The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-29
WIDE INTEREST IN ANNUAL MEET OF
 HYGIENE ASSN

Of very wide interest is the forth coming annual meeting of the Ameri- can Child Hygiene Association which Is to be held in New Haven from November to November 5 inclusive. This is the thewlfth annual meeting of the association and New Haven his been honored in being selected as the city in which it is to be held
 The American Child Hygiene asso- street, Baltimore, Md, is a nation wide organization devoted, as its name indicates. to the betterment of the health of mothers and children. It tied Mother and Child" concerned with their health, and also a large number of leaflets, pamphlets and articles upon the various phases Of child hygiene.
 It is of especial interest to New Haven and it's citizens that the as- sociation virtually came into existence twelve years ago in this city. The name of the association was changed a few years ago. It began as The American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality. which was direct result of the con. Mortality, held by the American Academy of Medicine in Yale Univers- ity, November 10th and 11th, 1909.
 The headquarters for the annual meeting will be at the Taft hotel, and the program will include the follow ing:
 Wednesday, November 2. Annual meeting of the executive committee and annual meeting of the board of directors in the morning. In the afternoon there will be general ses- sion, at which the topic for discussion will be the coordination of Child Health Activities at which MT. Cour- tenay DinWiddie, executive secretary of the National Child Health Council will preside. This will be followed by visit to the New Haven Health Center and in the evening by the an- nuaI business meeting for members of the association.
 Thursday, November 3-Preslden- tial address by Dr. Shaw and report by the general director in the morn ing. In the afternoon Health Educa- tion will be discussed and several pa pers read, one by Mrs. Arnold Gesen of New Haven, and at o'clock there will be Q round table discussion of Rural Problems The large public meeting to which everyone is cordial hall at S:3O Thursday evening.
 President Angen and Mayor F1tz- gerald Will deliver addresses of well come on behalf of Yale University and the city of New Haven. respectively, and the principal address of the eve ming will be by Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Childrens Bureau, Wash ington, D. c.
 Friday, NOVemDeT 4-1WO general sessions will occupy Friday. covering a number of topics and with papers by specialists on these matters. The topics include Problems and Oppor- tunities of Lay Directors of Private Organizations" and '"The Child of Pre-School Age.'
 Saturday, November, 5-This Is the closing day of the meeting, and in the morning a medical session will be held with papers on Nutrition on Obstetrics and other topics, followed by clinics under the direction of Dr. Edward S. Parks.
 The program promises to be of un- usual interest and elaborate prepara- tions are being made to insure the success of the meeting.
 The chairmen of local committees are as follows:
 Prof. Irving Fisher. local arrange ments.
 Philip s. Plat, state membership.
 Dr. Donald W. Porter, local mem bership.
 ! Dwight Dana. publicity.
 Dr. James c. Greenway, hotel and meeting places.
 Mrs Winchester Bennett, local transportation.
 Dr. Joseph I. Iinde, clinics.