Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
PUBLIC WELFARE
COMMITTEE HEARS
OF CIVIC IDEALS
lew York City Chamberlain
Makes Address on Munic-
ipaI Government.

Henry Bruere. chamberlain of New
York city, told the public welfare
committee last night that the ideal
municipal government will be at
tained when every employe is as
much concerned with the duties as
tho salary OF his position. The re-
marks were made In the course of a
speech at the annual meeting of the
committee at it's headquarters in the
Wiss building. in Broad street.
With the entrance of the new ON
cials into control of the local govern
rnent, Mr.. Bruere suggested that the
rity had the opportunity Of taking
j, decided step in securing an efficient
Ind able administration. He cautioned
that the Mayor must not be held re-
eponsible for the whole admipistra-
ton, as to secure ideal conditions all
the officials must work in harmony
End enter into earnest cooperation
20 put the administration on a high
and efficient basis.
Mr.. Bruere told of some OF the
things that have been done and are
now being done by the new New York
city administration In bettering city
government and general conditions.
He pointed out how similar results
can be realized in this city by follow
ing the methods of Father Knicker-
booker.
In praising the Public Welfare
Committee as Woodworking and
broad-minded organization OF people
working for the general Improvement
Of the city, City Chamberlain Bruere
said that 1t can be of much help to
the incoming administration by con-
stantly keeping in touch with civic
affairs and aiding the officials in vari-
GUS ways.
He said that the committee should
: always remind the officials of the
great trust which is reposed In them
by the people and should keep before
the administration the things that
the officials pledged to do from the
campaign platforms.
Another suggestion of Mr.. Bruere
vas that the city employees, through
q process Of education, be made con-
soious of the Importance OF co-opera-
zion, and be made to feel that they
are really doing something worth
while. He said that they should be
made to realize they are guardians of
the peoples trust, ana that all their
efforts should be in behalf Of the gem
eral public; that the office holder
should not feel content with the
thought that he had succeeded in OBJ
tanning a good-paying position and
need not worry until the next election
came around.
! Mr.. Bruere's whole talk was along
similar lines, all tending to show the
Importance of arousing the interest
of civic employees in municipal affairs.
The office holder must be made to re-
deem his campaign pledges, according
10 Mr.. Bruere.
Can Present New Issues.
In concluding he stated that the
Public Welfare Committee can play
on important role in civic affairs by
presenting new issues to the coming
administration and by suggesting and
reporting various phases OF civic gov
eTnment and affairs that can be bet
tered and enlarged. In short, he said
, that the committee should serve as
@, sort of advisory board. make In
vestigations into certain conditions
and make suggestions.
City Chamberlain Bruere talked for
about forty-five minutes and his re-
marks were appreciated by a large
and enthusiastic, audience Of women
-and men interested In civic improve
ment. DR.. Laban w. Dennis, presi-
dent of the Public Welfare Commit
tee, presided
During the evening DR.. julius Levy.
chairman of the health committee of
the organization, made a brief talk
on the work of the committee. He
said that recent investigations and
activities of the committee had done
much toward bettering the morals OF
the city and putting the social evil
on a proper basis.
He stated that in recent investiga-
ton the committee had devoted its
attention to certain congested por-
ton of the city and through applica-
ton If certain methods had decreased
the death rate 2-10 in that district,
as against a much higher figure re-
corded previously.
While the gathering was styled the
annual meeting of the Public Welfare
Committee, no routine business was
transacted and the annual election of
officers will take place at date to be
announced later.
Because of a previous engagement
Frederick G. Howe, commissioners Of
immigration of the port of New York,
who was scheduled to speak, was ur-
able to be present.
The session was one OF a series of
similar gathering being conducted by
the committee for the purpose of
creating additional interest in the ac-
tivities of the organization, and par
ticularly In reference to the program
10 be undertaken with the inaugura-
fion of the new adninfstr ra tfon