Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-11
Visit Mount Vernon and Mar
shall Hall, Accompanied by
Wives and Guests.
BUSINESS CARES DROPPED
FOR ROUND OF PLEASURE
Tour of City Planned for Tomorrow.
Social Evil Is Dis
>cussed.

Members of the International Associa-
tion of Police Chiefs, their wives and I.
number of guests. about TO strong. are
spending the day at Mount Vernon and
Marshall Hall. The outing will terminate
with a moonlight ride tonight on the Po-
tomac
The chiefs dropped all business cares
after the session yesterday afternoon.
and started on . round of pleasure last
night. visiting the theaters and picture
shows They were up bright and early
this morning for their trip down the
river. The party boarded street cars at
10Th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. about $40 o'clock. and were
taken to the river front. where they en-
barked on the steamer Manchester for
Mount Vernon
At Mount Vernon guides took the visit
ors over the entire place. They later
boarded the steamer and were taken 10
Marshall Hall at 1 o'clock. where they
engaged in various athletic contests, fol-
lowed at o'clock by a shad bake.
The rest of the program consisted OF ad-
dresses by many OF the members. while
after o'clock program of dancing
had been arranged. The steamer is sched-
uled to leave Marshall Hall shortly after
. o'clock for a trip on the river, return
ing to the city at 1890 o'clock.
Brass Band" Methods Denounced.
Brass band methods OF reformers In
dealing with the social evil were de-
nounced at the session yesterday after
noon. The speakers urged better and
saner legislation to aid the police in
dealing with this problem.
Causes of the social evil and methods
of surpressing il We're the subjects of
the discussion Yesterday afternoon, be-
fore the convention. 1t developed that
most of the police department heads ia
vored the segregated district, as opposed
to an attempt at total suppression. HUI
man passions, often infiamed by liquor.
lack OF proper home training of children.
Salacious songs and DANCES and the
wearing of form revealing dresses b.
women We're suggested as among the
things contributing to the evil.
Maj. Sylvester addressed the convention
and said that he held before him a plan
of elimination as an ideal toward which
to work, but that segregation and subse-
q tent gradual elimination was the only
feasible method to pursue. He scored
real estate owners who rent their prop
crty to persons for use as diSorderly
houses and gave his strong Endorsement
to the Kenyon red light bill. which is
now before congress, uecIdElllS IIdl us
enactment would virtually rid Washing
ton of houses of ill repute.
Chief Peterson of Oakland, Cal, de-
clared that the granting of suffrage to
women has added a compiled ting element
to the social question in California.
Says Women Complicate Question.
the women, with their diversified opin-
ions their sentimentalism and their de-
I'll ri. lx
Handicapped the work in the city which
| represent he declared. THE women
are actuated by the best of motives and
they are sincere To the very bottom of
their hearts, but they lack the ability to
look at conditions in the light which men
do and which they should. The women
are in favor of Immediate and absolute
elimination. and that is where the trouble
lies.
than the commercialiZing Of vice" de-
clared Chief Beavers of Atlanta. Ga. I'VE
are under oath TO support the right, and
by permitting disorderly houses to exist
we make ourselves parties to the crime.
The worst part of the problem is that
many prominent men make their fortunes
renting houses for disorderly purposes -
he continued. Money obtained in that
manner seems to ME to be tainted =
Says Problem Is Without Solution.
William Copeland, chief of police of
Cincinnati. said the problem appeared TO
him to be without solution. but added
that between elimination and segregation
the latter was preferable, in his opinion.
Others who spoke on the subject were:
Mai. &. J. kizer, chief of police of Nor
folk. Va; George Black. chief of police of
Wilmington. Del; Henry d. Cowles, chief
Of police of New Haven. Conn. Charles
W. Strubel, chief of police of Kalamazoo
Mich; S. +. Sebastian chief of police of
Los Angeles Cal
Following the discussion of the social
evil. Maj Sylvester offered resolu-
ton calling for the appointment of a
committee of five to investigate condi
ton, throughout the United States and
to report at the next convention. The
res outon was adopted and the commit
tie: will be appointed before the close of
the convention.
The members Of the convention are to
tour the city in automobiles tomorrow
morning. visiting many of the public
buildings. and will witness a drill by the
bicycle police squad of the local police
department. The convention Will be In
session tomorrow afternoon and even