a large contribution to the cost. There were 3,500 delegates in all. They represented foreign governments, universities and special associations and committees, and there were also many doctors, surgeons, veterinarians and local administrators. Émile Loubet, President of the French Republic, welcomed the attendees on the first day, and held a reception at the Élysée Palace after the congress closed. The Municipality of Paris gave a reception at the Hotel de Ville, and Le Figaro staged an “at home” where well known artistes performed. The president of the congress, Dr. Hérard, gave a soiree at the Hotel Continental. The proceedings of the congress were reported in detail in the Paris papers, including Le Figaro, Le Matin and Le Journal. The congress was divided into four sections, which met separately for about six hours daily: Medical Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Preservation and Assistance of Children, Preservation and Assistance of Adults, Social Hygiene. Forty carefully prepared reports were published in advance, and several hundred special papers were prepared by members of the congress. A museum on tuberculosis was kept open throughout October, with contributions from France, other European countries and the United States. The exhibition was placed in the partially enclosed rooms and large vestibules leading to staircases on either side of the great hall, and in the galleries. The museum occupied the greater part of the right side of the ground floor, and included a careful arrangement of specimens prepared by leading pathologists and bacteriologists, as well as models and photomicrographs. There were models of the grounds of various sanatoriums, with their woods and walks, hills and meadows, and of the internal facilities. There were maps of the distribution of sanitariums for the rich and for the poor, and photographs of patients in sanitariums, illustrating the life and method of treatment. There were also cases that showed various instruments and products associated with detection and treatment, with sales brochures. 1908 congress (Washington, D.C.) The 6th Congress was held in the United States in Washington, D.C., from 28 September to 3 October 1908. Hundreds of the attendees came from Canada, Central and South America, Europe and Japan to obtain the latest information about tuberculosis from biological, economic and sociological perspectives. Outside the sessions they were feted at receptions and taken on tours of hospitals, clinics and sanatoriums. A large number of papers were presented. The congress organizers carefully vetted the papers to avoid the