Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-15
AIMING At REFORMS
Possible Federation Among
the Local Churches.
WILL MAP OUT PROGRAM
Proposed Plan in Men and Religion
Forward Movement.
EXHIBIT OF SLUM CONDITIONS
Executive Committee Will Work for
the Abolition Of the Red
Light District.
WILL MAP OUT PROGRAM
EXHIBIT OF sLUM CONDITIONS

Protestant churches of Washington
may be united in federation for the
accomplishment Of social reforms in the
District as the result of meeting of
the social service committee Of the men
and religion forward movement to be
held this afternoon in the office of George
| s. Wilson, secretary Of the board of
| charities.
The committee, it is announced, will
formulate a definite social reform pro-
gram. Although there are NUMBER of
social agencies in the District, churches
never have worked comparatively in the
| matter of, remeoy1ng social conditions.
| Several members of the committee this
morning. expressed the opinion that the
committee meeting may lead to church
social service federation.
| 1t was saIu to De likely that the pro-
gram to be mapped out will include many
For the reforms advocated by the MON
E1ay Evening Club, such >as the abolish
ment of insanitary alley conditions, etc.
| Segregation of Local Vice.
The executive committee of the local
men and religion forward movement held
u meeting this morning in the once OF G
w. +. Swartzeii, chairman, and decided
to follow the Suggestions made to the
nrst meeting of the convention TUESDAY
| in a telegram from the chicago Metno-
| ulSt Preachers Association tnat de-
! Lermineu stand Should DC taken 10 secure
the lnnlUtlon OF unlawful Segregation IN
the RED light dlsLrict OF the NauOnai
ILapilal, ana III a letter from the Aioysius
truth society or TINS city, that the men
ana reLglon forward workers snouid CO.
| operate with the society IN preventive
| measures against the sale and eXnlDlllOn
or immoral ana lewd posters, post car0s
| ana PICTURES IN the DisJrct OF LoiumpIa.
Wil.iam Knowles Cooper, DR.. Donaia
Macleod and Norton M. Little were APP
pointed on The committee to consIuer the
proDiem suggested IN the communication
received from the Chicago Ministers re-
gardng the segregation of wee IN the
District. The committee was given power
i to act. 1t will hold its first meeting to-
infgnt.
The members appointed on the other
committee include FRED {. Croxton, NY
ron Jermaine Jones and Albert NJ. Ches-
ley.
| reports from the chairmen Of the COM
mltLees which are In charge OF the vari-
GUS departments of the campaign, incIud-
ing DusS' WORK, social service, vanseIlsm,
missions, B.bie study ahdb puollcity. were
made at the meeting of the executive
committee this morning.
Exhibit of Alley Conditions.
An important factor in inspiring in
terest in the social service work is the
exhibit which has been arranged in
the parish house of the Church Of the
Epiphany. G street between 18th and
14th streets northwest. One entire
room as been devoted to this actual
| demonstration of the conditions which
obtain in the slums Of the National
Capital. and the exhibit incluues a
series Of photographs. charts and maps
which illustrate graphically living con-
ditions in the alleys of the District
There is also showing of the work
which is done by the women and children
of the alleys in making artificial flowers
cheap garments and other articles, with
notes appended showing the very poor
pay which is received for long hours
spent in each working day on the tasks
Fully 1000 visitors inspected the exhibit
this morning, and all of them were inter-
ested in the ''visualized card index, y
which was prepared to indicate at a
glance the status of the many hundreds
of families which are constantly in need
of assistance from social workers.