Show TABOO PUNCH BOWL Council of Womens Clubs Takes i the Initiative I SHADE TREE NUISANCES ORGANIZATION WANTS THE OR DINANCE ENFORCED The Ladies Dissatisfied Over the Way the AntiExpectoration Ordinance I Ignored The Cigarette Evil Also Discussed Committees Appointed Ap-pointed Thanks to the women the ordinances against unwholesome practices and the many sins of omission and commission com-mission by the men are to be enforced or they will know the reason why Not only this but the punch bowl at receptions and entertainments is to be tabooed In order that Hon Henry M Ryan may not rest under the unjust I imputation of having proposed this reform re-form the council of Womens clubs at its meeting yesterday claimed all credit for taking the initiative in all the reformation propositions looking to rformaton in the directions indicated It was Mrs Roberts who suggested that some action be taken against the continuance of the attractive punchbowl punch-bowl feature at receptions and entertainments enter-tainments attended by gentlemen and ladies The sentiment struck a responsive sponsive chord and it was resolved to formulate a effective plan for relegating relegat-ing punch and punch bowls to the uncultured ft cultured td SHADE TREE NUISANCES Then the matter of suffering shade tree limbs along the sidewalks to overhang over-hang so low a to tear parasols and to injure or disarrange the headgear of ladies was brought up rs Brown and Mrs Stiehl waited upon City Recorder Re-corder Backman to know why the clubs petition to the city council for the enforcement of the shade tree ordinance or-dinance had apparently been Ignored The gallant recorder Informed the ladies that in pursuance of the petition peti-tion the street supervisor had been directed di-rected to encompass the desired relief Supervisor Seddon was next Inter viwed and to the committee of two he gave the assurance that it was his wish and aim to enforce the ordinance against careless property owners The supervisor added that the demands on his time were great his duties multitudinous multi-tudinous his corps of assistants small and the area complained of vast yet if the ladles would designate aggravat ingly neglected districts he would give them immediate attention This information in-formation was reported back to the club and taken for what it was worth WHY IS IT CHIEF The antiexpectoration ordinance was then taken up for consideration The club was instrumental in securing the enactment of this ordinance and it grieves the ladles very much to see that it is observed in the breach only Not a single arrest has yet been made for spitting on the sidewalks and on the floors of public vehicles and places President Gilmer was delegated to interview in-terview Chief of Police Pratt Accompanying Accom-panying the president on the errand to ascertain the whys and wherefores of the nonenforcement of the antiexpec toration ordinance will be several of her most ardent colleagues THE CIGARETTE EVIL Mrs Lee of the Cleofan arose to remark re-mark that the law forbidding the sale of cigarettes to minors was constantly violated and no I arrests were made Mrs Stiehl followed with an exposition exposi-tion of a successful plan for the suppression sup-pression of cigarette smoking in the j Chicago schools The discussion re suited in the appointment of Mrs Gray Mrs Stiehl and Mrs Roberts as a committee com-mittee to confer with the state board of education In an endeavor to workout l work-out plans for more effectually stopping I the sale of cigarettes to minors and the smoking of the filthy weed by men and boys The meeting adjourned subject to |