New-York tribune., 1905-01-14
PLAN A MIGHTY CRUSADE
Seueuty Organizations Invited to
Work against Raines Hotel Torn

conference has been cauAd ~, Y
Vetler. secretary Of the City Cluh sor 49,
at p. m, at the City Club, to cons,aA- ,.u..1a
uon to abolish the Raines law hotels ana :,
arrange for a legislative campaign to sac,,rs
this end
Mr. WELLER said in regard to this subject.
The evils Of the Raines law hotels are so well
70 any citizen of New-York '-'ehii
The time has come. however, when these s,ytl.
should be abated- The City Club has deter
mined 10 make an important feature OF its WORK
during the winter the securing OF Legislation
which viii abolish the greater part of the Rainas
law hotels in this city
law hotels will be considered at this conference
discussion of the general excise problem Sun
Gay opening, local option any other excise
matter VIII not be permitted upon this occasion.
The following persons and organizations have
been invited TO attend the conference: Mayor
Mcclellan. District Attorney Jerome Police
Commissioner McAdoo, Excise Commissioner
Cullinan, Senator Raines the members of the
committee OF fifteen. William HaIpin, president of
the Republican County Committee; ]. Sergeant
Cram. chairman Tamnany Hall General Com
mittee; R. Fulton Cutting. chairman city COM
mittee, Citizens Union; the Anti-Saloon League
Chamber of Commerce. Board of Trade and
Transportation. Brooklyn League, North Side
Board of Trade. Board OF Fire Underwriters
Last tS4ut CANlC OluD, 1Idlldn CnaLnDSr or Com
merce, West End Association, Women's Munic-
ipal League Society for the Prevention of
Crime, Civic Club. Law Enforcement Society
Charity Organization Society, Association for
Improving the Condition OF the Poor. Childrens
Aic Society. Educational Alliance Peoples In
stitute, Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
TO Children. United Hebrew Charities, Par
ticular Council of New-York, St Vincent de
Paul Society; Social Reform Club. Paulist
Fathers. New-York Academy of Medicine,
New-York County Medical Society. New-York
City Mission and Tract Society, United Real
Estate Owners Association, Riverside and
1Aornlngside Association, the Rev. DR.. John 2.
refers Bishop Potter, Eugene A. Philbin, Jacob
II. Schin, Gustav II. Schwab members Of the
Association Of NeighbOrhCod Workers incIud-
tons: Alfred Corning Clark House, Amity
rouse, Boys Club, Calvary House, Christ
Church House. Christodora House, Church of
the Holy Apostles, Clara de Hirsch Hsmek Col
Lese settlement, Community House Of EI1ehany
CnapeI, Stanton-st.; Council for Civic Cooper
auon, Doe Ye Nexte Thynge Society," Down
town Ethical Society East Side House, Gordon
Hartley House, Hudson Guild Jacob A Riis
Nelshborhood House, League for Political Ed
ucauon, Madison Square Church House, Music
SchooI settlement Normal College Alumnoe
house, Paulist Social Settlement, Phelps Memo
Ila4 settlement, Richmond Hill House, Speyer
SchooI' Sea and Land House, Union Settlement,
I OnlVerslty settlement Society, Warren Goddard
House, West Side Neignborhood House. West
SIDE settlement, Working Girls Club, Young
Women's Christian Association, Asacog House
Brooklyn Guild Association, Greenpoint Settle
ment and Eiagewood House.