The morning times., 1897-02-09
BETTERMENT Of SOCIETY
The Theme of an Address by the
President of Civic Center.
HIS VIEWS ARE APPLAUDED
DIR. John NJ. Gregory Addressed
the Northeast Washington Git
izens' Association on Social Re
formation-A Resolution Indoors
ing Mr.. Davis domination.

A principal feature of the proceedings at
the meeting of the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association last night was an ad-
dress by Dr. John NJ. Gregory, president
OF the Civic Center, to whom an invitation
had been extended. He was introduced
by President Tucker, OF the association,
and the members greeted him with ap-
plauss.
Dr. Gregory theme was the organization
which he represented and its aims and pur-
poses. The Civic Center, lie said, is IN
existence as a means OF securing the better
Inent of the community. 1t is in some de
gree the counterpart of the reform associa-
tions and leagues in other cities. There are
four ob jects impressed upon every commit
tee OF tile Civic Center, he said. These are:
First, to make a careful sociologic survey
OF the conditions of the city, each committee
in its own field: second, 10 make census
OF all tile forces already at work third to
bring TO the notice OF the association all
neglected territory, and, fourth, by al
methods of publicity possible 10 arouse all
good citizens TO the necessities demon
strated as prominent
III. uItEOEA Sdlu Alt NcllSuS " dS LON AuilN
complete, but the center had information
of the existence of over 200 societies at
work for the betterment of society, and
IL is the duty OF his organization TO as
sist them all He referred to the great
preponderance of population in the cities,
and applied his comment TO Washington,
stating that such a condition OF affairs
develops possible good and possible bad
its heaviest tax on the Sickness the dis
tresS that comes out of the citys slums,
and il is to remedy this common Ill that all
good citizens should unite
II is in the air, he added, this idea
OF municipal government
DIR. Gregory then referred TO the stats
tics he had from England as to the mu-
nicipal conditions there, and noted that
in Glasgow street carfares hadbeen reduced
to cents per mile, and at certain hours
70 ] cent per mile He said that in Bir-
mingham the government owned the gas
franchises, the railways, and all other
public enterprises, and that thereis an ire
sistible gravitation everywhere in the
same direction II is present in Washing
ton, and VIII Yet be realized. An munich
pal franchises should be III municipal hands
II is in the air.
He was unanimously rendered a vote Of
thanks for his address, on motion of Mr.
Il II. Martin.
The proposition made by the East Wash
ington Citizens Association 10 have the
Congressional Library opened a night was
received 1t was indorsed, but the asso-
citation decided by majority vote Of one
Go request that the library be opened on
Sunday as well as nights.
The association received a report from
the special committee on charities ap
pointed at the last meeting, which was
to the effect that upon effecting an organ
ization the committee discovered it had
nothing to do. the contributions having been
all distributed and the source of supplies
apparently exhausted. The committee
recommended the adoption of resolution,
which il offered, authorizing the president
of the association to appoint permanent
committee on charities, specially devoted
to the work in the northeast section of the
city all collections taken to be distributed
among the dependent families in that sec
tion. The report was signed by John b,
Algate, John r. Calvin and II. Fl. F Hol-
sten.
Attorney Harry Davis received an in
in the form of a memorial addressed L
the United States Senate, offered bl
Nj II H. Martin and adopted unanimously
The substance of the memorial was that
"having confidence in Mr.. Davis, as {
man of supreme ability, strict integrity
and dauntIess courage and energy, we
feel assured that every interest OF til
government and OF all the residents o
the District would be faithfully Servet
10y him as United States district attorney
An earnest appeal was made for th'
confirmation of Mr.. Davis appointment il
remarks 10y several, including Mr.. Friz
zeI, Mr. Martin, Mr.. Calvin, Mr.. Algat'
and Mr Chappeil The resolution was op
posed for various reasons 10y Mr.. King
DR. Kirby and Mr. Rose. The objections
however, were all withdrawn when tn
time came to vote.