Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
Monday Evening Club Consid-
ers District Needs.
HOLDS FIRST FALL SESSION
Woman Policemen, Wage Scale, SUI
frage and Taxation Discussed.
WOULD INCREASE INFLUENCE
Executive Committee, in Outlining
Winter Campaign, Will Be
Guided by Suggestions.

Woman policemen, a minimum wage
scale. suffrage and taxation reform were
classed among the fundamental needs of
the District of Columbia by speakers who
addressed the Monday Evening Club at
it's first meeting of the fall in the Y. NJ.
c. A. building last night.
Claiming that the club is more repre-
sentative of the interests of the National
Capital than any other organization and
that 1t should take the lead in bringing
about desired reforms was the keynote of
the addresses. More than a hundred
members attended the meeting and dis
cussion of the various subjects presented
indicated that busy year is ahead of the
club.
How can we increase the influence and
efficiency Of the Monday Evening Club as
a clearing house for social service work
in the District of Columbian" was the
subject of discussion. The suggestions
made will be considered by the executive
committee. which is preparing a program
for the years work.
DR.. w. D. Mckenzie spoke of the need
of living wage scale in the District
of Columbia He declared that So a
week is the minimum amount on which
girls and women can support themselves
in Washington, but that many employees
receive less. The proposition to establish
a So minimum wage in New York met
with opposition on the part of Gotham
merchants, he said. but the speaker ex-
pressed the belief that Washington mer-
chants would assist in any movement
to improve living conditions for their
employees.
Should Establish Minimum Scale.
According to DIR. Mckenzie, the UNI
skilled workman in this city makes on
an average $50 year, while it costs
him $500 a year to live on any scale ap-
preaching a decent livelihood. A mini
mum wage should, be established by law
if it is not brought abount voluntarily
by the merchants, the speaker declared.
DR.. Mckenzie also spoke in favor of the
single tax program and establishment
of a public utilities commission. He as
serted that a single tax on land would
increase the building of houses and assist
in the movement to transfer the alley
jewellers to more healthful quarters.
The club, he said, should take a hand
in the effort being made to have Con
greSS provide public utilities commas
sion. Such commission, he declared
if it should attempt to value the prop
critics of the local public service corpo-
rations. undoubtedly would find that half
of their securities wanted.
The suggestion for woman poilcemen
was made by Rev. DR.. Abram Simon.
THE woman movement for the moral
education of community is making
Roadway" he declared. Fundamentally,
the real problem is the social evil, and
women can aid in stamping out the So
cial evil as man never can. There are
certain delicate things men cannot do.
If women were on the police force, not
CARRIED in uniform, but clothed with po-
lice authority, they could do these things:
Protect women in parks and at depots,
assist i'm suppressing unnecessary flirting,
in stopping the joy rides on which young
girls bid goodbye to their morality, and
in protecting our working girls from
harm while on their way to and from
work.
I'm addition, these woman police Off
GERS could exercise censorship over our
press and our moving picture shows"
That the club take up radical reforms
was urged by Charles +. Nesbit.