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Woodburn
Oct 6^th 1914

We had a beautiful day for our last
meeting for this year. The minutes were
read and no omissions discovered.

1st Reader, Frank Hallowell was absent
but sent an article from the Literary Digest
which was read by Eliza Miller. The subject
was "What is to be done with the children
of the poor and where can they
play?" The City of New York solved
the problem on the East Side district
which is known as the most populous
square mile in the world. From 3 to 6.30
each afternoon certain streets are closed
to all traffic. For those three and a half
hours they belong to the City's children.
Since this experiment eleven other streets
have been added. The place is roped
off and the police department has
charge of it, and drivers of wagons and
trucks, seeing the good it does for
the children willingly take a round
a-bout route instead of the usual
one thro' those streets. Many spectators
enjoy the sight of the hundreds of
children and their happiness.

2nd Reader, Helen Thomas, read of
the advanced methods of treating
prisoners at Auburn and the good
resulting. Ellen Farquhar, Corrie Brooke