The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-14
'DR. WYMAN TELLS OF
 ANT|- TUBERCULOSIS
 WORK IN THE STATE
Annual Meeting At First Presbyterian Church We'll Attended-PrOblems of
 County and State

With large number of delegates from many counties in the state, and repre- sentatiyes from other states and the na- tional organization, the annual conven. ton of the Alabama Antt-Tuberculosis League opened yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church.
 All preliminary details of the conven- ton were arranged by the board of di- rectors, who met yesterday afternoon. Two representatives of the national or ganzation and representatives of several of the county organizations met with the board.
 A number of important recommends tons were made by the board which will be introduced before the convention at the business session tomorrow. one ot tEese recommendations was that the name of the league be changed from the Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis League to the Alabama Tuberculosis Association.
 The first open session of the conven- tion was held last night at the first Presbyterian Church, with the presl- dent. Dr. B. L. Wyman, presiding Dr. Wyman gave his annual address on the subject of "The Alabama Programme. The programme for the tuberculosis work in the state consists of twelve points, four of which Dr. WYman par ticularly stressed and pointed out as be-
 ing all important. These four points were "an nti-tuberculosis society it- every county, "a visiting nurse for every patient" free examination for suspected cases," and promotion of hospitals at he eypenSe of tlla publicst
 Mrs J. Brevard Jones of Montgomery, president of the Alabama Federation Of Women's Clubs, which is meeting in Bif+ mingham this week told of the work that is being done by a committee appointed from the federation to assist in the fight on tuberculosis. Mrs. Jones mentioned the many institutions which this com mittee had installed, particularly q scholarship each year to nurse school for girls. Already this year. seven ap- pEcants have applied for the scholarship, Mrs. Jones said.
 I've are in the work to stay said Mrs. Jones, and I pledge anew our sup port and cooperation
 pr. NJ, A. Auerbaeh regional secretary for the Southern states, with headquart- CTS at Atlanta, spoke on "The Relation ship of the Country, State and National Organizations.
 "The tuberculosis problem is social an economic and public health prop lem," Mir Auerbach said. It is SO cial because it is spread by contact of one person with another; economic De cause it springs from poor housing con ditions, child labor, bad working condl= tions, and it is a problem of pubic health because 90 per cent of the people of the world sometime in the course oL their life become infected with this dls- ease though a large majority are able to fight 1t off
 A. Pattison of the United States Health Service, an a4,nVf.ty m tuhercu- losis treatment, spoke on "The Nation- Wide Organized Work Against Tubercu- lcsis." Dr. Pattison said that the way to fight tuberculosis was to instill in the minds of the patients a spirit of optl- nlism "We have got to be evansellsts in this work" declared the doctor We must not say, as we used to do when person developed the disease, Go to bed to die but we must say, Go to bed t. get we'll
 At the session this morning Rev. George Eaves, one of the founders of the league
 in Alabama will give brief history oi it's work The work of the field nurse will be discussed by Miss Bertha Glenn ents. pr. S. w. Welch, state health of ficer, will speak on The Practical Co., Operation Between the State, County and City Health Departments and the Voluntary Tuberculosis Organizations.