Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-09
SHOULD REGISTER
BIRTH OF BABIES
IH. MERRIAM DELIVERS IMrRiS.
SnE Address ON AUDITING
HIii1U ACCOUNT

SEATTLE. Wash. July S. It is
more important Ton mothers TO SEQ
that the births OF their babies are
registered than IL is TO see that their
own marriage g. recorded. accordin-;
10 Dr Lewis Merriam OF the Federal
Children's Bureau.
Dr Merriam In an address on Au-
Iditing the Birth Account, before the
National conference OF Charities and
Correction here this morning said,
every mother should specifically
ask the person In attendance upon
her whether the baby has been prop
orly registered The birth is just as
sacred as the marriage, and the rea-
sons for recording the marriage. II
anything, OF lesser Importance than
the reasons for recording the birth.
The community must therefore de-
mand that persons who are In at
tendance nt births shall make reports,
and If they fail to do so that they be
prosecuted Dr. Merriam outlined a
cooperative movement which the
Children's Bureau 81 about 10 enter
into with the womous organizations
throughout the country, IN which
committees of women In selected
towns and districts will get the
names Of number of babies for
each member go 10 the registration
office, see ~ they are recorded. and
report the results 10 the Bureau IN
| Washington. u is expected that this
widespread interest aud responsible
lty will have the effect of securing
the registration of practically all ha-
hies born in these communities. Such
! q complete registration is necessary,
| in the Judgment OF the Childron's
Bureau, that there may be- a scientific
| basis for an efforts al social better
meut, 10 enable health authorities 10
! bring 10 the family OF the baby a
kuoWlcdgc of hygiene and sanitation
which will preserve the health ol the
/ infant. 90 give 10 the state a record
of the age oi its children. SO that II
can enforce ils laws for compulsory
education and for the protection OF
the children from the evils OF child
labor and 20 furnish each and every
citizen with proper record OF the
date of hi- birth and his parentago
in the archives of bits b7T1h place.
speech hy baldwin
IN the report OF his committee ou
tho Relation of Commercial Organi-
cations 10 Social Welfare to the Na
tional Conference of Charities and
/ Correction. Roger y. baldwin OF 81
Louis tod3' submitted that "thc most
striking factor iu the business world
Of today ia The increasing interest of
the public Zoo business Private busI-
ness is regarded as proper field for
public inquiry business is really no
longer private This Development
is reciprOcatod by The interest OF or
gauilcd business 10 ;hc public Never
before has business hroadoued it4
horizon to thc extent o. recognizing
Tin practically every public issue its
effect ON business s urW attitude
OF business itself b. being formulat-
ed and ozpr Sod through 'ho daily
activities of boa iura ORGANIZATIONS
iu w.h public movements as housing
city planning. industrial leg station.
vocational guidance rocrcat ON. ana
'Chlrities endorsement The spirit oi
this new DOmmo,c.alism is service.
aud o. extend 900 tho way from tho
small commercial clubs in country
towns thrlleh uciglborhood bust
mess org4HilBf r cities up 90 tho
large urban chamber OF commerce
and on up j1 the noH national cham
.trr 0f commerce eslrcfeutiug orgl.
.rzod bu.rc- Boz national issues. and
from that to ttr International con-
rress of chamber. OF commerce. tho
orarzrd expire ION of the leu ln-
ternationalism n business Com
mfrraI organizations iu Amrfica
have gousI into tfp movement for
Intelligent Uif pIauuins. arranging
f1r C.tss -n tear growth into a
movement for better forms OF gog.
eminent. and cleaner political orgaui-
zafi0u. because fhaF -sg0Enlza that
o. commlgit5 to he great commcrd
.ally. must BE- clean publicly char.
tics endorsement bias particularly
come 90 be o. recogu ned function ~
commercial organizations hecause
their mem .,r.Iip g. so per.isteutly
appealed tl for funds hy The ohari.
ties.