Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-08
EXPRESS THEMSELVES As "a.
voRAsLE TO PROJECT At
SATURDAY MEETING.
FIGURES FROM REST
ROOM GOOD ARGUMENT
Mrs. Emma Wsathsrly, Matron, Gives
Idea Of psmands That Are Made on
Comfort Station Run in Small Way
-hsariy 1000 People Visit Room in
Seventeen Days.

Sentiment favorable to the estab-
lishment by the county Of a public
comfort station in the basement of the
court house was expressed Saturday
afternoon at meeting of farmers and
their wives, county supervisors. mem
bens of the Marshalltown and Rotary
clubs comforc station committees, and
members Of the City Federation OF
at the Marshalltown Club and fol-
lowed luncheon served shortly after
the noon hour.
L. G.. Abbott, chairman Of the Mar
shalltown Club committee. presided at
the meeting. The principal object OF
the meeting was to get the sentiment
of the farmers and their wives and
the gathering was the first Of a series
to be held to which farmers and their
wives are to be invited.
Rest Room Figure Aroumentative.
Mrs. Emma Weatherly, matron OF
the county rest rooms. lent argument
in favor of the project by giving fig
ures showing the demands made upon
the rest rooms during the past sew
enteen days. The figures were more
convincing from the fact that within
the period there has been no big gath
ering in the city that would call for
any extra visitation to the rooms, but
rather a normal use of the comforts by
women and children.
Within these seventeen days. from
Oct. is to Nov. 5, a total of 1,224 adults
from out Of the city visited the rooms,
to. AT hn
same period saw 332 out -of-town chill
dren in the rooms. and 215 from in
town. The latter, however, were for
the most part girls from the country
who bring their lunches with them to
school and use the rest room for the
lunch hour. The total number visit
ing the rooms in the seventeen days
was 1891.
Mrs. Weatherly's figures were espe-
cially interesting from the fact that
OF a public comfort station is largely
wives and tourists, and not for people
living in the city.
Many Talks Made.
Many short talks were made during
the discussion of the project. Senator
W. H. Arney favored building in the
court house basement and said he
was ready to go into his own pocket
{ If it was necessary to defray the ex-
pense.
George Gregory showed that about
one-fourth Of the taxes Of the county
were paid in by the city, and that
Marshalltown was ready to stand its
share altho the proportion Of residents
of the city who used the present rest
rooms was much less than one fourth
Of the total.
DR.. NJ. U. Chesire told Of heEhuman
Ills traced to neglect that often came
from the lack Of public conyeniences.
Supervisor W. H. Jones told briefly
Of the plans for building in the court
house basement, and that he thought
the installation could be made for from
$500 to $500.
Supervisor G. r. Lynch also spoke.
declaring himself as not questioning
the needs of the comfort station, and
expressing himself as being glad Of an
opportunity to hear the sentiment Of
others on the project
Sanford Collins, Of Liscomb town
ship. president Of the Marshall Coun-
ty Fair Association. told of the benefit
to the association from the installation
of sanitary closets at the fair grounds.
F. c. Davis. Of Bangor township; T..
p. Low, of Marion; ]. L. Wylie, Of
Greencastle: and Ben Robinson, Of
Taylor. all spoke In favor of the pro-
ject, as did also Merritt Greene Mrs.
David Lennox, chairman of the rest
room committee Of the City Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs: and G. c. ST
Clair, chairman Of the Rotary Club
committee.