Evening star., 1925-10-24
COOLIDGE PRAISES
GORCAS MEMORIAL
Institute Plans Intensive War
on National Loss From Pre-
ventable Diseases.

A message from PRESIDENT 'oonuSe
praising the GorgaS Memorial IN
stitute Of Tropical and Preventive
Medicine for its efforts to alleviate
human misery and to- eliminate huge,
useless economic losses was read
Yesterday afternoon at the annual
meeting of the board of directors or
the institute held at the Pan-Amer-
lean Union.
The message read:
Il am very glad to know of the en-
Courdgine progress of the GorgaS
Memorial program. Human misery
and. the enormous economic loss
caused by preventable illness are
matters OF serious moment to every
individual. The Gorgas Memorials s
plan to conserve. this needless waste
of human resources is commendatory
and deserving of the support of all
thinking people"
DR.. Franklin Martin of Chicago was
elected president of the institute and
the following We're elected to I'LL va
cancies on the board OF directors:
Charles r. Thorne of Chicago, Viii
liam Green of Washington, succeeding
the late Samuel Gompers as repre-
sentative of the American Federation
of Labor; DIR. A. S. Lohingier of Los
Angeles DIR. T.. w. RyerSon of Chi
cago, James b. Brown of Louisville,
Ky, and Stewart Roberts of Atlanta,
Ga.
Board Is Enlarged.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the enlargement of the board to in
clude the president, chairman of the
board of trustees and speaker of the
house of delegates of the American
Medical Association, the chairman
and two other members of the Ma
tional Health Council. president of the
United States Cha amber of Commerce.
president OF the American College of
Physicians. president of the American
College of Surgeons, president of the
American Public Health Association,
commander of the American Legion,
president of the General Federation
of Womens Clubs, surgeons general
of the Army, Navy and Public Health
Service. These directors are to serve
during their tenure of office with their
respective organizations.
In his report OF activities for the
past year DR.. Martin stated that near
ly 1000 representative doctors and lay
men are now organized throughout
the United States in State governing
committees developing the personal
health campaign launched last Janu-
airy. which has for it's object a reduc.
ilpll III tiit fiill'uIlL VI III CIV tIIldblt la
ness, which is now costing the United
States one and a half billion dollars
annually and at least one-quarter of a
million lives.
Most Illness Preventable.
1t is estimated that at least $50 900
of the 5000 900 daily cases of illness
in this country are unnecessary. The
Gorgas memorial purposes. through
the development of cooperation be-
tween the public and scientific medi-
cine, to conserve this enormous waste
of human resources
Among those on the board of direc-
tors are Vice President Charles G.
Dawes, Bernard Baruch. New York:
Judge John BaSSett Moore. George NJ
Reynolds, Chicago Leo :. Rowe, this
city; Tyson Dimes, Denver: Dr.. Will
liam j. Mayo. Rochester; DR.. Samuel
j. MiXter. Boston; DIR. George F., de
Schweinitz, Philadelphia Dr. Stuart
Mcclure, Richmond; DR. Ernst Somer.
Portland: DIR. Hugh Young. Balti-
more; DR.. II. c. Logan, Chica go:
DR.. Searle Harris, birmingham, Ala !;
DR.. c. J. Miller. New Orleans: DR.. Gil
bert FftzPatrick of Chicago. Dr. vii
liam d. Haggard of Nashville DR.
George Grille OF Cleveland. DE- Bell
Sario Porras and Hon. r. J. Elfaro
Of Panama, DR.. George David Stewart
Of New York and Adolph Ochs of
Nau-