Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
FOR ORDERLY CITY
Conditions Near Central Hiuh
School DepIored.
ADDRESS BY MRS. STREET
Tells w. c. T. q. Crime Is Openly
Committed in Street.
CURFEW LAW IS FAVORED
Other Matters Discussed at Conven-
tion-Lecture on "Lord's
Supper in Art"
ADDRESS BY MRS. STREET
CURFEW LAW IS FAVORED

urday nights in the section of the city
in the neighborhood Of the Central High
school as a disgrace to any city, Mrs
| d. B. Street, secretary Of the District
Home Missionary Society. started an
active campaign for a better and more
orderly city today at the quarterly con-
vention of the District w. C. T. u, at the
North Capitol NJ. E. Church
| Following Mrs. Streets appeal for bet
| ter morals in the District, Mrs Margaret
| Dye Ellis and Orion E. Darnall presi-
| dent of the Curfew Club, launched an
other fight in behalf of curfew law for
| Washington, to be urged on Congress by
the w. c. T. u, the enactment Of a child
bureau law and other legislation to pro-
tect the young children Of the capital.
An audience that crowded the church
pledged to the speakers their support in
these matters, and agreed to unite as one
in working for legislation that will bene-
fit Washington morally.
Mrs. Street started the ball rolling when
size turned from national vice to local
trouble. and declared that Washington
stood out prominently as the capital of
the nation and should be an object les
son to the rest Of the country. She de-
clared that any night in the week. and.
particularly Saturday evenings. a person
had only to stand on corner OF 7th
street marked by saloons and loungers and
see vice and crime committed openly In
the streets.
Calls It Disgrace.
TT is a disgrace to the CITY," Mrs.
Street asserted land the women OF
the city should rise up and do something
about it, certainly for the relief Of the
Door negro women who know no better
and are forced to face these conditions
nightly
Saturday evenings, Mrs. Street declared.
it was necessary to increase the police
she has stood on a certain corner and
seen the patrol wagon come up ten or
twelve times an evening and carry away
men and women.
IF YOU arrest the women and hne
them" she said. cit is taking the very
bread from their mouths, and what we
women should do is to work SO that this
neighborhood particularly should be I'M
proved and the saloons in the National
Capital gotten rid Of"
Not content with this problem alone,
the convention took up the matter Of a
curfew law for the District at this after
moons session and inaugurated an active
campaign against young boys and girls
who nightly thrOng the streets In search
of amusement.
Mrs. Ellis, who is chairman Of the leg
isIative committee. spent the morning at
the Capitol in conference with members
of Congress regarding legislation for the
District. Her report this afternoon to the
convention was full OF promise and en-
couragement.
Provision Of Curfew Bill.
The curfew bill for the District which
is now being framed in Congress. Mrs.
Ellis told the delegates. does not require
that children should be in their homes by
8 O. clock in the evening, differing from the
measures proposed last year. but provides
that children must at that time be in the
limits Of the square in which their parents
reside.
While it provides a degree of freedom
for the child. the bill limits that freedom
to the wishes of the parent, ana no cn1io
without the consent Of his parents may
remain out of doors after O'Clock In the
evening.
Mrs. Ellis urged the delegates to con-
centrate their attention to fighting for the
passage of the bill.
Another matter which Mrs. Ellis took
up was the health department bill. intro
duced by Senator Owen of Oklahoma
earlier in the session. This measure. she
declared, had the support Of the w. c. I.
u. all over the country, and she urged the
delegates to throw the weight OF their in
fuence also in the balance for the pas
sage of tire bill.
The child bureau, championed by Rep
resentative Morris Sheppard. came in for
share of discussion also. and Its early
passage was predicted by Mrs. Ellis.
Shipment of Liquor.
The Kemper-Sheppard interstate liquor
traffic shipment bill. limiting the trans
portation Of liquor from wet state
into a dry" territory, would be the
greatest benefit to the country and the
greatest victory for prohibition in many
years, according to Mrs. Street and Mrs.
Ellis Mrs Street declared that while
we ourselves might not live to see the
passage of such legislation. our children
surely will live to see the day when the
statute becomes law. and will benefit by
it accordingly.
Because of the decision of the United
States Supreme Court yesterday. declar-
the dele ,ates that the kenyon-Snepparo
bill may fail to operate as radically a.
was hoped.
Mrs. Shelton Presides.
Mrs Emma Sanford Shelton. president
of the District w. c. T. u. presided at
the sessions today and reports were made
as follows: Mrs. BENJAMIN A. Ldneback.
secretary, minutes Of the annual conven-
ton; Mrs. E. s. Henry. corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Charles p. Grandfeld.
treasurer; Mrs. Charles III. Hall. Mrs.
Jennie w. Robinson made her report as
president Of the board Of trustees and
Mrs. Flora Rays Hanson made the. re-
port of the Young Peoples Branch.
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, pastor OF the
North Capitol NJ. e. Church. greeted the
delegates and declared that the w. c. T.
u. was one of the most select bodies In
the world, because 1t was doing work
for humanity and represented brains and
spirit.
Mrs. Margaret Coope delivered an in
teresting lecture on Tho Lords Supper
in Art" and spoke Of the various FAINT
ings depicting Christ at the last supper.
and paid tribute to Leonardo da Vinci.
whom she termed hero among artists"
DR.. p. s. Bordeau-Sisco spoke on
Health and Heredity," and the subject
was taken up by pr. Adelia Winbigler.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the church
served q luncheon to the delegates. The
convention will adjourn this afternoon.
Will Review Boy Scouts.
President Taft has promised Arthur C.
Moses OF this city to review the Boy
Scouts parade February next from
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