Evening star., 1915-09-12
who will have charge of the hospl'
and day nursery.
Plans for the Houses.

1.-THE plans are being drawn by
Schenck & Mead, architects OF New
York. The walls are to be OF orlck,
bonded in a manner to give a variety
of surface and texture. The long roof
lines, which might otherwise become
monotonous. will be broken by the ga
bles of the five-room houses ana oy
various projecting bays.
There are to be $50 of the little
houses. providing for $50 families, with
an estimated capacity OF l,ooo people.
These houses are to consist OF dlHerent
types, for families of various sizes ana
tastes, from the two-room fiat. in which
a man and wife with child up to three
years may live comfortably, to the ideal
family house of five rooms, Kitchen,
living room, a bedroom for the parents
one for the boys and one for the girls;
while ranging between these are the
three and four-room flats. Closing the
view at the ends of the rows OF houses
which usually presents vista OF WASH
lines, is row of shops, with flats
above, for the market. the apothecary,
grocer, cobbler and other VINO cater
to the needs of everyday life; all these
shops are to be run on cooperative
basis.
approximately S35O,OOO. the rentals OF
the houses ranging from $3.50 to S17
per month. according TO the si-e:
These estimates provide for return OF
approximately 91s per cent on the IN
veStment.
President Approves Plan.
"The plans have been presented to
President Wilson, who has gone over
them carefully and given them his
hearty approval: he is much gratified
with the undertaking. The act of in
corporation of the Ellen Wilson me-
q
incorporators being George Foster Pea
body. Hugh C. Wallace, Arthur Jefrey
Parsons, Walter S. Ufford, Archibald
Hopkins, Julia c. Lathrop. Grace V.
Bicknell and Charlotte Everett Hop
kinS.
"Ths body. in turn. elected the fol-
lowing directors. who, under the act,
are authorized to manage the finances,
pay the dividends, and, in conjunction
with committee of the women's de-
partment of the National Civic Federa[
ton, will manage the business affairs
of the corporation: Mrs. William Cum
ming Story Mrs. Joseph Lamar, STAN
ton c. Peelle, Gen. w. c. Gorgas, Miss
Julia c. Lathrop. Mrs. j. Nota McGill,
Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace, Mrs. Richard
Wainwright. Miss Clara Farrar-smith,
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, Miss Anne
Morgan, H X. Willard. Mrs. Abraham
Simon, A J. Parsons and Mrs. Archl-
bald Hopkins.
'Ihe 1OllOWlnS duNjSoIS podiu =" siS
also chosen: Vice President and Mrs.
Thomas Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan, Secretary and Mrs:
Franklin Knight Lane, Secretary anG
Mrs David Franklin Houston, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Sec
retary and Mrs. w. B. Wilson, Post
master General and Mrs. Albert Sidney
Burleson, Secretary and Mrs. Lindley
NJ. Garrison, Mr.. and Mrs Charles 5.
Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul NJ. War
burg, W. P. G. Harding, Adolph Hard
ing, Frederic A. Delano, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Howard Taft, Franklin Nc
Veagh, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh c. Wallace,
George Foster Peabody, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White, Miss Julia c. Lathrop,
Wetmore, Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland
Dodge, Col and Mrs. Edward NJ. House,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mr..
Schiff. Mr.. and Mrs. Whittpenn, Mrs.
Matthew T Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
Low. Mrs. Richard Olney and Mrs. J.
Borden Hartman"