The Washington herald., 1913-02-18
CIVIC WORKERS
TOAST CAPITAL
Monday Evening Club Holds
Annual Banquet-PIans
for Future.
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK
Representative Murdoek Urges Or
sanization to Work for City Of
1000, 900 Population.

Washington, the city beautiful. the city
practical, and the city healthful, was
the theme last night of the speakers who
responded to toasts on the Nations Cap
ital at the annual banquet OF the Mon.
day Evening Club at Rauschers Hall
Predictions of the future, when Wash.
ington would be the acknowledged cen
ter OF the world in culture, art, and
science, were made by Representative
Victor Murdoch of Kansas, in response
to the toast. THE Capital City OF To
morrow"
III I were a permanent resident OF
Washington. the first thing I would do y
said Representative Murdoch. would be
to organize a club of one million, and
bend every energy toward realizing this
ambition before the year 1880 All of the
great cities are populous cities. No one
can deny but that ma agnitude Is the
maker Of majesty
The greatest fault with Washington
OF to-day Is that you have too many
millionaires. too many poor people, and
not enough well-to-do people. I divide
the millionaires into two classes, loco
motive and stationary. The locomotive
miIlionaires are useful. They are cap
tains of industry and lend employment,
to the artisan. but the stationary mil
lionaIres are leeches. sapping out the
vitality of the people. and know bu,
one God-'money.' or course you can
not invite them to leave the city. but
you can discourage any more coming.
Wants Industries Here.
Il disagree with the traditions of the
city which exclude the artisan. He is
the maker of everything. There is
nothing in this country to-day in which
he Is not instrumental in making.
long for the day when the surrounding
hills OF Washington will he crowned
with great throbbing industries giving
employment to thousands OF honest
workers"
Il am in favor Of suffrage for the pco-
pie OF the District. I am in favor of
more than that. am in favor OF
suffrage for women as well as the men
and the right Of suffrage combined with
the great population would like to see
here would make this the greatest city
in the world
Commissioner JudsOn. responded to the
toast. The Efficient City" lie told OF
his four years experience as a District
Commissioner and enumerated many
steps taken by the Commissioners toward
making Washington an efficient city He
advocated a municipal lighting plant
garbage reduction plant. and a Bureau
VI
For the last four years" said Com
missioner JUdson. Il have thought of
nothing else. lived for nothing else. and
absorbed nothing else save Washington.
An efficient city. NV activities toward
making IL an efficient city have earned
Tor me the finest crop of enemies that
could be grown in so short a time"
Tell, of City Plans.
Glenn Brown. secretary Of the Amer
ca institute of Architects. told Of the
original plans OF rEnfant in laying out
he Capital.
Mr.. Brown declared that the city had
'eceived one OF its greatest heritages
rom George Washington when he pre-
,cnt",i il with the rEnfant plan and
"plorcd the fact that succeeding Presi-
lCntS chose 30 ignore these plans and
ad public buildings erected where fancy
iCtated. lie applauded the recent action
Z Congress in placing the Lincoln memo
iA in the Mall. and Of its acceptance
4 the park commissions recommends
ion that in the future the rEnfant plan
e adhered to.
Miss Julia L.athror. chief Of the Chill
ren's Bureau. responded t" the toast OF
ne City for the Child" She EXPRESSED
he desire to live to see the day when |
would be the model child
ity OF the country.
At the conclusion of the toasts Will
am II. Baldwin. father OF the 'loa N |
bark legislation" expressed the fear |
hat Congress had overstepped the
ounds of reason and had passed a bill |
which would work hardship upon the
oOr of the city. He declared that while
/ favor of regulation Congress had made !,
money lending prOhibitory in the Dis
riot, and that il might he necessary to
SIX Congress to raise the rate of in
crest.
Rev. John Van Schaik. president Of
he club, presided. and presented Ernest
;. Bicknell, director of the American
led Cross. who acted as toastmaster.
he banquet last night was the largest
leeting in the history of the club. More
IAN 200 members and friends of the club
ere present
Those present were:
Mrs. NJ. J. Arnold
Miss Elizabeth Brown. Miss Florence
!. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.. Brown.