Evening star., 1941-03-02
Ex-Justice Aide to Direct
d. &. tuberculosis Association
HuruId n. Lund
Will Succeed
Mrs. (. R. Grant

Harold H. Lund, former assistant
to the director of alien registra-
ton for the Justice Department,
was named yesterday to fill the post
left vacant by the resignation of
Mrs. Ernest R. Grant as managing
director of the District tuberculosis
Association.
Under new bylaws of the asSocia-
ton, Mr.. Lund, a veteran in pub
lie relations and welfare work, will
be executive secretary of the asso-
citation.
The announcement of his appoint
ment came a few hours after the
disclosure that Mrs. Grant had re-
signed in January, shortly after the
appointment of a Plenary Commit
tee to reorganize the association.
Mrs. Grants resignation was en-
bodied in the nine-page report OF
the committee made public ycster-
day.
Mrs. Grant Gives Her Story.
Mrs. Grant Independently gave
out a 12-word statement.
"I resigned as managing director"
she said, because personalities
rather than issues seemed involved" "
Mrs. Grant did not resign as a
member of the Board of Directors.
The new bylaws provide for re-
classification of the terms of direc-
tors as well as an election of Of
ficers, which will take place at the
boards next meeting.
Meanwhile, DR.. A. Barklie Coul-
ter, who had leveled sharp criticism
against the association at a meet
ing of the District Medical Society
after the Plenary Committee was
appointed, congratulated the COM
mittee on the 'frankneSS OF its
recommendations" He indicated
that since he had made his orig
inal statement at a Medical So
ciety meeting, he would make
formal statement on the report at
a meeting of the Medical Society
Wednesday.
Congratulates Committee.
"I have read with interest" he
said, "the condensed version of the
report of the Plenary Committee
on the reorganization of the District
tuberculosis Association headed by
Ross Garrett. I thoroughly realize
the difficulties involved in such a
reorganization. AS I stated to the
medical society, I wished every one
to withhold judgment until this re-
port was completed.
Il can only do likewise until I
read a copy of the original report
which Mr.. Garrett has kindly con-
sented to send me. On available
data, the committee is to be con-
graduated on the frankneSs of its
recommendations"
In announcing the appointment
of Mr.. Lund, Mr.. Garrett said the
new executive was accepting the
post because it had been presented
to him as a challenge"
To Take Office This Week.
Mrs. Roosevelt has said that
the Nations Capital should have
model institutions" he said. with
the idea of making the District
tuberculosis Association model,
we have chosen the man for the
job"
Mr.. Garrett said the new execu-
tive secretary would take office early
this week with the Plenary Com
mittee continuing until he has
familiarized himself with the work.
A graduate of the University of
Minnesota, Mr.. Lund served first as
assistant and later director of the
Minneapolis Community Chest. For
10 years he was connected with a
New York firm, directing fund
raising publicity for a number of
institutions, among them George
Washington University.
Helped at Yale With Project.
For several years he directed pub
licity for the Institute of Human
Relations in the Yale University
school of medicine and served as
confidential assistant to the dean
of the medical school in develop
ing plans for the human welfare
group.
He was connected with the Fam
lily Welfare Association of Amer
lea as assistant general director in
charge of publicity and finance
and was assistant research direc-
tor of the White House Conference
on Children in a Democracy in 1889.
During the registration of aliens
he was in charge of obtaining the
cooperation of community agen-
cies throughout the country.