Riverside district forms as janitors class plan grows
The Woman's Municipal League of New York City expands influence with Riverside district plans a fountain and a tenement janitors class to teach sanitation laws and professionalism. City Hall backs tuberculosis crackdown spitting bans and sewer repairs are promptly addressed. Community questions and oddities at League HQ noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Municipal League of
New York City
Central Park
North River
Edward Curtis
Satterlee Swartout
Riverside
City Hall
Woman's Health Protective Association
Lederle
League
Strawberry Time Recipes and Ways to Use Fresh Fruit
A compact guide to enjoying peak strawberries with sugar, creams, and desserts. It covers serving berries in dishes, making shortcake with a rich biscuit crust, sponge cake variants, and preserving berries for ice cream and sherbet. Includes strawberry charlotte, Bavarian cream, and color-enhancing cochineal tips.
Outdoor Gym At Riverside Park Run By Rochester YWCA
The Rochester YWCA will run an outdoor gymnasium at Riverside Park next season with facilities for basketball tennis tether ball volleyball croquet and possibly golf. A portable clubhouse will provide dressing rooms and lockers. All city women will be invited to use the grounds daily from 4 p.m. until dark with a $3 summer admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Little Mothers to Entertain Friday Night
An entertainment will be given on Friday night, June 6, for the T. S. S. branch of the Little Mothers Aid Association and the sewing class at No 236 Second Ave. Friends of the Little Mothers are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mothers’ Aid Association
Donts For Summer Boarders In The Prophet Chamber
A rural pamphlet on farm life warns guests against asking for ice water or dairy excesses, urging moderation in meals and attire. It stresses simple, seasonable living, avoiding pretension, late meals, and unsanitary habits, while inviting practical, neighborly conduct and respect for country customs.
Immigrants in School at Baron de Hirsch and Education Alliance
The Baron de Hirsch School at the Educational Alliance on East Broadway trains immigrant children to learn English for public schools. It notes that patriotism is taught through celebrations and English is learned alongside Hebrew, with many students coming within weeks of arrival and showing strong readiness to adapt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron de Hirsch
Allance
East Broad Way
Jefferson St
United States
Blaustein
Tribune
Russia
Emerald Isle
Romania
America
Mi Hn
Rus
Nils K Finsen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Light Institute
Berlin
Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Vienna
E J. Barrick
Toronto
Charles O. Probst
Ohio
Fagg Announces $150000 for Brooklyn Y M C A Building
Frederick D. Fagg, secretary of the Eastern District Branch of the Y M C A in Brooklyn, reports reaching the required $150,000 for a new building after a final pledge arrived just before midnight. The fund drive began in October and surpassed milestones including a January celebration for reaching $50,000. The new structure will be among the finest in the nation, with construction to start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Fagg
Young Men's Christian Association
Brooklyn
Fagg
SLO
Plaza Hotel Sold For Hostelry Project Plans Emergence
The George A. Fuller Construction Company with Central Realty Bond and Trust Company and Hallgarten and Co purchased yesterday the Plaza Hotel on the west side of Fifth Avenue between Fifty-eighth Street and adjacent plots. The syndicate offers cash and aims to join the site with plans to build a new hostelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Fuller Construction Company
Central Realty Bond and Trust Company
Hallgarten & Co
Plaza Hotel
Fifth-ave
Tuberculosis Congress Opens At Majestic Hotel
The third annual meeting of the American Congress of Tuberculosis in joint session with the Medico-Legal Society convened at the Hotel Majestic. Delegates from medical legal and scientific bodies across the Americas attend with officials from the Department of State and Navy. A key topic is tightening measures to curb tuberculosis and improve public health through air, nutrition, and school sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Congress OF Tuberculosis
Medico-Legal Society
Hotel Majestic
Canada
Mexico
Central and South American
Congress
Department of State
United States
Henry D. Snyder
W. C. Erted
Navy
P. M. Carrington
Preston H. Bailhache
Marine Hospital Service
A. N. Bell
Brooklyn
Henry B. Holton
Holton
Behring
Holten
New York
Massachusetts
Clark Bell
Monty Benedikt
Vienna
Connecticut
Twenty story hotel planned for Fifth Avenue site
A syndicate bought the hotel site on Fifty ninth street and adjoining plot for about 10 million dollars to erect a twenty story hotel costing around 7 million with a 2 million cash plot stake. John N. Golding brokered the deal, tied to a lease with F. A. Hammond, and the project may start soon depending on arrangements.
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Fifty-ninth Sts
Fifty-ninth St
New-York Life Insurance Company
John N. Golding
F. A. Hammond
ISM
Hammond
Fitthave
Fiftyninth-st
Fifty-eighth-st
Fifty-ninth-st
Justice P. Henry Dugro
Inter
Savoy
Justice Dugro
Hotel Netheland
Fifth-ave
Fifty-seventh
Fifty-eighth
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New-York Insurance Company
Summer fashion notes with embroidery and foliage hats
A fashion overview notes new summer separations featuring front embroidery on waists, light colored orchids with violets, and mousseline tied flowers. Dropped shoulders appear on lace yoke gowns while foliage hats with oak leaves rise in popularity. Nightgowns stay square necked with beaded embroidery and wide silk ribbons. Separate skirts trend close to the knee with accordion pleated flounces and decorative joins.
Notes of W C T U Workers
Susannah M Walker long time Nebraska W C T U president resigned after removal to Canada and was born in Buffato Nettle Purdie Hershiser Nevada W C T U president born in Cleveland She led the Huron Ohio Christian Temperance Union and the East End Unit Laura E Harsha Indian Territory W C T U president native to this state taught at the Okmulgee Indian school before marriage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susannah M. Walker
Nebraska
Laura E. Harsha
Indian Territory
Girl's Frock Pattern No 4131 From New York Tribune
The pattern No 4131 for a girl's frock features gored skirt and a full baby waist, wearable with or without guimpe. Sample in pale blue dimity with embroidery. other washable fabrics acceptable. Sizes include four eight ten twelve. required yardage listed for various widths. Pattern 10 cents, or 12 cents with urgent postage, mailed from Pattern Department New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Tribune
Pensioners Can Hold Office In City Government
Supreme Court Justice Leventritt ruled Section 1 504 of the new city charter unconstitutional disqualifying pensioners from holding office. The test case involved Alexander Price, a retired policeman seeking reinstatement as section foreman in Street Cleaning, argued by Roger Foster for pensioners and opposed by Theodore Connoly. The decision emphasizes that no citizen may be deprived of rights to hold office and rejects pensions as a disqualifying factor. The Tribune notes Americans abroad can buy the paper in European hotels and stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leventritt
Supreme Court
Alexander Price
Roger Foster
Theodore Connoly
Justice Leventritt
Flag Day Observance Push Urges Wider Public Celebration
The Flag Day Association formed in 1897 has mailed notes nationwide urging a general and enthusiastic Flag Day celebration on June 1. It seeks broader public and school observances this year, led by president Colon Ralph Earl Prime of Yonkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flag Day Association
United States
Association
Ralph Earl Prime
Yonkers
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Terre Verte
Municipal League
Colgate
Ca Cravenette
Cere
Electro
Ants Chamois
Gents Ducheses
Gants Albert
Partumerie Exquisin
Correts Lavailutre
Jammes
Sth Ave
Eastern District
MENT
Moritz Ellinger
C. W. Peek
Brandon
Paschal
San Antonio
Tex
Committee On Resolutions
Ravenel
the Plaza Hotel
Crystal Domino
Europe
Great Britain
CrystAl
Domino SucaAr
Doric
SuGaRy
Selder
Havemeyers & Elder Sugar
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