New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-26

GIT THEIR CUSTOMARY FrEs-MAYoR
sCIiIEREN's LETTER ABOUT THE
WORK OF WOMEN IN THE
rEooKLYN CAMPAIGN
LAST YEAR
When IN. Rev Dr. Charles II. Parkhurst went 10
Morrsania last evening to maze speech al
meeting called by the city Vigilance League III 'he
Bethany Presbyterian Churcn. in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
thirty -scventh-s, near St Anns-ave. NJ had III MS
pocket letter from Mayor Schieren. OF brooklyn
The letter was IN his hand when he began TO make
his speech. and {. served text for part OF MS
remarks hut as he bean" Interested in speaking
he forgot ,bout the letter and did not read II 10 me
audience. which i,led the church. He had written
to Mayor Schirrcn to inquire what part In the WORN
Of political reform in brooklyn had been performed
by the women that city. and he had received the
reply Of Bro1kyn's Mayor yesterday Inc ie'''r
was follows:
Dr Charles H. Parkhurst
Dear Sir In answer to your favor OF ,bs cy were
very acye in thr LAST csmpalgn We haYs ro m t
Association Their scope of work almost covers
tn cnjrc city Tncy were organized ostensbly for
conditions and Jaws of this city were properly exc.
cutcd They did not meet with much encourasenent
from the last administration and determined 10
throw their Influence on tn" side Of reform. ihey
very active in the campaign ana enlisted thrir
husbands TO active duty ana IN various "ayS d ii
the reform movement by holding puDlic mt M,
ana urging women Of the city 70 influence tMer nus
women's clubs In this city. among the more proin-
Clvas cub. No i5' Jcrolemon-st.; DalShtefts 81 Ol
the Revolution. No. Is Wyli'-st; the sroebei so
Union. SO ~ Court-st: Womens Health Protective
Association. so. 99S Dcane-st. and Young Women
ing about The reform. and firmly believe that the
grand result Of the uprising OF orr people IN ,his
women OF Brooklyn took on this question, ana be
lcve that II the women Of New-York felt 50 DIS
The women ware also very careful not 10 bring w
The surase question in the retorm noyegm, %,
anu ''''' Wv CHARLES A. scHIEREN.
The Rev O. W r Birch. pastor OF the bethany
Church. presided at the meedng last evening. and
introduced several speakers. among whom were
number 81 young from the CITY Vigilance
League Ex-Julge Ernest Hall made short adj
dress II was late before Or Parkhurs' began to
speak II. said first. by way Of comment upon
the remarks ~ cx-Juige Hall:
member ~ my church session died member OF
Tammany IIalL NJ party has monopoly ~ virtue.
city government and even IN the Police Department
don't hesitate to record praise where praise IL due
Then be- continued IN part
hav. hcen trying - soiv" the question. why
have wc bon SUFFERING from slcn a sinsqi1ir 2ut,
break ~ Grim" ID Pa" cliy nav pstn 2''t , o..
III. sitiou which The guests feel as u teeng inc
walters am n't r1ylng II Zee the walters or not
but have not failed notice the growing suspicion
81 some of the waiter that they are not going 70
be remembered when 1 pay my bill at the hotel
receives from the hotekeeper Is only part Of the
proper remuneration for hts services and he looks
AMI ugly unless the Zee Is forthcoming. Now. don't
know that such IL the With our police, but |
have been thinking that possibly our servants here
Ia Ncw-York f'r they are our servants ana not
our masf"r--hav- been 30 long accustomed 70 re-
ey. f..s addition % their salaries that hey are
ready to sulk II the fees mr. cat IN \ police cap
tain. who receives only s-.'1 q year from IN. clt;
wants 90 have pcking. and si'a.ngs to make. Ms
Income up - three or four times mat sum. N9w'
II" stands with his back to the table while you are
feeding -,
The policeman may gay. II ne city q New;York
MI not l.i me have p!ck.ngs ana sten.nss; VII
30 only what ] feel IKE doing heard today 81
remark which hal been made by a Policeman about
20 m. 80 On am Il they refuse say 20 them. II
You DON'T want io. why don't move on. Such pc
Icemer f.'l hat tne' ere n,t having a chance a,
'e-l II yuu were policeman ana suspected ma,
your captain VAS getang ten lines NOR nan ms
hal pad rounlly your position before YOU got IL
ana then hiI been Obliged 20 swear mat you hai
not pad q cent? / heard % another policeman who
caught some boys pitching pennies m inc -'rrr, re
approached them carefully for H. saw the pennies;
seventeen - them and when the hoy9 saw nm, ahI
oi.h tnruu Tn, low mora. tone u the community
!, responsible for the trouble with the pollc".
DR. Parkhurst then ;alkci 20 the women in the
audience about the need OF working for municipal
reform az The coming eccton and also spoke of the
need of men Of the highest character as candidates
flr .iNc'. In ~" coui =" "i MS MFRS ~ I ~,
Toned 4 Fire Comm. sscner. without naming him.
Du When ne .a s 'hg 1@ @ vt2yb5ly aashe
knowing what Commissioner was meant. Or. PARK
hurs, also d.cIi,l ihat th'Tr was a mora, guIss
miro AZ the city Hal Wh'h might poison m" W'hiS
~ Young men Of the community II the mothers d.d
no, All N c.eaning IL out. y; he close OF MS speech
n, noticed the unread .eter and put 1t back In MS