42 Proceedings of Ninth Annual Meeting 



Literature departments should ask for stories or jingles about 

 the mosquitO'. This would work out best in grammar or high 

 schools, although it niight be tried in the lower grades as well, and 

 prizes should be given for the best story or jingle, such as a book, 

 or gold piece of small value. 



Art departments could ask for cartoons. Man)^ children are 

 very clever with their pencils and crayons. The best work should 

 be placed in some prominent public place where all who ''run may 

 read." 



Educational departments could get in touch with Commissioner 

 of Education Enright at Trenton, and urge his putting into our 

 schools Dr. Headlee's literature. This surely would be a move in 

 the rig'ht direction, and is a suggestion made at a recent meeting 

 of the Middlesex County Commission. 



Our drama departments should see that mosquito film is shown 

 at moving picture houses all over the state, as well as in our 

 school buildings. 



Last, but by no means least, I mention our legislative depart- 

 ment. Here the commissioners would be able to get much-needed 

 help. Mrs. Olsen has told you that we are not a political organi- 

 zation and recognize no political party or creed. We have our 

 representative in Trenton, who keeps in close touch with all bills 

 of interest to the federated clubs within the state. We are thus 

 enabled to throw our support to any kind of legislation which is 

 deemed worthy. The legislative department protects the interests 

 of women, children, institutions and agencies, and all who are 

 not able to care for themselves. As this mosquito problem is a 

 health problem it is a matter of vital civic interest. 



Organization means power, and the clubs throughout our state 

 are a live, well organized, working body of women ready tO' "fall 

 in line" when the signal is given. 



Each club could be urged to support any petition sent out to 

 our freeholders, asking that an appropriation be granted to our 

 mosquito commissions throughout the state generous enough to 

 enable them to do this work so important, not only to the com- 

 fort but to the general health and happiness of our people. 



I am sure that all of my fellow commissioners will agree that 

 all I have said is possible of attainment. Women working to- 

 gether for any good cause can always accomplish whatever they 

 set out to do. The ideas which I have presented tO' yon are only 

 a few of the ways in which the work can be taken up among the 



