The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
Connecticut Takes the Lead in Great Movement Inspired by c. w. Beers
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AUTHOR MADE SECRETARY
Committee Named to Perfect Organ. izatiOn--Scopc of Planned Work of the Soclety--Honorary
 Members.

The first meeting of the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene was held at the home of the Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes jr., yesterday afternoon. Steps were taken to place the society on a working basis, and to that end the Rev. Mir. Stokes, Prof. Russell H. Chittenden and James Kingsley Blake were delegated to select l. com mittee to perfect the organization of the society. Clifford w. Beers of this city. through whose efforts this society has been brought into exist ence, was appointed acting secretary. Work will be begun at once.
 Below will be found list of those who have already agreed to serve as honorary members of the society:
 New Haven--Harry w. Asher, Miss Rebekah Bacon, Prof. William B. Bailey, Prof. c. M. Bakewell, Robert A. Beers, George B. Beers, Thomas G. Bennett, Mrs Thomas q. Bennett, J. Kingsley Blake, Dr. George Blumer. Prof. William H. Brewer, Dr. B. A. Cheney, Prof George J. Brush, Dr. R. H. Cheney, Prof. R. H. Chittenden, Dr. William q, Daggett, Dr. A. R. Diefen- dorf, Dr. Timothy Dwight. Frederick c. Earle, Dr. Gustavus Eliot, Henry F. English. Lewis H. English Prof. Irving Fisher, Dr. J. P. c. Foster. Dr. Arthur T. Hadley, Rev. Artemas J. Haynes, J. Edward Heaton, F. c. Hill, Tphn not To- Lo ~s. | Judd, Prof. Charles F. Kent Prof. Thomas R. Lounsbury, Dr. Stewart Means, pr. c. P. Lindsley, Burton Mansfield. A. Mcclellan Mathswson. Norris G. Osborn, Edwin $. Oviatt, Rev. J. DeWolff Perry, Prof. William Lyon Phelps. Dr. H. w. Ring, A. Hea- tor Robertson. Prof. Henry Wade Rogers, Dr. H. l.. Swain, George D. Seymour. Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, jr., Louis F. Stoddard, Prof. Will liam C. Sumner. Alexander Troup. Rutherford Trowbridge, Victor Morris Tyler. Isaac Ullman, Herbert c. War; ren, Prof. George D. Watrous, Gov. ernor Rollin $. Woodruff.
 Hartford--Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster, Hon. Edward w. Hooker. Rev. F. P. Parker. Dr. F, T. Simpson. Miss Augusta Williams.
 | Bridgeport-Charles c. Sanford.
 Waterbury-Rev. Charles A. Dins- more, Charles P. Kellogg, Rev. John N. Lewis, jr,. pr. Elizabeth c. Spen- cer. Rev. J. G. Davenport.
 New London-F'rank V. Chappell. Naugatuck-J. Fl. Whittemore, Mrs J. H. Whittemore.
 Norwich--Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell.
 Greenwich--Willam J. Hoggson.
 Brookheld--F. s. Curtis.
 lastonbury-Samuel II. Williams.
 Farmington-Alfred Atmore Pope.
 The preliminary propectus or scope of the planned work of the society was made public yesterday as follows.
 1. After all, what the insaue most need Is a friendl"
 By co-ordinating the friendly im- pulses of those, who, if they but knew how, would gladly help the in- sane, the Society for Mental Hygiene can prove itself that friend.
 3. It Is the aim of the Society for Mental Hygiene to become perman- ent agency for education and reform in the field of nervous and mental diseases; an agency for education al- ways. for reform as long as radical changes may be needed.
 3. The chief object of the Society for Mental Hygiene shall be the in- provement of conditions among those actually insane and confined, and the protection of the mental health of the public at large.
 Conditions In this neglected field may be bettered by arousing through