CHAPTER XV 

 FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING 



THE fifth annual meeting of The National Association for the 

 Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis was held at the New 

 Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., on May 13, 14, and 15, 

 1909. In the absence of the president, Dr. Vincent Y. Bowditch, 

 the first vice-president, Mr. Homer Folks, occupied the chair at 

 the general meetings. 



On the afternoon of Friday, May 14, a public meeting was held 

 in cooperation with the Washington Association for the Preven- 

 tion of Tuberculosis and the Washington Academy of Sciences. 

 Addresses were made on that occasion by Mr. Homer Folks, 

 chairman, Right Honorable James Bryce, Hon. Joseph G. Can- 

 non, Dr. William Osier, and Dr. William H. Welch. 



At the opening meeting on Thursday, May 13, following the 

 address of the vice-president and the report of the executive 

 secretary, in accordance with the regular procedure of the Asso- 

 ciation a committee was appointed by the chair to present nomi- 

 nations to fill vacancies on the board of directors, as follows : Dr. 

 Henry M. Bracken, St. Paul, chairman; Dr. William C. White, 

 Pittsburgh; Dr. Charles R. Grandy, Norfolk; William H. Bald- 

 win, Washington; Dr. Joseph H. Pratt, Boston. 



The following committee on resolutions was also appointed by 

 the chair: Dr. George M. Kober, Washington, chairman; Dr. 

 John S. Fulton, Baltimore; Dr. S. A. Knopf, New York; Dr. 

 Joseph Walsh, Philadelphia; Alexander M. Wilson, Boston. 



At the regular business meeting of the Association, held on 

 Friday, May 14, at 12.30 P. M., the following directors were 

 unanimously elected for terms of five years: Dr. Robert H. Bab- 

 cock, Chicago; Dr. W. F. Drewry, Petersburg, Va.; John M. 

 Glenn, New York; Dr. Edward G. Janeway, New York; Dr. 

 George M. Kober, Washington; Dr. John H. Lowman, Cleve- 



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