Evening star., 1936-02-16

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Charities Due to Inadequate Funds TO
Public Health" Following him, Mrs
Harvey w. Wiley, well-known leader o
women's activities here, will tell Of tn,
public health situation from the wom
ans point Of view.
Between addresses will be musica
selections by Leon Brusiloffs string
ensemble.
Health Statistics Cited.
On the official programs for the
meeting have been printed several
excerpts from the latest report OF the
United States Census Bureau reflect
ing health conditions here.
These state:
The general death rate per 1000
persons in the United States Is II,
while in Washington it Is 16.7.
Infant mortality per 1000 living
births in the United States is 500.
In the District it is $50.
The tuberculosis death rate per
1000 persons in the United States is
b6.6. In the District it Is 1913.
Further information is given that
only one city of more than 10000
population has a higher tuberculosis
death rate than Washington, and that
is San Antonio, Tex. The Washing
ton infant mortality rate is greater
than in New York, Chicago, Detroit,
Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Boston, st. Louis, Baltimore, Pitts
hurgh. Buffalo, Milwaukee. Mime
epolis and Cincinnati, it was stated,
and the 9l-cent per capita public
health budget for the District was
contrasted with the recommendations
Of the American Public Health Asso-
citation Of s2.5o per capita rate as
q reasonable budget.
Booster Talks Broadcast,
Ten brief booster" talks concerning
todays mass meeting were broadcast
from Station WRC last evening. The
speakers told of the numerical
strength of interested organizations
and evidenced a united front in sup
port of the movement. They were
introduced by "the family doctor, n
radio voice of the Medical Society.
Organizations supporting the meet.
ing include the Federation of Women's
Clubs. District Parent-Teacher As
sociation, Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, Washington
Federation Of Churches, tuberculosis
Association, District Dental Society,
Central Labor Union, Catholic Chari-
ties. Washington Board of Trade,
Graduate Nurses Association and
Federation Of Architects, Engineers,
Chemists and Technicians.
The Arrangements Committee for
the rally is headed by DR.. Arthur c.
Christie and includes DR.. c. B.
Conklin. secretary of the Medical
Society; Robert j. Cottrell, executive
secretary of the Board of Trade, and
DR.. Herbert p. Ramsey.
Program Committee.
Composing the Program and Reso-
buttons Committee are DR.. Wilson,
chairman; Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, presi-
dent Of the District Federation of
Womens Clubs: Miss Inez Cadel
president of the Graduate Nurses
Association: Mrs. L. 3. Castell, presi-
dent of the District Parent Teacher
Association; James z. Colliflower
president Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; Rev. DR.
W. L. Darby, executive secretary OF
the Washington Federation OF
Churches: Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the tuberculosis
Association; DR.. Stephen Hopkins
president of the District Dental
Society; DR.. William H. Hough
chairman of the Public Health Com.
nittee of the Medical Society; John
Locher, president of the Washington
Central Labor Union; Thomas e
lodge, president of the Federation OF
Citizens Associations: Alexander Rich
ter, president of the Federation OF
Architects, Engineers, Chemists and
Technicians, and John Saul, president
of the Board Of Trade.
Eight local hospitals and the In
structive Visiting Nurse Society will
furnish "a uniformed nurses as ushers
Mt the meeting.