The Washington herald., 1911-03-15

Peyser, who heads one committee. and
Louis Willige, who is chairman of an
other. will continue to plan for the bridg-
ing over of the period of inactivity on
the part of Congress, while the investi-
cation of Mr.. Oysters proposition is un-
der way.
II, in the opinion of the committee, Mr..
Oysters plant does not offer the ad-
vantages of the Straus laboratory, the
offer will be declined with thanks. If,
on the other hand. Mr.. Oysters plant
and the means he commands for distrib-
uting its product proves superior TO the
Straus laboratory. the local merchants
proposition probably will receive the
preference, regardless of any action by
Congress. The final settlement of the
question lies entirely in the hands OF the
committee. as the various charitable or
ganizations and the Associated Charities,
through which mediums the milk is dis
tributed, have agreed TO abide by such
decison
Mr. Oysters proposition as outlined at
last nights meeting is to take up the
work of furnishing infants of Washing
ton with safe milk exactly where the
Straus laboratory left off.
Follows Straus supply Plan.
After April /" said Dr. Weld, Mr..
Oyster will furnish the babies of Wash
ington, through the Associated Charities,
other established charitable institutions,
or on the prescription Of physicians, with
modified milk. pasteurized milk. or raw
milk from tuberculin tested cows. Mr..
Oyster will do this under the same con-
ditons as did the Straus laboratory.
1t will continue indefinitely. He viii
make it as much a regular business as
his other work. The milk will be deltv-
cred to the depots maintained by the
organizations, to be distributed by them.
In addition. he will employ without
charge four graduate nurses, whose duty
it will be to instruct mothers on the
feeding and care of babies"
The announcement of DR.. Weld was en-
Enthusiastically received by the members.
It was made while a resolution offered
by Mr.. Willige indorsing the work Of
Mr.. Peyser's committee in raising funds
for continuing the work of the Straus
plant and urging favorable consideration
by Congress at the coming extra session
of a bill providing for the taking over
and maintenance of that plant by the
government was under consideration. Fol-
lowing the announcement for Mr.. Oyster.
Mr.. Willige prefaced his resolution with
a vote Of thanks to Mr.. Oyster for his
offer. The resolution was then unani-
mously adopted.
Mr. Peysers committee yesterday an
rounced the following added eontribu-
tions for the continuance Of the Straus
laboratory:
Previously acknowledged, s5S7-2; W.
Clifford Long, $: Charles W. Darr, S;
Sarah r. Lee. $25: Grace Dennis Itch
field So; Julius Lansburgh Furniture and
Carpet Company. $; George c. Aukam,
Sc: Eugene z. Stevens. IS: A D. Prince,
IS; employees of r. Harris & Co, $3;
L. H Chandler, S; ]. Edison Briggs, S;
Miss Katherine DumbelI. s.; total, $6l5.5
Lectures on Gardens.
One of the features of the evening was
the lecture, with eautifully-colored
stereopticon slides. on the work and
hopes of the Peoples Gardens Associa-
president David Fairchild. Mr.. Fair
child's talk commanded the closest at
tention of his audience, and at the con-
clusion he was given a rising vote Of
thanks and on the suggestion Of Robert
N Harper so was voted for the fund
Of his organization
DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, secretary, and ex-
Senator Henry w. Blair, president of the
International Reform Bureau, told toe
Chamber of plans for the building of a
handsome home for the organization at
Second street and Pennsylvania avenue
northeast, on the site of the old Cald-
we'll home, the place of meeting of the
United States Supreme Court, following
the burning Of the Capitol by the British
during the war of 1872
William H. Saunders, who represented