Evening star., 1943-06-16
Paul Sleeper Elected
To Head tuberculosis
Association Of D. T..
Succeeds DR.. Peabody;
Officers Hope to Select
Executive Secretary Soon

the Aetna Life Insurance Co., was
elected president OF the District Of
Columbia tuberculosis Association
by the Board of Directors last night,
succeeding DR.. J. Winthrop Pea
body, who continues as member of
the board.
Mr.. Sleeper, who was chairman of
the associations Christmas Seal
sale in l94l and 1912, had been
prominent in the recent movement
by members VINO protested the
policies of the former MANAGEMENT.
He had been elected a new member
OF the board at the annual meeting
last week, along with IA other mem
bers.
Other officers elected were DR..
Irving w. Wink. new board mem
Der, vice president: Samuel Levine,
former assistant treasurer. treasurer.
DR.. Paul B. Cornely of Howard Uni
Verslty, hold-over board member.
secretary, and these three members
OF the Executive Committee. who
were chosen from the list of new
board MEMBERSHIP. Nolan Owens,
DR.. John w. Lawlah. dean of the
Medical School of Howard Univer-
slty, and Edward B. Persons, admin
istrative officer Civilian Personnel
DIVISION Once OF the Secretary of
war. Mr.. Persons had headed the
committee of protesting members.
To Name Executive Secretary.
The new officers immediately be-
gan TO consider filling the post of
executive secretary to succeed Harald
Lund, resigned. Mr.. Sleeper indi-
Gated the new executive secretary
may be selected within a few weeks.
Inc association has a big lob
ahead of it." Mr. Sleeper said in
a brief statement following his elec-
ton. We have a board capable of
handling the problems presented"
Mr.. Sleeper is prominent in civic
affairs. He has been chairman of the
Special Gifts Committee of the Met
ropolitan Police Boys Club cam
paign anad last year he was vice
chairman of the Group Solicitation
Unit Of the War Fund campaign.
He was former metropolitan chair
man for the Community Chest cam
palgn, and was team captain in
the Red Cross campaign this year.
He is a member of the Columbia
Country Club, the Army and Navy
Club and the Washington Board of
Trade.
Mr.. Persons expressed pleasure"
at Mr.. Sleepers election as presi-
dent, and voiced confidence he would
lead the board in the big job to do"
Auditors Report Approved.
The directors approved the report
OF the auditor, William Gordon
Buchanan & Co., certified public
accountants, on the financial status
OF the association.
DR.. Peabody, when asked for
statement, referred the request to
Charles L. Newcomb of New York,
an officer of the National Tubercu-
losis Association, who has been act
ing executive secretary since the
resignation of Mr. Lund.
THE board is in full agreement"
said Mr. Newcomb, "as to the neces-
sity of approaching the problem of
tuberculosis here in the District of
Columbia with renewed vigor. Just
as soon as new executive secretary
and two other staff members can
be selected, the association can get
things rolling"
He pointed out that in addition
to the executive secretaryship, two
other vacancies were created by
designations. Those who resigned
were Paul D. Guernsey, now an Army
lieutenant who was elected a di-
rector last week, and Charron Payne,
in charge of rehabilitation, who left
to become executive secretary Of
the Franklin County (Ohio) Tuber-
culosis Association
Skeleton Program Formulated.
A program of work for the year
already had been adopted in skele-
ton form by the old board of direct
ors, Mr.. Newcomb said, but is sub
ject to Interpretation by the new
executive secretary, in cooperation
Will CIle new pOdTQ. DETAILS nave
been left in abeyance until the new
secretary takes Office. The program,
he said, has been designed ito fit
a new set of circumstances"
There is no question about the
ability of this association to COLA
borate with official agencies" said
Mr.. Newcomb. lin order that con-
troll of tuberculosis be brought about
in the most efficient way. That is
the object of the official agencies
and ourselves. We all have this
one objective"
DR.. Peabody is serving on the
board for a term expiring in 1945.
There are three groups of directors,
10 in each group, for terms expir-
ing IN 1914, 1945 and 1916. The
protesting group at the annual meet
ing of the association last week sue
ceeded in electing its IS candidates,
of whom six had been recommended
also by the Official Nominating