Miss E. |
Marion Wade and DR.. B. l. Arms, OF
Boston; DIR. Alfred F. Hess! Of New
Y YoriS; Drs. Lawson Brown and s. A. |
Petron. Of Saranac Lake, N. Y; DR..
Paul H. Ringer. OF Ashsyille, n. C.; Dr..
within S. Thayer. Of baltimore: DR..
Frsderick H. Baetjers, OF Baltimore; DR..
Herbert NJ. King. OF Eoomis, n. y DR..
Roswell T. Petit, Ottawa, H.; sDrAH. L.
Barnes, Of Wallum Lake R. L: DR.. F. c.
Smith, of Fort Stanton, N. Mex. - Drs.
Myer Solis-Cohen 'sand Albert Strickler.
Of Philadelphia, and Dr. Wallace j. Du-
rel, OF New Orleans.