New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-04-23
DIR. REEKS SPEAKER
At STATE SESSION
Local Physician to Attend Public
Health Convention at New London

Every broa d-minde! citizen is in
terested at the present date in pub
lie health The later emphasis is
placed on the prevention of illness
rather than the cure.
At the state Conference Of Chari-
ties and Correction. which takes place
in New London, April -, %, and 20.
the. section on public health is held
Monday morning, April eSth DR.. r.
F.. Rccks, epidermiologfst of the
State Board Of Health, formerly of
the board Of health in this city, is
TO be the speaker at that meeting
His subject will he. What the War
and Reconstruction has Taught Us in
Regard to Vcncreal Diseases"
Dr. Reeks was We'll known as 2
practicing physician and surgeon in
this city for about fifteen years be-
fore he accepted the position as s,,
perintendent or the board of health
After filing this position for about
three and one half years he left for
larger work, having oversight. under
supervision OF the state board of
health, of all contagious diseases in
the state.
Another i'm portant meeting TO be
held at the conference is the general
session of the section Of children.
This will be held at the Y NJ. G.. A.
on Monday evening, April 2Sth. Mrs
Bernard T. Williams of Hartford,
president of the Hartford Orphan
ASYLUM, is the chairman of this sec
non of the conferences and will pre-
sue at this meeting.
Wo people very prominent in chill
dreh work in this country arc to be
r ~ I-,-, i
OF experience in this field of social
work.
Miss Harriet r. Vittun of Chicago
will speak on "Propcr Standards in
Child Welfare Work." She is at
present the head resident of the
Northwestern University Settlement
of Chicago and has been engaged in
social welfare work since 1898. Dur
ing this time she has also been con-
nectcd with various political activi-
ties. In the year 1914 she was the
independent candidate for alderman
of the 18th ward of Chicago and la ter
in the same year was the progress
siVc candidate for the board Of county
conn issiOnerS of Cook county, IL
linois. From 1914 to 1916 she was a
member of the progressive state SEN
atorial committee and in 1916 was a
delegate to the progressive national
convention. Later in that year she
was placed in charge of the organ
atiOn of the WOmcn's work for the
republican national committee. She
was q director of the Illinois diVi-
sion of the Women's com mittec Of the
national council of defense and was
ono Of the organizers and has been
director of the Women's City club
of Chicago since its OrganiZa ton.
Robert w. Kelso of Boston will
speak on the subject. THE Nations
Responsibility for Child ConserNa-
ton" He is the secretary of the
Massa chusetts State Board of Cha rity
and has been largely responsible for
the splendid administ ration of the
MaSsa chusetts Mothers Pension law.
Due to him this method Of helping
needy mothers to keep their children
at home so that they may have the
advantag es of normal childhood has
been most successfully developed in
that state.
In addition to this meeting the sec
ton on children will hold round
table meeting on Tuesday morning.
April oath at which problems Of
child welfare work in Connecticut
will be discussed.