The Washington herald., 1911-02-21

March on Congress, as did Coxey's S
army compel it to act, and then you
will accomplish something" was the ad-
vice given the Monday Evening Club, at
its monthly banquet at Rauscher's last
night by Senator George Earle Chamber
lain, of Oregon.
Senator Chamberlain's topic was THE
nation and the nations city" and, in ex-
pressing his views on how the civic bet
terment aims of the club were to be ac-
compIished, recommended that cid sys-
tens of endeavor be discarded and that
the methods of push and energy so sue
cessful in the West be utilized to gain the
end in view.
Washington is beautiful in spite Of its
form of government" said Senator Cham
berlain. THE District should have more
voice in the management of its affairs.
Its citizens should be given some sort of
power to express their wishes and opin-
ions. Your Board of Trade and Chamber
of Commerce cannot voice the sentiment
of the whole community adequately"
The Actual Energy.
The Speaker pointed out that nothing
could be gained by the mere RAISING of
itSOluNlOIS, llldI lllG IIl'le dDS @Sl at
ton without the actual energy behind
it could not but be ineffective.
THE District does not get it, just
dues, but new and revolutionary meth
DDS will have to be adopted before any
appreciable civic progress can be attain
ed. l will lend all the aid in my power
and assistance from other sources will
spring up unexpected and unbidden."
Social responsibility" was the answer
made by Walter S. Uffcrd, secretary of
the Associated Charities, to the query
embodied in the subject of his address,
THE keynote of modern philanthropy"
Cooperation was the means by which
social and civic betternert was to be
reached. according to Maj. w. W Judson
Engineer Commissioner. THE city as the
hope of democracy and civilization" was
the theme of Frederic Clemson Howe, Of
New York.
Daniel J. Callahan, vice president Of
the Chamber OF Commerce, depIored the
lack of appreciation for what the Capt.
tails trade bodies have accomplished, and
recited some of the monuments to their
endeavor, among them being a sane
Fourth, n firebOat for the harbor, the
Identification of Potomac Park, and the
raising of 5000 for bringing conventions
to Washington.
That the child must be treated as an
end. and not a means. was the message
given by DR.. w. p. Thirkield. president
of Howard University, in his treatment
of Specialization of the public school"
Gods Appointed Agency.
THE church is Gods appointed agency
for the worlds work." said Dr. Samuel
IT. Woodrow, pastor of the First Con-
oil
organizations are auxiliary. The church, -
he said, deals with causes, not effect,
and when the problems of modern life
have been solved in the avenues they
will he solved in the alleys
John P. Gavit declared: THE news
paper is what the public makes it,
The initiative and referendum laws on
the statutes of more than a score of
States. and the postal savings banks,
were among the ideas expressed by Ar
thur f. Holder. chairman of the legisla-
tive committee Of the American Fedora
tiOn OF Labor.
Charles w. Skinner, who presided;
William Knowles Cooper. toas stInaster,
and William H. Baldwin contributed i'm
promptu addresses.
List of the Guests.
Those present were: Mesdames Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Giles S. ROtter, Helen
Nicolay Rugg, T. H. Mclaughlin, H. E.
Monroe, Whiting, Grace B. Parker. J.
A Gilfllan, f. X. Bushee, Mary Kerwan,
Crawford, Finley. Waldo, Babbitt. Syl-
vester, and Belle Ellis.
The Misses Nicolay. Spofford. E. l.
Robertson, Ellen Vinton, Margaret
Simpson, Efie Simpson. Zitha Robbins
Miner, Louise Beall. Began. Elizabeth
Brown, Adelaide Davis, Edith Grosner.
Spencer, Mabel Turner, Brown, Estelle
Foster. Frances Crosby, Adelaide Roche
fort, Lydia Burklin, Allen, A. NJ Tres
colt, Ida Cameron, Williamson, Ruth
Riner Brehant, Sarah Bucher, and
Elizabeth McMaster
A. H Thompson, John Van Schaik Dr.
William Patterson Thirkield, W. H. Bald
win. Ralph NJ. Brown, Mr.. Lukins, Judge
William H. De Lacy, a. NJ. Chesley,
Charles F. Nesbit, S. M. Ely. Paul Sher-
man, F. G. Colder. DR.. F. Lloyd Ma
gruder. H. f. Williams, John Joy Ed
son, Dr. l. T. Jones. Eugene E. Sterns,
DR.. LIE Grand Powers, o. f. DarnalL.
DR.. George NJ. Colby, w. X. Cooper,
Rupert NJ. Libby, i. P. Shidy. DR.. John
l. Norris, DR.. Arthur Murray. j. Louis
Willige, E. X. Bushel A. II. Tyson,
Mr.. and Mrs George S. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Dodd, Mr.. and Mrs. My
ron ]. Jones, DR.. and Mrs. Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs.
d IT Tannev Mr. and Mrs Zed H