The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-23
Monday Epening Club
Urges Mem Hospital
Organization Pledges Itself In Favor of Municipal
Institution at Final Meeting and Will Ask
House to Insert Appropriation

Though the item for a new municipal
hospital is not included in the District
appropriation bill as reported to the
House, workers from the Monday Eve
ming Club will make every effort to get
the item inserted during consideration
In tho House. and failing In that. will
try to get the Senate to provide for
the institution.
A. J. McKelway, chairman OF special
committee on the new hospital at the
closing meeting Of the club this season
Y, NJ. c, A.
THE fight has only begun" said pr.
Mckelway: I'VE are armed with the
petitions signed by thousands of promi-
making every effort on behalf or the
measure"
The controversy over the site. which
caused a stormy time at the last club
nns But ' aSsry S sab. dean
a report OF Walter y. pfrord. president
of the club, OF the hearing on the
question before the District Commits
sioners. In which Mr.. Unord said the
simply urged that the hospital be built
somewhere, the Rev. DR.. John van
Schaick, pastor Of the Church OF Our
rather, took issue with him.
DR.. Van Schaick Speaks,
Speaking OF the hearing before the
Commissioners. DIR. Van schaick said:
II never have witnessed q greater de-
gree OF mob spirit and hyster1a. nor
have I seen n more general display Of
lack of patriotic feeling than that OF
those who opposed the Fourteenth and
upshur street site. For eleven years
that site has appeared on every map
Of the District as the prospective site
bought homes there did not know this
they failed to exercise the most simple
precautions of real estate purchasers"
In his valedictory as president OF the
club. Mr.. Uford consigned to the In
coming officials program for club
A continued effort for the new
municipal hospital.
A colony for the care OF the feeble
minded Of the District.
A municipal lodging house.
Giving DR.. William c. Woodward.
health officer. greater, control over
tuberculosis and other contag ious
diseases. and the establishment OF q
permanent baby-saving agency.
Air For Poor People.
THE Juvenile Court committee. of
which Miss Julia Lathrop. OF the Chill
dren's Bureau. Is chairman, urged that
| certain congested sections of the city
be roped of to form parks certain even
ings during the summer, so that the
poor people can get sirings where It
will be safe"
This would require lights ana super
| vision. the report stated. and there also
| might be benches and music. This re-
port was read by Miss Mary 4. He'd.
rick.
George 9. Wilson submitted a rerort
OF the progress in the EFFORT to get an
institution to care for the feebleminded
of the, city. He told how Congressman
Tinkham of Massachusetts, has intro
duced a bill in the House providing for
such an institution, and has promised
TO urge 1t upon both the lfouse and
| the Senate.
Mrs. Grace v. Bickneii. who was
largely instrumental in the passage OF
the present alley legislation, told of
steps being taken to provide homes for
those who must move out OF the alleys
by July l. 1878. as required by the alley
law. She said that the alley popuia-
ton is gradually Diminishing; and th at
/ q recent police census showed only 1900
persons now are living In alleys.
Tells of Good Work.
She told how the Sanitary Improve
ment Company had erected an added
i row of homes. to care for ffty-s'x
i
and described the progress of the work
| on the Ellen Wilson Homes.
She submitted program OF housing
| reforms agreed upon in conference by
her committee with Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins and others from the welfare
department, National Civic Federation.
which included the following points:
An Increase in building restrictions
which would prevent too rapid
apartment construction.
| More severe restrictions against
| More good small dwellings for
wase-earners and a lessening of the
restrictions regarding the thickness
of walls, etc. which tend to discour-
age building of small homes.
| inspection and regulation Of condi-
lions IN the many old houses used
| for dwellings.
| The abolition OF alleys In the new
sections. for which may be subso-
| moval OF ashes and garbage.
A campaign to encourage love OF
land, gardening. cultivation OF
flowers. tearing down high board
which should be covered with now
ers and vines.
New Lodging House.
Miss Alino solomons emphasized the
need for a new municipal lodging house
She said the site OF the present lodg'
ing house had been donated to the lis
trict by the old lodging house associa'
ton and now Is worth about $4,000
During the fiscal year ended June 80
1915. meals and lodgings were given 10
1873 men.
She told OF falling on in the appli
cations because of the greater oppor'
tunities of employment.
There has been a special diminutioi
In the demands from foreigners, sh'
| said.
The present lodging house 10 unti
and insanitary. and far from adequate
Senate Will Acf IN