Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 148, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 62 of 85
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GALVESTON TRIBUTE: seotioj? eight.
CAUSEWAY EDITION.
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M. C, Bo
Building Contractor
Comer 18th and Mechanic Streets
Galveston, Texas,
Builder Of
Elks’ Home
Immigration Station
City Water Works
Pierson Building
City National Bank
First Baptist Church
Galveston National Bank (Remodeled)
J. L. Bludworih, Ship Builder!
Tugs, Barges, Launches, Speed Boats. Location, Ship
Yards, “Dyke” Opposite 19th St. Galveston. Texas.
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BOAT BUILT BY J. I,. BLUDWORTH
Everything Electrical!
A Good Job Is the Cheapest Job. See Us About Electrical Work.
Agents for the Detroit Eleotrlo
Small plants for residence, busi-
ness houses and marine lighting
a specialty.
We carry a complete line of fix-
tures, lamps, motors flashlights,
electric irons, toasters, cooking
utensils, and ignition supplies,
W® specialize in sign budding,
outlining and aerial Sip Work
L. F. Tschumy Co.
PHONE 2610
2137 Posloffio© Street
Island City loot! Working
Company, Inc.
Lumber and Mill Work!
Office and Yards, 18th and Mechanic. Phone 2622
GALVESTON, TEXAS
V. LB&ulard (SI Co.
GALVESTON, TEXAS
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Paints, Oils, Glass, Varnishes
and Wall Paper.
Phone 26 3
the beautiful elm and the oleander in
all its profusion, making what is said
by visitors the most beautiful residen-
tal street in the Southwest. They
next turned their attention to the
planting of Tremont and Twenty-fifth
streets, two of the principal thorough-
fares from the bay to the beach. On
these, as along Broadway, the residents
were interested and a beautiful scheme
of street decoration carried out. On
all these and, many others the side-
walk paving went along with the
planting.
Beautifying Station.
They were very instrumental in
beautifying the Union Station, The
work was put into their hands by
the railroad officials and if one is to
judge from an artistic standpoint, or
from a standpoint of beauty and
cheerfulness, these officals have cause
to be grateful to these ladies for what
they have done. The arrangement of
palms, ferns and delicate shrub3 and
flowers in the main waiting room of
the station is unexcelled or unsur-
passed. It is a thing of admiration for
all visitors. They have given shrubs
and seeds and have assisted in planting
the same on the grounds of all
churches. Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish; about all public buildings and
hospitals, and private citizens where
they would be accepted. Late in last
year and early in this, Twenty-seventh
and Thirty-seventh streets " add Ave-
nues K and O were planted in oaks,
elms, oleanders and palms and cam-
phor trees. Through the efforts of the
association these trees were secured
from the mainland and from civic lov-
ing nursery men without any great,
cost. Within a period of a very few
years these newly planted streets and
avenues will be among the most beau-
tiful in the city. The work of tree
planting, yard decorating, street pav-
ing sidewalkand curbing laying will
go on from year to year until the city
of Galveston is virtually a flower gar-
den broken here and there by a wide
clean, thoroughly paved street, lined
on either side with oriental palms,
fragrant oleanders, nodding oaks, wav-
ing elms, lauraceous camphors, and
many other attractive trees and
shrubs.
One of the latest schemes fo-r thor-
ough and effective work throughout
the city was the appointing of a
chairman in every block within the city
limits. It is the duty of fhese block
chairmen to look after the sanitary
conditions of their respective blocks,
to'note the imporvements that could be
made in the way of beautifying and
report the same to the president or
| discuss them at the meeting of the
j assocition. In this way the organiza-
! tion keeps in close touch with the gen-
eral sanitary condition of the entire
city and at the same time is aware of
any improvement that could be made
in the appearances of any particular
block or home. With this knowledge
at hand, the association will proceed
in its usual way to correct the unsan-
itary conditions or instill in the per-
son or persons a desire: for more at-
tractive homes and premises.
Against Billboards.
The Women’s Health Protective As-
sociaion made and is making serious
objections to the posting of bills along
the boulevards or in. any public places,
as such things detract from the pleas-
ant and attractive appearances very
greatly. Then, too, there is nothing
very conducive to the health of th4
community about a bill posting boat'd.
To sum things up and say them in a
few words, these civic loving ladiel
are unalterably opposed to everything
unsightly or unsanitary.
