The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-22
TUBERCULOSIS
ASSOCIATION
CONVENTION

Interest in the annual meeting OF
the Washington tuberculosis Asso-
citation, which will be held in Aber-
deem, July 20, 20 and 30, is stead
lily increasing. The attendance of
delegates from every county Anti
tuberculosis League is already prac-
tically assured, while the general
public is showing unusual inter-
est.
Registration of delegates and Wis
itors will be at $3.50 Thursday
morning, the program opening at
1000 a. m. with the address of
the President, j. V. A. Smith, Of
Seattle and the reports of the EX-
ecutive office and county delegates.
The afternoon session will be de-
voted to a symposium on "Nutri-
tion," in which the work being done
by the ti-Tuberculosis Leagues in
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane and in
four rural counties will be graph
cally presented.
An informal reception will be Civ
en- at 8:15 Thursday evening, after
which VIM. K. McKibben, Secre-
tary of the China Club, Seattle
will speak on some phases of the
fight against the drug traffic. DR..
George T. Palmer, of Springfield,
Illinois, who comes as represent
alive of the National tuberculosis
Association, will discuss the topic,
"The Present Status Of Tubercu-
losis Work in the United States"
DR.. Palmer is a forceful and con-
vincing speaker and is acknowledged
as one of the leaders in the fight
against tuberculosis in the United
States. On Friday morning Dr..
Palmer will speak before the Gin
| ical Section on causes for Failure
in the Diagnosis and Treatment of
tuberculosis Sessions for Public
Health Nurses and for League Pres
idents and representatives will also
| be held Friday morning, while the
afternoon will be largely devoted to
the dedication of the first unit of
the Grays Harbor sanatorium. An
additional feature has been secured
for Friday evening in eight reels
of motion pictures entitled, 1.-The
Diagnosis of tuberculosis" This
picture is intensely interesting anC
will be a decided attraction. Before
the pictures are shown, Miss Mary
A. Grupe, Director of the Psychol-
ogy Department of the Normal
School at Ellensburg, will speak on
Conclusions from recent studies in
Intelligence Testing" Miss Grippe
is an accepted authority in this
phase of childrens work, and is one
of the popular lecturers of the state
Miss Harriet Leete, R. N. of the
Childrens Bureau at Washington
D. c., will discuss "Child Welfare. u
Miss Lette is in the Northwest fill
ing some lecture dates and is thus
available for this meeting. Satur-
day morning will be given over to
the discussion of the Modern Health
Crusade by Grace Osborne of the
staff of the National tuberculosis
Association; to a short session for
nurses on Child Welfare problems,
by Miss Leete and to group con-
ferences.
Dutch treat luncheons will be
served on Thursday and Friday and
at the close of the program at noon
Saturday a trip to Pacific Beach
for all delegates as guests of the
Grays Harbor County League will
occupy the afternoon.
Delegates wishing to make hotel
reservations should do so immedi-
ately. All meetings and lunches
will be held in the Methodist church,
and every one is cordially invited to
attend any or all sessions. Come
and hear of the winning fight
against tuberculosis. 1t is a worth
while battle.