Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
tuberculosis
Dispute Aired
AtHedring
Association Criticized
By Lund, Defended
BY Dr.. Peabody


The District tuberculosis Associ-
alton was criticized and defended
at hearing today before the Sub
committee on Health of the House
District Committee.
Harald H. Lund, resigned execu-
tive secretary of the association, re-
iterated previous charges against
the present management of the as
ISOLATION, headed by DR.. j. Win
throp Peabody Mr. Lund charged
IAN interlocking directorate" largely
responsible for the faults of the as
ISOLATION because it consisted of "a
network of officials of the associa-
ton, the Medical Society Subcom-
mittee and the Health Department,
with considerable involvement on
the part of the National Tuberculo-
sis Association"
DR.. Peabody, defending the asso-
citation, denied it was west
pocket organization
AS matter of fact, DR.. Pea
body said, the records show that
of its 30 board members, only six
have served longer than six
years"
Annual Meeting June 8.
Answering criticism that the an
nual meeting of the association had
been unjustiflably postponed, DR..
Peabody announced that the an
nual meeting now has been set for
June 8, when two experts will
speak.
The program of work. the
finances, and other matters, in
Guiding the election of persons to
fill existing vacancies on the board,
will be taken up" he said. with
full opportunity for discussion
A meeting of the association board
will be held Wednesday night, he
announced, when a new executive
secretary will be selected. A hear
ing will also be accorded a protest.
ing committee of members appoint
ed at meeting April 81.
Liberalization of the bylaws will
be discussed" he said.
Asked by Chairman DAleSandro
of the Public Health Subcommittee
If he favored board members being
elected by the members instead of
being nominated by the board, Dr.
Peabody said the board should be so
chosen that its publicly minded
members could do everything pos
slble to eradicate tuberculosis.
Glenn Dale Charge AssaiIed.
District Commissioner Mason OBJ
iected to Mr.. Lunds charge that the
National Association had white
washed the affair at the Glenn Dale
Sanitarium last summer when 80
patients publicly complained that
they were treated at times like
criminals MI. Mason said he had
personally participated in the in
vestigation and that conditions
there had been corrected
Capt. Montgomery Earle Higgins
Of the Navy Medical Corps, who is
assigned to the Potomac River Naval
Command. who said he was attend
ing the hearing as an observer,
testified that in his opinion the
sale Of Christmas seals which had
been used to support the Tubercu-
.cslS Association should be dropped.
He said the people here are able
70 handle tuberculosis program
through the payment of taxes.
DIR. Rutland Testifies.
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, admitting there is
tuberculosis problem here, said there
has been substantial Improvement
since he came here in 1885. He esti-
mates the reduction in the rate
Of mortality from tuberculosis since
that time at 40 per cent. The colored
death rate here, as reported by the
National tuberculosis Association,
places Washington eighth among 18
cities surveyed in its class and the
White death rate here places Wash
'ngton twelfth out of "a large cities,
he said
DR.. Rutland denied there was any
Conspiracy in any interlocking di-
.ectorate among tuberculosis agen-
cles here, and reiterated a previous
statement that he does not belong
20 the tuberculosis Association.
Other witnesses included DR.. A.
Barley Coulter director of the Bu-
reau of tuberculosis of the Health
Department; DR.. Daniel Finucane,
superintendent of Glenn Dale San
ttarium: Dr. Howard Payne, chief
physician of the tuberculosis Annex
eff Ereedmens Hospital; DR.. Paul
Cornely, associate professor of pub
lie health at Howard University, and
Edward B Persons of the War De-
partment, chairman of the COM
mittee of five protesting members
who will meet with the association
board Wednesday.