Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-14
Augusta Anti-Tuberculosis League
Holds Annual Meeting, Thursday
neutrality-suspicious. It's Officers.

The Augusta Anti-THberculosis
League held its annual meeting, Thurs
Jay evening, in the aldermen's room,
City hall. and proved very enthusiasts
tiee. In the absence of the president,
Hon. George +. Macomber, Vice Pres
ident II. T. Elnore presided. The first
business taken up was the report of
the secretary, Rev. Paul II. Phalen,
which was read and accepted. The text
of the report follows:
Secretary's Report.
The Augusta Anti-Tabereulosis
| League is, as an active organization
about one year old toby. this being
1 the first annual meeting, under the
constitution, adopted at The meeting
held in october, 1872. But the be-
ginning of the work of the league is,
| however, somewhat farther back in
the pages of history. which relate that,
Pursuant to notice" certain public
| spirited citizens of Augusta, met at the
house of Mr.. T. b. Stevenson in
April. 1872, and then aud there, or
ganized the Augusta Anti-Tubereulosis
League And previous even to this
date there had been Il temporary or.
ganization, of which Dr. G.. X. Camp
bell was chairman, which temporary
organizat ton was made permanent at
the meeting in April, 1912. After this
meeting for organization, banquet
was held at the Augusta House on the
18th of April which was attended by
at least AZ of the representative citi-
zens of the city, who enrolled them
cf hppnn,intr
bers of the newly started league. 1t
is also proper to add at this point, that
previous to this masculine effort to do
things to our common enemy Tuber-
culosis, certain ladies of the city, UNI
der the lead of Mrs. j. Manchester
Haynes, had with much effort ana
trouble raised over 500 by the sale oil
Red Cross Seals at Christmas time,
which money was this year given into
our treasury.
Next in order of the events, came
the meeting held here in the City
hall. on Oct. Is, 1912, at which Dr.
Campbell presided, and DIR. Henry w.
Miller acted as secretary. AT this
meeting, constitution prepared by
Mr. Lewis A. Burleigh, was read and
adopted; a committee was appointed
to nominate and elect all the officers
called for by the new constitution,
and to appoint a committee to take
charge of the Red Cross Seals. II
was voted that the annual meeting
should be held on the I'd Thursday IN
November, also that the board of di-
rectors should be known as the board
of managers, and that their number
should be 80. DR.. a. A. Downs OF
Fairfield, whose recent death is IA
great loss to the tuberculosis workers
in this State, was present at this
meeting, giving helpful advice. From
Gardiner, came Mr. Henry Richards
and DR.. Libby, to assure us of their
desire to cooperate with Augusta IN
preventive work. There We're some
80 to 40 of our own people present.
On Nov. a, 1912, the nominating
committee Mr.. Norman L. Bassett,
Mr.. r. b. Stevenson and Miss Haynes.
according to the Instructions of this
previous meeting, nominated and
elected to Office as president, Hon.
George Il. Macomber; vice-president,
Mr.. II. T. Gilmore; secretary, Paul S.
Phalen: treasurer, Mr. Edwin c. Dud-
| ley, and medical director, DR.. r. l.,
Mckay, together with IA board of man
ayers, of whom four, Messrs. Thomas
Ingraham and Blaine Owen, with the
Rev. Brian c. Roberts and the Rev.
Father LaRivierc, should serve on the
executive committee.
Nov 4 1912 the executive com
n4ittee met at Mr.. Macomber's office
and made arrangements for the sale
of the Red Cross Seals and the ac-
QUESTION of members. 1t was sug-
Igested that the city be districted
This plan was adopted and as thor
Tough a canvass made for members as
was possible with the aid Of volun-