FIRST ANNUAL, MEETING 

 Of the 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STUDY AND PREVENTION 

 OF INFANT MORTALITY 



The first annual meeting of the American Association for 

 Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality was held at McCoy 

 Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, November 9, 10, and 

 11, 1910. 



The meeting was opened by a general session on "The Duty of 

 a Nation to its Potential Citizens." The president, Dr. J. H. 

 Mason Knox, Jr., was in the chair ,and the speakers were 

 Cardinal Gibbons, Ambassador Jusserand, Prof. Irving Fisher, 

 Dr. Abraham Jacobi and Dr. Wm. H. Welch. 



Other special sessions were held as follows: 



Philanthropic Prevention of Infant Mortality, Thursday, 

 Nov. 10, 10.30 a. m. Dr. Hastings H. Hart, chairman 



Municipal, State and Federal Prevention of Infant Mortal- 

 ity, Thursday, 8.15 p. m. Dr. Wm. H. Welch, chairman 



Medical Prevention of Infant Mortality, Friday, Nov. 11, 

 10.30 a. m. Dr. L. Emmett Holt, chairman 



Educational Prevention of Infant Mortality, Friday, Nov. 

 11, 2.30 p. m. Dr. Helen C. Putnam, chairman 



Two meetings were held by the Board of Directors, the first 

 on Wednesday afternoon, November 9, and the second, Friday 

 morning, November 11. At the former the term of office of the 

 directors elected since the formation of the Association, Novem- 

 ber 13, 1909, was determined as follows: 



FIVE YEARS 



Dr. W. W. Butterworth, New Orleans Mr. Charles Ford Langworthy, Wash- 

 Dr. W. H. Carmalt, New Haven ington 



Dr. F. S. Churchill, Chicago Mr. Harold F. McCormlck, Chicago 



Dr. J. F. Edwards, Pittsburg Dr. Herbert C. Moffltt, San Francisco 



Dr. Caroline Hedger, Chicago Rev. Beverly Warner, New Orleans 



Dr. Wm. H. Welch, Baltimore 



FOUR TEARS 



Mr. Robert W. Bruere, New York Dr. J. S. Neff, Priladelphia 



Dr John S. Fulton, Baltimore Miss M. Adelaide Nutting, New York 



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