New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-12
MODS OF WOMEN CRITICISED.
Mr. Riis Talks of the Exhibition at the Goe-
let-Roxburghe Wedding.

ssyx1,sn road IN the papers this morning that a
crowd Of well dressed women had noooed the
r,,la and Duchess of Roxburghe. crawling through
coaI roies and hiding in pevs for the sake OK
catching a glimpse Of them. 1 was even more
astounded than when I learned week ago thaI
tho old conspiracy had been voted back INTO
rovver' said Jacob A. Riis at puhlc meeting
in the interests Of the Jacob A Kis NelghOolLIOou
House held Yesterday afternoon at Sherry's
can YOU wonder that the dignity of our democ-
racv does not rank very high IN the Noflu > es'i-
nation? never saw such things IN the OLD coun-
.rv where I was born. and it took my breath
80 even more than the message that the men
who lived for New-York were out and the men
who lived on her we're in 1 was IN the west
when that news came to me. and both there ana N
Boston from which I have just come the PeOP47
seemed to be stunned by It.
.ZK-ban things ike these can happen in New-fork
think the city needs lot Of looking after put
don't make the mistake Of thinking that II Is only
the East Sdo that needs attention Inc seventy
thousand registered votes that were uhaccou
for in the recent election were not lost on the East
Side II we have sold brother into slavery
don't let US add the lie that he sold himself
AN IS not lost however although we have
voted righteousness out OF the City Han Iney
cannot change the Tenement House law, If we
90 r,e- enough TO fight for Il at Albany, and they
cant build any more pigsty houses They can I
close the Fairgrounds or destroy our new re-
modelled public schools.
All this was preliminary TO talk ABOUT me
Settlement.
about ANYTHING else till he had got the things just
mentioned off his mind Referring TO the Settle
ment he said there would always be slums. no
matter what administration was in power. and
republic could not be founded a pigsty- lie
defined a settlement as applied Christianity, and
said that II could Do have grown up anywhere
but in a Christian land. They did not go to the
surns to make proselytes from any religion. but 10
show both Jew and Gentle what Christianity
meant I'm dealing with a brother. Mr. Riis also de-
scrtbed the presidents visit to the Neighborhood
Settlements fresh air home al Twin Island, last
summer. and said:
He was the same old Theodore Roosevelt, and
If YOU could have seen him landing at the island
with half a dozen children cngtng 70 each hand,
YOU would have loved not only the little ones, but
the man who with them"
In conclusion. NJ. Rifs begged the audience to
give him $50 coo TO pay of the mortgage the
Settlements new home. This building in
tended as a monument 10 himself he said, and he
Robert W De Forest OF the Tenement House
OF a danger arising from the Tenement House
law.
said. that Italian children We're building bou1res
the stairs in one Of our new tenements. The
only shook their heads and said, All stoned, no
burma like streeta- -
ing $3.50 taken. Mrs Julian Heath. presi-
of the board of managers, presided. and the
by Miss Caroline A. Childs Mrs Charles Mcdowell
read the financial statement, and among those
kuchling Mrs. Samuel Carter Mrs. Thomas Ed
win Brown. Jr.. Mrs W. Ensign Young. Mrs. How
Anne Beaes Miss c. L. Cushier Miss Carter Miss
McBea. Mrs. Harper Skillin, Mrs Robert II
Dodd Silas McBea. Mrs. George V. Smaller. Mrs
9. II, Jones. OF East Orange; Mrs. A H. Evans and
Frank Ferris.