32 A HISTORY OF NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



"While the scope of the Association has not been officially outlined, it is evi- 

 dent from the stirring addresses made on the evening of the first meeting, that 

 it will work directly for the better education of the public as to the means by 

 which tuberculosis is communicated; for the erection of hospitals and sana- 

 toriums; for the adoption by local Boards of Health of such measures as have 

 been so effective in reducing the death rate from the disease in New York city; 

 for the formation of local committees and associations in various communities, 

 and for the intelligent cooperation of State and municipal authorities, private 

 voluntary agencies, and the medical profession. 



"The question as to whether a special journal shall be established, was left 

 over for later consideration; but either through a special periodical or through 

 the use of the medical or the lay press, the Association will aim to bring about 

 a practical and beneficial interchange of experiences, and a more intimate 

 knowledge on the part of those who are at work in any community of the meas- 

 ures which have been found effective elsewhere. The executive committee was 

 empowered to select an executive secretary, who will probably be a layman, 

 and as soon as the condition of the Association's treasury warrants it, a deter- 

 mined and aggressive campaign will be opened. 



"It will be a source of pride and gratification, not only to physicians but to 

 all who have taken a sympathetic interest in the warfare against tuberculosis, 

 that there now is a national body to which local associations and committees, 

 hospitals and sanatoriums, legislatures and local municipal administrations 

 may turn with confidence for the last word on any disputed subjects, and for 

 encouragement and sympathy for all good work on lines which experience has 

 approved as promising of good results." 



An immediate effort was made to secure funds for the infant 

 organization, with the result that by January, 1905, sufficient 

 money was on hand to warrant the opening of an office. The 

 Association was fortunate in securing the services of Dr. Living- 

 ston Farrand, at that time assistant professor of anthropology 

 at Columbia University, and connected with the American 

 Museum of Natural History. On January 14, 1905, Dr. Farrand 

 opened the office of the National Tuberculosis Association in 

 room 515 of the United Charities Building, at 105 East 22d 

 Street, New York. 



Dr. Farrand continued as executive secretary of the Associa- 

 tion until January, 1914, when he resigned to become president 

 of the University of Colorado. Dr. Charles J. Hatfield suc- 

 ceeded Dr. Farrand in charge of the executive office. Philip P. 

 Jacobs, Ph.D., who became connected with the work on March 

 i, 1908, as assistant to Dr. Farrand, is at present publicity 

 director of the Association. 



