The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17

manufactured tags that our order might be placed with 1t. In reply to letters written to the two firms given sus we learned that these firms manufactured buttons and badges, but not tags We then did the best we could to patronize home industry and placed our order through the Commercial Printing conn pany Ca home firm which employs union printers,. that they might have the bene- fit of the usual commission-and with much generosity this firm made the Boys club a present of the commission All of our Tag Day posters, and the big cards we have been running on all the street cars of Greater Birmingham for a month. were made in this city, because the local firms do that kind of work and could fill our order.
 Now the Boys club and Children's Aid Society is too busy caring for the waifs and strays of the city streets to engage in a controversy over so trivial a matter, but we would like the public and the members of the Trades council to know that when we find child home less. hungry and il-clad, we take him and minister to his wants and do not inquire whether he is union or non- union made.' or manufactured in Bir- mingham."
 THE BOARD OF CONTROL OF BOYS CLUB.
 By MRS. L. J. HALEY. Acting Pres. .."........""...s..... .......................... ing the last year of hospital for tuber- cular convicts.
 Let us as state and county board of health continue in combating the advapcement of the great white plagae which Is by far the largest singlo cause of death in our state"
 Dr, Morris went on to give an in terestng discussion of rabies and the number of cases that were treated. There were 331 brains of animals ex- amined in our laboratory for diagnosis in 1911 and there were 274 patients treated by the Pasteur method in 191. Gs against 195 In 1910." he said. T should strongly recommend the adop- 1 ton of muzzling ordinances in tho Communities in which the disease pre- lva1ll.
 Another advance that has been in- stituted by our state health officer within the past year has been the pro- vlding of free antitoXin for poor peo- pie. and the material reduction in the cost of serum to those who have tS pay for it Depots have been estab- lished In every county in the state l wheRe this antitoNln may be gotten at the expense of the state upon q cer- ltficate of a physician stating that the patient needing il is unable to pay tThis free antitoxin will be the means of saving many lives every year"
 Gathering Vital Statistics
 pr Morris paid special attention to pleading for d more accurate collection of vital and mortuary statistics. After 1 25 years there has been little progress | I, fc al n A. tl,.. fault of our organization that we are unable to collect these statistics? believe not Is 1t because our doctors and particularly our county and mu- nicipal health officers fail to recog- nize the importance of this work and tho latter also fail to appreciate the fact that they are paid for it? I think so. If this is true then something must be done to awaken our lethargy. [ would recommend that this association as whole and that it's members in- ldividually use their influence 10 secure the adoption in municipalities of 500 people or more of ordinances requiring I death certificate for either burial or Ghipment of corpse.
 There are only words of praise for | the work of our board of medical ex- amners," pr, Morris here gave num- Der of statistics about the work of the board of medical examiners. Tt Is my fondest hope that our re- union this year may be the most, pleas ant in our history socially and scien- l tihcally," said the president in con- clusion.
 Reports of Officers At the end of the Presidents address the reports of the various officers were heard and the meeting adjourned to the Birmingham College of Medicine. where luncheon was served. It was the intention of the entertain- ment committee to take the ladies of the convention on an automobile ride yester- 1 day afternoon. but owing to the heavy rains a trip to the Orpheum was substl- 1 tuted.
 l Dr. Morris was followed by Charles Lee Guice of Gadsden, senior vice prcsi- dent of the assoclatlon; Martin Iuther