Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-25

NEW YORK, April 25.-Confronted by
the spectacle Of murders, highway rob-
| berries, burglaries and felonious assaults
perpetrated with impunity, the Citizens
Union, on behalf of the people of New
York City, recently let loose two broad
sides of criticism aimed at the head of
Richard z. Enright, police commissioner,
the appointee of Mayor Hylan. In re-
| tort. smarting under the threat from
! Governor Miller OF removal, Enrlght
called the Citizens Union, a political
pan-handling organization presided over
| by q drug vendor"
Which brings US to an impartial re-
view of the activities Of DR.. William Jay
I Schieffelin, chairman Of the Citizens
/ Union and the subject Of Enrght's
| vituperation.
| 1t is a great pity the metropolis has
not more drug vendors of the cut and
pattern of Dr.. Schieffelin, a direct de-
scendant of John Jay, first Chief Justice
| OF the United States, who as a member of
the Fourth Provincial Congress, drafted
| the resolution by which delegates Of
New York In the Continental Congress
were authorized to begin the Declara-
ton OF Independence, and who, after par
| ticipating in the drafting Of the first
! New York State constitution, later went
to England for President Washington
and brought about the signing Of the
| famous document known In history as
| jays treaty.
Tall, rudy checked. with twinkling
eyes and a firm tread, DR.. Schieffelin car
ries in his physical makeup marked sug
| gestions of his distinguished ancestor.
His grandfather, John Jay, who was a
grandson of Washington's friend, took an
I In CIo
and later was one of the organizers for
the Republican party in New York State.
1t is therefore. not surprising that DR..
Schieffelin should turn his hand to po-
litical betterments, and accept the leader
ship of such q non-partiSan organization
as the Citizens Union.
DR.. Schieffelin is fifty years old,
was born in New York City, graduated
from Columbia and has six grandchil-
dren- His sons son, William Jay Schief-
hin, third, born two months ago, will be
the seventh generation to enter Schieffeln
and Company, wholesale drug merchants.
provided the plans of his grandfather
materialize. To complete the social en-
vironment OF this drug vendor" Mrs
William Jay Schieffelin is a daughter of
the late Elliott F. Sheppard, who married
Miss Vanderbilt
few nights ago DR.. Schieffelin had
occasion TO occupy the rOstrum of the
Young Mems Club Of the Collegiate Mid
die Dutch Reformed Church in Seventh
street He was asked to tell Of the work
OF the American Church Missionary So
ciety Of which he is president. After
| that he was called upon to report the
progress in law enforcement Of the
| Church Temperance Society, Of which he
is treasurer.
Having only recently returned from Ser
bia and central Europe, Dr. Schieffelin
was next asked to relate the status of
the Serbian Child Welfare Society, of
which he Is president. He told of the
raising last year Of 5000, 900 in monev and
materials. the establishing OF 40 school
buildings, the equipping Of 20 trade
schools, the placing of hundreds of war
orphans IN good homes instead Of insti-
tutionS the creation of health centers
with trained nurses and physicians and
the launching Of an educational health
campaign in Serbia, the worst war-rav-
aged country OF Europe.
1t developed at the meeting DR.. ScLief-
felin had frst-hand information regard
ing the advance in the cure Of leprosy
| being chairman Of the American mission
to Lepers that has established a lep-
rosarium, at Caville, La, which colony
for lepers required special legislation in
Louisiana. There are 700 known Iepers
in the United States and last year the
| American Mission raised nearly $1,000, 900
for their benefit
! Somebody at the meeting then wanted
| TO know what had been done for the
| colored races and DIR. Schieffelin was
able to make an excellent report as he.
trustee Of both Hampton and Tuske-