Evening star., 1937-11-21
HEALTH CRUSADE
WILL Be OUTLINED
Fight Against tuberculosis
In D. c. Next Year Topic
for Tomorrow Night.

Plans for an intensified crusade
against tuberculosis in the District
next year will be discussed tomorrow
night at q Health Congress" to be
held in connection with the annual
public meeting of the District of Co.
lumbia tuberculosis Association at
the United States Public Health Serv-
ice auditorium, Nineteenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
More than 80 organizations con-
eerned with civic welfare, education
and health work in the District have
named delegates to attend the meet
ing and report back on ways and
means Of aiding in the tuberculosis
campaign.
Meanwhile, plans went forward for
launching the annual sale of Christ
mas seals to finance the fight against
tuberculosis. This campaign officially
opens on Thanksgiving Day. Thou
sands Of letters appealing for CO.
operation in the drive will be put in
the mail tomorrow morning.
How to Protect Your Home From
tuberculosis" will be the general
theme Of series Of short addresses
at the Health Congress" meeting to-
morrow night. Speakers on the pro-
gram include Dr. J. A. Myers of
Minneapolis, Mimi. president of the
National tuberculosis Association: !:
DR.. c. st. c. Guild. field secretary of
the national association; DR.. James
q. Townsend. president Of the Dis
trict association. and Mrs. Ernest R.
Grant. managing director of the local
association.
City-wide Committee Formed.
DR.. Townsend announced the for
nation OF a representative city-wide
committee as official sponsors of the
anti-tuberculosis crusad de. as follows:
Melvin c. Hazen. George E. Allen
and Col. Dan Sultan. District Com
missioners: Mrs. w. B. Fry. president
OF the District OF Columbia Congress
OF Parents and Teachers: Mrs. L. w.
Blddle, president Of the Federation of
I Women's Clubs: Dr. Thomas F. Neill,
; president OF the District of Columbia
Medical Society; Josephine Pitman
Prescott. director of Bureau Of Public
Health Nursing; Dr. A. Barklie Coul-
ter, director OF the Bureau of Tuber-
culosis; Mrs. r. G. MCGEE, secretary,
Health Committee of the Council of
Social Agencies; Ross Garrett, direc-
tor. Central Admitting Bureau for Hos
pitals; Miss Anita Turner, health and
physical education department of the
public schools: DR.. r. Frank Jones.
president, dico-Chirurgical Soci-
ETY.: DR.. w. L. Darby. executive
secretary. Washington Federation OF
Churches; the Rev. Lawrence J.
Shehan. assistant director. Catho-
lie Charities; the Rev. John K.
Cartright. pastor. Immaculate Con-
ception Church: DR.. Frank W. Bal
lou. superintendent Of public schools;
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. president.
Board OF Education: the Rev. Arthur
OLeary. S. j.. president. Georgetown
University; Theodore Grape. president,
Federatlon OF Business Mems Associa-
tions; Arthur Clarendon Smith, presi-
dent. Opportunity House: Mrs. Karl
SAAAAAAAS, PACSluCIll, WcutlCLH century
Club; Mrs John Boyle, jr., chairman,
Citizens Permanent Committee. .-r
Directors Are Included.
Also included in this general COM
mittee, to be known as q health con-
gress." are the following directors of
the tuberculosis Association:
Dr. Numa P. G. Adams. dean of the
Howard University Medical School;
Birch E. Bayh, director health and
physical education, public schools; Miss
Gertrude Bowling. director, Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society; Dr. c. Willard
Camalier. Senator Arthur Capper, Sen
ator Royal S. Copeland, DR.. S. L.
Christian. assistant surgeon general.
United States Public Health Service;
DR.. James G. Cumming, chief, Bureau
OF Communicable Disease Health De-
partment: DR.. Joseph A. Murphy, chief
medical examiner, public schools; DR..