The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-20
SIDDQNSFAV0Rs
A model CITY,
Elected President Of Monday
Evening Club, He Outlines
Future Policy.
REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED
Motions Adopted by Organization
Seeking to Improve Conditions
in NatioE's Capital.

That it shall be his aim as president of
the MONDAY Evening Club to use every
effort to make this city model city
was the declaration made by Frederick L.
Siddons, who was elected president at
the annual meeting of the club at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building last night
"A model city, however" said Mr.
Siddons, does not merely mean fine
buildings and beautiful streets and parks:
it means the development of a noble
citizenship"
Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick, jr., the
retiring president, expressed his apprecia-
ton at the uniform cooperation which
he had received from the club during
his term of office, and reviewed the his
tory of the club and spoke on its activi-
ties along the lines of social welfare and
uplift work.
Reports Are Received.
The various committees read their re-
ports, including those of the housing
committee. loan shark committee, infant
mortality, and the establishment of a
vocational bureau of which DR.. NJ. ].
Jones is the chairman. DIR. Jones prom
ised that within two months Washington
would have a public, nondenominational
vocational bureau, which would in a
scientific manner assist boys and girls
to select vocations for which they are
best fitted
George F. Bowerman, librarian OF the
Public Library, proposed to publish on
behalf of the Public Library Social
Service Literature Bulletin" which would
show to the public that the library, be-
sides being a repository of literary works
also is a social service institution. Mr..
Bowerman said il would be the purpose
of the bulletin to inform social workers
Of Sflh
also special newspaper and magazine ar
ticles as well as matters before Con-
gress.
DR.. FOlkmar moved to appropriate $50
annually. to be at the disposal of the
executive committee to defray expenses
incidental to the work of the correspond
ing secretary and the treasurer of the
club DIR. Folkmar also moved to appoint
one member of the club as delegate to
the cooperative vigilance committee.
which keeps an eye on the Fairgrounds
and their management. Both were
adopted.
q New Members Admitted.
The following new members were ad
mitted: Mrs William Corcoran Eustis.
Arthur Jeffrey Parsons, H. W. Kline,
DIR. Herbert f. Martyr. DIR. William L.
Robins, Judson Welliver. J. L. Martin.
Rudolph De Zapp. Adolph Kahn, Miss
NJ a. Ingle. Miss Earhart, Mrs. Mary
Graves Bonham. Mrs. f. r. Goodwin,
Miss Helen Summer, Grant Hamilton,
Miss Flora Johnson, and Miss May
Elizabeth Siddors.
4 vote of thanks was extended to Mrs.
Ella Fl. West, the recording secretary.
and Mrs. Edna Keene Bushee. the treas
Urer of the club. for their excellent per-
formance of their official duties.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Frederick l. Siddons,
president; Charles F. Nesbit first vice
president; Ernest P. Bicknell, second
vice president; Mrs. Ella VI. West, cor
responding secretary; Lewis Merriam, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Edna Keene
Bushee. and the following executive COM
mittee: Mrs. Adolph Kahn, George +.
Bowerman. Rev. Charles w. Stetson,
Miss Julia LathrOp. and George S. Will
son. The membership OF the club at
last nights meeting reached the 800
mark.