New-York tribune., 1897-07-29
THE "CR4CK" ANTTRTBBISH CLtB.
1T CALLS A MEETING AND DECIDES ~
ACCEPT THE INVITATION To GO TO
POINT O. WOODS TO-DAY.

It was the first annual meeting OF the Ant-huo-
bish Club of the Fory-fourth Street Industrial
School The Anti-Rubbish club was. II not III"
first one OF the first bands Of children organized to
assist Colonel Waring in his onerouS duty OF Keep
ing the streets OF New-York clean and whotSo"''
The Forty-fourth-st club j. the only one IN" J.
thoroughly organized ald has a constitution anu
conducts its meetings unassiSied In Il thorous''F
parliamentary manner. II is considered the crack
rubbish club Of the city The members are OF al
ages from four and five years TO twelve ana thir-
teen. Tney come from the East Side region
The meeting wa: held IN the assembly nan OF t'e
school and was attended by such members oil 'he
school as COMPRISE the club one of the teachers
presided at the piano ihe others sat about with 'he
children and were mere members OF the cluD
From the platform the president OF te clNo
Jacob Fricbe a little German boy OF eleven years
called The meeting to order. ana demanded me
minutes Of the last meeting. The secretary Nate
Mooney a tall girl Of twelve. wearing green u'eSS
and having long braid Of black hair hanging down
her back read the minutes in loud voice ana with
much JUNCTION. Then a small tow-head"d boy III
the rear Of the room moved they be accepted Ihere
WAS an approving rustic of bare feet upon the moor
and the motion carried. After TINS ihe meet
Ing was declared open for remarks Ihe REMAINS
we're the feature OF the session ,
secretary with reminiscent frown)-After what
- ,SiS ;yooTning / have made up my mind that
f5era is nI~ntv of work an ead for our club. A.
was coming along First-aVe. on my way 70 a'hooI
somebody raised an upper W.nd9w' ana "o" ''''''
TWO tomato cans on the Sidewalk; o,,. ,aster
Johnny-Oh. thats done every day. only only yes'pi- T,
day. an old shoe cane krr"harha, GOV" y" NY
head and nearly knocked me over ,.., .o,,.,
Frank dent on expressing an eleXatea sth,
menl)-l mop" that when we set 70 ne pls w. - a
be- lawkeepers ana not laWbreakeis: uoia i, ~, 80
how prGpe Gare hr9T law t"tfS as9 i G' Wny' few
weeks ago. when | was stampin out a nrr , tnnr .
two little boys h"d made 1a boti m tIie t AIM m
Gc"reje a. plump. blue-eyed boy. very sadlypI
cnndenerd milk on the sidewalk. went up ana
knocked al her door When sile 1lTleu a., - =, tEro
ont cans again. but she chased me Win the Oroom-
''ch; N a. nlump. rosy-cheeked little Irish glr-
Mrs President. mustn't We always Keep 10 'Ir IL,
right when meet any one on me slutmnih h W.,
We happen 10 against Iady or S.hei!!tn,n !!t, We
s,,cuu sXC,s. me me- madam" Now, shouldn't We?
Ni{.lri%- Yrp. AID ihen we should always be
ready TO do a kindness on the street; Ike shown
tbe Nav 10 strangers
"OT TO pickn' up the things that some one drops
I'M Tresi5@ni-I think We should help b,ind peo-
,l.s over thc crossin' or any one whats carryin a
Th3:n tbe president said the time for remark.
vis NOR than over; would they go TO POINT y
THe cb had been invited to attend the Point o
VnoJs ChautauQua to-day 20 give demonstration
Of their work select delegation was appointed
10 1be fD session closed with the singing Of street,
c1eanfrr HYMN by the five smallest members OF me
ci,h 'fhev Illustrated ii with hroomS. a la Whit"
Wings The song sung was conn" % f%rI .! 'hr pIln-
cinaf of the school Miss Lucy Brant II was
rendered 10y the infant choir ana l. a. loilo"S;
AZ 7 was paeeing down the street.
a man I'm white chanced 10 meet
a inng-handied broom he held NJ his side
Wbiia a huge pile Of dirt he ruefully spied
CHORUS.
piclity rick and sweoplty sweep;
This was the way he cleaned the street
Oh were It not for the man in white
49, r,raots would he I'm a very sad plight
All sorts of rubbish lying around.
And not a clean spot anywhere 10 pe 'io"nu'
Nov, though we are small. We surely know,
on
The skins OF fruits nor paper scraps,
For great deal OF harm they Wouid 40 p'rnap@'