Evening star., 1923-05-13

Inc greatest meeting OF Socla
| workers in the history of the National
! Capital will begin Wednesday, wher
| the opening session of the fifteenth
! anniversary meeting Of the national
| conference of Social Work will star
| at pm. at Polls Theater.
Five thousand delegates from al
parts Of the United States, Canada
South America and Europe will attenG
I the various sessions, which will eX-
| tend through May 2S. At the same
| time more than a score of other con-
ventions of social workers will be
held here.
Secretary Hughes of the State De-
partment will speak on Social Vel
fare, Factor in international Rela-
tions." at the opening session. when
President Homer Folks of the con-
ference will preside. Foreign guests
and delegates will be presented at
this opening session.
There will follow. beginning at
o'clock on the morning of Thursday,
May IT. six or more group meetings
daily, two morning. general sessions
and numerous sociA affairs. After
the first day, the evening" general ses-
sions will be held at Memort5@tt 49,
tinental Hall. In the afternoons the
kindred groups Will meet.
/ Many Group Meetings.
The convention is so large. with so
many group meetings. at so many
places, that 1t Is well to get in mind
the general order of the day.
Thursday, May IT, will be devoted
to a consideration of health, of which
topic DR.. Livingston Farrand Of Cor
nell University is chairman. Friday.
May IS. will be devoted to a con-
Ryan Of the Catholic University of
this city, chairman. Saturday, May
49, is law and government" day, of
which Prof Roscoe Pound of the Har-
day. May 20, the church" will be
considered. under direction of Mrs.
John NJ. Glenn, former president Of
the national Conference of social
work. On Monday. May 81, THE
Hone is to be the sirane1 general topic, pic
New York School of Social Work. in
charge THE School" will be dis
cussed Tuesday, May %. with Mrs.
Helen T. Woolley of Detroit in charge.
Public Opinion" is to be the general
subject of Wednesday. May %. with
DR.. John H. Finley of the New York
Times as chairman.
Numerous Health Topics.
Health day" Thursday. May II,
following the opening session at
meetings at o'clock. followed by
two. general morning sessions at
11:10 am. Hospital Social Service
and Health" will be considered at the
McKendree NJ. e. Church. I'm
occupied Fields In Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention" will be dis
cussed at Calvary Baptist Church,
"HeRfh Demonstrations" at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Social Aspects Of Medical Re-
search" at the Public library, "The
Growth OF the Social Point Of View
at the Mount Vernon Place M f.
Church South, and Social Health
Problems in Rural Communities at
the New National Museum.
and Industrial Importance of Health
will, be held at 11:10 am. at
Calvary Baptist Church, and a gem
eral session at the same hour on
Mental Attitude and Intelligence as
Social Health Factors, at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Following the meeting Of the exec
uttYo committee at 4:90 p.m. at the
Hotel washington. which Is the CON
vention headquarters. the general
evening session will be held at 8 pm,
at Memorial Continental Hall, with
addresses by DR.. Farrand, DR.. Lud-
wik Rajohman OF Geneva. Switzer-
land, and DR.. Hermann NJ. Biggs,
coma] ssioner of health of New York.
afteEnaon ef Nay 1ssetins r. ine,ude the the
American Association for Community
OrgansEattop, at 2:3o pm. at the In