Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-18
BRIEF GENERAL SESSION
Prominent Scientist Discusses
Money Value of Human Life"
CHILD WELFARE ALSO A TOPIC
Program Embraces Subjects Di-
rectly and Indirectly Relating to
Health Of People.

Inc opening annual session of the
American Public Health Association was
held this morning in the New Willard
The association opened with brief gen.
eral discussion occupying less than half
hn hour. after which the various section.
of the organization held meetings
The general session was called to order
by DR.. J. n. Hurry. who, in addition to
being president of the association is Sec
rotary of the Indiana state board OF
health. The reading Of the minutes of the
last meeting constituted the principal
business and the association adjourned
to permit the sections to begin their
work
AT the general session this afternoon
the first paper. by DR.. c. v. Chaplin. was
on the subject, THE Money Value of
Human Life
DR.. Guy H. kiefer. public health off,
The Prolongation Of Human Life"
Wilbur s. Phillips. former secretary
OF the child welfare committee of Mil
waukee, discussed 1.-The Trend OF Medico-
Social Effort in Child Welfare Work.
Other Topics Presented.
Other papers included: Methods in
Educational Hygiene" by DIR. Oscar
Bowling, president of the Louisiana state
board of health; What State Control
Over Streams Has Done in Pennsylvania
in Seven Years" by DR.. Samuel Dixon,
commissioner department of health.
Pennsylvania; THE Need for General
grams by NJ. n. Baker. editor of En-
cheering News. of New York; Health
Work Progress in America by DR..
Francis E. Fronczak, health commission
er Of Buffalo; Prevention Of Insanity
by Homer Folks. secretary of the State
Charities Aid Association of New York:
1.-THE Enactment and Enforcement OF
Proper Public Health Laws" by A. II.
Seymour, secretary. State Department Of
Service. Washington, D. c.. and THE
land as a Factor in the Health Conserva-
ton Movement by DR.. w. F. Snow,
secretary of the California state board
Of health.
The first meeting of the laboratory Sec
ton was not completed until after lunch
con. Ten papers of a highly technical
nature were read.
The section on vital statistics devoted
much of the time to routine business
Papers were read by DR.. 7. II. d. Griffith
of Springfield, ILL.,; E. w. McGlenen, city
register, Boston, and DR.. w. s. Rankin OF
Raleigh, N. c.
Sanitary Engineering.
The principal paper of the sanitary en-.
cheering section was by William T.
Wells, first assistant chemist of the Dis.
trict of Columbia filtration plant. He de-
scribed the liant. Two papers on the
general subject, Relation of the SAM
tary Engineer to the Public Health Serv-
Ice" were read by G. H: Wells, city
health officer of Montclair. N. j.. and
Knowles Pittsburgh.
Reports Of committees occupied the
attention of the municipal health
officers section in the morning. At
the afternoon session DR.. Greasy L.
paper on Discrepancies in Mortality
Statistics as Found in Reports of Fed
eral, State and Municipal Omces," and
DR.. j. w. Trask of the public health
service read q paper on 1.-The Relation
of Morbidity Reports to Public Health
The registration showed that nearly
200 members of the association are in
attendance. It is expected the attend
ance will reach 800.
Prominent Delegates Present.
Among the delegates are DR.. Woods
DR.. Jacques Bertillon of Paris.
brother Of the originator Of the Bertillon
system of Identification of criminals. and
himself vital statistician Of international
celebrity: DR.. John N. Hurry, secretary OF
the Indiana state board of health: Prof.
William T. Sedgwick of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology; Harry F..
Barnard, state food and drug commits
sioner of Indiana; DIR. Eduardo Liceaga,
president of the superior board of health
of Mexico: DIR. E. c. Levy, chief health
officer of Richmond Va; DR.. A. ]. Oren-
stein, assistant chief sanitary inspector,
isthmian canal commission, who Travelled
from Ancon, Vanal Zone, to attend the
meeting.
Tonight's general session will be held
at o'clock, opening with an invocation
by Rev. James Shera Montgomery. DR..
Harvey w Wiley will deliver the adj
dress of welcome, and responses will be
made in behalf Of the United States
Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the association
itself The session will be followed by
reception by President Hurry and other
officers of the association.