Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-10
THE CIVIC CENTER.
Its Plans and Purposes Explained nj
a Meeting Yesterday.

Its Plans and Purposes Explained Mt
a Meeting Yesterday.
There was a meeting Of the Civic Center
yesterday afternoon in the east parlor of
the Congregational Church. More properly
speaking. 1t was a meeting of the Center
Council. the chairmen of the several civic
committees and the councillors provided by
the constitution. together with few men
and women who are not yet actively con-
nected with the work, but whose co-opera-
ton was desired in the movement, making
up the gathering. The only actual business
OF the meeting was the election Of some
members OF committees who had already
been seen with reference to the work and
had expressed their willingness to partici-
pate. The resignation of Mr.. T. w. Moves
from the committee on dependent classes
was received and Mrs. Pauline Hansen was
elected to fill the vacancy
DR.. John NJ. Gregory, chairman of the
Civic Center, called the meeting to order
and Miss Hosmer acted as secretary.
In opening the meeting DR.. Gregory said
that the civic Center is not designed to dis
place or replace any organization for pub
lie good which Is now in the field. It is
rather sort of exchange through which
all these organizations may be co-ordina ted
and better distributed. 1t is to help ex-
listing organizations and only to supply
new ones or bring about the extension of
old ones when they are needed to cover
ground not already occupied. The object
is to see that all the interests of the CITY
are properly looked after The idea here is
to have all the agencies which are looking
after public interests Joined in bond Of
union.
four-fold: To make a careful sociologic
survey of the city in order to learn its
needs; to take sociologic census of all
agencies that are looking after the public
from fho iSfr
down to the smallest reading circle; to look
after fields that are not already provided
for; by publication of facts and argument,
through the press and pulpit and in other
ways, to arouse the sentiment of the pub
lie in the general welfare of the COM
munity, or, in other words, to rally and
unite all the forces for good here in exist
ence. The Civic Center has seven depart
ments Of work, several of which have two
or more committees under 1t. These are
the departments of municipal government.
education, charities. industries, public
health public comfort and public morals.
Every committee is an independent or
ganiZation in its own department, and in
advancing the work assigned to it may in
vite the cooperation of other citizens and
outside workers, as may be necessary to
aid them in their efforts. The organiza ton
of the Civic Center is divided into three
classes of membership-official members
officers OF committees, active members, or
all citizens who are ready to cooperate
with the Center and assist in the work of
the committees; associate members, or all
members of the District government and
the officers of such organizations, medical
legal moral, educational, &C., as care to
aid the Civic Center in its work.
The members elected to committees yes
terday were Mrs; Hansen. F. L. siddons,
w. H. Walker. Preston Williamson, NJ. I.
Weller, B. T. Janney, Gen. Greedy, Theo-
dore Cole. William T. Thorn, Louis Klemm,
Prof. p. A. Fay. Mrs. Fay, Miss Elliott,
John T. Doyle, Alexander Meade Judge
Taylor, W. H. Metcalf and Mr. Flint.