Right at this time they are deeply
interested in securing a hbspital for
the treatment of children who are af-
fected with tuberculosis of the bones
and for the employment of a visiting
nurse for the benefit of those chil-
dren and others afflicted with this
dread disease. The money for the es-
tablishment of this institution is avail-
able, having been set aside by the re-
gents of the University of Texas. The
site has been selected on the grounds
adjoining the Medical College and
judging from the way they have sur-
mounted the difficulties in the past,
the members of the Women’s Health
Protective Association will overcome
all opposition which may exist and
follow the examples of the famous re-
sorts of France, Italy and the United
States in the establishment of a char-
itable hospital for suffering children.
The matter of employing the visiting
nurse is kept constantly in mind and
as soon as sufficient funds are secured
to pay her salary for a period of
three monhts, she will be employed and
set to work.
By consulting the record of the
work done by this estimable organiza-
tion and the manner in which they
have accomplished all these great and
good things, it can be seen that noth-
ing is too difficult for them to under-
take; and that when it is once under-
taken it is never given up until accom-
plished. On numerous occasions has
the organization taken perplexing
problems off the shoulders of the Corn-
215 Tremont St.
TEXAS SHEET
METAL WORKS
MANUFACTURERS
SVletai Fire-Proof Windows,
Tin Glad Fire Doors and
Waste Cans for Oily Waste
Examined and Labeled Under
Supervision of Underwrit-
ers’ Laboratories.
(Under the Direction of the Na-
tional Board of Fire
Underwriters.)
OFFICE AND FACTORY,
2624-2626 MECHANIC STREET
mercial Club or Business League be-
cause they seemed to be of such na-
ture as to make their accomplishment
by women more certain. Too, they
have not unfrequeritly undertaken
tasks pronounced as impossible by their
‘‘lords and masters,” only to find an
easy and pleasant way to do it. Of
course, in all these things, the organ-
ization has acted merely as an auxil-
iary to the commercial organizations
of the city and the members will not
for a moment consider that they alone
are due the credit, but that credit, if
any, is due to the commercial or-
ganizations.
Membership Grows.
The membership of the Women’s
Health Protective Association has
grown to such proportions during the
past few years that it has become, ne-
cessary to create the office of financial
secretary, whose duty it is to look
after and collect all membership dues.
This is a very'important and laborious
task, as there are more than 500 mem-
bers who pay dues each month. At
present the duties of financial secre-
tary are being efficiently performed by
Mrs. C. M. Reicerza, she being regularly
elected at the creation of the office. In
connection with this it might be said
that the membership of the Women’s
Health Protective Association is cos-
mopolitan, the constitution and by-
laws saying that every white woman
of good, moral character in the city of
Galveston is eligible to membership in
the organization. Eince the dues are
so little, 10 cents per month, and it is
the natural desire of every woman to
have her home, her block and her city
scrupulously clean and strikingly beau-
tiful, it is expected and hoped that
the memebrship will reach the 1,000
mark before the expiration of another
year. Many men of the city are asso-
ciate members at $2 per year.
It matters not how good the inten-
tions of any organization or institu-
tion may be, nor what the nature of
the work undertaken, it requires an
expenditure of money to obtain results,
and to keep a sufficient amount of
funds in the treasury for the accom-
plishment of its various undertakings
has been the earnest desire and one
of the greatest tasks confronting the
Women’s Health Protective Associa-
tion. For this purpose they have, in
addition to taxing each member a
small amount monthly given various
forms of entertainments, held riiany
sales and received contributions from
many patriotic, civic-loving citizens,
but one of the most potent factors for
replenishing the treasury from 1906 to
1910 was the annual horse show given
under the auspices of the organiza-
tion. At these shows many entries
were taade under the various classes
and. various prizes were distributed. An
entryl fee was charged and also an
admission fee'at the gate. Within tho
grounds the good ladies sold pretty
paper chrysanthemums, served re-
freshments, lunches, etc., conducted ba-
zaars, fruit stands and in fact carried
out most of the mohqy-getting fea-
tures of the modern carnivals. The net
results from the first jnorse show, al-
though gotten up within a short ped-
iod of ten days, and under very ad-
verse circumstances, was over $800.
Each year the show gr£w better in a
financial as well as in all other ways,
and at the time of its discontinuance
in 1910 it was found that the horse
show had netted the association an
average of a little more than ?2,000
per year. This money, as all other,
was spent in defraying the expenses of
the organization in its efforts to make
Galveston what it is, the cleanest and
most beautiful city in the South.
Operates Nursery.
In the matter of securing and plant-
ing palms and the various shrubs used
in beautifying the different streets and
avenues, the Women’s Health Protec-
tive Association found from an extend-
ed experience tha.t it would be cheaper
to equip and maintain a nursery than
to be depending upon the charitable
dispositions of other folks, and accord-
ingly they secured the necessary
grounds, planted and are maintaing an
up-to-date nursery within thhe city
limits. At this place are grown vari-
ous plants, shrubs, etc., which are given
free to any citizen wishing to plant
them on his premises. Here, too, they
have built at their own expense, the
cottage occupied by the gardener who
looks after the nursery and the parks,
and every month they contribute
quite a little sum toward paying his
salary.
