The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-28
FEDERATION CLOSES
THROWS OUT RESOLUTION
AGAINST VIvISECTI0N.
Decide to Stand Neutral in Regard to
Rockefeller Institute-Elect Delegates
to Biennial in June, 1908.

Tn question as to the necessity OF a
farm for the vivisection of dumb animals
in the interest Of science, or whether lne
establishment of such an institution IN
this State would be a blot on the falr
name of New Jersey, gave rise to some
animated discussion just prior to the al
1ournment of the thirteenth annual meet
ing Of the New Jersey State Federation
of Womcn's CLUBS, which convened in Or
ange last Friday and Saturday as the
guest of the Women's Club of Orange. me
committee on resolutions offered a resolu-
ton recommending that the federation
place itself on record as opposed TO the
Rockefeller Institute of Vivisection, now
in the course of construction at Clyoe'
hear New Brunswick. and to lend It's IN
huence towards the adjustment OF spch a
farm, where the breeding of dumb animals
for the purpose of vivisectlon will be car
ried on. The resolution was one OF a long
list offered for adoption. and would prob
ably have been accepted as a whole were
IL not that Mrs. James NJ. Trimble, of Up
per Montc1air, recognized as one OF the
most progressive women of New Jersey,
offered an objection to the erect that
the women were not justified in Impeding
the progress of science.
When informed by the chair that the
adoption of the resolution would place the
women on .TeEOGu III VDDoHtA " 1HN
for yivisectlon, Mrs. Trimble said; WV
section is an absolute necessity in this age
and l think we have no right to take any
such stand against scientific men,
Several other women declared themselves
in favor Of the farm" because, they saiu.
it is being conducted in the Interest OIL
humanity. One woman said II II We're
not for the antitoxin which VIII De eX-
perfmented with at the farm her chllo
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disense and that for the sake of humanity
the women had no right to interfere.
Several other women, including MRS.
Henry M. Sayre, president of the Newark
Auxiliary OF the humane Society OF New
Jersey. and Mrs. Andrew j. Newbury, OF
Jersey city, made a plea for the dump
animals that will necessarily be saer1hceu
to promote this science, but 1t was hnauy
agreed to adopt all the resolutions win
the exception of this clause, THIS 10 De
stricken out entirely.
During the council of presidents held
earlier in the day, 1t was voted to change
the name of the sociological department
to that of industrial and child labor ana
to change the name of the department OF
town Improvement to "civics and town
Improvement the latter change was ac-
cepted by the delegates, but 1t was agreed
after some discussion, to retain the name
of sociology the women contending that
il gave the department a larger scope.
Two new departments will be added to the
Federation, namely an art department, and
u Department Of literature, and a commit-
tee on civil service reform will be APP
Pointed TO work In conjunction with the
department OF legislation.
Invitations for the next convention were
received from two clubs. but as the next
convention will be the annual instead OF
the semi-annual, according to the re-
vision of the constitution, the place OF the
next annual convention will be decided by
the board of directors at the next eXecu-
tive meeting.
The young women who acted as pages
during the convention were Miss Mary
Brigham. Miss Mary Kitchen, Miss Anna
stevens and Miss Florence Stevens, all OF
Orange. The decorations of the stage We're
the work of Miss Blanche Strange, WINE
Mrs. G. A. Trowbridge, Mrs. w. A. Bald
win and Miss Carrie Shaw had charge OF
the decorations of the clubhouse. which
were made doubly beautiful by the
ind use Of choice flowers and
branches of autumn leaves donated by
member of the Woman's Club of orange