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from the metropolitan papers in New York. One of the worst 

 features in mosquito work is the ridicule heaped upon us, par- 

 ticularly by the metropolitan dailies ; but in one of our large 

 dailies last summer there appeared an editorial entitled, "The 

 Question of Mosquito Control is of More Importance to the 

 Residents; of Queens than the War in Europe." If we obtain 

 relief in New York City I think that it will be due almost exclu- 

 sively to Dr. Emerson's work. He has gone out of his way, giv- 

 ing of his personal time in a manner that is very highly creditable 

 in bringing this about, when it perhaps is not a duty that is 

 placed upon him by the city, because it is not going to reduce 

 the death rate. It is not a health measure in New York, it is a 

 comfort measure. 



The President — There is another worker from New York 

 who is here with us to-day who has done work for a good many 

 years, particularly under Dr. Doty, and we should like Mr. Win- 

 ship to say a few words. 



Mr. Winship — Mr. Chairman, I can only say that as a pio- 

 neer in this work it has been highly gratifying to me to attend 

 this session, that I have received valuable information, and that 

 my backbone has been stiffened to continue the fight. In relation 

 to the work in the city, Dir. Emerson has covered the ground so- 

 fully that nothing remains to be said. 



The President — The Publicity Committee has suggested a 

 further report. 



Mr. Dobbins — I forgot to say, gentlemen, in reporting for 

 the Publicity Committee, that it has decided to recommend to the 

 New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Association that the first 

 week in May be set aside in New Jersey as Mosquito Week in 

 the schools, and that the Commissioners of the counties use every 

 effort to carry out the same program in New Jersey that is to be 

 carried out in New York during this week — that is, furnishing 

 the public schools with the larvae and literature on the subject. 

 I would offer a motion that this Association endorse the first 

 week in May as Mosquito Week. 



(This motion was seconded by Mr. Hudson and carried.) 



