The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-12
WOMEN PREFER DOGS.
Dumb Brutes More Than ChiIdren
Enlist Their sympathy.

From the New York World.
Am ! to understand that this fed
Grafton is absolutely unmindful of its
responsibilities as mothers? If that Is
so, let us stop right now. If you want
to work for dogs and cats, all right. 1
am for the child"
Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer. in a fiery ar
raignment that almost stampeded the
New York City Federation of Women's
Clubs at the Hotel Cumberland yes
terday, scored that organization for its
action IN laying upon the table a mo-
ton for the protection of the children
OF the public schools. This, following
Immediately the adoption of a resoiu-
ton oHering cooperation to the Socie-
~ Tor the Prevention of Cruelty to An
lmals, carried significance that could
not be ignored.
Mrs. Palmer. who lives in West 11sth
street, cited the fact that twice each
week fifty or seventy-tlve boys from the
school at 117th street and St Nicholas
avenue gathered for the most brutal
fights.
wo children are pitted AGAINST each
other in a manner that endangers their
lVes, their eyesight. or their hearing
ana the grocer and butcher and every
Douy else stand by and cheer them on.
| CNNee9AOAl, Stilu MIS-. Pdif0eE-
rusned out Just as / was, in a wrapper
with hair not yet arranged. and grab,
PED the bigger boy and pulled him off.
Ihere was no policeman in sight In
stantly all the boys turned upon me
iet mat that was not my mission in
Ire and turned the boy over TO a man
ana went back into the house.
But, ladies. II is absolutely neces-
sary 10 take some steps. If thew fight
up there in fairly good neighborhood
! stands to reason they fight In others
that are worse. Cannot we carry the
matter to the police colrts? II Is
something we OF the federation should
Jake up--we are all mothers"
dozen women were on their feet n,
an instant Miss Brown presented a
resolution urging an appeal to the no.
lice. DR.. Sophie Scheel pointed o,It
rhat the school principals and the To-
cal school boards could settle the AZ
Iaif. DIR. Jarrett called upon the fed
GRAFTON to resolve itself into a. Vigilance
committee, each Individual to report
every case that came under her obser-
Vatlon. Mary Garrett Hay urged that
the CITY superintendent be asked to In
terfere.
He is UP to his eyes in work. IL
would be completely lost" hetorted
DR.. Jarrett.
"It is a matter neither for tn epo-
ice nor for the school boards said
Miss O'Brien. THE city justices should
be called upon to punish the young Of
Tenders and not to let them on with a
moral lecture"
This caused an cutlery from all parts
of the room in tine midst of which Mrs.
Augustine Wilson moved to lay the
matter on the table. T'hds motion was
carried.
II should like to know what are the
limits OF the federation's work, any
way" said Mrs. Gordon sarcastically.
"Ltnitsi" Mrs. Palmer Indignantly
faced the questioner. why should we
look after animals and not children?
IL we are to draw the line there Oct us
stop right now. / don't care for the
City Federation or it's backing have
started this work and I will never STOP
II you want TO work for dogs and cats.
all right. / am for the child"
There was tremendous excitement,
and Mrs. Belle Gray Taylor called out,
Mrs Palmer is justified for scoring
US"
The S. p. C. A. came in for much
criticism before the motion for cooper
alton was passed.