New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-03
JANITORS YIN PRIZES.
Theirs Is a Dignifed Calling, De
cTqres J[r. De Forest.

--srrv-egllt winners in the Janitors Society con-
test were awarded prizes last night at meeting o.
The society n the auditorium OF the EducaLloNal
Alliance East Broadway and Jeferson-st- From
nav Is 10 July members Of The society have been
e-garAs in 2 contest OF cleanliness in the tene-
-7ent houses under their care. There were one
-r-5-e5 and thirty entries for the contest 40 Per
~ If v-horn withdrew before the fnal records
were made The judges IN awarding the prizes
considered the following points:
TIE condition Of -1e sidewalk, Entrance and hall
f. 1 as.5s5 EI5d0Ts IL halls
T. r92I Ere esoapes.
Tie courts
They also took into consideration the nurnoer o.
4s,erent houses under each Contestants care, the
number Of children in the building. and many
o-ber concerns that tend 10 make the work OF the
s-;to- d.fcult OF easy The winners Of the prizes
we're Is follows
FIRST PRIZE $40.
Isiaor rank No. 126 Lldlow-st. new house = taae
Hea's' SECOND PRIZES. SO
s 1P?sH s 20 5s H' IS SO 33 S2
F F55-i : new 6u..5lng p tenemearz
THIRD PRIZES S.
n Goodman 10. is2 o-chard-st, old building. Is
- Is -e3s-.s-s. LOUIS fzerz0d 10 10 Essexz new
tuI6lng tenensErsi Ben1ernir cutter % - -
ros new building 50 tene--eIts; JACOB saer 10 ~
Fta-st aew b1ldeg = .ezeznealI = F5oTsibe-g
h M Ei-rro-z. rev buIIdizE q tcnernents. Isaac
A-srtouee 10 s. LuElow-s--, new bul-dlns 70 lrtS-
-sr5g Re.s-ltz No IA secon6-st. new building =
te1eusr-s Seider. No. 60 Ca-aa-1nt ne" oll4a
ilg. % tels-e--s
FOURTH PRIZE, MEDAL BEARING THE EMBLEM
q TIE SOCIETY BROOM AID a KEY CROSSED
Pauline Rs1l1cvtrz Nc 80 AlarEet-sl new p1---l1-5
2 reneuen-s. Fannie SMART 30 Co4 Seccn1-St GA n-
irg 10 teue-=r-s, Isaac shaken No lyl CE--
building 90 reueEsuS. philip Aoer, No - %
building . le-enelta; H-rsch GEosslnai' ~ -
o-caz-d-zt. old building, l6 teIeHents
FIFTH PRIZE. CERTIFICATES
~ building, us1e-
-ents j. sc1leicakoru No go Secona-sl NV pl--l.-.
.
building o rz-eruen-s Morris Klein Nc l5o 91oITo
lsvu- nau bu.I55-g Il Ike kirslileL ~
rT5 N.5.sor-g- building, 10 tene1e1rs LOUIS
10 ISs Lfv1zstgu-s-. building, = llelll---,
TvlrEg- 10 tzs E-oorae-zL building - t=2e-e-l7
The prizes were awarded BY Miss Sadie American
one Of the board OF judges. The other JUDGES were
Jgl.rs Blu-berg julius Q. Kremer, Aaron HUr"4-Z
Nathan Ber-an and Charles Straus, the last three
representing the Janitors' Society.
Addresses were made by Tenement House COM
missioner Robert W De Forest James z Reynolds
Mss Sadie American, Magistrate J. J. Krerner' OF
Brooklyn aEz David Biaus-eIn. VINO preSloeo-
Commissioner De Forest said, in part
don't believe there IS q more important factor
T. the work improving our tenement houses LLaA
the 5antro-- ] believe that Il the Jarltors IN the
Crv were educated up 10 the STANDARDS WHlcn your
society seeks 10 obtain there would De no nesu TOT
tenement house inspectors. Il Is . great mistake
20 suppose that the people who 1--we N teElereIlLs
even y L1e worst OF them are not willing 10 pay
for Cleanliness and good care The iantor's calling
IS . d.Enided calling, on the side Of the health
ana comfort q The city.