Show MRS WILSON PLANS REFORMS mrs woodrow wilsons Wll Wil sons slumming tour in washington the other day Is IB destined to result in a reformation of unwholesome housing conditions which is sorely needed in some quarters of the capital the presidents wife intends to devote her influence and a large part of her time to alleviating allez the distress she witnessed on Z her trip of inspection when the house of representatives met a few days later bills were introduced providing lor for the transformation of pig alley goat alley tincup alley and louse alley into interior parks and playgrounds these alleys now house a greatly congested negro population lodged in shacks and tum tenements representative kahn and other congressmen congre samen who were in the party accompanying mrs wilson have promised to push the irv as proposed legislation vigorously the interest mrs wilson is taking in affairs in which the wife of a president can be extremely useful and effective is being warmly applauded she gave her views of the housing problem at a meeting of the welfare department of the national civic federation this organization of washing ton women has met with great success in its efforts to eradicate slums alums |