Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-22
HEALTH INSTITUTE
HERE TO AID WORLD
Ex-senator RanSdeII Predicts
Vast Scope in Address
lat PIT. Congress.

Predicting that the National Institute
of Health, created in Washington by
act of Congress last year, will become
a clearing house of health for all the
world" former Senator Joseph E. Rams
dell of Louisiana last night made plea
for the support of the country.
His address, before the annual fellow
ship dinner of the District CT Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
closed the all-day meeting of the group
The banquet, held at the National
Press Club, was attended by about 800
representatives of parent-teacher or
CARNATIONS and guests
Mr.. Ransdell, who Is to be executive
director of the conference board of the
National Institute of Health, announced
members of the board last night. It
will be composed of F. A. Delano and
DR.. J. C. Merriam Washington; F. P.
Garvan and DR. C. H. Herty, New York
City: DR.. Frank Billings, Chicago, and
DR.. w. H. WEIGH and DR.. H H. Young
CT Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
The bill creating the institute was in
troduced by Mr.. Ransdell
For Informing Public.
This board" the speaker said, sis
created to inform the general public of
the establishment of the institute, and
of its nature" He explained that the
institute is authorized to accept dona-
lions fer specific or general purposes
through the Treasury Department.
This institute marks the beginning
of new chapter in the history of medi-
cal knowledge, Of a most far-reaching
influence in the relief of human suffer-
ing. 1t centerS in the Nations Capital
all the countrys medical and scientific
resources for combating disease. Here
will be carried on new researches in
cancer on a greater scale than ever
before attempted. New investigations
into the cause and cure of infantile
paralysis, heart disease, common cold,
influenza and pneumonia will be made.
Here will be made new discoveries
mo institution has ever been founded
on earth for combating disease on so
large a scale. I appeal to the Parent
Teacher Association to get behind the
institute and help bring it before the
American public. If you do that We
won't have to wait so years for Con-
gress. We need an endowment of at
least $50000,00C."
Mrs. Willebrandt Speaks.
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt was
surprise" speaker on the banquet pro-
gram. She told how she organized the
first parent-teacher association in South
ern California 81 years ago in Groom
country school,
Col. Campbell B. Hodges, aide to
President Hoover, discussed the i'm
portance of discipline in schools. Miss
Eileen Haltigan, District oratory win
ner, was another speaker. Music was
furnished by the Langley Junior High
School Orchestra, the Mckinley High
School quartet, the Central High School
Girls Glee Club, vocal numbers by
Eugene KresSin. and community sing
ing. led by William Schumacher.
Paul Wooton Washington correspond
ent for the New Orleans Times-Picay-
une, acted as POSTMASTER Greetings
to the PIT A. were brought by DR..
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent of
schools. and the response was given by
Mrs. Joseph N Saunders, president of
the congress. Mrs. Oliver BowleS, con-
vention chairman, was introduced.
The convention, held at Wilson
Teachers College, was marked by adj
dresses by Miss Katherine Lenroot. as
sistant chief of the ChildrenS Bureau:
Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Bowles, DR.. j. c.
Higbie. new president of Wilson Teach
ers' College: DR.. Joseph l. Murphy and
others, many of them officers of the
group. who presented reports of prog
resS during the year.