Evening star., 1922-10-13
ADVOCATES UNITING
Of HYGIENE WORK
Secretary Hoover Sums Up
Splendid Achievements in
Child Welfare.


and Child Health Organization Of
America into one great voluntary
agency for the promotion of child
health was announced by Secretary
Herbert Hoover. president of the
former organization. at the public
meeting held last night at Memorial
Continental Hall.
Mr.. Hoover made public q gift to
the nST unit from the commonwealth
to finance demonstration programs In
three American cities, and pointed to
81 per cent cut during the past
four years in infant mortality In the
birth registration states as an ex-
ample of the possibilities in work such
as the new association will undertak.
Geddes Among Speakers.
Sir Auckland Geddes. British am
bassador. stressed the international
aspect Of child welfare efforts. He
said that il the people could be made
to realize the devastation caused by
war in child life. they would not per
nit their nation or other n"tions to
draw the sword.
DIR. l.. Emmett Holt of New York.
president of the Child Health Organi-
cation. declared the merging Of the
significance and Importance. The
speaker predicted more efficient ef-
fort. better administration and B.
greater opportunity for service would
result from the amalgamation.
A city in the middle west, one in
each receive a 100000 program of
child health instruction and help. and
all American effort in this tmpor-
tant field will have the benefit of
great. unified. clearing house and
advisory agency. as a result of recon-
year ago and which he reported
as virtually put into effect.
Hoover Sums Cp Results.
THE ideal to which we should
drive" the speaker said. ''is that
there should be no child in America
that has not been born under proper
conditions. that does not live in hy-
gienic surroundings! that ever suf-
fers from urdernutrition, that does
attention and inspection, that does
not receive primary instruction In
the elements of hygiene and good
health. 1t is the purpose of these
associations to supplant ten police
men en-. with single community nurse.
There are other great efforts on
behalf of children which we embrace
in our aspirations. although not
within the direct functions of our
association-that every child in
America should be free Of deleterious
labor. should participate in our great
public school system. and should have
full participation in the joys of child
hood. For If we can give these op-
portunities to but one generation. the
great sector of all our national prob
lens will have been solved.
"One figure alone demonstrates the
;x,k l;c
great campaign Of voluntary work
which has been going on these many
years. Infant mortality in the birth
registration area of the United States
dropped from 106 per 1000 births in
1918 to IS in 1922. During this time
reaus devoted to child hygiene from
% in 1918 to IS in 1922.
Many Great Achievements.
These are great Accomplishments is.
They have arisen in the proper
American fashion. that is, general
public agitation by voluntary effort
and conviction of the public of
righteousness of definite forces of ac-
tion and ultimate Incorporation into
officia! and organized voluntary ac-
tion by the community.
The objects of the association are:
That we should stimulate apprecia-
ton of the service that can be done
for children and the nation in the
matter of health.
TT at the enormous activity in
America for the welfare of children
and mothers shall be directed in
scientific manner and by scientifically
trained men and women.
THAT these applications of science
shall reach every corner of the coun-
try and every child in 1t.
That these efforts on behalf Of chill
dren shall be built upon the solid
rock of inspiration In the local COM
munity to Its responsibility and not
built upon the shifting sands of over
Capitalization.
This association is thus an educa-
tional institution. 1t does not purport
to train the individual. the child or
the parent. 1t proposes to inspire all
the agencies to those ends and to as
sist them in their labor through its
branches Of research. its branches of
instruction as to community organf-
zation. and it's branches of demonstra-
ton