It is not too much to say that the
work, the examples and the encourage-
ments of this noble band of women
have either made or inspired the things
that have transformed the wreck and
ilevastation left by the awful flood and
storm into the present imperious city
of Galveston. There is hardly an un-
dertaking resulting in any improve-
ment in which they have not been a
potent factor. Nor will they cease to
labor, but as patient, hopeful, deter-
mined, patriotic women, will work on
forever for the aggrandizement of their
beloved city.
The following is the list of officers
under whose directions the long list of
magnificent and monumental achieve-
ments have been wrought:
Presidents: Mrs. H. A. Landes, Mrs.
Joseph Clark, Mrs. B. Adoue and Mrs.
George L>. Morgan.
First vice presidents: Mrs. E. T.
Harris, Mrs. A. F. Erhard, Mrs. B.
Adoue, Mrs. George D. Morgan, Mrs.
G. M. Civits, Mrs. M. Lasker and Mrs
M. S. Ujffy.
Second vice presidents: Mrs. J. B.
Woolford, Mrs. W. B. Lockhart, Mrs.
W. F. Seiffert, Mrs. G. M. Civits, Mrs.
M. Lasker and Mrs. Victor Davison
Aecordinig secretaries: Mrs. Charles
Sciimgeour, Mrs. J. P. Bowen, Mrs. M.
Watson, Mrs. John Grimper and Mrs.
N. H. Christian.
Corresponding secretaries: Mrs. R. L
McCowen, Mrs. N. H. Christian, Mrs.
Charles Scrimgeour, Mrs. F. B. Van
Harten, Miss Betty Ballinger and Mrs.
C. H. McMaster.
Treasurers: Miss Lalla Block, Mrs.
Jens Moller and Mrs. N. H. Christian.
Auditors: Mrs. F. D. Minor, Mrs.
H. A. Landes, Mrs. M. S. Ujffy, Mrs. A.
S. Newson, Mrs. George D. Morgan and
Mrs. F. B. Allen.
The present officers of the Women's
Health Protective Association are: Mrs.
George D. Morgan, president; Mrs. M.
S. Ujffy, first vice president; Mr3. Vic-
tor Davison, second vice president;
Mrs. N. H. Christian, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. C. H. McMaster. correspond-
ing secretary; Mrs. Jens Moller, treas-
uder, and Mrs. A. F. Newson, auditor,
[ with an executive committee consisting
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Grace Episcopal Church, Corner 36th Street
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GALVESTON. TEXAS.
GALVESTON
CREOSOTING
..COMPANY..
Lumber, Mining Props and Timbers, Piling, Poles, Bridge Timber# and Switch Tie# Creoaot-
ed By the Most Effective Process. Treated Cross Ties, Hewrs and Sawed
AlwaysonHand. Contract Work Promptly Executed.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED—PURE OIL. FULL MEASURE
F. A. LANGBEHN, Pres, and Gen. Mgr.
PLANT AT GALVESTON, TEXAS
W. H. MILLER.
Sheet Metal Works.
The gentleman named above
is a prominent sheet metal work-
er and is located at 2112 and
2114 Church street. Everything
that can be worked out of sheet
metal is done in this shop; also
builds fire escapes, fireproof win-
dows and doors; also tanks, sky-
lights, tin slate, tile, and all
classes of metal roofs, ventilat-
ing and hot air furnace work,
blow piping and exhaust sys-
tems, smokestacks and marine
work. This shop is always
ready to take hold of work that
other shops can not do success-
fully. The most successful me-
chanics are employed in this
shop, and all work is guaranteed
to give entire satisfaction and
the charges are very reasonable.
Mr. Miller, the proprietor, is
known throughout the commun-
ity as the practical sheet metal
worker. This business occupies
a modern building 30x100 feet
in dimension and is fully equip-
ped with all the latest modern
devices used in sheet metal
work.
T. B. ALLEN CO.
Wholesale
LUMBER AND STAVES
MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS
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Galveston, Texas
of Mesdames B. Adoue, F. B. Allen and
I. Lovenberg.
A. STEIN, CABINET MAKER!
Manufacturer of
Office, Store and Bar Fixtures.
Refrigerators a Specialty
ALL PLATE SHOW CASES
Galveston, Texas 1909-11 Market Street
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Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 148, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912, newspaper, May 16, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871897/m1/62/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting San Jacinto Museum of History.