Arizona republican., 1917-05-20
PROMINENT MEN BAND TOGETHER IN WARTIME BATTLE AGAINST WHITE
 PLAGUE; ORGANIZATION IS FORMED

With a directorate of 80 of the best known citizens of Arizona, with Cover nor Thomas E. Campbell as honorary president, six of the leading physicians of the state on the roll of officers, Rev. Bertrand R. Cocks, superintendent of St. Luke's Home, as a vice president, and an executive committee, every member of which is widely known through the southwest, the Arizona Anti Tuberculosis association was for mally organized yesterday afternoon. With the organization of the new so- ciety there passed from existence, the Arizona Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The aims and purposes of the older organization are those of the new, and the work started in Arizona by the one, will p- taken up and carried on by the other.
 There may have been two reasons for the steps taken yesterday when twenty or more officers and directors of the Arizona Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis gathered at luncheon at the Arizona club Pri- marily the need of a shorter name, one easily remembered by the public, caused the directors to seriously con-
 
 conditions have changed almost over night with the declaration that this country is at war with the central powers, conditions that now require even more energetic work than the organization has been enabled to carry on in the past. It was felt that the time was Opportune for re-organiZa tion with the end in view of insulting new life and new vigOr into the mem bers individually and collectively. Comprehensive Program
 Before adjournment was taken a very comprehensive program of the work the organization would like to carry out was outlined and various suggestions were advanced as to ways and means of it's accomplishment. A pledge was given by those present at the suggestion of Dr. John W. Finn of Prescott. one of the organizers of the original association, that the new asso- cia ton would place itself and all it's resources at the call and in the service of the Arizona State Council of De- fense, whenever the council would | point out just how the association could be helpful. Incidentally Cover nor Thomas E. Campbell pledged him. celf to be at Gll times at the command of the association. and offered the suggestion that in the statewide pub licity campaign planned and in the support of a district nurse. the state board of health and the state superin- tendent of public health could be counted upon for financial support.
 All in it was generally conceded that the meeting had served to give impetus to the movement in Arizona combating 1 tuberculosis that gather momentum 1 from day to day and go a long way toward solving the present serious edith problems in this commonwealth With the good things safely slowed away and only the coffee and cigars remaining. Rev. Bertrand R. Cocks assumed the station of chairman. He i briefly stated the purpose of the gath ering and introduced Governor Camp bell, who spoke as follows:
 Governor Is Heard
 Disease is no longer the concern of | the individual; it is the concern of the town, of the county, of the state, of the nation, of all organized society. Its economic significance, it's moral sig. fCoRtinued on Page Two)