New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
NO NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
so DECLARE THE NETWORK MEMBERS
OF THE LADIES' HEALTH PRO-
rrrrr1,r- AacOCYArTON

TECTIEE ASSOClAllON
The Ladies' Health Protective Association held
It's usual monthly meeting yesterday In the Acad-
envy Of Medicine No. II West Forty-third-st.. and
the session was long and unusually interesting
In addition the regular business. the CUES
ton OF a National organization was discussed.
The New-York association appears TO be entirely
OF one mind this subject, and that mind Is de-
cidedly In the negative The Philadelphia asso-
citation. on the contrary. believes enthusiastically
and utterly in the immense adva ntages 10 be de-
rived from National organization. and yesterday
It tried to bring the NEWCOMERS and Brook
lynites round to its way OF thinking II was rep
resented by It's president Mrs. J. II. Scribner and
It's secretary. Mrs. o. p. Amies, both OF whom
made earnest pleas for the cause they had cs-
poused. New-York and Brooklyn responded with
like earnestness. and every one remained in the
original opinion. Mrs. Charles Brush OF the
Brooklyn association. was the only one who agreed
with Philadelphia. and she was with them merely
because their opinions hers before she heard
their plea and brought TO them by Mrs.
Scribners arguments.
Mrs Brush argued that. though the large towns
did not need organization such as the ono pro-
posed. the small ones would be greatly benefited
thereby.
This also Mrs scribners argument. New
York and Brooklyn could get on forever, she said,
without National organization. but the little
towns needed the guidance and Information that
there ought TO be some central authority, 10 which
new and inexperienced organizations could send
for informa ton, and that there should be Ma
tonal chairman Of each department whose bust
Il should be 10 collect information which
should then be embodied in pamphlet form and
distributed among the different organizations
All the New-York speakers argued. In erect tnat
they were doing very well as they were: that the
a National organization and that the latter would
only be an unnecessary labor and i expense Among
low Mrs A. NJ Palmer and Miss Mary Phillips:
Miss PhIlpps thought that our 5Enof ,s
the growth of new organizations was rot retardeo
Mrs James scrimgeour president OF the Brook
Iyn Health Protective Association spoke az some
length and with much posiyensss IN oppos'iioHa 70
feeling she said, but thought she wanted 70 90 the
wok that the health boards are paid for dong
LET THE MEN WORK"
I'VE are doing altogether too much now said
Mrs Scrmgeou- "and the men are willing TO let
rs What we want Is hat the men should do more
and that we should do less and In Brooklyn we
are working on that principle We think We can
ACCOMPLISH moro by using our influence 10 put men
in ONCE who will attend 20 their business than
by trying 10 do # for them. We have not time for
so much public work and Il anything needs our
Mrs Scrimgeour could not see either. that there
was such necessity for the diffusion OF in1orfna-
''' II think women who go TO the convention" she
said Ought to be able 10 get along without our
sending people TO preach TO them Besides. we can
all read and the press Is generally very KIND 20
/ US The reporters make mistakes OF course put
( whole country. II is not machinery that MAKES a
society anyway, but the amount or personality m
jected into IL. II is Mrs. Trautman that makes
Mrs Scrimgeour concluded by inviting the New
! York association TO attend an inaugural tea
March 4 She read the official invitation. which
was in rhyme, and before doing so she remarked
that she wished the reporters were out or the room
| as they always seemed 70 think such things very
| ridiculous.
NETWORK REPORTERS.
Mrs Trautman Interrupted her 20 say that New
| York reporters were always very kind. and Mrs.
scrngeour said that they must differ from the
Brooklyn variety
That Is because you have not educated them go
well as we have" said Mrs Trautman.
When Mrs scrimgeour had finished, Mrs scribner
said she hoped 10 see a large delegation from
Greater New-York al the convention. which IL 70
be held in Philadelphia April % and 30. and that
the Delegates had been entertained in New.York
The question OF National organization Will come
up for discussion again at the convention.
FERRYBCATs ATTACKED.
The only new business brought before the meet
ing was the subject OF the offensive odors on the
ferry boats committee OF which Miss Mary
Phillips is chairman, appointed 10 look into
the matter. Others on the committee are Mrs.
Thaddeus l.. Wakeman DR. Jennie de la NJ. Lozier.
Mrs H. A Spencer and Mrs Sydney Resented.