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women who have made the Association what it is to-day. In 

 1904 the Association started with a membership of 26; to-day we 

 have 25 life members and over 3,500 regular members. Among 

 the life members, many of whom have contributed $5,000 or more, 

 we have such names as Finley Barrel, Chicago; George Blumen- 

 thal, New York; F. A. Clark, New York; Harvey Edward Fisk, 

 New York; Henry C. Frick,* New York; Edward S. Harkness,* 

 New York; Emma Gale Harris, Chicago; Henry L. Higginson,* 

 Boston; Mrs. H. Knickerbacker, New York; Ejnar Larsen, 

 Wayne, Neb.; Henry C. Lea, Philadelphia; Adolph Lewisohn, 

 New York; Cyrus H. McCormick, Chicago; V. Everit Macy, 

 New York; Martin Maloney, Philadelphia; Louis Marshall, 

 New York; Samuel Mather, Cleveland; Francis E. May, Chi- 

 cago; Henry Phipps, New York; John D. Rockefeller, New 

 York; Jacob H. Schiff,* New York; L. F. Swift, Chicago; 

 Rodman Wanamaker, Philadelphia; Felix M. Warburg, New 

 York. 



Prior to June, 1904, there were in the United States 23 tuber- 

 culosis associations and committees, to-day there are over 1,100 

 associations. Before our Association was organized, there were in 

 the United States 96 sanatoria and special hospitals, 24 tuber- 

 culosis dispensaries, no open-air schools, no preventoria. There 

 are now nearly 700 sanatoria, special hospitals and camps; over 

 550 tuberculosis dispensaries; at least 3,000 open-air schools and 

 fresh-air classes, and more than 15 preventoria. In 1904 there 

 existed no tuberculosis nurses, to-day we have about 3,500 spe- 

 cially trained tuberculosis nurses. 



From the humblest citizen to our greatest philanthropist, from 

 the lowliest medical or social worker to the highest authority on 

 tuberculosis, all, who by their affiliation with us, their financial 

 help or personal service, have shown their interest in our work, 

 deserve our most heartfelt thanks. 



What has been said in the preceding pages of our various 

 achievements and what the statistics just given show of the 

 growth of the anti-tuberculosis movement in the United States 

 since the formation of our society, indicate that much has been 

 done. There is, however, more to do. Let every one who is able 



* Deceased. 



