New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-11
IT'S YEAR OF WORK.
Woman's Municipal League Shows Splendid
Record of Civic improvements

That the womans Municipal League OF New
York has done effective work for the city during
the last year was shown by the reports OF the
various committees at the annual business meet
ing which held yesterday morning at the City
Club, Nos 55 and 81 West Forty-fourth-st.
The committee ice water fountains reported
that three fountains have been placed during the
year-one given by Mrs. Culver at the Jerry
McAuIey Mission. in Water-st: another, the gift
Of Mrs. William Dodge, IN Pike-st., and the third
Bethany Chapel, Tenth-ave. and Thirty-dfth-st.
A fourth VIII be placed IN the Greenwich
district, for Which Miss Annie Leary will supply
the ice.
Mrs. Percy chairman OF the transportation com
Inttee. said that the citizens OF Boston where she
has recently made visit seem 10 possess a sixth
sense-the sense of civic pride. There one may
enter a trolley car without being told Step
lively" and one may take a cab without having
listen 10 profanity or demUrs The work which is
constantly going or 70 make Boston city beaut-
full cannot be laid directly the women OF the
city she said but it is aided by womens enthu-
siasn and persistency. Mrs Percy wished TO pro-
ties. against the bockhouse OF the subway at
seventy-second-st., every stone Of which" she
declared, is monument to Ignorance" The pro-
test was not taken up by the league.
Mrs. George Alexander Strong reported as the
work the health committee Investigations Of the
comfort houses at ferry and train stations OF
West Side 81 the city
The principal part OF the report OF the committee
Legislation was the bill directed against nefarious
employment agencies. which was introduced BY the
Municipal League, ana which mas accomplished
ouch splendid results
The committee streets, OF which Miss Cath
arine s Leyerich IS chairman. has been interested
IN the Juvenile City League during the year. and
has also distributed thousands Of folders on the
prevention of tuberculosis, etc.
Mrs. Todd. who. in the absence OF Mrs Fred
erick W. LOngfellow, read the report on work IN
The Bronx, showed effective work done there by
the league. IN bringing about better mail facilities
more consistency in the numbering OF streets and
greater number Of cars on the Broadway line.
She also reported that the petition for q waiting
been granted. and that the ground for the house
was now being looked
Reports OF the Chester and Murray Hill and
Greenwich branches We're also made
Miss ChanIer president OF the league, made 4 re-
port of 1T members during the last year. ana
She chose delegation 10 appear at the meeting
o the Board of Estimate and ApportonInent. 10
signify the favorable attitude OF the league toward
the creation of a seaside park at Rockaway.
At the election, which was held al the meeting
yesterday, the following officers we're unanimously
chosen: President, Miss Chanler: vice-president-
Miss Margaret d. Dreier; treasurer, Miss Grace n
Dodge: secretary, Mrs Edward z. LOOMS: d.
rectors. Miss Sadie American, Miss Helen an 9.
De Peyster, Miss Elizabeth Higginson. MIS- W.
NJ Jackson Miss Catherine s. Leverlch. MISS Mary
McBurney Mrs Henry Parsons. Mrs. Herbert Par
sons, Mrs j. Newton Perkins. Miss Katherine I:
Rhodes and Mrs. George Alexander strong. and
district chairmen, Mrs. Edward Curtis, MISS hatn-
arine s. Day, Mrs. Camden C. Dixie. Mrs J. i
Doug!ne Mrs. William Herbert. Mrs FredsFick w
Longfellow. Mrs, Frederic B. Pratt and MrS. Cor
con Wendell