The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
KINGSBURY DOWNS
HECKLING WOMEN
Applause More Pronounced
Than Kisses at Meeting Of
Child Welfare League.
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After two hours Of heckling 10y womc"
at the meeting called 10y the International
Child Welfare League at the Hotel
Plaza. yesterday 80 consider the condi-
lions laid bare by GOV. Whitman's chart
ties inquiry. Commissioner Ningsbury
of the Charities Department moved a re-
vision of a certain well known saying.
1T has been said tina there are three
things that hiss, "a snake. a goose and
a mao." he observed. THAT last word
ought TO be changed"
Ae came there, however. fully pre-
pared for opposition. Il knew would
be heckled and Missed, he said at the
outset. Il knew Father Farrell would
send women to interrupt me" tlndig-
ant soprano voices from the rear
"He did not -
BE it said. though, that the kissing
did not represent the sense of the meet
ing. The big audience was on the whole
highly sympathetic. at one time applaud
ing so enthusiastically hat; the scat
tered opponents We're quite downcd. and
Commissioned kinEsbury was a,ros,
overcome.
81 can hardly keep In, You NuoW," he
said. with an open sniff and tears in
his eyes.
The president OF the International
Child Welfare l.eaguc. Mrs. WATSON I'M
Brown. sat or the platform with Mrs.
Herbert Carpenter and Miss Helen NJ.
Todd. head OF the leagues newly formed
bureau OF Information. The men who
sat there represented the three religious
faiths concerned in the tight that has
grown out Of the charities inquiry. Com
missioner Doherty of the Charities De-
partment was tho catholic I.u lwig -
Bernstein. supcriut,ndvnt of the Hebrew
Shclterins Guardian society, and Adolf
Lewisohn were the Jews, and COM
missioner kingShury was the Protestant
Mr.. kingshury gave a long account OF
the snags the city administration has
struck in its Investigation Of the insti.
tutions which care for The helpless
wards. and devoted much attention tc
the pamphlet. ~ Pubic scandal
signed hy Father william r. Farrell
hut written. the speaker sad. by Dr
Daniel =. Potter llr. Potter's name
which he said MS counsel had advised
him 10 suppress til the man was on th'
witness stand. hc gave after insisten'
demand from the audience.
Commissioner k~lugShurY denounced
the persons who have injected venom
into this ~nvcstigi.iou.'
This mean attempt 10 play on reIi'
gious feelings he sad. has slmos
caused the city to fail N h great orpor
tunity. II has come near to running thu
greatest iuve.tisation ever attempted II
New York.
when Commissioners noheity Wa
called on he made "A very brief speech
THE person. | don't ear" whether H. al
she be Jew. catholic ~ Protestant
hut the person who put obstacles IN tn
way OF any effort Ia better the condition
Of helpless. dependent orphan chtldre'
is not a humiu being that person IS
beast said NJ. Doherty.
Miss Helen Todd was the last speaker
though not the last who tired t. speak
An excitable nan on tho i'oo' made siren
nous Efforts to gain PERMISSION 10 max
"A fifteen minute speech. and failing. col
lected a crowd In the lobby OF the h"tc
and relieved his feelings 10y critlcis.nI
everybody he could think of in the char
toO investigation.