The Washington times., 1919-10-22
TRINITY FORUM TO
CANVASS DISTRICT

"An institution for the radiation OF
American thought and American Nv
ing" is the characterization OF Trinity
House by Earl Godwin' OF
The Times, speaking before the Board
of Trade last night.
"The fact that it Is situated. in
church is merely incidental. Trinity
Community is an institution for
Washington and supported by Wash
ington. 1t is the place where lone
some men and lonesome women hnd
a home. can be contented and can
learn something. 1t is something for
everyone of us to support as purely
Washington institution working on
big broad American lines" =
Mr.. Goodwin addressed the Kiwanis
Club today in company with Mrs.
David r. Covell.
The executive committee for Trinity
Community House is completing plans
raise $50, 900 for a permanent fund for
the institution.
This announcement Is the result OF
meetings of team captains, composed
of business men and society women.
held yesterday afternoon and last
night. Roland Robbins, chairman of
the executive committee, assisted by
Percy s. Foster. campaign manager,
presided at a meeting held in head
quarters yesterday afternoon and
outlined to the assembled captains
the plans to be followed In canvass
ing Washington.
Mrs. William J. Hendricks, a mem
Der of the women's committee, pre-
sided at similar meeting of women
team captains in the Trinity Com
munity House, Third and streets
last night and enrolled thirty women
in the canvassing teams which will
work In cooperation with Mr.. Fos-
ter'ss organization.
Assign Districts Friday.
, Assignment of geographical terri
tories, into which the city has been
divided, will be made Friday after
noon in a final meeting OF team cap
tains.
Tomorrow a luncheon Of the gem
eral committee in the New Willard
Eotel will be held, at which Senator
Warren c. Harding of Ohio will tell
of the growth Of social welfare work
in other cities and cite the need Tor
a permanent organization to carry
this work forward in the Capital The
luncheon will be one of a series OF
the general committee, to be held
daily beginning Monday.
Three French girls were guests at
a dance held last night in the Trinity
Community House at Third and C
streets northwest, and soldiers re-
Gently returned from overseas again
found their knowledge-what there
was of it-of the French Language
greatly in demand
The young women-Suzanne Lebin,
Louise Marin. and Renee Lagerot-all
of them from Paris, are members OF
delegation of French girls which has
been sent to this country in connec-
tion with the league Of nations.
They are employed as stenographers
and typists. and are making their
headquarters at the Burlington Hotel,
on Vermont avenue northwest.
Novel PrspaSanda-
They are said to be carrying out q
somewhat novel method of propa-
ganda in favor of the league Of ma
lions. when the opportunity presents
itself. A sketch Of how this 'propa-
ganda" works was given last night at
Community House by a soldier.
when I asked her to dance" he
said, "she said, 'hees league of ma
tions; you believe in heemT and I
told her Yes A little while later a
friend of mine told her he didn't be-
lieve in II, and she wouldn't have
anything to do with him."
whatever their method Of advocat-
ing the league of nations, IT Is sue
cessful-at least at the Trinity Com
munity House.