El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-17
MAYOR AND NEW COUNCIL SWORN IN;
WOMEN ASK FOR THEATER NATIONS
Delegation Representing Women's Organizations of
City Appears Before City Council and Declares
Picture Shows and Kinks are Rendezvous for
Clandestne Meetings for Girls and Boys

At 1915 o'clock Thursday morning
county clerk Park Pitman administered
the oath of office to the newly elected
and reelected members Of the city eOun-
ell. Those who took the oath were:
Mayor c. Z. Kelly, reelected; aldermen
J. !. Hewitt and W. S Clayton, re-
elected; aldermen c. II. Leayell and Ben
Levy, elected. Ballard Coldwell, elected
corporation court judge, also qualified
The committee assignments made
were: Police, fire and buildings, j. J.
Hewitt. chairman, c. II. Leaveu and
Ben Levy; taxation and finance, alder
man Levy, chairman, Hewitt and Leavell;
water and sanitary, Leavell, chairman,
Clayton and Levy; streets, grades and
parks, Clayton, chairman, Hewitt and
Levy. On account Of mayor Kelly. ex-
pecting to leave the city for a short
time. alderman Hewitt was unanimously
elected mayor pro TEN.
Appointments Saturday.
A special meeting of the city council
was called for Saturday afternoon when
it is believed the appointments Of those
who are to fill the various city offices
viii be made. The police chief and the
two captains and sergeants may be ap-
pointed at this time.
Urge Matrons for Amusement Places.
Urging that the conditions of FL
PasO are such that immediate action
must be taken for the protection of girls,
the women OF FL PasO representing vaTl-
Gus societies. clubs and charitable instI-
buttons. appeared Thursday morning and
asked the city council to pass an OrdI-
nance compelling the prOpTietOrs OF skat-
ing Kinks, theateTs and moving picture
shows to employ a matrOn. Such places
n Of cd "a nI
destine meetings. The matrOns to be
employed, the petitioners stated, should
be endowed with police power. Girls I'M
der the age of 16 years, it was stated,
should not be allowed to visit any of
these places unless accompanied by their
parents OF a proper chaperOn. The action
of the escorts OF any girl IN these places
the matron is to closely scrUtinize, and
if they are guilty OF Overstepping the
bounds of proprietv it was recommended
that the matron be authorized to cause
their arrest.
The petitioners asked the city council
to put lights IN Cleveland square and
other dark places in the city, which,
they stated. were places for clandestine
meetings between girls and boys. In sup
port of their contention for the necessity
for the council taking steps to protect
the Young girls of the city. Mrs. J. A.
Rawlings who addressed the council on
behalf of the others. cited the recent
case of a girl Is years old, who, after
being met at one of the skating Kinks,
she said. by a young man. was taken to
Cleveland square and then to a lodging
house. The man referred to was held to
the grand Jury by Justice of the peace
Z. B. McClintOck to answer to a charge
of criminal assault. Mayor Kelly stated
that the matter would be referred to the
police commission at its first meeting.
and immediate action of some kind would
be taken.
Societies Represented.
The societies represented were:
Daughters of the American Revolution,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
WOmen's Charity association. Catholic
Benevolent society. Young WOmen'5
Christian association. Women's Christian
Temperance union. Humane society. Sun
shine society, WOmen's club. Jewish So
ciety. The signers of the petition for
the ordinance and those who appeared
were: Mrs J. A. Rawlings, Mrs II. r.
Stevens. Mrs H. T. Bowie. Mrs W S.
Tilton, Mrs. M.>M. Redding, Mrs. f. A
Hodge and Mrs. c. P. Elliott.
Protests Against Blockade.
Hamilton Rayner appeared before the
city council with a complaint charging
the railroad companies with blocking the
crossing at Oetavia street. He said that
doctors on calls were compelled to wait
until the officials got ready to move the
blocking train. Meat wagons, contain
ing meat to be delivered he said, were
kept standing in the sun. NO man wants
ms meat to be kept for hours in the
sun" Mr.. Rayner declared, "iust for
the whims of these arrogant corpora
tions."
Mr.. Rayner stated that he lived in
the Alta Vista section and asked the
council to arrange for fire alarms to
be installed in that section The mayor
him that the matter would
be looked into. Il want to say declared /
Mr.. Rayner, that if anyone has a Just |