Manning Turns Down Theater Men's Request

Theater interests held a meeting with Health Commissioner Manning to discuss influenza precautions. During that meeting, theater officials requested that Manning lift the requirement that every odd row in theaters remain empty. Theater owners argued in favor of a full city-wide closing, or the removal of this restriction.• Dr. Manning refused to lift the order.• Men from the health department are charged with hanging blue quarantine cards on afflicted houses.• By noon of Tuesday three new cases had been reported.• The text of a health pamphlet describing quarantine procedures is reprinted.Newspaper article1