The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
Two-Day Program Arranged for
Eighth Annual Conference.
ARMY DOCTORS WILL SPEAK
KnOwltOn Is To Dis
cuss Social Diseases.
Lieutenant Shelton VIII Talk
on Meningitis Epidemics.

Health topics that have direct or
indirect bearing on the welfare OF a
nation and its human resources in war
time will be gone into in Topeka to-
morrow and Friday when city and
county health officers of the state will,
meet here for their eighth annual con-
ference and school. The program will
include addresses by Capt. Willard
Knowlton and Lieut.. Chas. D. Shelton.
army medical men. who are cooper
ating with state and local health Off
GERS in the campaign to stamp out so
far as possible communicable dis
eases.
Captain Knowlton will speak on the
control Of social disease and Lieuten-
ant Shelton has been assigned the top
ic of epidemic Cerebrospinal Menin-
gifts"
All sessions of the school and con-
ference will be held at representative
hall in the state house. Thursday
evening the state association will hold
banquet at Pelletier's Tea rooms.
Many Nurses Coming.
The conference in Topeka this year
is being held in lieu of the two weeks
school which has formerly been held
public health nurses in the state will
meet at the same time the health Of
ficers convene. They will have their
own programs in the morning and will
combine with the health officers in
the afternoons.
DR.. B. K. Kilbourne. Minneapolis.
president; DR.. H. L. Aldrich, Caney,
vice president. and DIR. J. c. Montgom-
cry, Manhattan, secretary and treas
urer.
The following program has been ar
ranged Tor the school and conference:
Thursday. May e3.
REPRESENTATIVE HALL,
10 100 a. m.-..The Early Diagnosis of
tuberculosis" DR.. C. S. Kenney,
IL 100 a; m.-..The Control of Venereal
Disease" Capt. Willard Knowlton,
NJ. Il. C.
Lunch.
Have" Or. John j. sippy. epidemiol-
ogist, state board of health.
10 p. m.-ROund Table discussion of
public health problems. DR.. S. J.
Crumbine. secretary, state board of
90 p. m.-"Epidemic Cerebrospinal Men
nights Lieut. Chas. d. shelton, NJ.
500 .. m.-Business of the association of
health officers.
q Friday, May "a.
REPRESENTATIVES, HALL.
200 a. m.-"The Conservation of Child
Life" Or: Lydia A: DeviIbiss, direc-
10 90 q. m-"Pnenmonia.' Capt. wah,.
:. Fort Leavenworth.
IL ~ a. H. MlAtary hygiene and SAM
taton," DIR. Charles s. Huffman ad-
jutant general of Kansas, formerly
surgeon of the Twentieth Kansas
Lunch.
2 90 p. m.-"The Place of the Public
Health Nurse in Public Health
Work." Mrs. Sara Kimball, p H N
3 100 p. inbound Table discussion-The
Campaign against the Red Plague"
DIR. s. Crumbine.
200 p: m.-.The Public Schools Dr.
John J. Sippy.
500 P: m.-Business of the Association of
Health Officers.
The program for the banque. ro-
morrow evening will be as follows.
Presidents Address-Dr. B. X Kill
bourne. Minneapolis. Kan.
Efficiency Of the Chemical Toilet
Equipment and Maintenance Of Munich
pal Laboratory"-Miss Anetta Nicou.
bacteriologist city health department, To-
peka.
;. Heating and Ventilation of School
Buildings'-John f. Kitchen. secretary
American Society Of Heating and ventilat-
ing Engineers. Kansas City. Mo.
What Shall We Do With venereal Dis
eases ?''-Dr. Chas. NJ. Siever, physician to
State Agricultural college Manhattan.
Business meeting, payment of dues.
Election Of officers