Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-28
UNIVERSITY CLUB
WILL AID FIGHT
ON TUBERCULOSIS


hind the anti-tuberculosis campaign
in Hawaii. and that the club as an or
ganization lend its moral support and
prestige to the fight against the white
plague, was the sense of an informal
meeting Of members over the lunch
con table. today. The matter was
passed up to the board Of governors
for action.
Several men who are thoroughly in
touch with the work that is being
done to control the disease gave
facts and figures to the meeting, the
occasion being one of the regular
Thursday noon features provided by
the serious topics committee" OF the
club. - .: >@r~ q
Lorrin Thurston, DIR. A. N. Sinclair,
John r. Gait, Dr. ". G, Hobby, Rob.
bins Anderson and several others
contributed to the general discussion.
The alarming death rate OF Hawaii
from tuberculosis was brought out by
the speakers and carefully prepared
charts showed that Of Honolulu to be
greater than any other city In the
United States. ~ g.
tuberculosis affects all the people;
It is an a1l.pervading question" said
L. A. Thurston. The College club OF
this city, composed OF college women,
has set fine example by seven years
of active work IN the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
campaign that the University club can
we'll follow. 1t is too big question
to rush into, but we might as club
create public sentiment and get into
line with our influence .<
Twenty-eight per 10000 is the death
rate in Honolulu, according to DR.. Sin.
clair. In the speakers opinion the
matter is so serious that it might
even lead in time to quarantine
against infected localities. Good
work has been done In the past to-
ward decreasing this high death rate,
hut the Anti tuberculosis Society is
hampered by lack Of funds and facil.
tiles, and must have the support OF
the entire community
Al question Of great interest to the
University club was touched on, there
being some difference Of opinion as
| to whether a social organization OF
the kind should branch out into phil
anthropic work. As individuals the
members present showed earnest in
terest and desire to help, but some
thought that the club would be going
out Of its province in taking action
as aaelub. For this reason the resolu.
t1on passed Is IN no way binding. and
future action Is within the discretion.
| Of the board of governors
Following is the resolution as
amended, that was unanimously
| passed:
Whereas the charter Of the Uniyer.
sity Club provides that the purposes
of the club are:
h l. Promoting social intercourse
between its members; and,
2. Promoting "the advancement Oh
the interests of liberal education"
And whereas 1t appears that seri
Gus condition exists In the territory
of Hawaii, by reason Of the preva
lence Of tuberculosis, such condition
being largely due to ignorance on the
part of great proportion Of the peo'
pie, and to the difficulty, growing Of
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forming them how to prevent and
| treat the disease;
/ And whereas it is appropriate that
this club should put into active oper
alton its charter provision for the ad
vaneement of the interests OF liberia
education, by assisting in solving the
problem of how to eradicate, or al
least reduce, tuberculosis in this ter
| ritory: r.
! Be it resolved that the president 81
this club, with the approval of tho
board of governors, appoint commit
| tee of five, to consider, and to cooper
| ate with others in the consideration
of, the best ways, means and method:
Of preventing and curing tuberculosis
IN Hawaii; and also to report bael
to this club as soon as REASONABLE!
practicable. their conclusions and rec
concentrations in the premises. Tha
the matter of cooperation by this elul
in the anti-tubercuIos1s campaign BIZ
referred to the board of governors ant
that it is the sense of the meetint
that the board of governors adopt tht
resolution presented by DIR. Wood.