The Washington times., 1917-04-24
SUPPORT PLEDGED
TO MILK CAMPAIGN
West End Citizens Body In
dorses The Times Efforts to
Insure Pure Supply.

Efforts Of the Health Department and
The Times to insure pure milk supply
for the District were indorsed unani-
mously by the West End Citizens Asso-
citation at a meeting in Kidder's Hall last
night. The association pledged Its sup
port to the campaign against unlicensed
milk, and urged speedy action with
change in the law II necessary to pro-
tect the health OF adults as well as OF
the children Of the community.
Action. was taken on resolution IN
troduced by DR.. Elmer Sothoron,
physician Of the West End. DR.. Soth-
oron said every effort should be put
forth by the association to protest the
community from unlicensed milk that
might come from farms with unclean
barns, barnyards. and cows.
Bottle-fed babies. he said, are particu-
larry susceptible to serious illness from
hack Of care in the production and hand
ling OF milk He declared the associa-
ton should stand with the other crVic
bodies of the District In lending support
in every way to efforts to stop the
supply, from unlicensed farms.
Text of the Resolution.
Several members approved the state
ments and the resolution Of DR.. soth-
oron, which was as follows:
sBe IL resolved: That this associa-
tion 90 on record as indorsing the ef-
forts of the Health Department and
The Washington Times for pure milk
in the District of Columbia
"Be II further resolved: That this
association urge speedy action to
stop the bringing of unlicensed milk
into the District, changing the laws
II necessary to secure this end, for the
better protection of adults and in
fants."
The resolution was adopted by
unanimous vote without debate.
Members Of the association criti-
cised the management OF the District
National Guard, and the spirit OF the
young men of the city, which had kept
enlistments so low. DR.. Sothoron
blamed 1t on the form of government,
declaring suffrage would make a.dif-
ference. He cited the enthusiasm Of
Baltimore and other Eastern cities,
where enlistment quotas had been
made up rapidly.
It was charged by another speaker
that enlisted men in guard organiza-
LlOnB were LICdlCu aAA AASOhSAACA 1eS
manner, and that there was dissatis-
faction after the border experience.
Capt. George Evans, old soldier, took
issue with many of these statements,
declaring the men of the District
would be found ready when the neces-
sity arose.
Gardening Committee Named.
Bylaws OF the association were
amended to fix the annual dues at q
dollar a year payable in advance, with
two months grace, after which a
member would be dropped for nom
payment
In response to q communication
from the central garden committee,
Frank Sutor was appointed chairman
of a committee to cooperate with
that body. The West End has been
placed in the fifth gardening district.
On motion of DR.. B. T, Sumey, S25
was appropriated as the associations
bit toward the war. 1t will be do
mated to the Red Cross.
A motion OF Daniel O'C. Callaghan
for free rides for all soldiers In uni
form was tabled, after much opposi-
tion developed. Members declared
from a business standpoint 1t would
be unfair, IL not fatal, to the street
railway companies.
A property improvement commit