The Washington herald., 1913-11-10
BABY SCIENTISTS
TO GATHER HERE
Association for Study and
Prevention of Infant Nor
tality Convenes Friday.
MEETINGS AT WILLARD
Program Includes Discussions on Eu-
genies, Prenatal Care, Instruction Of
Mothers, Hygiene and Feeding.

Baby specialists from every part Of the
country win take part in the fourth an
nual meeting OF the American Associa-
ton for Study and Prevention Of Infant
Mortality which opens at the Willard
Friday morning. and which will continue
In session until Monday afternoon.
The program will include sessions on
eusenics, prenatal care and instruction
or mothers, problems OF. infant hygiene
and infant feeding. standards OF train
ing Tor baby welfare nursing, continue
uon schools Of home making, and the
relation OF vital statistics to plans for
social betterment. With the exception
OF a general session Friday night and a
popular meeting to be held Sunday after
noon all sessions will take place at the
Willard.
The meeting on Friday evening will
be held at the New National Museum.
and the principal feature will be the ad-
dress by khe president of the associa-
tion, DR.. L Emmett Holt. of New York
City. The address will be followed by
an informal reception.
Many Topics Scheduled.
Some idea of the many-si idedness of
the baby-saving activities can be gained
from the topics that will be considered
at the meetings. The opening session,
which will be devoted to nursing and
social work, will be under the chair
manship Of Miss Harriet L. Leete,
superintendent OF nurses of the Babies
Dispensary and Hospital, Cleveland.
Problems Of infant hygiene and infant
Feeding Will be considered at the aft
ernoon session, which will be under the
of DR.. Henry F. Helmholz,
medical director OF the Infant Welfare
Society OF Chicago.
Eugenics will be considered at the
session on Saturday morning. The chair
man Will be Prof. II. Z. Jordan, of the
University OF Virginia. Prenatal care
and adequate obstetrical service will be
discussed at the afternoon session on
Saturday. under the chairmanship of Dr.
Mary Sherwood, OF Baltimore.
Continuation schools of home making
and their possibilities In the prevention
Of infant mortality will be discussed by
prominent educators at the session on
night. which will be under the
Of DR.. Helen C. Putnam,
Of Providence, chairman of the commit
tee OF the. American Academy of Medi-
cine on teaching hygiene.
Health officers and social workers who
are interested in practical methods of
baby health work will take part in a SYM
postum on the use of vital statistics in
infant life, at the session 10
be held Monday morning. November II.
The discussion will be led by Dr. William
c. Woodward, Health Oficer OF the Dis
trict.
Reports of baby-saYing activities in the
District will be presented at the session
on Monday afternoon, November IL.
Those who will take part will include
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mr. Nesbit. Miss
Isabel Strong. and DR.. Murray.
Campaign Is Planned.
The meeting will be concluded by a.
discussion OF plans for an ideal CAM
paign. Those who will take part in this
will include DR.. c. Z. Ford, of Cleve-
and; DR.. $. Josephine Baker. Miss NJ. A.
Nutting, Miss Ellen c. Babbitt, and Dr.
l. Emmett Holt. OF New York City; DR..
J. Whitridge Williams and DR.. J. H. NJ.
Knox. tr., OF Baltimore, and DR.. John
Van Schaick. jr., OF Washington.
The American Association for Study
md Prevention OF Infant Mortality was
organized four years ago at a conference
allied by the American Academy of Medi- |
line and held at Yale University Through
Is members it is in touch with men and
women in every community who are TAX |
ng the lead in activities for social bet |
erment. over eighty societies. each of !
which is engaged in some phase Of baby |
iaving work. are identified with 1t as
Inflated members These societies rep
esent organized baby-saving work that |
s carried on in nearly fifty cities in |
wenty-seven States and in Canada.
The chairman OF the committee on local
Associated with him on this committee |
ire representative physicians, business 4
men and leaders in the betterment activ.-
les of the District