The Washington times., 1916-01-19
Monday Evening Club Has Sup
port Of Prominent Men in
Fight for House.
MISS SoLoMoNS IN CHARGE
viii Urge Congress for Appro-
priation to Complete Proper
institution Here.

civic and charity workers OF Wash
ington are to make n concerted demand
upon Congress, at this session, to pass
measure providing a new municipal
lodging house for Washington. Heading
the delegation that will appear before
the District Committee to urge this
project will be Miss Alne Solomons
chairman of the lodging house com
mittee of the Monday Evening CLUB.
Working with Miss Solomons are bank
ers, business men, ,clergymen, other pro-
fessional men, and District officials.
Pointing to the fact that the logging
house cared for more rnan 1000 men
last year, that frequently men had TO
sleep on the floor to obtain shelter FOR
the night, and that there are few facit-
tiles for fumigatton and bathing at the
present quarters, the workers Will urge
upon Congress an appropriation OF
$4,000 to buy new stte and buIld a
lodging house.N
Though the crowding has not been
bed this winter. and the last few cold
nights have not taxed the capacity or
tho lodging house, j. II. Tyson, the
superintendent, states that this is due
10 the fact that many men have OBJ
famed employment in munitions plants,
cd OF unemployment are opt to return
at any time.
Only $4,000 For Site.
The amount asked for by the Commits
sioners was but $4,000, and only $4,000
of that amount was to be available for
site. Miss Solomons states her COM
mittee has the Endorsement of the Com
Inissioners in the effort to get more
funds.
we are willing to begin with a
sEA - 4. ,lI
to it gradually, but the limitation on
the amount for site would preclude
our getting n lot sufficiently large to
accommodate the wood yard. where the
men work, That is an essential feature,
not only from the standpoint of the
men, but from the standpoint of econ
omy. as substantial revenue could be
derived toward the upkeep of the house
il there were yard large enough to
keep all the men employed"
Miss. Solomons stated 1t was first
thought that Congress could be asked
to add to the appropriation the value
of the present site and building on
Twelfth street, near d, which is needed
Tor the enlargement of the First precinct
station. This site, it was explained, was
donated to the District bv the old
lodging house association, therefore, it
can be used for any purpose
In view of the latter fact il was de-
amount needed, and to urge them, il
they can't grant the entire amount, to
allow at least $40. 900 for site Then
it will he possible to construct a small
building to which additions may be
made from time to time.
For Separate Quarters.
The plans for the new house are those
urged upon Congress when Senator
Lodge introduced his measure asking
for $lS0.c00 ct the last session. 1t pro-
vides separate quarters for white and
colored adults for children, and for
women. The lodging house, it was stat
I'd, lis the only place where a colo-ed
man may now find shelter. There is no
provision Tor women at the presenI
house.
Among those on Miss SoIomon's COM
Inittee and those who have indorsed her
efforts are John Joy Edison. Emil Ber-
liner, DIR. George M. Kober, George s.
Wilson, Stanton ]. Peelle, Mrs. Archi.
bald Hopkins, the Rev. DIR. Wallace p
,Eadcliffe. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Miss
BESSIE kibDeY. Lewis E. Stein, ]. j.
Darlington, and Mrs. Whitman Dodge
senators Overman and Gallinger have
Inspected the present lodging house, and
urged the need of a new one.
One of the last, acts of the late Ger,
George NJ. Sternberg was to sign the
petition 10 tho Commissioners asking
that the full amount be asked for the
project.