Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-08
DRUG ACT CHANGES
Favored by Committee of Ma.
ti0nal Civic Federation.
FOR ONE HEALTH SERVICE
Mrs. Hammond Re- Elected Chairman
of Woman's Welfare Depart
ment-Conference Ends.

Changes in the national food and drugs
the President of the United States in a
message to Congress. and the consolida-
ton into one independent health service
of all agencies for the conservation of
health. were recommended in resolutions
adopted by the committee on plan and
scope for the department on pure foods
and drugs of the National Civic Fedora
ton yesterday afternoon.
The department.. in other resolutions ap-
proved, urged the National Civic Fedora
ton to take active measures to obtain
uniformity of state and municipal laws
regarding foods and drugs, a uniformity
which shall not involve any sacrifice OF
standards and efficiency. A committee is
to be appointed to draft model forms for
laws and regulations covering the pro-
duction, manufacture. storage. transpor-
tation and sale of foods and drugs.
With John Hays Hammond presiding,
the committee met at the Metropolitan
Club. DIR. Harvey w. Wiley. chief chem
list, Department of Agriculture; Lucius
T. Brown, president of the National As
ISOLATION of State Food and Dairy Com
missioners; William Jay Schieffelin, rep
resenting the Wholesale Druggists Asso-
citation; Samuel Gompers and James
OConncll. representing the American
Federation of Labor; George Whitaker.
president of the Farmers National Con-
sress: b. l.. Murray, president % the
American Chemical Society. and William
G. Breed. representing the Wholesale
Grocers Association, We're present.
Outline Plan of Procedure.
A plan of procedure was outlined for
the work of the department. The cancer
cure case, which prompted the message
Of the President to Congress relative to
labelling foods and drugs. was discussed.
Mrs John Hays Hammond was re-
elected chairman at the annual meeting
of the national woman's welfare depart
ment yesterday. Mrs Alfred +. Bates
of New York was chosen first vice presi-
dent, in place of Mrs. Boardman Harri-
man of New York.
Mrs. Charles lIamin of Boston. second
vice chairman: Mrs. Horace Brooks of
Philadelphia. third vice chairman: Mrs.
August Belmont of New York. fourth vice
chairman. and Mrs. John X. Ottley OF At
lanta, fifth vice chairman. were reelected
to those Offices. Mrs. Robert S. Chew
and Miss Maude Wetmore, both of Wash
instOn, were reelected, respectively, sec
rotary and treasurer.
To the personnel of the executive COM
mittee were added Miss Elizabeth Mar
bury. Mrs. Lindon Bates and Mrs. Gill
bert Montague of New York, Mrs. George
Agassiz and Mrs. r. Livingston Beck
man of Boston and Mrs. J. Nota McGill
and Mrs. John Mclaughlin of Washing
ton.
Many at Afternoon Tea.
Afternoon tea rendered by the WASH
ington section to the national department
and others in attendance at the sessions
of the National Civic Federation brought
to Rauscher's at 3 o'clock great throng
of distinguished women. Less than
score of men We're on hand.
The meeting which preceded the social
| function was presided over by Mrs Arch
ibald Hopkins. Mrs. William Howard
Taft, honorary chairman of the national
| ing We're Mrs. James Bryce, wife of the
British ambassador: Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, Mrs. August Belmont. Miss
Anne Morgan. Miss Maude Wetmore and
many other prominent women.
Reference to former conditions at the
Jail of the District of Columbia. rem
edied by the Intervention of the woman's
welfare department., was made by Mrs.
Linden Bates of New York in an address
discussing the aims and motives of the
department. Admitting the right of the
law to execute the criminal. but denying
its right to brutalize him. she described
conditions which. she said had been al
lowed 10 prevail at the JAIL while for
more than thirty years. she said, no At
torney General of the United States. un-
der whose Jurisdiction the Jail came.
would visit it to investigate.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. commenting on
this statement, after Mrs. Bates had con-
cluded, paid compliment to Mrs. George
". Wickersham as the first wife of any
Attorney General to make it her business
to investigate the Jail.
Conditions in Mills.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson of North Car
DINA said tina, the condition of workers
in the cotton mills had steadily benefited
under the Intervention OF women of the
state Mrs. Caroline Barton Crane of
kalamazoo. Mich. described some COM
mon problems in American cities
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond en-
tertained the delegates of the federation
at a reception at their home last night.
The house was decorated and the attend
ance was large.
The business Of the federation is COM
pleted. The delegates will leave for their
homes today.