Proceedings of Eighth Annual Meeting 67 



formed. They had a meeting at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark 

 and they expected about two hundred women to respond to the call 

 to form or concrete this Women's Republican Club; and instead of 

 two hundred there were nearly seven hundred women reported at 

 that time. Now I will defy anybody to mention any call sent out to 

 a lot of men, no matter what the cause, unless it be a jamboree of 

 some kind, that will be responded to like that. 



Now if there is that much enthusiasm in simply joining a club 

 let us with our big project approach these women and get them into 

 partnership with us. It so happens that we have the spring con- 

 ference of the New Jersey Women's Republican Club starting today 

 at one o'clock gr two o'clock this afternoon. Tonight they have an 

 informal reception in the convention room of Haddon Hall. They 

 are to be addressed by Senator Edge. And as I came out f rom the 

 moving picture exhibit there a little while ago a lady who is from the 

 upper part of the state, from Morris County, very much interested 

 in mosquito work, said, "Why don't you get the women to help 

 you?" "Well," I said, "We want to." She said, "Why don't you 

 go and tell them about it tonight?" I said, "I think that is a very 

 good idea. Do you think they would like to see us?" She said, 

 "I am sure they would." 



So I have had it on my mind ever since, and I sent an emissary,, 

 or an emissary volunteered to go, and Mrs. Feichert who was Presi- 

 dent, said they would be very glad to hear us. 



Now, gentlemen, I suggest that we have an almighty good spoke- 

 man here in this audience for this cause, a man who knows how to 

 talk to anybody, particularly the ladies. He has made this work his 

 lifework, almost, and I feel sure that you will agree with me that if 

 Dr. Ralph Hunt would present himself to the ladies this evening and 

 tell them out project and ask them to help, that he would meet with 

 a good reception and the mosquito cause would suffer no setback. 

 I make that a motion. (Applause). 



President Rider: Is that motion seconded? 



(The motion was seconded). 



President Rider: Are you ready for the question? 

 (The question was called for). 



President Rider: All those in favor say aye; opposed no. It 

 is a unaminous vote. Dr. Hunt. You will see that our association 

 is properly represented before the ladies. 



Mr. Dobbins: May I call your attention to Mr. Howell's paper 

 of last night. I think that paper was passed over rather lightly. 



