356 A HISTORY OF NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



idea of and founded the An ti- tuberculosis League of Cleveland, 

 an association that later became responsible for the development 

 of the municipal department of tuberculosis and the Warrensville 

 Sanatorium. He was most active in the International Tubercu- 

 losis Congress held in Washington in 1908. 



In "an appreciation" of Dr. Lowman, Dr. Henry J. Gersten- 

 berger writes: 



" In the building of the Cleveland Anti-tuberculosis League he again showed 

 his clear conception of the problem and his good judgment of the methods for 

 the solution by drawing together, as members of its board of trustees, repre- 

 sentatives of the various groups of society who were already working through 

 well-equipped organizations for the improvement of Cleveland's educational 

 and social conditions, thus accomplishing the very important work of estab- 

 lishing an enduring relationship between these representatives themselves, and 

 of making the local tuberculosis movement from the start a powerful coopera- 

 tive alliance. The Anti-tuberculosis League of Ohio counted him as one of 

 its founders and he became its first president. . . . Owing to his gracious 

 modesty very few people realized how quick he was to seize an opportunity 

 to improve any work in which he was interested and to secure its benefits for 

 his community, nor how willing he was to give liberally of his valuable time 

 and counsel." 



The following incident well illustrates what Dr. Gerstenberger 

 says: Toward the end of 1905, on a certain Tuesday, Dr. Low- 

 man learned of the development in Germany of prophylactic 

 tuberculosis clinics for the members of the families, especially for 

 children, of all patients attending the regular tuberculosis clinics. 

 On the following Saturday he caused the first prophylactic family 

 clinic in this country to be opened. It was the same with the 

 further enlargement of the infant welfare activities in Cleveland. 



In the narrow margin of time left to him after the performance 

 of his regular professional duties Dr. Lowman lectured before 

 labor unions, schools, church societies, settlements, and wherever 

 he could stir up or create a sound public opinion concerning the 

 combat against tuberculosis. 



Dr. Gerstenberger recounts that Italy was for Dr. Lowman 

 always a land of enchantment and delight. It was mainly during 

 a stay in that country as a young man that his inborn interest 

 and appreciation of the esthetic values in life blossomed out in 

 pure adoration and enjoyment of things beautiful and great. 



