The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
CLASS DISPLAYS !.
UGLY PICTURES
Many Unsightly Scenes Revealed
Under Eye of Miss Johnston's
Camera.

The closing meeting OF the Know
Your City Class was held ut 5:i5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, In the John Mar
shall High School auditorium.
The meeting was called TO order b,
Mrs. Kate Peasants Minor. who had
with her on the rostrum Miss Con-
stance AlacCorklc and Mrs Bishop. Of
Highland Park, who has been the see.
rotary of The class throughout its
series OF meetings. The question wns
raised as to whathcr the class should
continue Its work next autumn. II was
finally decided. on amended motions
OF Mrs. Durham, Mrs. Dixon and Miss
Cooke, 10 call n council of all heads
of Richmond organizations doing better
ment work. with q Wow toward fed
Grafton. The idea OF going on with
civic work was approved MIR Ilar-
wood offered the use OF the John Mar
shall School auditorium for further
class meetings. M
1t was due also TO his Kindness that
room No. ITO in tho high school build
ing. was put at the disposal of Miss
Elizabeth Cooke, chairfan OF the Knox
Your City class committee. for the cX-
hibit of pictures. BY means of Il lam
tern slide, showing bad sanitary and
housing conditions in different sections
OF the city. These pictures were taken
by Miss Eloise Johnston during a tour
or inspection made by her and Miss
Cooke to the Old Market, to Beverly
and West Creek Streets. and To various
dump heaps, and were explained by
Miss Cooke to an audience which pass
ed. after the adjournment Of the class
meeting, to room no. W
Miss Cooke showed the exposure OF
fish at Old Market stalls to flies that
came from secondhand clothing waE.
ons. Among her pictures was one OF a
licensed wagon, which was taken on a
dump heap, and Is Il carrier or scr;ip
iron. rags and other rubbish. The
dump heaps were on Bacon Quarter
Branch. below tho Con tederatc Musiu,m
on Beverly Street near Hollywood
and al the back of West Ny.s;.. Street
not far from Hartshorn College Chill
dren played on these dump heaps, said
MISS Cooke. In one Instance she saw
small boy standing in the staenniii
water OF a creek running beneath the
refuse, and dipping "a can up and down
i'll water covered with green mold
Showed Ugly Conditions.
There was picture, which she eX-
planned, taken OF Il row, numbering
them unoccupied, with their back
yards in the worst possible condition.
with wells between the houses and on
a lower slope. Another picture showed
two houses with scarcely any ventia-
ton, and In such condition as 10 DO
virtually untenable. These houses were
on West Moore Street. Miss Cooke stat
ed. Many OF them looked out on Tho
dumps and stagnant water with retid
odors arising from both
Springs 1T the foot OF the dumps
were shown. One of the worst of these
springs was, Miss Cooke said on West
Creek Street, In marshy ground. In
closed with a rotting barrel. and used
for drinking and washing purposes by
several families
+ The interior OF small living room.
in which Miss Cooke said three chill
dren. dog, Il chicken, three women
and tuberculosis patient spent the
best part OF every day, created thrill
In the onlookers. Pleasant by con
trast was a peep into the interior OF
the Branch baths on Eighteenth Street,
with the opportunities offered by thcm
for help to working women In the do
Ing OF their weekly wash.
"a Altogether. those who saw the pic
lures and heard Miss Cookies explana-
lions. gathered In muth food for
thought about progressive Richmond