The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-02
SENATOR FAVORS
CITY BEAUTIFUL
Works, Of California, Speaks
Before Columbia Heights
Citizens Association.
URGES A MORAL TOWN
Two New Members Are Admitted and
Historical Committee Is
Named.


address before a well-attended meeting
of the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation, last night made an appeal for
a continued Identification and moral
betterrnent of Washington. matters
which he said could be accomplished, not
by legislation and appropriations alone,
but only with the earnest cooperation
Of the citizens of the Capital. Before
Senator Works spoke the regular bust
ness of the association was transacted.
and a resolution was adopted indorsing
A. Leftwitch Sinclair, a member of the
association, for one of the District Com
missioners
Senator Works was introduced by
President Saunders as a friend of the
District and the city, and a man who
has very much at heart the good OF
the community.
Senator Works expressed the fear that
he is not popular as speaker in Wash
ington since he wishes to speak out
squarely about undesirable conditions in
order that they may be remedied. He
mentioned his interest in the Jones'
Works excise bill, and congratulated the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association
on being the only civic organization in
the city. so far as he knew, to express
approval of this attempt to better moral
conditions.
4 The keynote of Senator Works talk
was that though it is undoubtedly a de-
sirable movement to make Washington
model city, from the point of view Of
physical beauty-a movement which has
his whole sympathetic is even mors
desirable that the Capital be made a
model city morally.
You who live in Washington are real
cta dc 10 fIo saf
leans. 1t is our Capital as well as yours
and we want to look upon it with pride
just as you do 1t is to you citizens
and your civic associations that We look
to really make the Capital a model city
in every way"
Congress Not Unfriendly.
Senator Works also alluded to the
often-expressed idea that Congress is I'M
friendly to the District and termed it
amusing. AS far as the Senate is con-
cerned, he said. he knows of no MEM
Der who may be justly spoken Of as
unfriendly to the Federal District For
his own part. Senator Works said, he
is in favor of the appropriation Of much
more money for improvements in the
District, especially for the erection of
public buildings. He char
acterized the necessity for the payment
of rent by the government as most I'M
businesslike.''
Senator Works said that while he Is
far from being a pessimist he believes
that these are ''troublous times" and
that unless something is done to better
general social conditions matters are
likely to- become much worse. 1t is not
a matter which calls for legislation, that
has proved in such cases Intellectual. il
requires, rather. education. The empha-
sis should be shifted. he said. from 4
mad scramble for dollars to the more
human side of life, and people should
try to get closer to the golden rule.
Senator Works talk was received with
much applause. At its conclusion he was
given a vote of thanks, and on motion
OF Max Kohner was elected an honorary
member of the association by acclama-
ton.
New members admitted at last nights
meeting were William z. Dulin and Her.
l.ert Schuyler Shepard
A committee was appointed to collect,
arrange, and publish all historical facts
relating to the territory north Of Florida
Avenue to the District line. between
Rock Creek and Soldiers Home The
committee consists of DR.. Benjamin F.
Gibbs, chairman; Louis p. Shoemaker,
DIR. J. X. p. Sleeson, Judge Charles 6.
Bundy. Col Charles c. Lancaster, J.
Clinton Hiatt. and William B. Todd.