New-York tribune., 1908-04-08
FOR CLEAN STREETS.
Uaring JHrenile League Doing
Good UOrk for the City.

II the plans which the Riverside branch OF the
Wcnlan's Municipal League has formed for the ex-
tension OF the Waring Juvenile League over the
whole West Side materiaHze. that section OF The
city Will be clean put the Ct
the municipality To shame At present there :
only one branch Of the league Lincoln Post. wh.il
meets in the parish house of St. Michaers Church,
and the zeal OF its members is great that uo- =
cellar back yard escapes their notice. and woe
be 10 the shopkeeper or anybody else who throws
refuse into the street. II such vigilance IS be
extended over the whole West Side the results
will be something the like OF which the city has
never seen before.
At a meeting Of the branch held yesterday morn
Ing at the home OF Mrs. Edward Curtis, No 3
West 69th street. George G. Marvin, general Ci-
rector Of Lincoln Post told the members AMI a
corsiderab BILE number OF guests all about the wor,
and every one wondered how the boys did It
How do they get into strange cellars ons
woman asked Il shouldn't know how to report
on the condition Of my neighbor's cellar"
Mr.. Marvin didn't seem to be quite clear on this
point himself but Miss Marian Peters, who is
chairman Of the committee IN Juvenile league
work said that they were mostly tenement cellars
and were open.
In one case the boys found restaurant cellar
where apples and potatoes were standing in sewer
water It was reported and cleared up, and the
owner never knew the name OF the boy who COM
planned Of him.
1T might be thought said Mr.. Marvin, that the
departments would get tired or getting so many
complaints. but they don't seem to- We get most
polite letters from them. and they seem to be glad
of the cooperation of the boys One Of the police
inspectors going to come and talk TO them next
week"
The Riverside branch, of which Mrs. julius Henry
Cohen is chairman, is trying to get a playground
for these boys and other posts which they hope
will be formed as we'll for the other chill
eiren OF the neighborhood- petition 70 the Mayor
and city fathers for such a playground has been
drawn up for there is none now the upper West
Side and it provides more cases. in consequence
for the ChiIdren's Court than the Hester
district which is supposed TO be the worst in
the city Meantime a temporary playground Will
probably be provided through private enterprise
lot in goth street between Columbus and Am
sterdam avenues is available for the purpose. and
if the city can be persuaded to clean out the rub
blsh and provide equipment the Carpentering
class of one of the public schools will build a
shelter and the league will furnish the lumber
The league will also furnish an athletic instructor
and they Will also have the OF the baths in ST.
Michaers Church Parish House.
Representatives from the Manhattan Congrega-
tional Church, Christ Church and the BIoomingdaIe
Settlement were present at the meeting and en-
coura ging letters received from others Mss
Peters made a plea for both money and workers 10
continue the work. ana said she would gladly re-
spond TO any call for information or assistance In
forming Waring League posts. She may De ad-
dressed at No ODD West s9th street
Although the word boys IS commonly used in
speaking of the wcrT OF the Waring League that
is because as yet there are only boys In IT,
When I say boys I want you 70 understand
that mean girls also" Mr. Marvin explained.