Evening star., 1926-09-26
CITY HOST TO BIG
HEALTH GATHERING
Sessions of International
tuberculosis Union to
Begin Wednesday.

More than 150 notable foreign
scientists and health workers, in ad.
dition 10 distinguished American an.
thorities, will attend the fifth confer.
ence of the International Union
Against Tuberculosis. TO he held at
the Mayfower September % tn Oc.
tober 2.
The annual meeting of the National
Tuberculosis Association will follow
DIR. Tbeohaid Smith of Princeton Uni
versity. who was first to point out
the difference between the germ of
bovine and human tuberculosis, s
president of both orga nizations.
Foreign Workers Listed.
Among the foreign workers already
in this country are: Col. $. Lyle Cum
minis. principal medical officer OF the
Welsh National Memorial Association.
Cardiff Wales: Dr. Lydia Rabino-
witsch kempner. director of the
tuberculosis department of the Noa hit
Hospital. Berlin. Germany, who is the
only woman directing such depart.
ment in Germany and who was "A pro
fessor kl the Womans Medical Col
lege ih Philadelphia from 1895 10
500. founding its aCterioloGical !
laboratory; DIR. G.. r. Roatta. director
of dispenSaries in Florence, Ita,v. who
was the first one in his country to
introduce sleeping porches for pa
tients: Dr. William Robinson. chair
man of the Society for the Prevention
and Cure of Consumption in Durha m
county. Englan nd. and his son. DR.
Victor y. Robinson. a house surgeon
In fhe Royal lnfirmary Of Siinderla nd +:
Prof. Gaetano Ranzoni. University oi
Milan. Italy: IHr. NJ. r. II. Van Dem
Berg. director of the Dispensary Of
the Amsterdam Anti-tuherculosis As
sociation, Iiolla nd: Dr. Nathan Raw
and DIR. r. j. n. Coutts or Fngla nd
Representatives Of 81 nations will
attend the conference the purpose of
which is the interchange between diff
ferent nations Of information noncern-
ing the advancement in tuberculosis
research. treatment and prevention.
The last meeting 80 held two years
ago at Lausanne. Switzerland. No
meeting has heen held in the United
States since 1903.
Scientific Papers.
Important scientific papers to he
presented at the internationa meet
ing include: The Part Played by
Contagion in Tuberculosis Among
Adults" by Prnf. Gaetano Ronzoni.
to he followed ',y n discussion partici-
rated in h. Dr l.awrason Brown.
Saranac Lake. y. i: Dr Eugene l..
Opie. Philade'phia: DR. Ernest Loew-
enstein Of Nicnna: Dr. stephen !
Maher. New Haven: Prof Francis
Harhitz. Oslo Norway. and Dr
Gerald r. Webb. Colorado Springs
The Progress and Organi2ation of
AntiTuherculosis Work in the United
States" by nr. I.insly Il. Wl'Ems
managing director of the National
tomical Structure of Tuhercln From,
Histogenesis la cavity" hy DR.. Allen
X. krause Of Johns Hopkins Irniver-
sity. with a discussion to follow in
which Dr. III. y. ''Orper of Denver
will participates. Varying Trends -
tuberculosis Work." by Dr. GeraIl
II. Webb. president. Colorado school
of tuberculosis. colorado Springs.
Colo. Tuberrulnsis and Mill,. =" iN ~.
William II. Park. director. Bureau If
Laboratories. New York City Depar rt-
ment Of Health. which will be dis.
cuesed by DIR. f.. &. Schroeder. VIZ ash-
ington. ID. c.. and Dr. Nathan Raw Of
England.
Visitors tO Speak
Several of the visiting doctors will
lecture on subjects connected with
tuberculosis in the United States Dr
b. Weill-tlalle, physician "f he
Charity Hospital of Paris and assoc
ciate director Of the school for child
welfare at the College of Medicine
will deliver addresses in Detroit and
Rochester Dr. F.douard RiSt. chief
physician of the I.aennec tospit al
tuberculosis department. Paris. and
the holder of the distinguished service
medal for his work an eminent
scientist during the war in promoting
the efficient treatment of the Ameri-
can sick and wounded. is to deliver
addresses in Chicago. st. Paul. Den
yer. salt Lake City and Los Angeles
nr. Ernst l.oeWenstein Of Vienna
Yuthor of Manual of tuberculosis
Therapy.' has been invited to speak
~ Illinois. Michigan, India na. Colo
rado and Wisconsin on clinical and
pathological subjects DR.. =. Lyle
tnn1mins will visit Cleveland, Sir
Henry Gauvain of England will speak
IN Missouri. Michigan and Minnesota.
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