The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-07
JUNIOR P~HILANTHROPISTS
REPORT THEIR L1BORs W.T. ASH
CANS-"A BOYn AMI" MY MOTHER.v


Theodore Roosevelt Tells the Kings DnuEh-
ters. Tenement House Chapter. TO Beware
OF Filing Up Work for Intelligent Phil
nnthropy by tho UnintelliGent Article.
"Solid chunks OF wisdom " fell from the lips
OF Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt at tho Brevoort
House yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Roosevelt him
self called his remarks "a sermon" 1t was
Mrs. George II. McGrow, the Chairman Of the
Tenement House Chapter of Kings Daughters,
who characterized them as above. The occasion
was the annual meeting OF tho chapter, and the
drawing room Of tho hotel was crowded. Mr..
Roosevelt was warmly applauded when he APP
peared.
"lf there is ono thing for which I have stood
during my term as Police Commissioner no
began, ait is the principle that the policeman 10
tho ally Of such bodies as this. You know tho
infinite capacity of the human mind to with.
stand the admission of knowledge, but l think
our cops arc at last beginning to get this idea
Into their heads. The policeman is in office for
tho express purpose Of protecting tho rights Of
the humblest."
In the course Of his sermon the Commissioner,
who recently investigated the Journals soup
kitchen, warned his listeners that they must
divorce their idea of charitable work from the
Idea of the free soup kitchen and tramps' lodg-
ing house.
And you mustn't DO in too much Of q hurry,
either. in your reforms. Most people want the
pyramids to stand on their apoxes right away I
And tho apexes to enjoy It, tool But you can't
do that. The pyramids will lean, and the apexes
simply will not enjoy it. Also, II you go into
this work In the geological spirit, regarding the
people only as specimens, you'd a good deal bet
ter stay away. The unintelligont philanthropist
has a wonderful faculty for broadening the field
N which tho intelligent philanthropist has to
Mr.; Roosevelt excused himself on tho ground
that he belonged in the department of unskilled
labor and had to get back to work.
Mrs. Margaret Bottome made a brief but
eloquent address which stirred her hearers to
the point Of making contributions, although she
Mr., DAVID Willard entertained tho audience
at the University 81 Settlement. y They are amateaP
street cleaners, non-uniformed members Of Col.
Warnings brigade.
The chapter will move into q new house at 4s
were made BY Mrs. McGrew, Mrs. L. s. Hough-
Here are samples Of the reports which the
members of the boys clubs mako weekly Of their
street-cleaning labors:
Sunday morning l saw a bottle in the street,
then q wagon ran over the bottle, thcn tho bottle
and then a ' piece Of glass got %ii in his f Se{ a sn9e them ON
l went and wanted to put 1t In the paper barrel
and then did not see any barrel 50 / went and
My name Is Morris Holhsitz.
ABRAM PosHANsKY.
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street. sav I f %sH ]shF It Tp and Ss sRsoaes sf Il in iats s shs
rel.
little ss pieces e Sey so 'f I lsisd { h His Il PfifSs ice % vi lPs ssstte mt e
into the street he said yes he will but told
RiVe Il hG 20 10 his me @o shoaia 20 PIT Iisbt Il IN, In s ms pocket and
saw a barrel that is called the garbage can
and it had very much ashes in 1t / brought a
shovel and put all the ashes into the ash can
I told my mother not to throw anything into
I told my mother not to put ashes In barrels
that are made OF wood.
I saw a barrel that was to full so 1 took out
some OF the ashes and put it into another barrel
that was near.
that they are going to make a fire 80 l said that
they must not make any fires / said that our
country wants to be very clean.
water How and there WAS sand in the waters
way 30 / took the sand away and let the water
pass.
! saw a boy that wanted to throw banana
skins into a sewer 80 l told him TO give 1t to q
horse.
Isaw much dirt before a sewer and 1t did not
let any water pass into the sewer 80 / took the
dirt away and let the water pass.
girl was putting broken crockery into a pa
per can go l told to please take the broken crock
cry and throo it into the ash can.
IL.
I saw a girl eating o banana and after she ate
tho banana she threw the skin, into tho street so
told her please to give mo the skin and / will
give 1t to a horse.
saw a ash can and a paper can in the ash can
there were paper and in the paper can there were
ashes so put the ashes in the ash can and the
paper in the paper can.
MAX wEIsER.
s~aturday-Some cruel boys threw over a barrel
Of cabbage and / helped the lady pick it up.
Sundey-I saw a lady slip on a paece of banana
peal lifted her up and threw the peal in the
Monday;I;A boy threw a bag Of feathers in the
not want to 90 l picked 1t up my self. .,,...
the gutter l said would you bo so kind and pick
It VI and she did.
Wednesday, did nothing.
Thursday-I saw q boy throw papers in the
cabbage can l told him to pick II out for n man
from the st. cleaning department would come
and take your name and make q charg against
you and so he picked II out.
Friday-A horse kicked over a pail OF sawdust
! tooke a broom and sweped 1t together and put
1t back into the pail.
I SO boys scattering the sand all over the
Street Then ] tall them that they should not
do this again. because 1t makes the Street dirty.
i SO a man throwing away a banana skin, on
tho sidewalk, then / tall him that the banana
skin is slippery. And he should not throw any
thing on the sidewalk again!
/ 30 boys Carrying berrels 10 make'a fire whit It.
Then ! went to them and ] tall them that they
should not make a fire in the Street. Because il
makes a axtra work for the swecpers. And we
want that our country should he clean.
] so a man with n cart standing near the side
walk and the cart was tilt with oranges. And
near him there was fool OF orange skin. on the
sidewalk. | went to him and ] tall him, pick IL
up! and put 1t In the garbage can. so no did not
want to do II. Then / went to % Police man and
/ tall him all about II. The Police man went to
and took (him) in the court and he was
erected. from s. BLUMo.
TWO GIRLS REINSTA TEL