The evening world., 1891-05-20
Wish TO Be POLICE MA1RONs.
Twenty-eight Women Candidates
Before the Civil-Service Board.
Form OF the Examination - Eight
Matrons to he Appointed.

room OF the City Civil-service Board at Cooper
Union this morning.
They formed q most Interesting class. There
were wives, widows and spinsters. Six were
clad in mourning crere. Ono Of these was &C
| companied by child, a sweet-faced, blue
| eyed, fair-hared little miniature image Of her
sad-faced mother.
There were stout women and thin women.
Some were dressed 10 the height Of fashion
and others were clad In the simplest Of gowns
All were bright and hopeful, though one or
two were pale and nervous, as they waited for
the ordeal Of a civil service examination.
1t was the first session Of an examination
that will continue through tomorrow and next
day. Chief Examiner Lee Philips had re-
ceived 40 applications In RESPONSE TO
his advertisement, but Monday the Po-
lice Board decided not to appoint
any woman to q matron's place II she was
less than thirty or more than 4b years old,
and forty OF the women who had nled their
applications with Mr.. Phillips were barred out
under this ruling.
Among the 140 applicants there were twenty
| who ranged from twenty-one to twenty-nine
years old, and twenty others who were all the
way from forty-nx to seventy years old.
This morning one of the applicants, who had
been ruled out under this order. because she
was hut twenty mine years old, came proudly
into the once Of the Civ.l Service Board and
displayed q certificate of her birth, signed
thirty years ago April u, by q priest now
dead.
She was permitted TO participate In the ex-
aminauon, which was conducted BY Examiners
Philips, Williams and Beardsley aud Civil
Service Commissioner Henry q. Marquand.
This 10 the frat examination ever under
taken ny the Board of whole class of women
candidates, and they invited several eminent
women to aid them in the work.
Mre. Josephine Shaw Lowell, one OF the
Sta,e Charity Commissioners, and Miss Ellen
Collins, the well-known tenement house owner
and philanthropst, assisted the examiners
and gave advice and good cheer 10 the nervous
and frightened candidates.
| DR.. b. +. VosburIh, the medical man OF the
| Civil Service Commission, was present 10 make
| physical examination OF the fair candidates,
tut It consisted only OF questioning them re-
garding their general health, II not being
deemed essential that matron, whose duty Il
will be to look after female pris at her po-
lice station. should be an Amazon.
Ex-Scnool Commissioner Grace K. Dodge,
DR., Emily S. Blackwell aud Mrs. Dr. Daniel
will assist In examining Tomorrow class.
Chief Inspector Byrnes looked In for few
minutes, suggesting certain questions regard
ing the duties Of police matrons, and Capt
Reilly, of the Tenderloin precinct was an in
terested spectator.
seats AT the little desks, and at 10. 30 School,
master Phillips opened the session by rapp!ng
"The ladies will please attend, " he eaid
Every one Of the twenty-eight candidates
assumed an attentive attitude, remindful OF q
HWe viii be greatly Obliged If the ladies re-
frain from conversation during this ex'
animation.
We will arst question you in arithmetic. Tni'
, will comprise simpie examples In addition and
subtraction Of whole numbers. Zach oandi
7 date will then he called upon TO read from
4 printed book and from written manuscript.
! "There win be fifteen questions touching
your knowledge Of the duties OF police matron
tain emergencies, and your answers to thess
questions will have great weight in determ,n
ing your fitness for appointment
lyon will be asked regarding your ex
perienoe in kindred work, as nurses, or Other
. similar employment. and those answers vii
have great weight, as will the display OF gen
eral knowledge made by you.
ION basis OF ten points, duties will coun
= three, experience, two; general knowledge
two and wiring reading and a..nms.sc M ~ ON
n necessary to succesa"
e Then Mr.. Phillips read the names Of th'
"a, ana gave TO ssen number 3
} animation. These are the ladies who answered
Q ''present AZ this roll call:
| MRS ANNA LAAb, oos Weht fnuV-nfe
. street.
MRS. ANN j. WARD % College place.
k ELIzABE1H MoMANUs, One Hundred ant
: JupiTa MCMAHON, 81 varick street
MRS. ELIzA NoULDs. 25S West Tenth street
q MRS ISABELLA HAIEEs, Elizabeth, N. j.
MRS. KATE MURRAY. $50 Third avenue
y MRS ADA SHAY. 90 West One Hundred an
Twenty NTH street
n MRS. ANN ROCHE. 500 East Forty-sixth street
=, MRS. JANE A. CALHOUN, $40 West Twentiet
street.
MRS. SOPHIE CARNEY. as West One Hun
u dred and Fifth street.
Is MARoARRr I. DOYLE, 1874 West One Hundre
GRACE +. DAVIS 2S7 Madison street.
Mrs. MARY Z. HAYES: 5s8 Water street.
Mrs- MARY KING, Is Rast Ninth street.
~ FRANK LOUISE Z. RANDALL, lsO Tnompso
Is Mrs. MARY DONOVAN. Iis Yves, Fifty y-.hir
MIRA JULIA g GowAN. $50 West street.
Y Mrs. bella A. HASTINGS. l4l washinato
KATE G. MCDOWELL. 4!0 East One Hundre
u and Twentieth street
Up mrs. ANNA NJ. WHEELER. 1907 LexinR,o
MRS. JULIA g. MENASIAS, 1884 Franklin stree,
ELLA CASEY, 1921 second avenue.
Id Mrs. MARGARET BRENNAN, 2es East Thirt,
The law providing for police matrons wa
frat proposed by The EVENING WORLD, an
this paper constantly advocated its passage Il
a It became a law March 20. TO take effect
three months.
The law requires the Police Commissioner
TO appoint matron for eAcn police static
where female priSonerA are confined, amt IN
" Board viii designate, between now and Jun
N 20, which stations shall be used for fema
re prisoners.
There will be eight stations to begin with,
10 said, and therefore eight matronB will
appointed. Their salaries will be nxed by II
= Police Board, the law only limiting the 80
aries TO 81, 900 year.
I Secretary Lee Phillips win certify list Of IN
l twenty candidates standing highest In the civi
| service examination among the applicants. an
from these twenty the Police Board Will sele'
| the matrons.
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