Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-06
NECKWEAR,
SEE NAYS WINDOW.
QUESTION OF CONFIDENCE.
President Hadden's Report Of the
Sanitary Council.
How Kind the n. ID. H. IL 20 Run
while Money Lasts, and
Other Nice Reading.

To representative of the LEDGER,
this morning, President Hadden, who
returned from jackson, Miss, yester.
day, and whose prediction for the
National Board Of Health is well
known, gave q detailed account Of the
proceedings of the recent meeting Of
the Sanitary Council OF the Mississippi
Valley. 4l 4
He began by stating that short.
ly after the council met the
National Board of Health informed
the meeting that they had funds to
run them until the I'd of June, when
they must cease, but that they would
run to that time. Then some grave
signior arose and remarked that as
the National Board was SO kind as to
run until the money gave out he
moved the Council take no steps to
put the health Of the country in the
hands Of any one else until their time
expired. His motion was carried,
and the committee appointed for
the purpose retired, and returning
declared that the council ought To
authorize the Auxiliary Sanitary As
ISOLATION to take charge of the quaran
tine at New Orleans. but representa-
tives of that board arose and refused
to take the responsibility; that they
had no shadow of law to sustain them.
Whereupon somebody moved that
that ere council say who should take
charge of the quarantine. 1t was
decided that representatives of
the Sanitary Council, in sympathy
with the National Board, should be
put in charge at New Orleans as soon
as the National Beard sugar gave out.
"But who's to pay?" asked some
one.
Voluntary contributions" was the
reply.
Then it was decided to have the
resolutions engrossed and sent to the
President and to have copies Of them
sent to each one of the represen-
tatives from the fourteen
States. These representatives would
write the Governor, enclosing copy
OF the resolutions, and ask him, if be
thought fit, to use his influence with
the President to try and secure that
ere 100000.
Passed unanimously and with a
rousing cheer.
Regarding the communication sent
by the Louisiana State Board of
Health, President Hadden said it was
not a communication, but simply
copy of the proceedings of a late
meeting Of the board, addressed to no
one in particular. 1t was a species of
contempt that the council could not
brook, and one of the valiant members
arose and, in towering passion de-
manded that it be laid on the table.
"Oh, don't gentlemen d o>n It
spit back on 'em. Dol D.o.o-o treat
our Board with a little bit
of consideration" piteously
moaned a member from
Now Orleans. So the Secretary was
ordered to fold it up nicely and label
it, Received with thanks" or some
thing of the kind.
The Marine Service was not dis.
cussed at all-probably the council
forgot there was such service lying
around loose with all the money.
Anyway the great council is over, and
the National Board is again endorsed.
President Hadden's idea for uphold
ing the National Board is that the
people have more confidence in it
than in any other organization, but is
met by the query, Why? And did the
board keep opt epidemics when it
was given the money to do it with?