The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-04

The Detroit Society for the Promo
ton of Social Hygiene was formally
organized. Thursday noon, in the
Wayne County Medical associations
home, No. SO High-st. east, by num-
Der of citizens gathered for that pur-
pose Ministers, doctors and -laymeH
interested In the subject got together
at noon luncheon, in the associa-
tons club house, following which
they took up the formation of a per-
manent Detroit society to become
part of the American Federation for
the Promotion OF Social Hygiene,
which already has a representation in
16 states. DR.. Rollin II. stevens was
appointed temporary chairman, and
Eugene G. Foster, boys secretary OF
the Y. M. c. A., temporary secretary.
A committee on constitution and by
laws was formed, and will get TO work
Immediately so that within a few
days the society will be in full work
ing order.
In anticipation of the formation Of
permanent society of this sort, liter
ature dealing with the subject is al
ready in the hands of the printers and
now will be issued under the banner
OF the Detroit society. This literature
has been approved by the Wayne
County Medical association. the De-
troit Homeopathic Practitioners asso-
citation, and the Detroit Board OF
Health. Those interested in the edu-
cational propaganda, which will have
it's impetus within the next few days
In the visit OF DR.. Winfield Scott Hall
OF Chicago, who will give a number of
addresses on subjects pertaining TO
social hygiene, believe that great good
will result from the publicity given to
the movement at this time.
Special emphasis is laid upon the
talk TO men to be given In the Wood
ward-ave. Baptist church, Friday even
! ing, by DR.. Hall on Sex hygiene" to
which are specially invited the mem
bers of church clubs and religious or
CARNATIONS.
Believing that a campaign OF edu-
cation will result in better moral ard
physical conditions, in Detroit, the
physicians, ministers, laymen and
women interested in this movement,
have pledged themselves to go about
the matter in an earnest, common
sense way RELOCATING false modesty to
the background in touching upon a
subject that conventional custom has
heretofore left to medical clinics. The
series of talks to be given in the high
schools. churches. clubs and other
places during the next few days by DR..
Hall. professor of physiology, in
Northwestern university, Evanstown,
| H., will be the opening guns In the
| educational campaign. DR.. Hall is an
authority upon social hygiene and his
success as physician, teacher and lee
turer on matters pertaining to the
subject has given him an interna-
| tional reputation.
"A practical knowledge OF social
hygiene is necessary to the conserva-
ton Of the race, and on clean health
grounds alone, such knowledge should
be taught our boys and girls, men and
women" said DR.. Mary Thompson
Stevens, the well-known Detroit ply
sician and clubwoman who is actively
interested in this movement. There
is a deplorable lack OF knowledge OF
the simplest principles OF hygiene, san
itation, disease and preventive meth
DDS, as applied to individual and home
life. even among our educated men
and women, and the work we propose
to do will embody the teaching OF a
few plain truths to mothers and faith
ers. that they, in turn, may carefully
| and properly instruct their children.
In this matter of social hygiene, ignor-
ance is criminal"