Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-15
Activities of Organization in All
Lands Discussed Today in Inter
national Conference.

and Sweden, where for three years prior
to their introduction in the United States
the Red Cross Christmas seals had been
used.
-Four years ago. said DR.. Jacobs, the
entire number of agencies engaged in
active anti-tubercuosis work was less
than 800, while at the present time more
than 2,OO such agencies are at work
waging war on the great white plague
and calling to their aid all the methods
or advanced science in stamping out tu-
berculosis.
To the Delaware anti-tuberculosis move
ment, headed by Miss Emily p. Bissell,
and the Delaware state board of the
American Red Cross belongs the distinc-
ton OF having first used the Christmas
seals In raising funds to carry on the
war.
Rapid Increase Noted.
This first American campaign i'm 1907.
resulted in raising nearly $1,000 and the
following year. zoos. the American Ma
tional Red Cross issued the first National
Red Cross tuberculosis seals, realizing
from their sale the sum of $4,000.
Last year the amount realized from the
sale Of these stamps was more than $500
eco. In the four years during which the
seals have been sold a total of about
81, 100000 has been realized. this money
being used in carrying on the fight
against tuberculosis.
DR.. Jacobs described the methods by
which the American Red Cross carries on
it's anti-tuberculosis campaign and spoke
of the camps. hospitals, sanatoria and
dispensarfes that are supported in large
part by the funds realized from the
Christmas seals.
A paper prepared by DIR. Pannwitz
surgeon major, retired, secretary of the
International Anti-tuberculosis Associ-
alton, told of the campaign waged
against tuberculosis by the German Red
Cross Society, and paper written by
founder of the Union of Women of
France, described the anti-tuberculosis
work of that organization among the
soldiers discharged from the French
army because of tuberculosis infection.
and also the work carried on among the
men subject to military service, but
who have been rejected because of in
cipient or advanced infection with
tuberculosis.
Aids War on Infectious Diseases.
In a paper by Prof DR.. Kimmle, gen.
eral secretary of the central committee
of the German Red Cross, are discussed
the methods by which the Prussian Red
Cross Society co-operates in the fight
against infectious diseases OF all kinds
report on the activities of the French
Red Cross i'm times of public calamity in
foreign countries, dealing particularly
with the earthquake in Sicily and Gala
bria in January, 1903, showed how the
French society administered relief and
gave assistance to the sufferers.
The paper was presented by NJ. Bout
iron, minister pleni ootentiary, and sec
rotary of the central council of the
French Society of Assistance to the Mill
tary Wounded.
A paper issued by the Chinese govern
ment, on the results of the International
plague conference held at Mukden in
April, 1911, was presented In the place OF
a paper which was to have been presented
by DR.. Richard p. Strong, special agent
of the American Red Cross TO the con-
ference, whose paper has not Yet been
received. The report described the work
of the conference in ascertaining the
methods of infection in pneumonia plague,
and the manner of isolation and treat
ment devised to combat the plague.
Vaccination for Typhoid.
Maj. F. F. Russell of the Army Medi-
cal Corps presented a paper on the
status of anti-typhoid vaccination. In
the paper reference was made to the fact
that during the Spanish-American war
the number Of typhoid cases in camp was
3O.13s, with 1850 deaths, while during
the army maneuverS in Texas a year ago
only one typhoid case developed, that
being the case of a soldier who had not
been yaccinated. The method of pre-
pairing the antitoxin was described, to-
gether with the quantity administered,
and the practice of the Army Medical
Corps in vaccinating against typhoid out
breaks was detailed.
Other matters discussed at the ses-
sion today were the activities of the Ital-
ian Red Cross Society, and discussion
proposed by the Cuban delegation on the
most adequate means TO attract adherents
and to promote the influence OF the Red
Cross in time of peace, in countries char
acterized by passivity and indifference TO
collective works of philanthropy.
This afternoon the delegates to the con-
ference visited Mount Vernon. an excur-
sion to the home and tomb OF Washing
ton being the official order for the alter
noon. The trip down was made on the
electric line. the return trip being on the
Presidents yacht Mayfower
Reception to Visiting Delegates.
The rain which fell in torrents last
night marred the out of door features
that had been arranged as part of the
reception rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Mclean to the visiting delegates
to the International Red Cross conference
An elaborate display of realistic Red
Cross work had been arranged. to be
shown on the lawn of the Mclean home,
10th street and Massachusetts avenue in
Guiding the blowing up of miniature
fort, after q bombardment by batteries
of tiny artillery, and the relief work OF
the Red Cross nurses, the latter being
dolls dressed in Red Cross uniforms and
operated by electricity.
About 500 guests attended the junction,
at which Mrs. Mclean, wearing the hope
diamond. received. assisted by Nine.
Bakhmeteff, wife of the Russian ambas-
sador.
Guests Present.
Among the guests present were: the
Russian ambassador. Mime. Bakhmeten.
Miss Mabel Boardman. Cyrus ii. McCor-
mick, Vance c. Mccormick. Mrs. Theo-
dora North Mclaughlin, Henry B. F.
mcfarland, Charles II. Magee, Samuel
Mather, Miss Annie c. Maxwell. Col John
g. Muckle. Franklin Murphy. Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Nagel. Miss Georgia
M. Nevins, Charles d. Norton, Henry X.
Porter, DR.. G. H. Richardson, Admiral
william *. van Reypen. Cuno II.
Rudolph, Col. william c. Sanger, Jacob
n. echiff, J. c. Schmidlapp, James Brown
scott. DIR. NJ j. Shields. Miss Sarah Sly
Henry Stockbridge, James Turner. Beck
man Winthrop, Bayard Tuckernan,
townsend Howard and Maj. Gen. George
W. Davis. U. 8. A.. retired.
Frederick NJ. Alger. d. r. An
thony, jr.. Robert Bacon, Bernard
N. Baker, John Barrett. Ernest p. Bick
pol1 Cen Charles Bird. Miss Emily p.