The sun., 1898-03-02

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The wosnans Health Protective Association
met at the Academy Of Medicine yesterday morn
ing Mrs Ralph Trautmnn presided and the
members dropped for q while the customary
discussion of matters pertaining TO sanitation
to take UP the question OF the Maine disaster
II feel" said Mrs. Trautman. that while IL
isn't in our line, women OF this association
should give some public expression Of sympathy
for the loss of the brave men who went down
with the battleship Maine"
After making some remarks On the subject.
Mrs. Williams moved that resolutions embcdy'
ing the sentiment OF the association be adopted
and sent TO the President, the Secretary OF the
Navy and 20 Capt. Stgsbee. The motion was
carried
The subject Of public sxreceoration was
then taken up. \ year agv w J. Eransicu.
manager Of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad
Company. issued a special notice relative co em-
pluyees OF the COMPANY experimenting IN the
cars and upon the structures and streets rom
the trains in violation VI the curnpany's orders
and OF the Sanitary Code. and warning them
that in so doing they rendered themselves
liable to arrest and dne. well ~ TO severe dis
cipline by the company. This notice was
issued in good faith. said Mrs TThutmhn,
but little good has come ot it. We must en-
deavor TO get a large number OF these notices
printed and see that a copy falls into the hands
roads"
with the surface and elevated railway officials
at an early date IN order to secure their CO.
operation in sharlng the splitting nuisancr: \
letter was read from the Rainy Day Club in
dorsing the action OF the association IN this
matter and Offering its hearty co-operati1n
Bake shops were considered next. Mrs. Baker
reading a letter from Henry W eisenann- editor
OF the t-rifrtt Bdkgrs Journal. asking the lsso'
citation to indorse Il bill for better sanitary con
dirious OF bake shops. which it Is proroseu 20 tn
tru,tuce in the Legislature. The bill Was -eac.
hut there few ulinOr points N tG That Gns
members did noe quite approve of. as the ou4
must be sent TO Albany at once n orcer 20
cnme 9eiors Sne present ,s ~ -. ar in ts
hanGi OF n committee, OF which Mrs. Trsutman
was made Chairman. The cummi-tee viii meet
Mr.. Neisenaln and his cuufreres aat get theri
10 clear I'D the knuttv points n th. bill BEFORE
the association intorses t. -, ",
man. have given Us such vivid ACCOUNTS of the
disgusting and unvholesouie conditions exist
ing most 5uSeshops tnaL feel very strongly
on this lert- Besides our member. Mrs.
Julia Never has made inspections herself AMI
found thIngs tLr worse even than the inspectors
reported. This association should lndorse thti
blu AMI worR tooth AMI nail 10 get IL through.
Il means improved sanitary conditions IN our
bak-snops. | lul +u-e tht5 we can az aSnisEe .p'
even greater results than we did with the
butchers. You all remember that th, Health
Boarvi told u then thaE We were atta.'ktnE eapi-
Ia Amounting To ninety millions or GoL4lrs. out
TT IS only the brea1 in shops down in Essex
street and such places that Is exDosed- saiu
member
"En,ieet! that Is mistake. declared Mrs.
r-1Utmla. In niaay Uotowu shops bread -
kept exposed on the counter. Customers CONS.
in. AMI noe Ouly handle it. but smell IL ~ vel
Something must be done. and by the Lsgtsla-
ture. When we ea1 slice Of bought orea.t We
htLle dream ot what we Ire really eating; Your
st0mach- couldn't stand i5 K / should tell you.
Mrs Norton moved that branches OF tht,
Health Protective Association be forued
throuShuuE Grearer New York and chat re-
ports Ot -he work De made NJ The regular month
" meetings ot the mother assOciafi1n- This was
car-IsT.