Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-25
STRONG PROGRAM
n. (, CONFERENCE
ON TUBERCULOSIS

UN IuttkUULUSI0
Reservations for nearly 100 guests
t. he present in Augusta, Sept. 70
60 and 80 in attendance at the New
England conference on tuberculosis
Lave already meen made at the Au-
;,usta Houcs and it is expected that
over 500 Will be present in this city.
The following strong program has
been arranged.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2sTH
10 A. M.-Gcneral meeting, House
Of Representatives, State Capitoi'
welcome, Rev. A. T. McWhorter, Au-
gusta; Hon. Percival p. Baxter, Gov
crnor of Maine, Augusta. Maine; Dr..
T.. ID. Merrill, president, Maine Pub
lie Health Association, Dover-toX-
croft. Maine: DR.. c. F. Kendall, State
Commissioner of Health, Augusta,
Maine; Dr. Langdon Snipe, president,
Maine Medical Association, Bath,
Maine: Ralph jewell. chairman
Board of Trustees, Maine State Tu-
berculosis Sanatoria; response, X V.
Spencer, president. New England
Conference on Tuberculosis. Boston,
Mass: DIR. X. T.. Wodehouse, Sccre-
tary, Canadian tuberculosis Associa-
ton, Ottawa. Canada; Frederick ID.
Hopkins, administrative secretary,
National tuberculosis Association.
New York, y. Y; miscellaneous;
registration.
IL M.--Informal, get acquainted"
luncheon, for nurses. Augusta House;
Miss Edith l.. Soulc, r. n, chair
man; State supervising nurse, Maine
state Department Of Health, Augusta,
Maine.
2P. M.-Coml ined section for ply
sicians and nurses, House of Repre-
sentatives. State Capitol: DR.. Arthur
l.. Wallace. chairman; president
New Hampshire tuberculosis Asso-
citation, Nashua, n. H.: The public
health nurse; ta) contact with her
board, Miss Bernice Billings, exec
utive secretary, Boston tuberculosis
Association. Boston, Mass; %, CO.
operation with the Medical Profess
sion, DR. r. h. Kerr. secretary New
Hampshire tuberculosis Association,
Manchester, y. H.: (c), Cooperation
with the Health officers, Miss Marion
Garland, Bell:napp Co. Nurse. New
Hampshire tuberculosis Association;
Id Contact with the General Public.
3 =. Mn cdical section. House of
Representatives.. State House: DR..
stephen j. Mahcr. chairman Con-
necticut Tuberculosis Commission,
Hartford. Conn. The X-Ray dag
nosis of tuberculosis: I. DR.. Harry
Lee Barnes, superintendent Stale
Sanatorium. Wallum Lake. r. |; 2
DIR. Hugh r. Campbell, supcrntend-
ent Norwich State Sanatorium. Nor
wich. Conn: 3, DR.. Edward j. Lynch
superintendent Shelton State Tuber-
culosis Sanatorium. Shelton. Conn.
tuberculosis in Children: Tuberculo-
sis OF Lungs. DR. cole r. Gibson. su-
pcrintcndcnt Meriden State Tuber-
culosis Sanatorium. Meriden, Conn. !;
Tul crculoSis Of Bones and Glands,
pr. John f. O'Bricn. superintendent,
The Seaside Sanatorium, Mantle,
Conn.
2 L. M.-Nursing Section. Senate
Chamber. state House. Miss Elena
NJ. CROUCH. chairman: supervising
nurse, New Hampshire state Board
OF Health. Concord. \. II. Stand
ardiZatlon in Public Health Nursing:
ta) Training Miss Harriet l.. 1.eete
X. ". field director. American Child
Hygiene association, New York City
Cd Methods-Nliss Edith l.. Soule
T.. ~. supervising nurse. state De
partment of Health. i; ugusta. Me
The Nurse in the Home--Miss Mary
F.. Edgecomb. r. n. supervisor OF
tuberculosis Work. Providence Dis
trict Nursing association. Providence
r. l.
5 i. M-Meeting OF secretaries OF
County Medical societies in Maine
with the officers and councillors OF
the Maine Medical Association. fu-
EUsta house (This meeting will be
followed by dinner meeting for the
same group at the Augusta house)
+. M.-Gcneral meeting, House OF
Representatives, State House. DR.
Charles Duncan. chairman; secretar!
New Hampshire State Board OF
Health. Concord. n. II. Coordination
in Public Health Work: (a) History
OF the tuberculosis Movement in the
L. s. A.-Dr. Vincent Y. Bowditch
Boston. Mass tb) Should There be q
Consolidation of all Volunteer Health
Agencies? 1. No-Dr. Hubert NJ
Sedgwick. secretary. Connecticut Tu-
berculosis commission, Hartford
Conn. . Yes-Dr. f. d. Merrill
president Maine Public association
The Relationship Of the Medical Pro-
fession to Public Health Work-Dr
+. L. Bryant. secretar.-. Maine Medi-
cal association. Bangor, Me.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER goth
S.30-Medical Section. House OF
Representatives.. State House, DR.. Ed
ward O. Otis. chairman; president
Massachusetts tuberculosis League
Boston. Mass. The Diagnosis of Tu-
berculosis-Dr. Jay Perkins, presi.
dent Providence tuberculosis League
visiting physicians, st. Joseph's hos
pital for Consumptives. Providence
r. !. Discussion opened by DR.. p
Challis Bartlett, tuberculosis expert