New-York tribune., 1903-02-04
WILL NOT FEDERATE.
". H. P. A. Has Civic Work to Do and No
Time to Play, It Says.

Then it IS unanimously decided that the Wom-
ans Health Protective Association shall not JOIN
the City Federation OF Clubs, asked the president
Mrs r Trautnan, at that organizations neeuhs
yesterday afternoon, and there was second cho1uS
Of ayes from all assembled
Upon request of a member. and for the oeneht
Of guests present Mrs. Trautnan gave the reasons
for the associations refusal of the invitation e2-
tended by those interested in the proposed 1eoera-
ton
Personally said the president. u have neither
time nor desire tedeTate with any more Things
than we're federated with already an chaIFIiA-i
Of the committee on civic cooperation which Keeps
IA in touch with all the civic progress co-teh-it-
a5 and ACCOMPLISHED and I cannot give either UIne
or money to anything that does not Dear o-e
m the work OF bettertng this Dig city o1 0u4S'
believe in concentration and think speaA lux
+ba association as whole when l say that our
ba-s a-s -o+ in il for fun or the frothy pleas
,,rss Of club sociability, but for denn1te "oFA-
hard work If need be-and work that VIII cef'
and as soon possible better TINS city In Which
live.
We don't see how city federation Win hai+
hundred clubs with all sorts Of aims ana ooJeces
other than ours can possibly further our WORK
and we don't expect TO join anything eAcep' tt
that purpose. Also. when We were Struggling win
many hard problems which we have since sotFeo
s,,,ele handed all our invitations 10 these oIher
-, - sol, forces with US ignored Most
~ -bsr, don't want to do the hard and dl11culI
work IN which our association Is engaged anu 80
nv answer 10 them now is that we nave no unne
70 play" ,,
A-,onx the hard work that the Woman's Hea-lh
Protective Association has lately accomplished Is
,a rz-aI1h Boards refusal issue permits for any
more abartotrs within the city limits The members
Of the Retail Butchers Association lateIy asked
CONSERVATIVES of the Wouan's Health Protective
Association to meat them the site desired for
-azr slaughter house, near Eleventh-ave. and For
tieth-st, and talk over the desirability OF such
building in such locality. The Butchers Asso-
cia3ion had secured Edward Lauterbaeh to plead
their cause and he urged eloquenty the ad-
,-s1rares that would accrue TO the tenement house
dwelJers Of that section because Of the competition
with the Beef Trust that the erection Of slaughter
house there would make possible,
Il told him said Mrs. Trautnlan. who was one OF
the committee to pass upon this question OF desra
bility that would be willing to guarantee
specific reduction IN the price of meat TO the tene-
ment house dwellers any else, but that I
could guarantee a decided reduction in the purity
OF the air throughout whole section OF the city
II another such building were added 10 those al
ready in the locality"
The Woman's Health Protective Association then
laid its view OF the matter before the Board Of
Health with such clearness and emphasis that DR..
I-ederie refused 10 grant the permit
such a thing could hardly have been hoped for
half q dozen years back said Mrs. Trautnan in
closing her report 1t took considerable courage
and public spirit TO turn down million dollar
terprise mainly on the recommendation OF a body
Of women and I think We lasting gratitude and
loyalty 10 the board that has recognized our eff
cheney and dislnterestedness II such manner
President Cantor has appointed Mrs Gesterfeld,
the secretary Of the Health Protective Association
with Miss Grace Dodge and Miss Margaret Chanler.
the Woman's Municipal League. 10 serve the
committee. including also number OF prominent
men. il charge OF the matter OF public comfort
stations throughout the city
IN Mrs. CSesterfeld's report before yesterdays
meeting she said that the committee had investi-
gated sites for eighteen such stations in the
crowded parts Of the city all but OF which
be underground. In the vicinity Of Wash
iugtun and Fulton markets. Mrs. Gesterfeld said,
there was accommodation OF this sort for either
nren women. An appropriation for the eighteen
stations imperativeIy necessary is shortly to be
asked for and President Cantor. who is much IN
favor Of their erection. II his opinion that
enough for at least Of these might be forthcor-
ing At once
4 bin now before the legislature at Albany in the
interests OF pure canned foods returned TO
Assernblyrnan Prince. who fathers IT. with the
unanimous Endorsement OF the association Mrs.
Trautmar also reported that she was assured by
the Merchants Association that al least good
percentage OF additional Il trains represented
N operation really was on the rails and in
service 4 committee take up the matter OF
meetings ii the interest OF still better car
service is 10 be called az Mrs Trautman's home
during this week and the question is 10 be pushed
point until satisfactory service is given
the public % Manhattan 50. you see concluded
Mrs Traurrnan in aGjouruing the meeting. we
have no time spend in fsderating.