Evening journal., 1914-04-24
DR.. ROBIN Scores
LODGE DOCTORS
"Little Better Than Patent
Medicine Vendor He Says
in Referring to Them
CONFERENCE OVER
PUBLIC WELFARE

Talks on city recreation facilities
and their relative wholesome stand
ards featured last evenings session
Of the Delaware State Conference for
Social and Civic Welfare which is
being held in the New Century Club
parlors under the auspices of the
Social Service and Civic Committee of
the New Century Club, the Associated
Charities and the Hebrew Charities
One of the incidents of yesterdays
session was an attack by Dr. Albert
Robin upon lodge physicians. Speak
ing of the subject of the necessity Of
medical treatment for the poor or
needy, DR. Robin said they seek
the advice of a doctor whom they
consult once or twice, or else resort
to a lodge doctor who is little better
than patent medicine vendor He
makes little or no attempt to dag
nose the disease but treats some pro-
nounced subjective symptom" added
DR.. Robin. Much as we regret the
painful necessity of stating this fact,
we must face It as a serious menace
TO the health and we'll being of the
poor who generally resort to this sort
of medical advice. These doctors
look upon the practice of medicine
as a mere commercial pursuit and are
generally unmindful of the higher
obligations and nobler aims Of their
profession.
"As contract or lodge doctors, they
aim to make as many visits as they
can possibly crowd in and thus make
up the bulk of business for the small
case"
Dr. Robin also criticized the lacl
of what he considered adequate fret
hospital provisions for the poor II
this city. He said that relative L
hospital accommodation for the poor
Delaware Hospital had 10 free bed
for men, for women and for chill
dren. The Homeopathic Hospital, h
said, had 13 free beds for men. fol
women, 8 for children and for OBJ
stetrics
These provisions, he said, we're in
adequate In a city of 10000. He SAT-
that Delaware Hospital has sevent
per cent of the doctors, and but 2
free beds
The conference opened yesterda
afternoon with the Rev. Charles
Candee as presiding chairman. Mis-
Sibyl Gordon, general secretary o
the Associated Charities, was secro
tary Afternoon and evening session
will be held today, and the confer
ence will adjourn this evening. afte
the subject of an organization of
central welfare bureau is considered
An address of Mrs. Belle Israel'
president of Recreation Society c
Working Girls, New York. on "Stanc
ards of Wholesome Recreation" fes
tured the session last evening. Wi
mington. Mrs. fsraels said, shoul
stand as a normal example with te
moving picture shows and II dane
halls, to a population of 10000; an
she said she wished the reform wor
was as easy in other cities as her
The movie" man she said should NJ
nbe blamed for pictures which
had not been told were bad
She declared there were two kinds
reformers; The sledge hammer reform
or and the constructive reformer. Zone
she ayerred, declared that everythoir
was bad and only a revolution cou
right matters and the other started
work with things rs they were and bui
on a better basis" She advocated mi
nicipal dance halls, charging a nomin
admission and the use of the scho
buildings for welfare work, What bu
mess would build factory and let
stand idle all but five hours a day" 81
asked.
Speaking OF municipal parks she salt
1.-The moment you have your par
we'll lighted you have ceased to ha
dangerous parks"
She prodded the churches for not W,
coming some characters. "Get the q
who couldn't get into the settlement
the boy who never heard OF church
She said: "One of the failures OF Z
American church is that it has lost
hold on the young people
In an interesting talk on the Fac
tiles for Recreation in Wilmington
Miss Jennie Weaver explained IN (
tail the facilities of the city pla
grounds.
Mrs. C. f. Wollaston opened the 81
sion with a brief address relative
The conference work.
The Rev. r. w. Trapnell voiced {
opening prayer at the afternoon sessiC
Mr.. Candee. the chairman, urged
importance of cooperation in social 81
vice work. He said that such We