Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-10
FME sANITARIANs C0rrERxrce
TO-Day's Session Of the Public HEATH
Associations.

TME sANIrARIAxs. c0NrEREScE
To-Day's Session Of the Public HEATH
Association.
THE HEALTH OF FACTORY orERArrvEs-rHE
QUESTION of MARITIME oUARANrINE-A
COMMISSION TO STUDY YELLOW FEVER pm
POSED.
When the american Public Health associa
ton reassembied at Willard hall this u,ornino
series Of resolutions from the Phi,adelnhis
board OF health was read. These resolutions
declared tnat no rags from foreign ports shall
Oe pefmlIseo 70 !and at the port of Philadelphia
until they shall have been disinfected and
urged upon the A. P. H. A. the necessity of
passing judgment upon the matter Of the inn.
portation OF rags, and requested the association
70 recommend the thorough distinction Of inn
ported rags In every part of the United States
before they Are distributed for manufacturing
special committee for consideration and reccm.
mendation. "A" ie'ol"'
THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS
were elected: Dr. Andrew w. Imrie, Detroit:
u. Jno. W. Jones, of Tarbdrough, N. c.: DIR. ].
howard Iayior, Philadelphia; Dr. Chas Far
quhar, Olney, Md; E. ]. Hannah, Washington
D. c.; DR.. Carl H. Horsch, Dover, N. H. Dvipbt
A. Richardson, Osceola, Ark; Drs Thos. Taylor
Jas; + Young, q. T. Sewers and d. p. Morgan.
An auditing committee, consisting of Drs q
and F. +. Wood, Of Wilmington, \. c G, Was ap.
MANUFACTURES AND WORKSHOPS
The executive committee presented n new
draft OF the resolution offered by Mr.. Lomb YES
terday, as follows: sThat the A. P. H. A. re.
spectfully recommends to the commissioner
OF statistics and labor the appointment of one
or more commissioners OF experts, whose duty
1t shall be to visit the principal factories and
workshops in this country to examine them
Eaf ,hs WIN reference to the provisions made
ana 10 report ON the same with recommendar
tions." This resolution was adopted.
AGAINST NATIONAL SANITARY EXHIBITION
The executive committee reported that in
Chelr Judgment the proposition made in a reso-
luton offered by Dr. Chancellor secretary of the
Maryland state board of health. to appotnt a
committee OF nine to consider the practicability
OF holding national sanitary exhibition In
this city in 1887 was inexpedient
DR.. John II. Ranch, secretary of the state
board Of health of Illinois. read a paper on
"a Quarantine from the Mouth Of the
st. Lawrence to the Rio Grande"
DIR. Rauchs paper contained a most ex-
haustiVe account ofthe quarantine precautions
sa aI;ei In every part of the Union with
by DIR. Joseph Holt, president ofthe state board
OF health OF Louisiana, with a paper on s.San-
n itafy Protection OF New orleans, Municipal
YELLOW FEVER.
DE- Holt offered series OF resolutions. which
was referred to the executive committee ask.
Ing Congress to provide for the appointment OF
commission of three members-one Of known
search, and particularly in the department of
microscopic Investigation, the other two medi-
ca men Of recognized ability and experience
Panama, Colon and Havana, to investigate the
methods pursued In those places to protect the
nnacclimated against yellow fever injection.
hoo
proprfated TO pay the salaries and expenses Of
the commission, and that each member of the
$1,000.
., The last paper Of the morning was on "Mari-
time sanitation" and was read by DR.. g. T.
Armstrong, of the marine hospital service The
association adjourned a little after o'clock.
NEW ARRIVALS.
New arrivals have registered today as fol-
lows: Frederick Edunster, M. D., Brooklyn, N.
T.; s. o. Richey, Washington, D. Co. H. h.
Levy. Richmond, Va; DR.; J. Howard Taylor,
81. T5o DR.; Henry Hartshorn, PhiadeIphia W:
sey Hartweil, baltimore; Chas; F. Hayes. Gin
H. Kellogg, Battle Creek, Mich; Rudolph Her
Ing, Philadelphia; c. 7. Richardson, Charles
YORK; Albert l. Webster, stat sG Isand, New
+. w. Jones, NJ. d., Tarboro, North Carolina;
} n9os. W. Wright, NJ D., bridgeport. Conn;
Adams, NJ. D., Piitsfield, Mass.
RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT,
AT 3 o'clock this afternoon by appointment
Of the President, the members of the associa.
ton called in a body at the White House. and
were received by the President.
THE PROGRAM FOR ro-NIGHT's SESSION
is as follows: Reports of committees of award of
the Lcmb prize essays: /. On "Healthy Homes
and Foods for the Working Classes" II. On
THE Sanitary Conditions and Necessities of
School-houses and School Life" Ill. On dis
injection on. and indiyidnal Prophyiaxis against
Causes of Disease. Injury and Death in Ameri-
can Manufactures ana Workshops and the
Best Means and Appliances for Preventing and
Avoiding Them" Report of committee on
school hygiene, by Prof. d. A. Sargent, Harvard,
university. Cambridge, Mass, chairman. Re.
animal foods, by IN. Partridge, South Bend
Ind. chairman. Report of committee on dis
posal OF the dead by John Morris, NJ. D., Balti-
the members Of the association will inspect the
oysters at the / tn street wharf. The local com.
mittee Of arrangements will prepare for them
q grand oyster roast with all necessary acceS.
series.
The local committee of arrangements have
been very attentive to the comfort and enter
tainment of the members. Members Of the
committee remain about headquarters all the
NATION and doing everything possible i to con-
tribute to the pleasure of the members. In
their efforts they have had the cooperation of
mirtee; the Washington u Georgetown, and
Metropolitan street railroad companies, which
provide the association with u bountiful sup
ply Of car tickets, and the gentlemen in charge
of the places of interest about the city Mr. J.
c. McGinn. secretary of the local committee. is
in constant attendance. The clerical work at
tending the fiscal affairs of the association is
performed by Mr.. Robert VI. Barr, of the
Health office.
All the members OF the national board of
health attended the session to-day to hear the
papers on quarantine.
ID Of
geon general of the confederate army, attended
the session to-day.
Hon. Erastus Brooks. of New York, first vice
president OF The association, presided over por-
ton OF to-day's session.
Surgeon General Francis NJ. Gunnell, of the
navy, occupied a seat on the platform to-day.
Gen. Logan and Mr.. En(licOtt.
THE SENATOR SHARPLY CRITICISES THE sECRE-
TARY OF WAR.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Dolph introduced a
bill to amend the act of the last Congress to
allow to officers and soldiers compensation for
personal property lost at their quarters while