The Washington times., 1913-10-21
MARGARET WILSON
NEW CLUB MEMBER
Daughter of President Is Inter-
ested Listener at Monday
Evening Meeting.

With Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter
or President Wilson, present, the Mon
day Evening Club began last night its
winter campaign for the betterment of
Washington. Miss Wilson. who is a new
member, took no part in the proceedings,
but was an interested listener to the dis
cussions OF plans for the social uplift.
The resignation of District Commits
sioner Frederick L. Siddons as president
of the club was read, coupled with the
announcement that It was accepted last
July. Resolutions were adopted con-
graduating the community on the ap-
poIntment of Mr.. Siddons as Commits
sioner, and expressing equal satisfac-
ton that the President has appointed
as District Commissioner Oliver p. New
man, former secretary of the Monday
Evening Club, and likewise representing
iUlly the principles and ideals for which
The club stands"
Charles +. Nesbit first vice president,
vas elected to succeed Mr.. Siddons.
Ernest p. Bicknell was elected first vics
President, and Miss Elizabeth Brown,
sSsistant secretary of TIE Associa ted
Charities, was chosen second vice presi-
dent.
Many Improvements Favored.
In discussion of the principles for
which the club stands. the Rev. John
Van Schaick, a former president, well
coined the aid of residents of other
communities in the furtherance of
plans for the improvement of Wash
inston. The city, he said, needs the
help of progressive men in all the
States in its upbuilding.
Among the Improvements toward
which the club will lend its efforts dur
ing the coming winter are a modern
municipal hospital, modern municipal
lodging house, new Juvenile Court
building, national training school
for white girls, open-air schools, a sys-
tenn of branches and better support for
the Public Library, a revised child
labor law, the amending of the loan
shark" law, the adoption of an indeter-
inmate sentence for adults, the ap-
police power and authority, and the
compulsory removal of careless and
dangerous tubercular patients.
W. d. Mackenzie suggested that con-
sideration be given the question of a
minimum wage law for women, and
that general inquiry be made into the
subject of wages, labor, and housing
conditions.
\ system for free legal aid for the
poor was suggested by Lewis Gutenberg.
Miss Georgis Robertson asked the aid
of the club in suppressing the drink
evil
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
the action of the District Commits
budget for additional sanitary in
specters for the Health Department,
and consratulating Health Officer w. c.
Woodward on his recent election as
president of the American Public
Health Association.
New Members Enrolled.
The following new members were
elected: Miss Mary p. Allen, the Rev.
Cornelius S. Abbott, Miss Ruth Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bristow Adams, Miss L. c.
Beller, Miss S. W. Beller, Dr. Z. NJ. Bliss,
Miss NJ. Z. Bond, ]. r. Bradley. Mrs. A
Brown, Herbert ]. Browne, Miss Eliza
beth Malatte Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Bromlow, Miss Martha B. Chan
cellor, Miss A. NJ. Clayton, Miss Flor
ence Z. Day, delegate Washington Dis
trict Epworth League; G. Grosvenor
Dave. chief, editorial division, Chamber
Of Commerce Of United States of Amer
lea; the Rev. Edwin c. Dinwiddie, ma
t"nal secretary Anti-Saloon League !
the Rev. Edward Slater Dunlap. Miss
Frances S. Farley. Miss Ruth Z. |
Fletcher. Miss Agnes Godfrey Gray, Miss
Joseph Fl. Hannen, Miss Caroline Hume, |
Miss Clare L. Jones, DR.. Lyman, Kebler, |
Mrs. Lyman kebler, DR.. E. F. King,
Mrs. Z. F. King, Mrs. Jessie L. Lane, |
MES Louise de Lane, Judge j. Wilmer
I.atimer, Miss Minnie Lillis. Miss Cecil |
+. Norton. Mrs. Charles F. Nesbit, Isaac |
Pearson. E. w. Pierce Edward B. Olney, |
J. H. Ealston, Mrs. J. H. RaIston, |
Charles r. Rowdybush, Miss Anna G. |
Seasholes, education secretary, Y. w. C. |
a Miss A. VI. Sisson, Mrs. Julia y. |
StrcateT, Wallace Streator, J. S. Sworm-
etedu, Writ Taylor, J. B. T. Upper. Miss |
Fsz.l Wells; Miss Estelle Wheeler, |
nurse in charge of Georgetown diet |
kitchen; Martin II. Williams reading |
clerk Of House of Representatives Miss |
Margaret Wilson.