New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-01
THEIR BRIGADE MEETS
Rom and Girls Banded for Street
Cleanliness.

The newly Organized Street Cleaning Brigade at
G. s.eorrs's church held a business meeting the
otber dav Il held it for two hours and thirty-siK
minutes As some Of the fifteen boys and SIX girls
who were present had been waiting consumed with
dread lest they should b. late. for one hour ana
nineteen minutes whom the meeting opened. the
meeting may really he said 10 have lasted three
hours and cfty-nve minutes. The hne for being
late is one cent each time
S. Georges Street Cleaning Brigade-or. 10 be
more exact Company IS Of the Juvenile CITY
League. or 10 be more exact stlL the Washing
ton star Ieague-weu. this Organization will not
admit you IL you are so premature as not TO have
reached the age OF eleven. 50 middle aged as
20 have passed the age q fourteen. II has about
one hundred members. all told, most Of them boys.
and h. rs about one month old
THE MEETING OPENS
To the assembly. kicking its heels. blowing
through it's fingers and cutting up generally, en-
ter the officers They take their seats at a table
covered with green baize. amid the prolonged
cheers and handclapping Of their fellow street
cleaners. The president is an exceedingly moe
lad. with slick hair and scarlet neckue- He
wears cuffs and his name is Jimmie. Supporting
him on the right is the secretary. rosy checked
boy who has hurt his right eye and wears green
shade over H. Next 10 him sits the vicepresident,
q pretty girl in low neck and short sleeves. with
q detached manner and a sailor hat opposite 70
her and hanang Jimmie the left. is Mamie.
the financial secretary Mamie makes a fine hnan-
cisI eagrefary one can see that by The way she
clutches the collar box Of a treasury. Whenever
Jimmie falls iuto parliamentary hole, his eyes
seek Namie's eyes FOR help and counsel NAMES
pirtais look like TWO braided sticks Of vanilla salt
water tafy. and she hasn't any wrists 70 speak
of-1nv Two little creases 20 show where her
hands jon ou % her arms
NAA1Es TOO MUCH FOR HIM
The FIRST business after the meeting is called TO
order Dis 40, reading 0f the roncau This takes
long time because the secretary can't read writing
very we'll and De- founders and bungles with the
FuucleUaggles and kreitzenjammers and Pumper-
nlcles and other funny names with which the roll
call br-tles while the possessors Of the funny
names Writhe with joy.
"Lol-B0uis- -AIchel-berg - Mocheberg-
e." he reads
Present" sincs out Louisa
"P-p-pe-ry Pckard-Packard. ] mean"
Absent" shout all the boys on the front seat
ensemble
The president fines them with an eye Of mild
steruno-- and they subside.
"barua5ss Kelley" A c0uyulsiye gigele from Bar
natas alias "2ulaksilver." "a small. lean. freckled
nosed boy with "a ken and a contagious sense Of
hum0r
And so on TO me bitter end
ANY new members today inquiries the presi-
cent a'ier squirting hard his minutes 20 find his
place.
There's new boy ou the second seat" saws the
The business meeting turns and fxes lis regard
upon 'I' new boy. The new boy nlushes up 10 the
i''is '' ais yellow hair and falls 10 STUDYING in
".' pm" 't' "art on the middle knuckle Of
inc hsf hhEr of hs -iFht hand IN mink erobarrass-
"ie.I tf has been trvinE 20 cure his wart-one
~ me f'.ers told him he'd cut black hair from
The rig1t hand foot u "a white cat on the "a %
'he Ho'.h an1 rub b. with onion Juice and ink and
me ~ rolno his finger below tho ioiur his wsrt
would go Ho dld bur it hasn't
.N hats YOUR name '' INQUIRIES r,-,-,i. ool5iy
charlie" answers me new how
'.-ar.e what.
Charlie Milton
Who proposes this new MEMBER" ssks Jimmie
wiz great salemnav
Me- replies The secretarz ane Ne" calls on.
uert --s WI w.
~ charlie ls admitted and the curate On duty.
whose business ir 90 attend an the meetings
f-.s h's hand on the boys shoulder and saws.
e- charlie. Wen put YOUR name on our list
s.a YOU must be regular and remember 10 come as
ol.eh rs you can and keep tho block where YOU
1--we nice and clean
ADOPTS CONSTITUTION
The adoption ~ The constitution and bylaws il
ne next business 10 come before me hous. This
aoclmen- has been read once 20 The hric~se which
has had a week 20 think n o,-=s. and ,,4r- 80
=, Is 10 be read again and acted on The chairman
~ the committee on constitution and bylaws is
4e5lred Do eet up and read nis report Bur he fs
very loath TO leave hls seat
can't read it," he declares heatediv .Tr's got
og words in ID. ] tried II the other dav before
eafIec my Sunday school lesson. and It's u-sn The
blole Us no fair giving Teller such corlers 70
Ky Besides. the meetings just of7r-
~ They Jet him Of and the curate reads n II ~
provision ls made Tor sergeant - arms IN add
Non 10 The usual roster 0f officers. for an slecfo-
y oi-oers every SIX months and Tor weekly Que
81 ulree cents Dead silence follows the reading
talniul embarrassment writ large On The
ieaIilents % the meeting Quicksilver" arrested
ly me presidents searching gaze the act OF a6-
llfsterirg punch in the small ~ the back 70 the
hoy next him. droops ir gloom
GUESS IT'S ALI RIGHT
Appealed 10 directly. the rosy checked secretary
t1rfa his eye shade back on his forehead ana de-
Hfefs himself a. the opinion that he 'guesses it's
a right" The pretty vioe-president -'guesses it's
a ngnI' TOO. The consensus II opinion being
ust Il is 'au right" the constitution and bylaws
efe formally sdontee an5 tie meeting proceeds 20
- It's cues. This h. whore Mamie comes in
1ehle. WITH her crackly blue print frock. her de-
-o-oas candy pigtails. sno her whole dear sweet.
oaaioish. absurd little personality. Like Matthew
- "4c she sta al The receipt OF customs As she