Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-08
Anti tuberculosis
Funds Gathered
Ped Cross Roll Call Replaced by
Drive for this Society-Does
Much Work.

Today marks the opening Of the
drive for funds for the Alexandra
Red Cross and Anti-TubercuiOSis So
cieties. This drive is taking the place
of the usual Red Cross roll call which
is observed everywhere each Noyem-
Der. The function of the rol! cali IN
securing annual members Tor the
American Red Cross is familiar to
everyone. vet it is thought that there
are many Alexandrians, especially
among the recent arrivals, who know
practically nothing of the work OF
The local Anti-Tuberculosis Society.
The Alexandria Anti-Tuberculosis
Society was organized in 1903 and It's
first funds obtained from the sale OF
the Red Cross Christmas Seals. Its
original purpose was to hely by prop
aranda and active service in the cru
SADIE against tuberculosis. AS the
work developed the great need OF pre-
vention through nursing care and m
struction in the home became appar-
ent. in the spring of 1911 the So
ciety was enabled to engage q district
nurse, through the generosity and
public spirit Of the representative IN
Congress from Alexandria, Hon. I.
c. Carlin. and the cooperation of the
Alexandria Hospital. The work OF
the nurse was not confined to Tuber-
culosis patients but extended to ali
the sick and suffering in the city, and
the society became then, and mas
since continued to be, also visiting
nurses association.
From its inception the Association
has furnished relief, ice, milk, eggs,
clothing, bed linen. in many instances
to persons suffering with tuberculos-
is in their homes, and in addition has
sent about fifteen persons from Alex
andria and vicinity to the State u
berculosis Sanatorium at Catawba,
paving part or all of theig board while
there. Instructive Neutrality-suspicious.
and public health Eterat-Te las oeen
distributed and several public health
lectures have been given under the
auspices Of the society.
The management Of the Assocla-
ION is vested in four Offices and a
board Of twelve directors inclusive OF
such oficers-all of them women
The Associations first president
was Miss Rose Macdonald who held
that office until 1918 when she was
succeeded by Mrs. Thomas W. Rob
inson. The vice-president OF the so
cietv is Mrs. VIM. Campbell, It's sec
retarv Mrs. ]. Y. Williams, and its
treasurer. Miss Fanny S. Herbert,
Who has had charge Of the funds of
the society since its organization.
TIE regular sources of income OF
the Association are membership dues
of one dollar a year, contributing
membership and donations, fees col
lccted bv its visiting nurses from
those who are able to pay something,
for q nurses service. and fees receiF-
ed from The Metropolitan Life lnsur-
ance Company for visits of the nurs-
es to list policy holders when SICK
the present rate Of payment peihg
ffty-tive cents a visit.
These funds have been augmented
Lv half Of the proceeds of the CnrlSt-
mas seals sold by the Society, by oc-
casional entertainments, luncheonS'
and showers, and by several appro-
priations from the city.
The organization has no Office eX-
penses, the only salary paid beng
that to its nurse, Miss ThornhllI VINO
shares the nursing work of the city
with Miss Bertha Bristow who IS sup
ported by the local Red Cross. ReguII
lar monthly expenses for drugs ana
dressings, bed linen, clothing are
shared equally by the Antl-Iubercu-
losjs Society and the Red Cross
With the limited resources at ITS
command this organization has main
tanned a high standard of public use
fulness which makes it mos, deserV-
ing Of continued support at TINS time.
Anyone contributing one dollar or
more to the joint work of the Anti
tuberculosis Society and the ked
Cross during these days of the drive
becomes automatically thereby a
member of the American Red Cross
Representative Of these Societies
will be at the banks from to ~
this week. and at the Rexall and Gipcc
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
sons drug stores from ? to p. m''
on the same days, to receive MEMBER