Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-04
aim IS CLOSER WORK
UNITED EFFORT FOR BETTER
ING CITY CONDITIONS.
Plans Of Committee Named to Unity
Labors Of Churches and
Associations.

At the annual banquet of the Monday
Evening Club. in January. when the sub
ject Of the relation of the church to So
cial service work was discussed by a
number Of speakers representing various
denominations. provision was made for
the appointment Of a committee of cler-
gymen and laymen to take steps to fur
Their the effort to bring the churches OF
the city into closer relations with the
charitable and reform agencies and en-
deavors now seeking the amelioration OF
the physical and moral evils confronting
the people Of the capital.
This committee was named and the ini-
tial meeting was held yesterday after
noon at the home of Rev. DR.. John Van
Setback, jr., 1417 Massachusetts, avenue.
There were present at the meeting former
Commissioner H. B. F. mcfarland. who
is chairman of the general committee;
DR.. Abram Simon, Bishop Earl Cranston,
Charles p. Nesbit, Walter S. Ufford. Rev.
DR.. Samuel H. Woodrow. Rev John NJ:
Schick, Rev. Charles E. Guthrie. RABBI
Louis Stern, Admiral NJ. 7. Endfcott, Kew.
DR.. John Van Setback. j., g. A. Lyon,
jr., Rev. A. H. Thompson, Harry Franc.
jr.. DR.. Thomas Jesse Jones, T. Hubert
Jones and Thomas e. Will.
Informal discussion followed the calling
of the meeting to order. Mr.. Macfarland
committee was to formulate plan to Sc
cure a closer cooperation between the
churches and the charitable and soclo-
logical agencies of Washington. All OF
those present offered views upon the gen
eral situation. it being the unanimous
sentiment Of the meeting that there is
field in Washington for a more effective
relationship between the churches ana the
reform organizations and the associations
of citizens working toward the ameilora-
of fho which
disease both physical and moral
All who were present expressed IN one
form or another the desire to see develop.
edo In Washington strong central soclal
federation to conserve the reformatory
energies of the community, to work with
all the agencies available to correct evil
conditions and to supply deficiencies. NO
definite plan was outlined to this end. but
it was agreed that out OF the movSn ..
to bring the churches into closer relation
with the social service work should come
the enlistment in one organization OF all
the influences in the District, making TOT
the social uplift of the community.
1t was finally decided that the commit
tee as already named should be consider
ed as a permanent organization, to be IN
creased as occasion offers and as need
arises. Chairman Mcfarland was by
vote authorized to name subcommittee
a plan of work and to report at the next
meeting of the general committee. to be
called later.
The general committee as at present
constituted is as follows: II. B. +. Mac
farland, Paul e. Seman, Rev. William J.
Kerby, DIR. Wallace Radcliffe, Rev.
Charles Wood DR.. Abram Simon, Charles
E. Nesbit, Bishop Alfred Harding, Rev.
william T. Russell. Walter 8. Uhord,
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, Rev. Samuel II.
woodrow. Rev. John M. Schick, William
X. Cooper, P. J. Haltigan, Charles Cold
smith. Charles p Neill, c. w. Skinner.
James e. West. Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith, Rev. Charles e. Guthrie. Rabbi
Louis Stern, D. ]. Kaufman. Admiral NJ.
T. Endicott, Rev. John Van Schaick. jr.,
Rev. A. H. Thompson, G. A. Lyon, jr.,
Rev. u. G. B. Pierce, Harry Franc, DIR.
Thomas Jesse Jones, T. Hubert Jones.
Thomas E WILL Rt. Rev. Earl Cranston,
DIR. lie Grand Powers.