| Show MEET IN CONGRESS AT ROME international gathering of foes of tuberculosis bercu losis losle to be held late in september 8 official announcement of the seventh international congress on tuberculosis a which will include representatives from every civilized country in the world hns has been mado made by the national association for the study and prevention of 0 tuberculosis the rho congress will ile bo held in rome nome from september 21 to 30 1911 and will be similar ja nian man j respects to that held in washington in the fall of 0 1908 the congress which meets every three years will be under the direct patronage ol of the king and queen of italy an american committee ot of will bo be appointed os as the official representatives of the united states meanwhile the national association for the tha study and prevention of tuberculosis Is acting in that capacity and its office in new york will be the headquarters headquarter a for the united states delegation the secretary general of the congress la 13 prof vittorio ascola of rome As a direct result of the stimulus of oc the last international congress held in this country the american committee will be able to report that the number of tuberculosis agencies in this country have been tripled in the tha three cars more than twice as much money la Is being spent in the flight against tuberculosis by private societies and institutions and the appropriations of federal state municipal and county have increased nearly four fould it Is estimated that nearly 15 will be spent in antl anti sla work in 1910 |
