The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-14
'reliminary Meetings of Those
Planning Virginia Socia |
Hygiene Association
.hild;s Education
Ultimate Remedy
Importance of knowledge on
Part of Public Also Held
Essentia! Law and Agita-
ton More immediate Remedy

The .rst sleeps toward tAe -. &tutNa
son al thu Virginia branch Of The
american Soc al Hygiene Association
|g.re taken last night III the auuI-
oriun. ef she y II I. y. The meet
lag was presided over tE DR.. }. J.
;tayatt rector of Holy Trinity Epi>-
ornI GhurE. aud u iucn.per If the
parent association bt. t;Tavat' a@0
theirs ea1t talks Oh The suppress oa
{ congratulated Wee
Last u.2Gt's meeting was tH thp
.atHre prelude 10 Tie orc@hl%a
| ion lnr,-.. which viii he held ms
|rtt1rt+ IT, ~ 4,4l,4-t4l4 :
business transacted last night was the
| eiegt .uH uf - nominating commit
go which VIII report this morning
ba{ committee ~ IS follows:
Nominating Committee.
ROBBERY Hughes. of Norfolk pr. Ia
RnsSter. OF Norfolk pr j.. r
Idastif5. ~ Richmond; George Nelm-
sfise. Il Newport News pr Foster
II Roanoke. Rev. " - Beuchamp
' & nanyillc; " y. smith az WIN
hests Rev " \ Cooper IL Rich
noud An ~ Minor. al Richmond
Dr 5 tsraNatj President Boai
jright rf Richmond College Rev
oha@ W SauckiefoTG pastor %
BROAD street Methodist Church
Reynolds of the american Social
/ iygienc Association and Dr.. L. r.
ltoNster Of Norfolk we're the speQk-
RS
br, t'ravaU gave brief outline 81
| Ae purposes of the meeting and 81
se aims of the proposed orRau!2a
Iion. He brought applause when he
|ieefaresi THAI une ~ Tire aims Of the
asae atioa should be the elimination
IL lie double standard Of morals
I,isss ninatIon uf information thu
ttuds of conditions and efforts 70
|eeure fbe passa ge 81 necessary leE-
| sia iics lac said were Eha first things
| q he considered
\ more elaborate outIine ~ the
inns eff the association vas gwen hy
ldr Shackelferd who read from a
/ carefully prepared paper Briets. re
|sid that the Objects to be sought are
he eSe}temeut ~ pablo opinion. tue
rousing - tho pabiis. conscience. the
1nfurcsp1ent uf existing laws and the
Enactment Of arN further legislation
decided, The education Of children and
parents. and opera ton with health
|,aleers aud physicians
To Arouse the Public.
~ a means To arouse the public ne
#}TTt33uHB fi1t HrEAHFTa ZION or EOEai
associations lectures exhibits iuvss-
|iGation and studs and publication ~
Conditions
Eduraiicu and correlation of EFFORT
between all organizations % sim,lar
purpose were the themes Of au address
II nr Roatwright Some Aspects 81
|he Problem OF tue social t|il WAS
lis subject President r. a Alder
han. OF The University ~ virginia. was
10 nave discussed this Tonic. but was
INA bic 20 hc present tnr Hoatw ri 2at
laid that he doubted the cxpedieuey
n the Introduction into the schools
( this time OF tine subject Of sex re-
|ktiors. II had failed Ia the public
|ehoois OF Chicago. he said. because
II the apparent inpossibtlitv Of getting
teachers qualified for the work Their.
one way. however. he said, by
which the public schools can he used.
the parents can he brought together
Mere for instruction"
There never was a time he said.
(when the public conscience was so
Sroused. In fact. IL is doubtful IL
here has been any social conscience
before this time
Importance OF knowledge
"ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make 1on free This
suotation from Holy Writ MIR Rey-
holds declared. WAS the best text he
Rould find anywhere for his talk. He,
loo laid stress on the importance Of
knowledge. and he urged that investi-
kations be made in Virginia as have
keen elsewhere. Conditions vary with
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