The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
FIGHT DISEASE BY
BtTTtR|Ne CONDITIONS
1ss Adele Clark Makes Practical
g. Talk On Suffrage As Anti.
Tuberculosis Agency.
DEPLORE FLAG INCIDENT.
Mrs Valentine Declares It Rcscmbled
college Prank, and Suffrage Is Too
Important a Question for Any Col
lego Prank.

Miss Adele Clark, addressing the
EQUAL Suffrage League yesterday
AFTERNOON. on woman Suffrage As
An Anti-TubercuIosis Agency" ex-
planned most interestingly the text
books cards of State anti-tuberculosis
exhibit on display at the suff rage
headquarters. This Miss Clark was
IN a position to do. having illustrat-
ed the exhibit which had been pre-
pared for the State Board of Health
under the supervision of DIR. williams
ana DR.. Freeman by Miss Agnes Ran
4olph, secretary of the State Anti
tuberculosis Association Miss Clark
dwelt especially upon the note OF
nope injected into the exhibit, the
point being stressed that tubercu-
iosis is not only a durable but pre-
ventabie disease.
In these two facts" said Miss
Clark. lie the connection of woman
suffrage and the campaign against
tuberculosis. The germ Of tubercu-
losis rs the Immediate cause of the
disease; the real cause Is bad living
conditions
Tne prevention of tuberculosis de-
Ponds upon proper living conditions,
which in turn depend upon proper
WORKING conditions. good wages, work
within reason and not ovcrwork, all
OF which are dependent upon good
laws,
rfs suffrage States have minimum
wage laws, for men and women: most
or them have eight hour laws for
inen and women. The living condi-
tions arc l~ctter for both men and
women IN the suffrage States There
soFe ii seems to me that what we
IiFed mere in Virginia Is TO supplement
Inc good work of the Virginia Leg!,-
lature Of 1915 in It's adoption OF the
recommendations Of the tuberculosis
commission and It's appropriation Of
Inc sums asked for by the commits
aon.
This can be done by the continual
adoption Of welfare measures by flu
ture Legislatures. and W. women Of
Virginia. whose business 1t is to look
after tho health conditions OF our own
famiiiss. and whose business it was
long ago TO look after the health con-
dasons OF servants dependent upon
them can better these conditions by
sAae way .oaiy--that of perpetual good
laws. perpctuated by the ballot"
Mrs. Valentine rremide..
Mrs r. II, Valentine. president of
the league. presided and introduced
Miss Clark. Al the conclusion OF Miss
clatk's address. Mrs. Valentine called
.the attention % the meeting To the
editorials appearing in inree Of the
Rlchmond papers critlcising the action
OF the fnem bers ct the Congressional
Trinn " no unfurled banner from the
gallerH of the koqs". while President
Wilson was reading his message to
Congress Mrs Valentine characterized
the action as resembling u college
prank, But" said Mrs. Valentine,
this movement for woman suffrage is
too serious for any college prank"
The meeting unanimously agreed with
Mrs Valentine In depsoriug the inci-
d.nt
Airs F, L. Johsop, ward-chalrman
OF the Richmond League. then an
ronnced ,neettrk OF ward workers
a. suffrage Headquarters on Friday
morning, December =. at II O'Clock.
Mrs Johsen also stated thar the sale
of cakes and other goodies" planned
by the league Tor S"'urday, December
2, atthe jefferson Market. will Re post
pened until Saturday December 10.
" hen sale of "Eggless Goods VIII
tsse conducted
Preceding the general meet a.. Miss
Nora Houston concluded the discus
son Of the third lesson OF The ssffraeo
school