The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-06
PLANNING The CHILD SHOW
DINNER WITH SOME SAMPLE
ENHIBITS ON VIEW.
plans for the mtg ENhIbli In the YAH
Are Outllned High sehSOl Pupils
IIelDlnG Prof. selIgnan says the
Great PrulpIrm u Recreation CentFes.

Tiny gravestones were strung along
~ lines on the third floor Of tho Harvard
club last night with a placard over them
that read
The Chnd SacHhcod
Ever. IS minutes here Is one les chIid 20 NeS
Yur. ana one urv grave four nfihs u ell
child deaths and All Preyeniabie
In the small anteroom leading upon
the dining room were exhibits showing
street scenes with minute figures walking
arm IN arm along independent avenue
away from the cardboard CHURCH IN the
background. accompanied by printed
statistics that told of the $50 ono children
In New York who DO not attend sunday
srhool the equivalent Of the entire popu-
lation OF the four largest cities IN the
state outside OF New York. Opposite
was another PAINTED cardboard exhibit
calling attention TO the Children's Court
and the average Of forty criminals
that arr tried there each day
About ssventy-ive or one hundred com
mittee members and others connected
with the Child Welfare Exhibit which y
10 he held IN New York next fail had
gathered AZ the HARVARD Club for a dinner
and conference The exhibits Of last
night were Just a very small part Of the
cardboard scenes. the photographs and
other concrete lessons which the com
nittea will show the city IN the autumn.
Al the conference and discussions that
followed the dinner the presiding oificer
was George r. lde Of the Home lAfe In
surance Company
DR. Walter l.. Hervey Of the Board 81
Education told Of the support that the
committee has been receiving IN iis work
Of STUDYING how the vast army OF
embryo citizens is being trained in the
homes, the streets, the schools. the
churches, tho Libraries and IN parks and
Fairgrounds. IN theatres, stores FAC
Tories. courts. refOrmaiOTtes and inaii-
buttons. and in settlements, CLUBS and
institutions.
A visitor saw IO0 girl pupils az work
up In the Washington Irving High school
the other day. said DR. Hervey
What are they doing asked the
Making baby clothes. Vas the
answer. They're making them for the
child welfare exhibit Applause
DR. Hervey went on 10 say tbat In
the Hebrew Technical school the pupils
are AZ work on children's InderciOthea.
and ~ the Horace Mann School fabrics
arr Icing woven and tested Tor the same
ntiFuuNo AuuiWeF AoANul ~ - WNTA
making hats. Also he told % the spe-
ciahsts who nos are giving their time
10 helninR tho committee.
Prof. g. r. A Selignan 81 Columbia
University, who u chairman u the CON-
mittae on recreation and amusements
said that tho Job personally has gwen
him all work and no recreation. but that
be doesn't regret it
New YORK stands az the bottom. 40
cordinR 20 studies made Of the ten largcai
American cities.' said Prof Seligynan,
in its Opon recreation areas. With 10
one big problem n the streets, and New
York y negleCtful % the TACT that our
streets are a big factor in the outdoor
recreation % our Children
Secretary Roy Smith Wallace Of the
executive COMMITTEES held hia audience
a. he earnestly reeled % statistics about
child LIE In ths Sums. He argued Tor
contributions for the preventive rather
than the remedial charity and iyave ~ 90
Instance q sum Of tlt0.Oo0 spent % bury
babies oftthe poor whom len han i30o. 900
would have prevented he habies' deatha
When SECRETARY wallace had llnlahsd
rpaaking hobart ". Dc Forest. en-
Tenement HOute CommiE1iongf, and
othrTa discussed Wariona eec,ll and
arnuor1io nhagrr u urban child Me.