New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03
chi DREN As STREET-CLEANhho.
MAYOR STRONG AND COLONEL WARM" ''n" ~
THEM At AN ENTERTAINMENT

MAYOR STRONG AND COLONEL wARING sPh"N ~
THEM At AN ENTERTAINMENT.
musical entertainment. with addresses was
given under the auspices of the East sue ." -
Protective League, the Institute
League and Clean City clubs for the p''e. a.
friends of the clean streets movement al ~"
Hall No 10 St Marks Place. yesterday afternoon
A large and Jolly crowd of boys and girls, accom-
named by their friends and relatives were present.
school Commissioner Philip Meirowtz presided On
the platform Mayor Strong. Street-Cleahhs
Commissioner Waring. Assemblyman Conkllns' Al
exander S. Drescher assistant superintendent OF
the Street Cleaning Department; Miss Grace Dodge.
Miss Julia Richman. principal OF Girls Grammar
School No II. and william G. Pepper The musical
part of the programme consisted OF popular songs,
banjo selections by c. r. Dobson, humorous mono
| logues and representations.
Mayor Strong and Commissioner Waring were the
principal speakers. Miss Dodge. Miss Rchman,
Commissioner Merowltz and several others deiiv-
cred brief addresses. Mayor Strong said In part
When left the office didn't know what wes
really going to see. Colonel Waring told me that
ne going to show one of his street brlgades.
vhitewlnged angels. All along he has been telling
Know Who keeps the seets s clean it IS THIS
boys brigade Not long ago these boys called upon
saying e e NOW was Mr ts SH he brofe
down. | brought MIN around by telling him that
him. At this the little fellow laughed Perhaps
isa the made c him mat Ike w asa adh gong to sft
ne said, we three lads are going 70 keep block
m 70 se %ha Se nds had qO done m
the day they had asked me to come They were
thought | would forget ali about them ana that
l wouldn't see The good work they had really ac-
| ever saw. While on my way downtown l tried
to make up my mind that there were other streets
Referring to remark made by Miss Richman,
who said she believed the casting of a vote only q
small part of the duty of citizenship Mayor Strong
said
regard the ballot as one of the most importan mt
were freed ana all reforms made. The future well
Abraham Lincoln and James A. Garfield Were once
| boys like you. There may be some future Presi-
got to be Mayors some Governors and many of
you Aldermen You boys must educate yourselves .
| to be loyal citizens OF this Government have no
doubt that when you become of age you VIII vote
conscientiOusly
po To- & have g9t 20 gel mnp You You
g0t TO b o one pac n o.. yr edmnste voYrseIves
TO be good and noble women, you will not be able
opd boys we beTe qeod Girls III "
There Is an 9d saying That he hand that a9 IS
be ninety-four years old I can say what few boys
can, that ! was never, separated from my mother
| lieve | owe to her everything ! am. | a bad
| boy; she was good mother.
Mayor Strong was deeply affected while speaking
about his mother His voice trembled and his eyes
| filed with tears.
Colonel Waring sad that a politician came to
him some time ago and asked him to remove sew
eral men in his department who going TO sup
| port Tammany Hall. It would be impossible to
carry the election on the East Side under such CON
ditions, according to the politician. The politician
wanted men appointed who would support the
sloner Warng, that l wouldn't remove men for
such told him had a plan to help him,
though. | would ask Assistant Superintendent
Drescher to get hall on the East Side and have
the children rally to the support of the cause Of
good government This would do good than
drive few out of their places You old
enough, boys and girls. to convince every of his
duty TO himself. to his family and 10 the city, and
that It is the duty OF every man to uphold the poll
ces of the present government"
Miss Richmond, who is active in the work OF the
Hebrew Institute. said she hoped would
In this city
Cheers were frequently given for Mayor Strong
and Colonel Waring While Assembyman COnk-
ling speaking some one asked where was Tam
many, and the boys and girls in chorus responded
I'm the SOUP!