New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-25
SOCIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS.
THE CIVITAS CLUB. OF BROOKLYN, EN-
TERTAINS SEVEN OF HER SIS
TER WORKERS.
THEY LISTEN TO AZ ENTHUSIASTIC AND BEAU
TRULY ILLUSTRATED LECTURE by
WILLIAM Il. TOT MANTLE
TRIBUNE PRAISED.

WILLIAM Il. TOT MANTLE
TRIBUNE PRAISED.
The sun burst from the clouds yesterday after
noon just in time to join with the members OF /
Civitas In smiling a welcome upon their guests
from the clubs Asacog. Brooklyn Heights Semi |
nary. Cosmos Urban. Woman's club, Woman's !
Health Protective Association and the european |
The place WAS Memorial Hall. Brooklyn The |
speaker Of the afternoon was William II. Toman. |
Phi D.. general agent Of the Ncw-York Association
for Improving the Condition Of the Poor and the |
subject magnincently Illustrated by 80 oxy-hydro-
gen photographs. that deeply interesting one
"New-York City Sociological Laboratory
The ushers and hostesses Of the afternoon were
Mrs j. Bion Bosart Mrs. Francis T. Cherry. MISS
Mary Faedecker Miss Florence Glib. Miss Dexter.
Miss Almral Miss Mabel V. Dickinson Miss Eliza
beth Packard. Mrs. Lathrop l.. SturGes Miss lsa-
belle Hardness. Miss Baldwin. Miss Hinman, Miss
Marion Hodson and Miss Carolyn B. barrow
Looking over the cosey hall filed with the earnest
representative club women Of Brooklyn. the lecturer
remarked that such a gathering in NeW-iork oil
women interested in sociological problems was I'M
heard Of
In welcoming the ladies Of the visiting CLUBS MIS-
Doughty president of Civitas. announced a mih-
merry show Of trimmed hats without feathers. save
ostrich plumes or those Of domestic fowls 10 be
held In their clubrooms. No. $50 Joralemon-str on
the afternoon OF April G. from until O'clock ana
invited those present 10 send In hats for 'he eAo
tion.
In beginning his talk Dr. Tolman commended
federated work taken ~ by clubs as much more
practical in Its results than individual EFFORT cou'u
possibly bc Considering New-York, as great
sociological laboratory Dr. Tolman PROCEEDED 10
take his audience WIN him through its various
rooms showing by picture and voice some OF me
! rlapue spots Of The city. well as many OF the
| improvements already made through practical
/ humanitarian effort. ~
1--WE do not need more penitentiares' SAID Ut
! Tolman. but better homes. ~
The housing problem has been specl""S "''
/ Ncult one to solve. Until 1879 here was no nspec-
/ tor Of buildings In order 10 utilize space houses
were built in courtyards, cutting of Hght ana ar
/ thos, essentials OF health that should be WITHIN
/ the reach Of every one.
The Peoples baths. opened in 1871 at 80 Ieh're
| Market Place have been most efficient factors III
improving the condition OF the poor, more than
100 600 having avaicd themselves % the privileges
Of the bath These were the first in the United
States 10 have the hot and cold water system anu
! have served as a model for other cities
The story OF the fresh air work and the WORK
| of the vacation schools where no text books are
used but the loving tact and personality OF the
teachers show their Imprint on the character OF me
pupils was Of most absorbing interest ana WIS
/ received by the audience with hearty applause
/ In the pictures and description OF the Work zone
on the vacant lot farms the hearty applause Of
| the audience followed the statement that 1t was
woman who had been most successful IN the man
agemcnt Of her acre. Not only did she pull all her
own weeds and burn them. but she begged her
ir-ost and enrst crop OF vegetables harvested.
! while their exhibitions at the American lnstltf-e
| he vacant lot farms are now being received, but
so far the associa ton has been unable 10 o"taIh
' At Ii the close Of Dr. 'Toman. lecture az Informal
reception vas rendered MIN i.eirh!hs oi 'ne ~ 10
r 70 Tay on Womans Page to-day the
| mar d he WAS Eis0 10 appear OBJ
the one in rhe Ncw-York Daily 'ioune
| haie century through the Association for Improy
ing The Condition OF the foor .v reaG a. fo
| lows: is43 Organization; 1915. initiation Of i'm
pTq'eeGdr 12 9a i1rcnt SICK ~ orsanizaon OF
| system for loaning stoves gathering and distrio-
pgbIlcatoH OF Industrial tracts. lsis. the disri6u
| ton among capitalists and builders OF plans Ior
yenle AsG w fondfng 0f The Northwcstern Dis
! pensary public washing and bathing establish
! rnent. 1855 the passage O: An act TO provide :or
ddiren', is55 Workngmcn's Home. at an expense OF
| Of certain sections Of Network city, 80 Sp,ca-
Investigations regarding ccSr rt.iaencr. & re-
dwellings. sewerage and hlthy sti'eIS' I'' .' 49,,
lief OF city ptuperism hy country M ION
/ popular public Lectures on hySiere ana s5nItalon,
ornbans. ~ Iourdng Of the SOCIETY for the Re-
lief Of the Ruptured and trlppcdt s,i i'sls ~
! iSe, special sanitary measures 10 countcract ne
cholera epidemic. 1866 the ABSORPTION lhlQ NOME r,
lS67 efforts TO diminish The moral and Other eyli5i
of immigration ~ MS relations 10 nH,-' i an I'M
r1aatrgs. lssg projection Of improvements I'm city
| markets wnaryes ana piers. which menaced publc
health by defe tive sewerage, N1l CONSIDERATION OF
existing abuses in medical charities; lS''. com
Board Of HEALTH in tenement house Inspection ~
tso transfer OF he central ofce from Bible Ho9ss
10 40 q Fourth-aye, M ne engaGrIn'ro NJ
treatment TO tho benchciarief Of the "ssoc!atlon,