Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21
Mr.. Ufford Urges United Ac-
ton on Social Program.
APPEAL TO THE CHURCHES
!. Arlington Should Be Experiment
S.a.ion, He Believes.
MATTERS THAT NEED SOLVING
Secretary of Associated Charities
Points Out How Conditions
Could Be Improved.

THE Challenge of the City to the
Churches of Washington was the SUBJ
ject which Walter S. Ufford, general sec
rotary of the Associated Charities. dis
cussed in Waugh Methodist Church last
night before a large congregation. In
his opening remarks he paid tribute to
the advantages of the National Capital
and later declared that the work for
charity should have the support of every
one.
Here he said, ARE gathered within
few square miles some of the ablest
investigators and scientific workers in the
country Here is the highest court in the
land. Here are assembled men who are
authorized to voice the political and Geo.
nomic sentiments of their respective COM
munities on all questions of statecratt
The whole nation takes pride in it's Ma
tional Capital Here Is the mecca to
which every loyal American turns ut
some time during his leisure. Here are
gathered a corps of picked newspaper
men who are. as il were. the nerve CEN
tiers of information. energiZing the cur
rents of publicity on national questions
to every city and hamlet in the country.
Here is the champion of the peoples
rights surrounded by his counSellorS of
state. all of whom are keenly sensitive
to public opinion as It finds expression
in the leading trade bodies, state leg
islatures. dailies and magazines
throughout the country. Besides all
this splendid aggregation of scientific.
professional, political. intellectual and
moral power Washington has it's own
individual citizenship Already there is
stirring within this body much activity
along local lines.
Value of United Action.
I'VE are learning the lesson which
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learned, that through corporate action
ends can be attained which are quite
through individual effort.
The churches and philanthropies are
learning the same lesson. Recently the
Laymen's Federation missionary meet
ing in Washington was held to plan a
concerted attack along the entire line
of missionary effort
In one respect washington may be
congratulated that II is free to address
itself TO this problem with no distractions
of political faction and strife. We are
believers in the power of public senti-
ment. Let a means be found by which
such sentiment may express itself in un-
mistakable tones and the result can not
long be in doubt. Let the people of Wash
ington get together on a social program
and it's ultimate contamination is as
sured What are some of the features
that must be incorporated in such pro-
gram
Let us look at. the conditions. We are
city of 1880 people, $1,000 of whom
are negroes. Here we have in our very
midst sufficient material for missionary
and educational effort. Here should be
tried out the best forms of Industrial
education. Here should be applied, with
the greatest rigor, the highest standards
of municipal housekeeping. We have our
experiment stations. within the several
departments of government With the
splendid array of intellectual ability
which Washington possesses. why should
not the city itself be made an experiment
station? Not by subsidized effort of the
government or its employees. but by
corporate effort on the part of its citizens