The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-06
Club Idea Gets Him.

81 don't sc, YOU" said the puzzled
Doormsn
WHO ever thought you would" said
the House DUTY Man You never read
the papers. II you'd cultivate your mind
Instead OF sitting outside the ma, ron s
door all days telling her how good YOU
were TO your first wife you'd be more
Intellectual. But listen what the Com.
mish he SAYS to the Mayor. Mind. now.
I'm reading you his own sweet words"
Finally. permit ME to propose to
your Honor and through YOU TO the
citizens Of New York. an idea Of a
large central club house for the po.
lice force
1t should be located on the east
side somewhere from Twenty.thlrd
street TO Fifty-nInth street, and should
cover a whole block. II might come
from a few generous citizens and
would be n powerful factor In elevating
the tone OF the force.
=" The whole should be planned 10
include the families Of the men"
Gee" exclaimed the Doorman, tipping
his chair forward from the wall. I've
got to go tell the matron about that"
"G'wan'" snapped the House Da,y
Man. You sit back there. III bat your
map OFF"
The Doorman, with the sigh Of long
suffering, tee,ered back again.
Didn't Know They Needed Il.
Nov. amt It the big. soft. Hind heart
the Commlsh has for u.s." pursued the
House Duty Man. We've been growl.
Ing around that the old guy didn't un.
derstand' our needs. And here he is
with something we didn't even know we
needed.
Just think what the Cops Club
would mean TO me and YOU. Doors
When We go on duty would we put on
citizens clothes and make for some
quiet back room to talk with the gang
around the neighborhood over shell,
OF beer? Not on your life, We'd jump
up home and get the wife and make for
The. club. and sit up there with our
cuffs pulled out in sight and talk about
the opera and the influence OF social
settlements on the congestion OF tho
east size It's What we nave been
longing for for years"
Sure. II it was a club. there'r be a
bar theTe9' questioned the Doorman
Man NO, a bar, man Never a bar:
A canteen. That's the military word for
) It, and rs the only thing our great
genera would tolerate
ITS all the same thing" said the
Doolman. with sigh OF relief
Might Have "Fizz" In canteen.
"Thercs your ignorance again" said
There's nothing harmful to the body or
soul in an arm cantcen. Nothing bu,
soft stuff-exceptiny what they call
'fzz'-in the army. Now, don't let your
depraved tastes gel to working again
'Fizz' Is stun they give man to make
third hefr and the rest Is soapsuds, ard
they sell 1t In canteen in beer bottles
FOR the satisfaction Of them that has
bad habits and must he cured,
1T vii stop all this. shameful card
playing by the men In and ont Of
hours Instead NJ the reserves sneak
ing down into the cellar aud playing
. poker on top Of barrel they'll be re.
moved from temptation by the hope Of
better things, NV heart Is Just plning
for chance IN get to the club and play
; authors with some guy from some
other precinct that | don't know and
don't want to know.
what this department lacks is what
they call cohesion and solidarity. We
Amt got what they call common
purpose. This department ought TO
work like machine. The Commish
knows how 10 get us together"
Are you thinlingi' asked tho door
man, with puzzled caution "therell be
prominent citizens to come forward
with the price of this thing
Wool" snorted the admlrer Of the
Commissioner prominent citizens
Man, man, there'll be n million dollars
subscribed the first day it's sprung
You can't begin to count en-. DO YOU
think that Peter Delay wouldn't come
down with fat check? or Sol Llchten.
sre!r? can think Of hf'v' There's
George CorsIdine, doc" owens. Pat
Sheedy, big Mltt' Ell lIennig. Eerney
Barton. Tom O'ROurko Davv Johnson.
Jerry the Gent-why, you could walk up
Broadway and not miss one in two
steps. oh therell he no trouble about
financing Il.
AT the Club" a Trial Excuse.
, But wasn't thinking Of that,
though. was thinking NJ ii seIfshly.
Don't YOU see that the COmmls!I
wouldn't think OF -'arting a club unless
ne meant tn SuOticn pur hours 80 We
could drop In there. don't doubt he'd
make IL proper excuse nv being off
post for man 10 say on trial: I was
TO the club. Commissioner can see
.is==e.. leaning aver tho slssl: nov. sav.
~: oh. that's all right. You can't 20