Evening star., 1922-05-04
HUGHES Lhul& WAR
/ 0|VWH|IE PLAGUE.
Secretary Welcomes 'Tuher-
ctA,osis Association insPIea
for Cooperation.

eighte entL, annual meeting Of the Ma
tional .TMoerculosis Association a
the open ing session today at the Firs
Congrega iohal Church. 1t was re
vealed tn; u the tuberculosis deatl
rate has dec reased one-half since $50
in the Unite, States.
Secretary hughes cited results a
an outstanding; \ Illustration of tn
Importance of p sbltc and private CO
operation. Publis organizations ar
needed. he said. hut the spirit an
power must be supp Med through pri
vate agencies"
Here in the Distr\c secretar'
Hughes stated, the colorNd aeatn raj
from tuberculosis is lessS tnan one
half what it was in 1ss,t ana In
white rate less than. one-tht "a.
The trouble is that we alw.N vs. nav ;v
considered that tuberculosis i.t WIS
itatlon, itiaI 1. one of the inevitable is enn
ities which come upon man." h,& Sot
tinued. The notion that it Is NJ
Ventable is one that is hard to . y
into the minds Of our people.
1T is well for the community tx
recognize that with respect to- this
scourse we hold the means of pre-
Vention. Early and correct diagnosis
AS to which there is still much to
be demanded of the medical profess
sion - segregation, adequate nursing.
these are essential measures
Called EVIL Dispensation.
tuberculosis is not an act of Prov
idence, but a dispensation of evil, but
an evil which can be stopped. Work,
good work for public hygiene. When7
you work, for the public health, then
you are really doing something for
your country. I do not suppose there
is any field that has more possibilities
than the field of public health. Too
Few OF our young people emerge into
active life with any idea of their
physical being.
Secretary Hughes stated that those
VINO have labored in the anti-tubercu-
iosis movement have put the nation un-
der a lasting obligation. Il trust that
you Wiii nave an ever-increasing sup
port and a constantly widening area of
most successful endeavor," he, said.
Public work tends to seek q low level
or efnciency." He said that he was not
one 10 dlsparage. and that from the
viewpoint Of one close to public work,
enere Is much more to praise than to
"still it is lower level than it need
Dr. James Alexander Miller, presi-
oent or the association, stated that
prospects for the work were never more
nrlght than today. when the world an
pea's ehmeshed In a. materiaNstic re.
volt from the war.
Volunteer Work Urged,
We cannot afford to forget the per-
meatlng influence of the right spirit. !"
he said, telling Of the inspiration ~
the founders of the National Tuber-
culosis Association. Prevention of
disease. he said. is the function Of
puoiic health authorities. but volun-
teer organizations are necessary. The
lncreasihs burden of responsibility
he said.
closer union with preventive medi-
cine IN all fields is one of the jmnor.
tant problems before the association.
nr: Miller told the convention. 4
spec,aI sps study OF tuberculosis in medi-
cal centers of learning was urged,
Or. Charles ]. Hatfield, retiring
managing director Of the association,
reported a decrease of one-half since
iso4 IN the death rate from tubercu-
losis in the United States. For 1921
TINS means saving of 100000 lives.
ne SAID. In 1904 the death rate was
200 per 1901 900 people. whereas ,ffEures
TOT 1921 show that the rate is about
100.
This announcement of the splendid
results of eighteen. years. work. he
said. rs a tribute to the founders of
70 the power of public health educa-
tlon and to the non-failing support
OF newspapers, magazines. motion
pictures and other mediums of reach
ing the general public"
New Managing Directors.
1t was announced at the opening
session that Dr. Linsly r. williams
managing director to take the place
OF DR.. Hatfield, who has resigned to
give most of his time to tuberculosis
work in Philadelphia! DR.. Hatfield
has been managing director for eight
years. DR.. Williams, was former
aeputy commi ssioner Of health of
New york state. For the last four
years he has served as, director of the
Rockefeller commission on the pre-
vention Of tuberculosis in France,
Godias j. Drolet declared that tu-
berculosis kills almost twice ar MANY
men as women in New York city, the
reason for this lying in the condi-
tions under which they work, which
preak down resistance and cause the
development of adult tuberculosis
John A. Kingsbury. secretary OF
the Milbank fund. announced that a
ldi &c part OF the income from the
fund for the next few years has been
set aside to demonstrate in several
New York districts how tuberculosjs
can be controlled in American com.
munitieS.
Sections Hold Session.
Various sections Of the association
such as clinical, sociolosfcal: natho'
logical, and nursing, are meeting
this afternoon in the auditorium, and
Sunday school room of the church.
The Modern Health Crusade mem-
bers held luncheon at the City CInb
today. Meetings will extend through
saturday. Surgeon General Cummine
of the United States Health Service. is
to address the delegates at s:15
o'clock tonight in the church andio
torium. Others scheduled to sneak
are George E. Vincent. President
Livingston Farrand of Cornell I'M.
versity and William F. Snow.
The local committee ON arrarpe-
ments consists of Emile Berliner. Dr
George NJ. Kober, Mrs. Whitnar
Cross, John Dolph, DIR. William. q
Fowler. Mrs. Ernest r. Grant. Mrs
William Morton Grinnell, Miss Marv
Gwynn. Mrs. Joseph Sander and Dr..
E. c. Schroeder.