46 Proceedings oe Ninth Annual Meeting 



an essayist, and the local paper not only printed his essay, btit his 

 picture, too. 



O'ur conference committee meeting with Dr. Smith in Newark 

 was more for the newspaper notices than anything else. Ask 

 Dr. Becker, Dr. Hunt, Mr. Dobbins. Publicity is one-half of our 

 whole problem and we must never forget it. Advertising — edu- 

 cation — publicity — it is not only a half of our problem, but it is 

 the more important half. 



My friends, we can begin to boast of our state-wide work 

 when we are spending $500,000 per annum. In the state to-day 

 we are spending $250,000 per annum, and we have been spending 

 that amount for several years. Therefore, we are not making 

 sufficiently rapid progress. We have done wonders in several 

 counties, but in the southern part of the state we are in the dol- 

 drums. I especially want to see the Ocean County appropriation, 

 now $12,000, increased to $30,000. 



Speaking of women's organizations, I had enormous help from 

 the women of South Orange, especially at the beginning of this 

 work in 1901, 1902 and 1903. Through these state-wide women's 

 organizations we have the machinery through which our publicity 

 can flow to the whole state. And I want to see Mrs. Boynton on 

 the executive committee to see to it that that very thing is done. 

 She knows what to do, how to reach O'Ut. and how to get these 

 women at work. 



Now what do we want them to work for? Public opinion. 

 Why? For larger appropriations. And let the goal for next 

 year, or at least the year after, be a half million dollars appro- 

 priated for the New Jersey county commissions. After this 

 money is expended we can do our boasting. 



Thank you very much. (Applause.) 



Chairman Manchee — We will have to limit any further dis- 

 cussion to just a few words, if there is any, because there is one 

 more paper to be read, and it is getting late. I think everybody 

 here realizes the importance of what we have heard, and as the 

 matter is referred to the executive committee and as the mem- 

 bers of the executive committee, in part at least, are present, I 

 think they know what the orders of this association are — that 

 they get the women on the job if it is at all possible. 



Mr. Howell — Mr. Chairman, I will only take a minute. I 

 cannot resist the temptation, after listening to these women, of 

 saying that these women are only samples. I am so proud to 



