Evening star., 1923-05-16
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM

The opening session of the f1f-
tieth anniversary meeting of the
National Conference of Social
Work will be at S o'clock tonight
in Polls Theater
The conference will continue in
session through Wednesday eve
ming. May %.
The general sessions will be
held in the Memorial Continental
Hall of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Today was devoted principally
to registration of delegates.
The program for the opening
meeting tonight is:
Presentation Of foreign guests and
delegates.
Presidential address-"Preven-
ton Succeeds by Homer Folks,
president of the National Confer
ence of Social Work.
Address-"Social Welfare. a Fac
Secretary Hughes OF the Depart
ment of State.
Tomorrow Program On Health,
j. Livingston Fnrrnnd.
Ithaca, n. ". Chairman.
Morning: Six group meetings,
9 to 1850 am.
GROUP MEETING I.
McKendree NJ. E. Church South.
Joint session with American AS
Topic: Hospital Social Service
Presiding: Miss Ruth V. Emer-
son. Boston Dispensary. Boston.
i. "Th. Social Case Method in
Health work" Miss Janet T.
Thornton. committee on dispensary
development, New York.
2. THE Contribution of Hos
pital Social Service to Health con-
servation." Miss Edith Baker, di-
rector of social service, Barnes
Hospital. ST. Louis. Mo.
3. THE Development Of Hos
pital Social Service to Health Con-
France" Mile. Marguerite Nouf-
f1ard. general directrice. hospital
social work in Paris. France.
GROUP MEETING II.
Calvary Baptist Church.
Topic: "Unoccupied Fields in
Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention
Presiding: DR.. Livingston Far
rand. chairman committee on
i. "Unoccupi.d Fields in Health
Promotion and Disease Preven-
tion." DR.. W. s. Rankin, secretary.
state board OF health. North Caro-
lima.
Discussion by DR.. Haven Emer-
son, professor of public health.
College Of Physicians and Sur
geons, Columbia University, New
York
GROUP MEETING III.
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
Topic: Health Demonstrations"
Presiding: DR.. Charles j. Hat
feld, executive director. Phipps In
stitute. Philadelphia. Pa.
1. "The Theory Of Health Dem
onstrations,' DR.. Lee X. Frankel.
third vice president. Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, New
2. Progress to Date in Health
Demonstrations" Cten-minute re-
a. "Framingham Health Demon
stration," DR.. Donald B. Arm
strong. executive officer. National
Health Council, New York.
b. Mansfield Health Demon
stration," Or. Walter H. Brown.
Mansfield child health demonstra-
g. East Harlem Health Cen
ter" Kenneth D. Widdemer: exec
utive officer, East Harlem Health
Center. New York.
d. IN. Y. A. I. c. P. Mulberry
Health Center" John c. Gebhart.
director department OF social v, wei
e. Commonwealth Fund Child
Health Demonstrations" Courte-
nay Dinwiddie. executive director,
American Child Health Assocfa-
tion, New York.
(. "Milbank Fund Health and
tuberculosis Demonstrations," John
a. Kingsbnry, sscretary ac,, Miioank
GROUP MEETING ".
Carnegie Public Library.
Topic: Social Aspects OF Medi-
cal Research"
Presiding: DR.. Eugene R. Kel-
lev. state commissioner OF public
health. Boston. Mass.
1. "Promising Fields OF Medical
Rsse.rcn nr HSsrins WilIs n on PARK fuDo dc
tories, New York.
3. Practical Application OF
Research Findings" Surgeon
George W. Mccoy. director OF the
hygienic laboratories Of the
United States public health serv-
ice. washington. D. c. Discussion
to be opened by DR.. Wickline Rose,
general and International educa-
tion boards, New York.
GROUP MEETING ".
Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church South.
Topic: "The Growth Of the Social
Point Of View"
Presiding: Miss Elizabeth FOX,
director of public health nursing,
American Red Cross. Washington.
q. c.
1. I'm the Medical Field" DR..
william F. Snow, general director.
American Social Hygiene Associa-
tion, New York.
(. "In Public HEALTH" DR.. Allan
T Mel 0u1hlin director. New York