Evening star., 1922-02-28
TF1REE-POINT PLAN PROPOSED
TO SOLVE D. G.. ALLEY PROBLEM
R Recommendations Made at Banquet Of
Monday Evening Club Favorably Re-
ceived-Would Extend Law.

A three-point plan for settlement of
Washington's alley problem. the Sec
ond point of which Immediately re-
ceived the approval Of Engineer Com
missioner Charles Kelle~. was pro-
posed at the banquet of the Monday
Evening Club held at Rauscher's last
night. The plan, presented by John
Ihlder. chairman OF the housing COM
mittee OF the club. asks that the law
declaring inhabited alleys here should
be closed one year after the signing
Of peace be amended to three years:
that the Commissioners should be
urged to appoint a commission to for
mulate plans in regard to the alleys
and report before they are closed. and
cd vigor to maintain alley homes in
as sanitary condition as possible.
Commission idea Lauded.
Commissioner Keller, who was one
Of the speakers OF the evening. laud-
ed the proposal for appointment of
a commission, and said that some such
plan as this commission would be au-
thorlzed to present would be "a nece-
sary step before the Commissioners
can do anything"
A motion that the report be referred
to the clubs executive committee was
made by Walter S. Uhord. and unani-
mously adopted by the ITS persons at
port of the housing committee that
at this time there are not enough
available habitable houses here to
hold the alley dwellers II they should
be moved out by law. 1t is improbable
that such homes can be erected in the
there are at present no plans to al
low one to believe 1t can be done.
Social Agencies Discussed.
This being the only business trans
acted at the banquet. President Ar
thur Deerin Call, who acted as toast
master, announced the general topic
Of the evening. THE Place Of Coun-
Communities" Those who spoke on
the subject were Fred c. Croxton. di-
rector Of the Council Of Social Agen-
cies, Columbus. Ohio. and Newbold
Noyes, president of the Washington
Council Of Social Agencies; Gen.
Ter, Engineer Commissioner. and DR..
James f. Freeman. rector Of the
Church of the Epiphany. discussed the
topic.
man who is ahead Of u.s." President
who told Of the successful work OF
the Columbus council, now several
years old.
There has been developing through
out the country a very great tendency
to bring together agencies doing well
fare work." Mr.. Croxton said. The
real problem in social work has been
to bring together the many splendid
agencies that have sprung up to meet
different needs"
.Get-Together SPIRIT"
He told how the "get-together
spirit" was developed in Columbus
through "philanthropic council"
how the chamber of commerce be-
came Interested. causing q social sur
vey to be made. One of the findings
was that thirty agencies dealt with
public health problems. and duplica-
lions prevailed all along the line.
Then the Columbus Council of So
cfal Agencies was born. mot unlike
your council here" Mr.. Croxton told
the club. The Columbus Council has
two representatives from each
agency, with 140 agencies represent
ed, It has an executive board of fif-
teen members. elected in a very
democratic manner. A separate body.
known as the Columbus Advisory
Council, is composed Of business men
and others interested, comprising 100
|public-spirited men.
The council is the agent OF all the
agencies. Mr.. Croxton said. The
council has been a most important