New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-04
Of Interest -
- TO Women.
BOY STREET CLEANERS
Young East Siders Often Spanked
for Their CiUic Interest.

Mr. Woodbury.: The 3snitor OF No. ZIG Henry 81.
took OUT box and enptied the box OF earbise on
submitted.
The above e a fair sample OF the reports that
have been going In 10 the Juvenile volunteer aid
department OF the Department OF Street Cleaning
ell summer. and also OF the hsrdships endured by
the young street cleaners The adult population Of
the East Side does not always take kindly 20 adj
monitons from the rising generation. and Il is 20
be feared that the latter is somewhat pulled up
with little brief authority. The young street
cleaners have frequently been exhOrted by those IN
charge OF the movement 20 temper their zeal with
discretion ana always call in the police in case Of
difficulty. but they DO always heed the sdvice.
and no doubt the public rs often unreasonable One
little fellow OF eight who did nothing
worse than hand a campaign card to an adult Of
fender reported that he got spanked for his pains
But this did not dampen his real. He went the
headquarters OF the movement. the East Side Civic
Club. for fresh supply OF cards and other ma
terisl the usual time. and is still workin. with
anabAted energy.
But this is only one side % the story. II some
resent the interference OF the Juvenile police,
others welcome their assistance. Many house
wives have shown themselves glad TO be Informed
about the proper disposal OF garbage, and janitors
glad 10 be supplied with the p & II. cards
and the literature OF the movement
Police duty is so congenial 10 tie soul OF the
small boy that an army OF ter thousand OF them
might easily be enrolled in the cause OF clean
streets. but the managers think Il best for the
present TO keep the force small and select. II Is
rery hard 10 get into f. and its badge is con-
sdered great honor. Volunteers are always en-
rolled probation. snd do not get the badge till
they have proved their WOrthiness OF f. The cap
tains keen tabs on their companies with juvenile
Figilance. and M. Woodbury. is duly Informed
as 20 whether their conduct IS excellent good or
only fair. IL one such report the captain. one
hendel Barash 10y name. reports OF his staff THAI
rs efhciency Is very successful"
The Efforts az the juvenile volunteer aid depart
nenl haven't made any marked impression upon
tie East Side. but The servants OF the department
have learned a great deal and acquired public
Split mat tncir elders would 90 vel 10 emulate
Tho CHIEF difficulty they have encountered Is
ing with this unpleasant habit are more in demand
The next stumbling block IS the East sder's ap-
Parently incurable habit OF throwing things into
and dwellings 81 thar congested district that every
fupeiruous article goes Immediately into tie gut
ter II 6cesu't matter whether # is rotten apple
mattress. Strangers passing through the
sireets ~ night might imagine that they were
ants may have cleaned house that very morning.
Vacant lots also cause much trouble. There Is
one az the corner Of Delaney and Suffolk streets
which everybody uses as garbage barrel" This
BOYS playing there stir az the water. and people
There are about Two thousand boys and girls
enlisted in the aid department the boys being in
The majority. There are only about three hundred
Eirls. and they do not get so much fun Ct il
the BOYS, because they do not enjoy being police
aen. Their work Is chiefly in the line Of bringing
personal influence 70 bear upon honsekeepers IN
me matter or throwing things out OF the WINDOWS
and mixing the different kinds Of refuse
The juvenile volunteer aid department
Tanzed at tie beginning OF the season the IN
tiative OF the East Side civic Club and under the
suspices ~ the Commissioner Of Street Cleaning
The various clubs connected with East Side Settle
nlents were enlisted IN the cause and a particular
section is assigned 20 each one.
Among those who have directed the NOV enent
are James II. Hamilton, Of the University Settle
nent- DIR. II. Fleischman Of the Educational Alt
snoe: Herbert 4 Kahn and Bernard Deutsch. 81
he East Side Civic Club. and Dr.. Bertha I.lbitZ.
80 much interest has been awakened by the mpve
fhnh ahe orGsniyaffnn he rhad~
he nucleus Of a permanent and much larger