New-York tribune., 1900-12-03
VICE COMMITTEES WORK.
THE FIFTEEN TO MEET FOR ORGANl-
ZATIoN SOON - BOOMERANG IN
GARDINEE'S STATEMENT.

1t is expected that within the next few days tns
Committee Of Fifteen appointed by Charles ste"sIs
Smith on the authorization OF the Chamoei %
Commerce meeting to devise means Tor the oMee'l M !.
rnent of the social conditions OF the city VIII
20 organize ana 10 formulate the plans anu po..S'
which they will adopt 10 carry out the "oFh NO'
rnitted 10 them. James c. Carter. whose name vs.
placed at the head OF the list and upon "h0iii e
wolves the duty Of calling the committees
has been summoned out OF town by the Illness y.
relative but should his absence be protraeea joan
s. Kennedy whose name IS second IN the hss "
appointees, will be asked TO take the hscessatS
preliminary steps for the organization OF 1"7 eo
naittee
T1istriet ATTORNEY GARDENERS attempt to make po-
HtieaI capital out Of the vice movement ny seeAns
10 show that the owners OF properties VI wneh a.s
housed immoral resorts are people Oh hsh seano-
ing and respectability has proved something OF
boomerang. In q statement which he issued on
Friday Mr. Gardiner linked the names or the
LorilIards Astors. Kernochaus. Coopers and even
church authorities with the ownership OF properties
about which complaints have ben made 10 the
police. In his statement he gave the addresses OF
these houses which he implied were owned by the
estates mentioned Inquiries Yesterday however.
went to show that Mr.. Gardiner had taken no
steps to ascertain whether the places named by
him were disorderly houses. and accepted without
investigation the truth OF the report submitted to
him Representatives Of the estates named who
were seen either said that they did not own the
houses which Mr. Gardiner had attributed to them
or that their properties were let responsible and
law abiding tenants. Among the places referred
to by Mr.. Gardirer Nos. 1os. los and 10 West
Third-st., property which belongs TO ST. Clements
Church This church mas been actively engaged
in lighting vicious conditions in it's neighborhood.
and from the following statement made by the
Rev Z II. Van Winkle 1t will be observed upon
what hollow grounds Mr. Gardiaer seeks to fasten
responsibility for the existence Of immoral re-
sorts upon reputable citizens:
"The statement that ST. Clements Church owns
property" DR.. Van Wnkle said. 'upon which Is
situated any Illegal resort IS not only an outrageous
libel. but a pure fabrication The church owns no
property on which any dwelling is situated. The
church itself includes the numbers l0s los and uV-
Unless retraction of the statement is made we
will certainly prosecute the responsible parties and
7 shall so announce from the pulpit. 1t e disgust
to anything OF this kind However, some such re
taliatory measures might have been expected to
immortality of the neighborhood, and myself have
of houses West Third-st and the street itself
I have reported these matters 70 Police Headquar-
ters and to Captain Chapman The latter, THINK; I
tried TO improve the locality, and told me OF the
great difficulty Of obtaining any eonvlctions IA
US with the ownership OF property where gambling
is carried or or vice exists and we snail certainty
The Rev. Mr. Paddock. in the morning service
yesterday at the Pro-Cathedral, in Stanton-st.,
preached on the necessity Of hayng a big heart 6nn IN
passing reference to the conditions in the district
where the Pro-Cathedral is situated
After the service there q meeting OF the Pro
Cathedral branch of the St Andrews Brotherhood,
at which Mr.. Paddock presided. Two PIpnS meet
Wednesday under the auspices OF the Brotherhood.
and yesterdays meeting was Ior the PuTp9se OF
Tiffany will preside at this meeting and ADDRESSES
on Civic Righteousness" will be made by Bishop
r. Fulton Cutting and the Rev. Mr.. PADDOCK