Evening star., 1942-04-08
States Urged 10 Give
Birth Control Data
To Those Wanting Il
Parent Federation Leader
Lists Six Purposes Of
Public Health Program

Birth-control information for
those who want it" should be in
cluded in all State public health
programs, D. Kenneth Rose, ma
tional director of the Planned Par
enthood Federation of America, as
serted in an address here yesterday
Speaking to the Mothers Health
Association of the District at the
Y. W. c. A, Mr.. Rose said vast
age of 81 per cent of all babies
born, through death, disease, inSan-
tty and delinquency" has a direct
connection with the approximate
40 per cent rejection of selectees for
military service.
Six Purposes Cited.
The speaker said his group be-
lieves planned parenthood as an
essential part of State public health
programs would achieve six pur-
poses.
First, reduce the maternal death
rate by enabling mothers with Sc
rious ailments to avoid pregnancy:
second, improve maternal health by
giving mothers time to regain health
and strength between pregnancieS;
third, reduce the infant death rate
by enabling mothers to space"
children at two or three year inter-
walls: fourth. reduce the number of
abortionS; fifth, reduce the spread
of venereal diseases, and sixth, raise
the standard of living by enabling
parents to adjust the size of the
family to the family income.
Mr.. Rose said there are $50 birth
control centers in the United
States, of which 2O6 are operated
under State or local public health
auspices. He said II per cent of
the American people. according to
Gallup poll. indorse the inclusion
of birth control in Government
health clinics.
Local Group Elects Officers.
Mrs. Prentiss Wilson. president
of the local chapter, announced
the Mothers Health Association
henceforth would be known as the
Planned Parenthood Association of
the District of Columbia. A printed
report of the local groups activities
was given the approximately 100
men and women attending the an
nual meeting.
Directors and officers named, fol-
lowing nominations by committee
consisting of Mrs. Milton w. King
and Mrs. Robert Sanders. are Mrs.
Wilson, president; Mrs. Montgom-
cry Blair, jr., vice president; Mrs.
David R. Craig, secretary: Mrs. Ed
gar M McPeak. treasurer: Fontaine
Bradley, director for one year; Mrs.
Fontaine Bradley and the Rev.
Francis w McPeek, directors for
two years; Sidney Katz, Mrs. Henry
King. Mrs. Edgar McPeak. DR.. Wal
ter R. Stokes, directors for three
years. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
jr.: Mrs. David r. Craig, Mrs. John
L. Proctor. Joseph Sanders and
Mrs. Wilson, holdover directors.
Sponsors of the local organization
are: Mrs. Dean G. Acheson, Mrs.
Anne Archbold. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Tracy Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Woods Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs,
Edward B. Burling, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Cafritz, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
j. Carr, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Da-
vidge, Mrs Bancroft Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward r. Finkenstaedt. Mr..
and Mrs William J. Flather, jr.;
Mrs. Thomas L. Catch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith,
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Houghteling,
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Kaufman. Ad-
miral and Mrs. Emory Scott Land,
Mrs. Reeve Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs
William w Mackall, jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold N Marsh, Dr. and Mrs.
Albert J. Mccartney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Keith Merrill, DR.. and Mrs. James
Mitchell, Mrs. Charles Carroll Nor
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt
Myers. Mrs. Stanton Peelle, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Peter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ganson Purcell, Mr. and Mrs.
George Rublee. Mr.. and Mrs. L. M.
c. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John Stern
hagen, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Corrin
Strong, Mr.. and Mrs. WinsloW Van
Devanter, Mrs. Harvey Wiley and
Mrs. Theodore S. Wilkinson.