The San Francisco call., 1907-02-21
Women Work in the Crusade
for a "Spotless Town"
Members of Clubs
Join Hands for
Cleaning Day"

OF women met in Calvary Church yes
terday and made plans for cleaning up
ly' The meeting was addressed by
a. w Scott Jr., secretary Of the Street
Repair Association. who explained the
details OF the great project and directed
the women in the work OF providing re-
freshments for the volunteers next Sun
day.
Several new stations were created and
assignments made as follows: Miss
Maud Younger, at Anna lane and Eddy
street. Mrs. f. NJ Malloye, Polk and
Sutter streets: Mrs. S w. Skinner Bush
and kearny: Mrs. William A Limbaugh,
Fourth and Market; Mrs. A. Hecker.
FIRST and Mission. Darina Parlor n. s.
G. W. viii be allotted an important sec
ton. which viii be placed under it's
management Other assignments will
be made today.
C. j. Wood. manager of the Caspar
Lumber Company, addressed the women.
he is grand patron OF the Eastern Star
Degree Of Masons, and he promised
that the women of the Eastern Star
would give assistance in every possible
way and that the Masonic orders were
in thorough accord with the project to
clean the streets of the city.
Secretary Scott impressed upon the
ladies the necessity of acting imme-
diately for the benefit of the entire
community by putting their shoulders
10 the wheel and giving greater i'm
petus 10 the movement for the public
good He told of the teamsters and
their horses, and said that several driv-
ers had been killed and hundreds in
Jured as results OF the dangerous condi-
tion Of the streets. The horses had
suffered terribly. In. one hospital there
were ninety-five horses from one sta
A e, Scott said, and in other hospitals
|0om forty TO fifty animals. Scott de-
clared that the situation had been in
vestigated thoroughly, and that it had
been found impossible to get the men
TO work on any day but a Sunday. The
work was one of mercy, he said, and
should be entered upon with Christian
spirit.
NO BOSSES; ALL WORKERS
Scott explained that it was not to be
understood that men were to be
'bossed" by any one. They were to work
Independently but With the idea of con-
centrating their efforts toward accom-
plishing the most good. Men could
drop in or out Of the line as they saw
ft, giving just as much of their time
as they thought they could spare.
The Labor Council notified its aff1li-
ated unions OF the Endorsement by that
body of the proposed work of the Street
Repair Association. The council,
through ftr eecretary, sent out the fol-
lowing letter:
regular meeting of the Labor Council. held
Friday evening. February -, A W. Scott Jr-,
chairman Of the Street Repairing Association
Of san Francisco. addressed the council along
the lines Of urging the citizens OF this city 10
lend their cooperation in projected house
cleaning day-nemely, cleaning the streets OF
our city. Mr.. Scott explained in detail the
need Of some effort the part of the citizens
10 place our city streets in a more passable
condition assuring US that the merchants. team
owners and clerks had signihed their willing
ness to devote Sunday. February "A, to the
councils unions give this dny toward assisting
along the aforementioned lines.
the council Endorsed the said proposition. was
Instructed to notify the affiliated unions.
A sting them 10 take similar action 10 devote
y lday, February "a 70 that purpose. Trustinss
y0ur organization win take speedy action on
the same, remain, ,.1ta fraternall lly yours,
Secretary San Francisco Labor Council
Communications offering the services
OF unions, business houses, schools, So
cieties. clubs and individuals came so
fast yesterday at the headquarters of
the Street Repair Association that the
clerical force there had all that it
could do to handle the business. So
widespread has become the interest in
tion has been informed that several
prominent Eastern publications have
men on the way here to make special
stories Of the great lesson in American
patriotism that is to be furnished by
the sight Of a city of 100000 popula-
tion turning out en- masse to clean up
the debris left by a calamity that
would have completely stunned most
communities beyond recovery for years.
Men at the head of some of the most
prominent business houses Of the city
say that the movement has given a
decided impetus TO al classes of busi-
ness and has resulted in untold good
10 the municipality. They feel deeply
grateful to the Board Of Public Works
a well as TO the Street Repair Asso-
ciation for the hearty and unselhsh
afiliation OF these two important bod
les and substantial returns in the
shape Of basketfuls OF letters contain
ing checks for permanent repair work
have been the result.
WORK TO BE CONTINUED
one Of the most striking results al
ready accomplished is that enough
money for repair and cleaning work
has been received in subscriptions to
enable the repair association in CO.
operation with the Board Of Public
Works to keep the city in good trim
II would be impossible to record all
Of the offers that are made by those
who wish TO help on 'Cleaning-up day"
bur q few Of them are noted for the
'purpose of showing how general the
movement is. One of the morning Of
ferings was from z. u. Crowley, who,
with the assistance of Bricker & Coats
and william F. Yates, will take care of
forty teams and men TO handle them
in the district bounded by Seventh,
Tenth. Townsend and Market streets.
Tire grain men viii be at work with
sleeves rolled up. and J. Fonnesbeck
and Adolph Koshland will have men
and teams in lower Davis street The
Pacific Glass Works and the Standard
oil Company viii look after the vi
cinitv Of Seventh and Irwin streets,
Kelley &, Sons and Dudley & Frank
viii work on Franklin street from
Bush to California The Twenty ninth
Street House Cleaning Club VIII see
that no dust is left on Mission street
in their vicinity and try TO extend
their work as far as Church street.
MANY MEN AND TEAMS
The sixth street Improvement Club
Miner lO01< after