The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-14
MANY DIE EACH YEAR
100, 900 Victims Annually of Tu-
berculosis in Mississippi Valley.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Williams re.
turned last week from Indianapolis,
Indiana, where they attended the
Third session of the Mississippi Val
ley conference on tuberculosis. Mrs.
Williams received an appointment
from Governor Clarke some little time
ago as a delegate to the Conference
which comes as a high honor to Mrs.
Williams, and to OskaIoosa for having
one chosen from their midst to attend
the conference. The conference was
held on September 20, 80, Oct. 1, 2,
1915, at headquarters, at the Claypool
hotel. Nineteen states of the Union
were represented at the conference,
being Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebras.
ka, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
Arkansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana
and Ohio. The three reasons for hold.
ing the conference were given as "The
VIII of the Conference" are /. - To
bring about a closer relationship be-
tween anti-tuberculosis agencies In
the Mississippi Valley and provide
for the interchange or ideas anu eAper
fences; ITO strengthen and extend
the work of the National Association
for the study and prevention of fu.
berculosis; 3.-To arouse the people
of this vicinity to the need for con
certed action, both bubble ami pri.
Yate, against tuberculosis and to al
feet a closer cooperation between
anti tuberculosis societies and other
health agencies.
At the same time the conference
hnl hn FrVs
the same purpose and the same com.
mon welfare. The first morning of the
conference was given over to the en-.
rollment of the delegates and at 10:45
O'Clock Governor Ralston Of India
gave the address of welcome. Respons
es we're given by the visiting Govern
ors following which James B. Nc
Creary, Governor of Kentucky, gave
a most interesting discussion on "Tu-
berculosts in Kentucky and the Miss
issipm Valley"
| Several noted guests of honor were
seated at the banquet which followed
Governor McCreary's address among
them, James Whitcomb Riley, Mere
dith Nicholson, DR.. A. ]. LAMA, OF
the United States Public Health Ser.
vice; United States Senators, Gov
errors, Mayors, Representatives of
State Boards of Health and a number
OF other distinguished citizens.
James Whitcomb Riley was intro.
duced to the large company as the
most loved man in Indiana" and
when he arose the entire audience
with one accord rose to their feet.
The secretary and treasurer of the
association was introduced as Walter
d. Thurber, of Indianapolis, and is
a gentleman we'll known to a number
of people in Oskaloosa having been
instructed under a we'll known Oska.
loosa woman, Mrs. ]. l.. Marriott.
Indianapolis welcomed the meeting
OF this society in the grandest way
possible. In every store, shop or
place of business one found welcome
cards bearing the sign of the associa-
ton, the double red-cross And the
larger stores had placards bearing the
inscriptions, BE Neighborly" Mrs.
Williams states that she never was
made to feel more at home, was never
welcomed with a stronger feeling OF
true fr rndship than she was at this
convent n, and that the Association
held meeting which has meant
worlds to those who were present
and to those who were at home who
will be benefited by her presence
there. The wonderful things which
were explained to the guests OF the
association, the startling facts which
were given out, and the world OF good
which each and every one Of those
present derived from the meeting.
One fact alone which has impressed
itself upon the minds of each guest is
that, tuberculosis kills 100000 men,
women and children in the Missfs-
sippi Valley each year. There are
now in the Mississippi Valley 100000
living victims of tuberculosis" A
fact which has aroused to associa.
tons all over the Valleys to do some
thing for the prevention of this hor
ror.