Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

George NJ. Kober. q. B. Miller Charles F.
Nesbit, E. w. Oyster, Emil p. Seeker and
DR.. g. A. Weber. The program carried
visitation and inspection of the alleys by
church volunteers, social settlement work
ers and all other social agents. All pos
sible information which might aid In the
| work was published. such as an alley and
map directory showing the number and
| location Of the alleys and the number OF
houses in them. StatisticS regarding the
housing, families, Eoarders, sex and age
groups, illiterates. occupations. birthplace,
color and nationality Of those residing in
the alleys were compiled. This general
campaign resulted in the recommendation
| Of legislation requiring that TIE alleys
be eliminated by turning them into minor
| streets together with such other remedies
as would generally raise the sanitary and
housing condition.
For December the question of 1.-THE
Need OF Better Public Hospital Facilities
| for the Care of the Sick
HOSPITAL Poor was brought up
| -,... for discussion. the speak
! Edcl14IleS. ers being John Joy Edison,
George 8. Wilson and DR.. D. Percy Hick-
ling. 1.-THE Municipalities Responsibility
for the Control and Prevention Of Tuber-
culosis'' was taken up in January. with
1 u.
commissioner of Baltimore, making the adj
Dress Each February the annual banquet
Of the club is held. For the March meet
ing 1.-The Commitment of the Insane" a
discussion as to whether medical men
should be permitted to decide the sanity
Of persons as against a purely legal pro-
ceeding, was brought up, with DR.. Will
liam A. White, head Of the government
| xh4 <Ia
| speaker. Frederick A. fleming gave the
legal side Of the question. The April meet
ing was given over to the discussion of
Infant Mortality: Mothers and Infants"
In May Of each year the annual meeting
for the election of officers occurs.
This is q representative program as car
ried out by the Monday Evening Club.
Sometimes, as in the case Of the loan
shark controversy, a committee appointed
one year will still be carrying on an ac-
tive campaign during the next. Or again.
some special need becoming apparent, a
| committee will be named and a campaign
| carried on outside Of the regular work
set down by the program.
One of the principal features of the
Monday Evening Club is the delegate
membership This is membership made
up of delegates sent from the various
churches or organizations engaged in
charity or philanthropic work. Thus all
the various organizations in Washington
| which are doing a similar work are
brought into closer contact. and the gen.
eral trend of social betterment work can
effect in any particular line of endeavor
secured. This class of membership was
proposed in 1909. the membership up un-
til that time being individual. These
delegates are the accredited representa-
tives from the organizations sending
them. and are not only expected to bring
up before the Monday Evening Club such
subjects for discussion as may be de-
sired but to report back to their re-
! spective bodies the result Of such dis
| cussions. It Is this membership and the
methods pursued which have gained for
this organization the name of "a clear
ing house Of social service movements"
At the present time the officers of the
Monday Evening Club are the Rev. John
Van Schaick. jr., president;
Present Frederick L. Siddons and
nn Miss Flora L. Hendley, vice
SoS' presidents: DR.. William c.
Gwynn, secretary: Mrs. Ella Hender-
son West, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Edna Keene Bushee, treasurer. The
joint executive committee Is under the
craftsmanship of Charles F. Nesbit, and
| is composed Of the regular officers, Wal
ter 8. Ufford, George S. Wilson. John D.
Colpoys and the Rev. DR.. William J.
Kerby. together with the chairmen Of the
various standing committees.
The Monday Evening Club has adopted
a program in which is contained the
| various movements with which IL is in
accord and along the lines it is working
| This program contains the following:
Fight against the loan shark evil, elimi-
nation of alleys and insanitary housing
conditions. need Of school nurses. need
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schools, compulsory segregation Of dan
gerous tuberculosis patients, the estab-
lishment of hospital for inebriates and
drug victims. the establishment Of public
baths washhouses and public comfort
| stations; the establishment of public
Fairgrounds, including school play
grounds and athletic fields and adequate
supervision thereof; the use Of school
buildings as social and neighborhood GEN.
ters. the Enlistment of vocational
training courses in the public schools, the
amendment Of the non-support law as
provided in an existing Senate bill.
stricter regulation regarding the practice
of midwifery. adequate provision for the
segregation and treatment of the feeble
minded, the establishment of additional
visitors for the board of children
guardians and the closer supervision and
more frequent visitation Of children
placed out. the establishment of new
municipal lodging house, the support OF
milk regulation. better ventilation of
lie buildings and the removal Of the
Washington Asylum Hospital to the new
site already provided.
Many of these movements were brought
up before the club during the season Of
191O-11, when this sub
School ject for general discussion
was 1.-THE School as So
OSAIeAS' cial Center Under this
heading discussion regarding the school
as a social center, home and school asso-
Citations, dental and medical inspection
in the schools, school nurses. open-air
schools. schools in relation to yo-
cational training. and several other
phases of the same general subject were
brought up The committee appointed in
connection with this work is the commit
tee on the physical welfare of chill
dren.' and consists Of DR.. Merrill Ed
ward Gates chairman; A. T. Stuart, DR..
Willard Small. Dr. George M. Kober.
William Knowles Cooper, James E. West,
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Miss Flora
L. Hendley, DR.. Jesse H. Ramsburgh,
DR.. w. C. Woodward. DIR. Thomas s..
Lee, DR.. George E. Myers. Miss Edith
Wescott, Miss Jacobs, and DR.. e. A.
Bryant.
Next years program will not be def
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