Evening star., 1927-11-29
SHOWS DECREASE
IN DREAD MALADY
Dr.. Krause Describes Meth
ods for Prevention and Cure
of Tuberculosis.

Declaring that since the founding
Of the National Tuberculosis Assocla-
ton in 1904 the dread disease has de-
creased from the first to the ntth
ranking cause of mortality, was the
statement by DR.. Allen r.. KfauSe oi
Johns Hopkins University, in an ad-
dress last night at 1he nineteenth an
nual meeting Of the Washington
bra nch Of the association. lie pointed
out that the control Of tuberculosis
through the methods used has had an
important influence in the prevention
and in the checking or many other
diseases.
In addition to the work the asSocia- =
ton mas done in preventing ana cur
ing tuberculosis, DIR. krause said, 1t
has played an important part In reVo'
lutionizing the sleeping habits of the
people of the country; has helped to
purify milk: has raised the general
hygienic standards of the entire Ma
ton, and has increased national
health hv reducing susceptibility to
other diseases.
Rest and Fresh Air Main Need.
The tripod of tuberculosis cure Is
rest. he said, fresh air and the strict
following of a prescribed diet. Two
great things which are the result of
the work of the association are the
SanitoriumS and the seals. These, he
said. have shown to the people OF the
country the need for the continuance
of the organization and it Is through
these two factors that he hopes iuber-
culosis may some day be entirely
wiped out.
DR.. George NJ. Kober. president of
the association in Washington. who
Il. JisT...V
the need OF discovering the early
causes Of tuberculosis as We'll as the
Importance OF the Use Of all prevent
i've measures. IL the fight against the
disease was to make further progress.
He pointed out that tuberculosis was
found largely in cities where the pop
ul1tion is thick, and showed that AZ
the country had gone through periods
Of expanded population through fac
tory growth disease had spread ac
cordinsly.
Directors Chosen.
Following Dr. Krauses talk the
committee on nominations submitted
the names OF the board of directors
OF the association to serve during the
five-year period ending in 1882. The
following We're elected: DIR. George
NJ. Kober, president; Dr. Harvey w.
Wiley, vice president; Walter $.
Pratt, jr., treasurer, and Walter $.
Cfford, secretary.
Other members Of the board Of di-
rectors whose terms Of office have
not expired are: Emile Berliner, DR..
Harry =. Bernton. Miss Gertrude
Bowling. Mrs. Appleton J.. Clark. jr.:
Senator Royal =. Copeland. Surgeon
General II. =. Cumming, John Dolph.
Mrs. Ernest K. Grant. DIR. William c.
Gwynn, Wallace Hatch. Stephen T..
Kramer, DIR. Joseph A. Murphy, DIR.
J. W. Peabody, Walter s. Pratt. jr.;
Mrs. Joseph Sanders, Mrs. Wesley NJ
Stoner. DIR. W. -. Tewksbury, Dr.
Charles A. TIsnor. Walter s. tIfford,
Dr. William Charles White, George
S. Wilson, Rev. ID. E. Wiseman and
DIR. Allan s. Wolfe.
Illustrated by Lantern Slides.
Lantern slides illustrating the work
OF the association during the past
year were shown and described by
Mrs. Margaret Hilleary, superintend-
ent of the health camp, and Miss Mar
garet Craig, director Of the child's
health education department of the
association.
A play showing the value Of the
Christmas seals of the tuberculosis
Association was presented during the
meeting by the Dramatic Association
Of the Western High School. The
play, entitled Sour Milk Turned
Sweet" had the following cast: VIII
liam Phillips, Miss Patty Joyce. Miss
Pauline Schaub, Miss Beverly Ritten-
house. Miss Marie Siegrist, Miss
Audrey Andrall, Godfrey Cryke and
William Nichols. Gregory Pool was
stage manager.