The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-23
Address of DIR. w. L. Cressy
Features Opening Session
of Sociological Congress
GOVERNOR O'NEAL !,
UNABLE TO ATTEND
Commissioner Weatherly and w. P.
G. Harding Welcome Delegates.
Miss Armes Discusses Mine
Rescue Work in State
WEDNESDAY, 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ.

Health and recreation
The Church and the Industrial Order
GO min. 1.-THE Rev George Eaves, chair
man.
Tuberculosis-(a Provision of state and
County Institutions DO min.), DR.. B. L.
Wyman, member state tuberculosis hos
pital committee: (b) Compulsory Segrega-
tion 90 MINI, Dr. Robert Nelson, health
officer Birmingham; (c) The Ideal Hos
pital and Sanatorium 90 MINI, DR.. E. NJ.
Mason. member staff Anti-Tuberculosis
association, jefferson county. Discussion
after each speaker.
Fairgrounds and Public Recreation--(S5
MINI; (a) Adult; (b) Juvenile. George Set
tie. southern field secretary National
Playground and Recreation association.
WEDNESDAY, 2 p. NJ.
Institutional Relief-w. NJ McGrath.
chairman; general secretary Associated
charities, Birmingham.
The Community Hospital GO MINI, DIR.
Cunningham Wilson
The Sociology of Insanity (25 MINI, j.
T. Searcy, NJ. D.. superintendent Tusca-
Ioosa State hospital Tuscaloosa.
Homes for Inebriates, Incurable Con-
valescents. the Aged; Institutional Recre-
alton 05 MINI Dr.. Harry r. Inge, presi-
dent State Medical society.
Almshouses d5 min.), DR.. w. II. Oates,
state Inspector Of almshouses.
The Epileptic and Feeble Minded 60
MINI George NJ. McWhorton, NJ. D.,
chairman state committee for epilepsy.
WEDNESDAY, 8 p. M.
Child Welfare-Introductory (5 MINI,
Charles A. Brown, principal Birmingham
Central High school.
Infant Mortality (S5 MINI, Miss Gertrude
b. Knipp, ex-secretary American Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention of
Infant mortality.
The children's Bureau t35 min). Miss
Julia G. Lathrop, chief or children's bu-
reau, washington, ID. C.
Child Labor (35 MINI DIR. A. j. Nc
Kelway. secretary for southern states,
national child labor committee.
Sharp criticism by DR. Wilbur l., Cressy,
Chief statistician of the bureau of census,
of the methods used in gathering vital
ing session of the Alabama Sociological
congress, which convened last night at s
o'clock at the city hall armory.
DR.. Cressy declared that the laws of
the state covering this department was
unwieldy and not properly enforced; that
even if properly enforced would not give
satisfactory results.
Committees Appointed
A temporary organization of~the COLI
eress was perfected at the preliminary
business meeting of the congress held
Yesterday afternoon. William McGrath
was named temporary chairman and the
Rev. George Eaves, temporary secretary.
A committee of five was nominated from
the. floor to be a committee on nominal
tions. Those selected were: Judge
Clement r. Wood, chairman; Judge S. d.
Murphy Rabbi Morris Newfield. Mrs. w.
J.. Murdoch and the Rev. s. r. Slaton.
This committee will make a report before
tomorrow night
The chair was authorized to appoint
committees on permanent organization,
credentials and resolutions. Mr.. McGrath
stated last night that he would announce
these later, but named the following
chairmen: Permanent organization, Isa-
dore Shapiro; credentials the Rev. S. T.
Slaton, and resolutions. Miss Ethel
Armes. The committee on permanent or
ganization. however, was named later in
the evening and is as follows: Isadore
Shapiro, pr Robert Nelson. Mrs. M. X.
Searight, and the Rev, ]. w. Cary. A
partial report from the committee on
permanent organization, which fixed the
qualifications for membership In the con-
gress at the payment of 81 yearly as
dues, adopted.
William McGrath Presides
The meeting last night opened with Mr..
McGrath in the chair. He spoke briefly
of the purpose of the convention, declar-
forces of the state and marked a distinct
step in the social development of the
state, He introduced James Weatherly,
who spoke on behalf of the city commits
sion in welcoming the delegates to Bir-
nlinghsm.
Mr.. Weatherly said that he had great
respect for the work that the congress
was doing and commented at length on
the wide scope of the programme for the
meeting. 1t covered, he said, about all
r1A.xn f1a.av. ht rxf ftaaI
lie said the problems considered touched
very closely on the work of the commits
sion. The congress was, he said, doing
pioneer work in crystallizing public opin-
ion. There was an especially wide field
for seed TO find root in Birmingham he
pointed out. There were no moth h-grown
traditions in the city to combat and it
would not be necessary to tear up the
existing order of things ito get a new
idea into the heads of the people" 1t
was. he said. the ideal place to begin
work and closed by heartily welcoming
the delegates to Birmingham and tender
ing the services of himself and his fel-
lows to the congress.
Harding Welcomes Delegates
W. p G.. Harding, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, was then intro
duced to welcome the delegates to the
city Mr.. Harding first read a telegram
= from Governor O'Neal expressing the re-
unable on account of the press of Of
ficial business to be present to welcome
the delegates on behalf of the state. The
governors telegram was as follows:
please express to the meeting of the
Sociological congress tonight my sincere
regrets that important official engage
Inents prevent me from being present and
delivering the address of welcome. am
in most hearty sympathy with the pur-
poses of the congress and most sincerely
trust that their deliberations will result
in great good to the whole cause in
which they are enlisted.
''E,AIuET O'NEAIs"
Mr.. Harding, in his address. stated
that he was glad to welcome the dele
gates to Birmingham, that 1t was proper
that the congress should assemble here.
He pointed out that however much the
south had prospered along other lines,
she had Jagged in social uplift work.
This meeting, he expected, would be the
focal point from which progress along
this line will radate. He said that 1t
touched all lines of life and called at
teBtion to the fact that sociology was
science and declared he was in hearty
sympathy with the objects of the meet
irg.
Mr.. Harding then introduced DR.. Cressy,
who reviewed the need for vital sta
fjstics, the benefits derived from accurate
statistics and 4the worthlessness of esti-