Letter to William Porter from Lawrence F. Flick, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Flick informs Porter that it was decided at the recent meeting of the Tuberculosis Committee to from a United States Society for the Study of Tuberculosis. He reports on the success of the meeting, despite the absence of Trudeau, who was kept away by his wife's illness. Most men agree that Trudeau should be named as the first President of their new Society.

Letter to William Porter from Lawrence F. Flick, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Flick is not willing to associate himself with the rival Congresses on Tuberculosis spearheaded by Clark Bell and Daniel Lewis. He writes that the Congresses that have been held in the past have been a discredit to the country and to the medical profession. He feels that those that work with Tuberculosis have been largely ignored in this matter. He will wait until the rival factions withdraw before he gets involved in planning a Congress himself.

Letter to William Porter from Lawrence F. Flick, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Flick believes that going into the homes of the poor and teaching them how to avoid spreading Tuberculosis is the most effective means of controlling the disease. He writes of the activities of the Free Hospital for Poor Consumptives in Pennsylvania. He states that the Phipps Institute will be made the pivotal point for Tuberculosis work, not only in the U.S, but throughout the world. The Institute was planning to bring the International Congress on Tuberculosis to the U.S. in 1905, but decided against it because of the rivalry between the Clark Bell faction and the Daniel Lewis faction.

Letter to William Porter from Lawrence F. Flick, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Flick is glad to learn of Porter's sanatorium in St. Louis and that he is actively engaged in the crusade against Tuberculosis. He informs Porter of the efforts of the Phipps Institute to bring the International Congress on Tuberculosis to the U.S. He asks for a list of the men in Missouri who work with Tuberculosis.