New-York tribune., 1906-12-05
FOR BETTER AND MORE CARS
Women to Help in Fight to Improve Civic
Conditions.

I have had occasion several times lately to ride
in one of the crosstown cars in the lower part OF
the city" said Mrs. Ralph Trautmsnn at the an
uual meeting OF the Wonan's Health Protective
Association Of New York ut the Academy OF Medi-
cine in West 43d street. yesterday afternoon. and
can truthfuy say that Ia as lief sit in a stable;
in fact I'd rather sit in a ceanly stable than in
Of those cars"
York City viii be OF the chief slogans Of the
association during the coming year. Mrs. Traut-
coId - So - ba 7-aseI+ ~ the coming hear
Of more cars is 10 he brought up
The State Railroad Commission she said, "re-
Gently ordered the Metropolitan Traction Com
rpracticallv ignored ] wrote 70 Alderman Grifeu-
hagen in regard 10 the matter. and have been
notified that it Will be taken up by the board.
conditions, and hope some Of you can be there
The principal speaker yesterday was the Rev
Or. Lincoln Moore. pastor Of the Riverside Bap-
tst Church. on Amsterdam avenue and 92d street
Righteousness" and in the course Of his remarks
he pao i5pHle 10 me Woeli 80 ol IN ne Ir ,eII d
iectiVe As 'c'aon ior VIVA lhey Nau a4reSicy uore
that line Sabbath closing was the main theme
Sunday performances in theatres, he said. were
increasing. So much SO that New York is less civil
called attention too. the lax enforcement OF the
laws regulating the sale Of liquor on SUNDAY. and
the danger The civic health that lies in the dis
Several members spoke earnestly Of what they
some parts of The city and the association pledged
itself work for a prompter removal OF
garbage the part 0f the city
The report OF the delegate TO the state couyeu-
,cn at Saratoga mad 70 be omitted because OF lack
Of time Mrs. TrsUtmann. president. read the
opening report. III which she spoke Of what Presi-
dent Roosevelt had done IN bringing TO hght the
conditions y the Chicago slaughter houses, and
called attention TO the fact that the Woman s
Health Protective Association organized pri-
uarll- for the purpose of securing better condi-
rions in tie New York sa aughter houses. That was
twenty-five years ago. and AT that time the aSsoct-
alton succeeded in getting some of the slaughter
houses rebuilt. Bat there IS much still to be done
here that line. she SAYS and the Association in
tends work for that.
The members passed a vote Ct thanks to Mrs
Rice . Riverside Drive. who, unatded and alone"
speaker said has done much 10 mitigate
me noises of the whistles the Hudson River
A the close OF the meeting Or. Emily Noble, Of
San Francisco. who in the audience. in
duced come forward. DR.. Noble. who came 10
New York 20 address the recent Tuberculosis Con-
ventiou. in The Of the little speech she made
on measures for the prevention and dis
ease. made The astounding statement that the
average child in New York does not use per cent
OF its breathing capacity
The cffcers elected Were; Mrs; Mary z. Traut-
mann. president Mrs. Clark Bell first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Esther Herman. second ce-president:
Miss Florence Guernsey, recording secretary: Mrs.
Mary A. Newton. corresponding secretary; Mrs. J.
H. CroweU. treasurer. and Miss Theresa Barca-
low, auditor.