The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
This City Soon Will Be the
Spotless Town
GIVEN CLEAN BILL
Police Woman DiscussesAffairs
Before the Council of
Fair Sex

tian association building yesterday
afternoon was an address delivered
by Miss Irene Kiekenapp, who de-
scribed her labors.
This was the last meeting for the
season. AS there was no quorum
present, only six clubs being repre-
sented, no official business was
transacted. The first part of the
meeting was taken up in the read
ing of the secretary's reports. Not
withstanding there will be no meet
ings during the warm months, the
law and enforcement committee,
composed of Mrs. D. G. Willard, Mrs.
Oliver Olson, Mrs. ]. J. Schaus and
Mrs. o. E. Hohenstein, will act when
ever they find their services are
needed during that time. The pres
ident, Mrs. Adolph Mueller, stated
that various reports had reached her.
as well as telephone calls, of several
instances Of inhuman treatment to
animals and asked what the mem
bers thought of a humane committee
made up by the Council Of Women
to act in conjunction with the city
officers, that when reports reached
them, they could then refer the case
to the city officials. In one instance,
the president stated, that reports had
reached her that q number Of child
rem had burned cat alive in a bon
fire and as the cat ran from the fire,
the children forced II back with
sticks. The other case mentioned
was a man who had two horses
which he was working hard daily,
but did not feed them, that the
horses were becoming so emaciated
they were staggering the greater
part of the time. The man, she said,
was reported amply able to care for
his horses. Women have a part TO
play in certain things, part to do.
and as men are so busy with their
business cares, they do not always
into the many smaller reports which
reach us, and think ii Is only well
that we have a humane committee" I"
said Mrs. Mueller.
Talk BY Police Woman.
The police woman, Miss Kieke-
napp, who was present and later
made q talk, stated that no reports
: OF these cases Of cruelty had reached
the officials as far as she knew and
she felt sure had they, the officers
would have Immediately responded.
in speaking about her work as DO
lice woman she stated that the hours
were from three in the afternoon
until one O'Clock in the morning and
her work included seven days in the
week Unless she was out on a case
she met all trains and especially in
the evening when her work was the
most needed She said that condi
tions had improved wonderfully dur
Sno hn civ rnnnfho ond that four
young people hung around the sta
tions now, compared to what they
did previous to that time. When /
send them away, / try to do it in a
kindly manner and as yet l have
never had a rebuke or incivil answer"
Again ! find II my duty to assist
odd people, women with children who
arestraveling, and many expect to
sit in the station all night await
ing their. trains. take them per-
isonaliy to some hotel, according to
what they can pay. Another phase
of my work is caring for the new
sies.' Many of these little fellows
remain out later than they should In
order to make an extra nickel / Of
ten call up their mothers and quite
frequently take them home myself.
Il have had to take a few girls home.
u 6UllIOu6Idully dtcII anu IdhC
care of all the cases / can, although
II cannot reach them all, at all times.
II can say with sincerity that all of
fphe boys and girls I have had to talk
witt. have IN each instance accept
ed my advice.
Friends Of Boys and Girls.
TI am doing my utmost to have
the boys and girls feel that l am a
4 ifribnd to them, to assist them and
to have their trust. l want to say
again that not only have the condi-
Etions changed at the station, as pre-
lviously mentioned, but the condi-
ttions all over the city, in the parks
and elsewhere are much better. In
regard to the conditions on the hill
(which has given the city much pub
llicity, we have been going their
nightly and have found no cause fol
alarm Twice each evening the
rounds are made at the various
parks of the city to see that no un
! desirable conditions are existing
"One of the ladies asked the
speaker IL she would go to a case
later than one O'Clock, in the morn
ing, her regular hour for quitting
i The police woman replied that often
she was I'D until three o'clock with
her work, and frequently went to the
offine before beginning hours to as
sist at the desk while other officers
Z were out
aDuing the winter months I at
: tended several dances each week anC
when / saw conditions existing
thought should not be, waited unit
the girls went to the waiting room
and spoke to them there. In this way
they were not Inundated, my advice
reached them because they latel
obeyed, my request. And / certainly
agreed with M. A Nichols, In his tall
at the last council meeting, when he
stated that the responsibility Of tht
home rested largely with the parents
Why, parents call me up and ash
me to find their children at night
saying they do not know where they
are. Sometimes they ask me Il
watch. them also.
"The speaker was asked IL she
ever attended the pavilion dances
Shessafd that they were out Of her su
pervision, but she would be pleased II
attend one and see what they were
Hike. After the pavilion dances wert
over, the young folks came to towI
to the places Of refreshments and
many Of these she had to send home
at a late hour. She also spoke O
making the rounds OF the varioui
school buildings at least once during
the evening. From those places
many reports had reached her, bu
nothing had proven true. The Skat'