Evening star., 1923-05-03
SEES WORK|NGMAN
AS NATIONS HOPE
Canon De Vries Says Religi-
GUS Background Is Labor's
Chief Need.

The American n-born workinsman
will become the salvation of the ma
tion II the Christian church can 81 .
ceed in giving him the religious bac,
ground necessary to the building up
of strong character. the Rev. DR.
william L. De Vries, canon of the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of St.
Adams, declared today in an address
before the Woman's Universal Al
lance.
At the outset the speaker Ieplored
a condition which permits -four or
five men TO get together on a long
distance telephone and there de
termine the price of sugar without
regard to the puhitcs welfare such
incidents as that. DR.. De Fres as
serted. present conclusive proof Of
the need OF more intensive Chris
tianity in all walks of life.
Laborers in Parish.
my first parish was over beyond
the Capitol" said the speaker, where
my communicates were the families
of laborers-many OF them from the
navy yard. What l learned of those
people convinced me that they were
the hope of the nation. The great need
now is 10 give the workingman
knowledge, wisdom and power; and
the churches of Christ can accomplish
this great work through religious
education. 1t is the Christian back
ground that forms the foundation OF
all character"
Discussing the changed conditions
of the day, DR.. DeVries said he had
fought for changes in the Episcopal
marriage ceremony which would
eliminate the word obey" 1t was
time, he thought, for the churhces 10
cease dong certain things because
the ancestors OF this generation did
them
Mics Catherine X. Watkins, director
Of kinCerga-;cns in the District OF
Columbia public schnCis. spoke on
Oh !Facter Education in Homes, th1
Babies and Young Children Miss
is responsible I'm a large measure for
the chara ctcr Gf the child.
Warns Against Deceit.
The speaker warned against par
ents attempting to deceive their chill
dren. She cited instances where
reputable mothers and fathers had
discussed in the presence of their
children dishonest acts of their own.
Miss Watkins MADE particular ref
erence to a mother who had snug
gled a valuable piece of lace past
a customs officer and "boasted of IL
in tho presence OF her children"
Milton Fairchild. chairman of the
CldIdCloI SuuCdllOil lhSljluAipi4,
sided and spoke briefly on the topic
OF the Observation-Disclosures He
secuted the idea that it would he
possible to eliminate sectarian schools
and declared it to be his belief that
! such a thing would prove disastrous
were it to succeed. The Rev. DIR. j.
Stanley Durkee delivered the invoca-
| tion.
Alliance Joins Fight.
The Women's Universal Alliance
added its name to the long list of
women's organizations to declare d
boycott on sugar until the price is
brought down to an honest level. a
resolution to this effect was adopted
; by the alliance yesterday without a
dissenting vote.
| In speaking for tSe resolution. Miss
| Winifred Stead of London declared
pound in England.
The movies and jazz dancing are
! driving Japan insane. according 10
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton. wao
| spoke on The Feminist Movement
| in China and Japan
Nine. AloiS Stangler. wife of the
/ charge d'affsires of the CZechoslovakian
| embassy, presided during the after
| noon and spoke on welfare work in
| her country. Marquise Alice de Car
! riere addressed the conference on
/ The Awakening OF the New Russia.
| Countess Ethel Lerchenfeld, wife OF
| the former prime minister of Bavaria
| and Sonora Maria Conde de Avila OF
| Mexico also spoke.