CHAPTER XIX 

 NINTH ANNUAL MEETING 



THE ninth annual meeting of The National Association for 

 the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis was held at the 

 New Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., on Thursday and 

 Friday, May 8 and 9, 1913. 



The president of the Association, Mr. Homer Folks, called the 

 Association to order at 1 1 o'clock on the morning of May 8. Fol- 

 lowing the address of the president and the report of the execu- 

 tive secretary, in accordance with the regular procedure of the 

 Association, the following committee was appointed by the chair 

 to present nominations to fill vacancies in the board of directors : 

 Frederick L. Hoffman, New Jersey, chairman; Dr. J. W. Coon, 

 Wisconsin; James Minnick, Illinois; Seymour H. Stone, Massa- 

 chusetts; Dr. Linsly R. Williams, New York. 



The following committee on resolutions was also appointed by 

 the chair: Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs, Maryland, chairman; Wil- 

 liam H. Baldwin, District of Columbia; Dr. George H. Evans, 

 California; Dr. John H. Lowman, Ohio; Dr. W. S. Rankin, 

 North Carolina. 



At the general meeting of the Association, held at noon on May 

 9, the regular order of business was varied to admit the presenta- 

 tion of a report on the status of the investigation of the Fried- 

 mann Treatment by the United States Public Health Service. The 

 report was presented by Dr. John F. Anderson. 



Following the report of the United States Public Health Ser- 

 vice, the following resolutions were presented on behalf of the 

 board of directors and after discussion were adopted: 



WHEREAS, Wide-spread publicity has been given to the claims of an alleged 

 cure for tuberculosis, 



Resolved, That there is no information before The National Association 

 for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to justify the belief that any 



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