Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-24

factor in the world in which ii works.
Filling the place Of clearing house. the
membership includes Catholics, Protest
ants. Jews and free thinkers, who put
aside their denominational beliefs and
strive to make Washington cleaner.
better. safer happier city. The name of
this organization is the Monday Evening
Club.
Unlike many of the social betterment
organizations the Monday Evening CLUB
Is composed, for the most part, of men
and women who are familiar with the
work In hand They are chiefly profess
sonal social workers.
The membership of the club includes o.
E. Darnell, superintendent of the Ma
tional Training School for Boys, who is
the president; Miss Estelle Foster of the
board of children's guardians. who is vice
president; Myron Jermain Jones OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, who
il the secretary: Mrs. Ella Henderson
West of the Associated Charities. who is
the corresponding secretary. and Mrs.
Edna keene Bushee, attendance officer III
the public schools, who is the treasurer
Nor are the officers the only ones who
are social workers outside of the club.
Other prominent members are DR.. Mer-
rll Edward Gates, former president of
Amherst College: Mrs. Charles Gold
smith, a prominent worker in the He
brew charities OF the city: DIR. George
n. Kober, dean of the Georgetown Medi-
cal School: Mrs. c. D.. Merwin. presi-
dent of the Southern Relief Association;
Miss A. Rochefort, head of Friendship
House; Paul Sleman, representing the
Federation of Mems Clubs in the District
Of Columbia, and one of the most active
3 Of the clubs workers: Charles II. Tur-
ner, assistant district attorney; Walter
8. CfYord. general secretary Of the AS
sOciated Charities: H. r. Williams, as
sistant chief of the weather bureau;
Louis r. Zinkhan superintendent OF the
Washington Asylum: Charles w Skin
ner. superintendent of the Industrial
Home school: A. r. stuart. superlntend-
ent Of the publis schools: William
Knowles Cooper. general secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association;
Miss Florence NJ. Brown, general secre-
tary of the Young Womens Christian
Association: Judge William II. De Lacy
Of the Juvenile Court: T. Hubert-Jones.
assistant secretary of the Associated
Charities: George s. Wilson. secretary
of the board of charities: John Joy Ed
son; William II. Baldwin. prominent
philanthropic worker; w r. Dodd.
teacher of economics at Johns Hopkins
University; d. j. Kaufman, John B. Sic
man, jr. James E. West, secretary Of
the Playground Association. and j. P. S.
Neigh, the head Of Neighborhood House.
Representative members OF Washington
clergy are Rev. Father William t. Rus
sell Of st. Patricks Church. Rev. Abram
Simon OF the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation Rev John Van Schaick. pas
tor of the Universalist Church. and the
Rev. Mrs. Georgia Ferguson, pastor OF
the Peoples Church.
When the club was first organized 1t
was solely for professional social work
ers with the beginning Of this fiscal
wear however, reorganization was ef-
fected The club arranged for not only
Individual. but delegate membership. as
we'll An invitation was sent TO all or
the churches in the city asking them to
elect a delegate to the club. While the
response was not as large as was hoped
at first the prospects are bright. There
are a considerable number Of delegates.
not only from tho various churches, but