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D4 NORTHWEST SITE FOR RECREATION GENTER S URGED Representative Dies Heads Committee Pushing New Project. Following last week's announce- ment of a proposed recreation-edu- cation center to be located on the ‘Tuberculosis Hospital site when that institution moves to Glenn Dale, Md., in 1936, comes this week's announce- ment of the formation of a special committee to secure a recreation center in another section—around Powell Junior High School. The committee is under chairman- ship of Representative Martin Dies, Democrat, of Texas, who lives at 1625 Hobart street and whose 13-year-old son, Martin Dies, jr., attends the Powell School. Other members of the committee represent all civic, re- ligious, patriotic and school associa- tions of the area which are being asked to indorse the project and actively urge its completion. Last week this committee began operating and so far two groups have indorsed the petition. To all groups within the area affected by the plans copies of the petition have been sent. For the next three weeks action will be taken on the proposal by these groups, although nearly all have at one time or another approved similar | plans. | Boundaries of Area. The area covered in the measure includes that bounded on the north by Spring road, on the south by Florida avenue, on the east by Elev- enth street and on the west by Piney Branch Parkway, Zoological and Rock Creek Parks; the number of residents therein is held to be about 60,000, including 5,000 white children at- | tending public schools. This latter | figure is augmented by those children both above and below school ages. The area contains approximately 81, square miles and is said to be one of the most densely populated in the city, there being numerous row houses, apartments and an extensive business district, with the result that juvenile delinquency is much larger than when compared with other sections, the report states. Raymond J. Bowen, president, Mount Pleasant Citizens' Association, reported at the last meeting that the only available playground spaces within this area are those connected | with public schools which are ex- tremely limited in size and number. ‘The largest playground within the area is the Central High School Sta- dium which, Bowen declared, is in the extreme southeast corner of the | area and is not suitable for a general | playground or recreational center.} One other small space, known as| Mitchell Park, is in the extreme southwest corner and is even less suit- able than the eastern site, he said. The only remaining area, the re- port states, is adjacent to the Powell School and consists of four parcels of land broken up by existing build- ings. Powell Location Preferred. The committee believes the proper central location for the project is at the Powell School and the land ncw available should be utilized in addi- tion to the purchase of other land and | the closing of portions of certain streets. The four parcels now owned by the District, but broken up by privately owned property, total 48000 square feet. That property desired to be acquired includes that facing on Hiatt place running south from the Powell School to Irving street and on the west side of Hiatt place north from Lamont street to the rear of the existing apart- ment houses, together with the land on both sides of Lamont street west from Hiatt place to Sixteenth street, eand & small piece of property, now interfering with the present plny-' ground, located west of the Powell THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 17, 1935—PART TWO. Civie Association Calendar Four Groups Planning Shrine Convention Cele- brations—George W. Offutt and Capt. Richard Mansfield to Make Addresses. Monday, March 18. Interfederation Conference, 8 p.m., Room F, United States Chamber of Commerce. Program—Discussion of a vroposed District airport; report and action on District’s milk supply; re- port and action to secure a proposed new Chain Bridge; action on tuition fee for children of parents working in the Disirict, but living in Maryland and Virginia. Lincoln Park Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m., Bryan School. Program—Tllus- trated address by Capt. Richard Mans- field of No. 9 precinct; action to deco- rate the area during the Shrine Con- vention in June; report by C. C. Gilli- kin, chairman, Public Utilities Com- mittee, on proposed adjustment of gas rates and proposed subway systems; report by D. A. Edwards, chairman Education Committee, and action on resolution opposing abolition of char- acter education appropriation in 1936 District budget. Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m., A. R. Shepherd School. Program—Report by Irwin Bollotin, chairman, Public Utilties Committee, on request for changes in transportation service; address by Capt. W. L. Peake, superintendent of Lorton Reformatory on “Caring for the Long-Term Prisoner.” p.m., No. 3 precinct, 2014 K street. Program—Report on results of pre- vious action asking regulation against empty taxicabs making turns in down- town area during rush hours. Tuesday, March 19. Citizens’ Forum of Columbia Heights, 8 p.m., Powell Junior High School. Program—Action to secure a proposed recreation center around the Powell Junior High School: Pub- lic Utilities Committee report on pro- posed abandonment of Kennedy street car line between Georgia ave- nue and Fourteenth street; action on proposed reorganization of the Dis- trict government; discussion of pro- posal to decorate the area during the 1935 Shrine convention in June. Petworth Citizens’ Association, 8 pm. Petworth School. Program— Legislation Committee report on pro- posed lunacy bill; report by Wash- ington Y. Boyd, chairman, Public Utilities Committee, and action on proposed bill to establish a District garage; report by Horace J. Phelps, chairman, Public Librery Committee, on hearing before Senate Subcommit- tee on Appropriations in behalf of a proposed Petworth library; Park and Planning Committee and Education Committee report on proposal to con- vert Tuberculosis Hospital site into Southeast Council of Citizens' As- sociations, 8 p.m., Buchanan School. West End Citizens' Association, 8| recreation-education center in 1936. | Program—Report by William A. Maio, chairman, on projected removal of holly trees from Fort Dupont Park and action on resolution of East Wash- ington Heights Citizens’ Association protesting this removal; address by C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent, National Capital Parks; report by Vernis Absher, chairman, Committee on Streets and Bridges, on progress to secure Pennsylvania avenue scuth- east bridge replacement project. ‘Wednesday, March 20. Benning Citizens’ Association, Odd Fellows Hall, 508 Minnesota avenue northeast. Chevy Chase Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m, E. V. Brown School. Program —Action on various plans affecting loop bus service as ordered by Public Utilities Commission recently; action to secure more frequenit bus service to and from the Alice Deal Junior High School; discussion of character education proposals; report and dis- cussion of proposed plans for reor- ganitnuon of the District govern- ment. Dahigren Terrace Citizens' Associa- tion, 8 p.m., Crosby S. Noyes School. Program—Ladies’ night; address by Irene Raver of character education department of the public schools; re- port on progress to secure a fire sta- | tion, a proposed Franklin street north- east bridge and two bridges over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks; report on House and Senate bills for a proposed overpass over Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at West Virginia avenue northeast: report by A. F. E. Scheer on the hidden bar system and its effect on public heaith; action on proposed staggering of Government clerk hours; discussion of a proposed District airport. Randle Highlands Citizens’ Asso- ciation, 8 p.m, 2407 Minnesota ave- nue southeast. Program—aAddress by George W. Offutt, chairman, Alcohol Beverage Control Board, on the op- eration and beneficial effects of the board; report on success in obtain- ing local post office; report on Randle Highlands School heating plant; re- | port by Arthur S. Pierce on plans to | decorate the area during Shrine Con- | vention in June; report by A. W. ! Lee, president. on projected removal of holly trees from Fort Dupont Park; report by Madaline Mazzulo on suc- cess of dance held Saturday. Sixteenth Street Highlands Citi- | zens’ Association, 8 p.m., Brightwood School. Program—Action to secure | additional appropriation for Chil- dren’s Hospital: report on progress | made to decorate the area during Shriners’ convention in June. Southwest Citizens’ Association, 8 pm. No. 4 precinct, 482 E street southwest. PROJECTS LISTED IN STANTON PARK President Mails Outline of Work for Rest of Season to Members. An outline of projects to be sought by the Stanton Park Citizens’ Asso- clation before the close of the civic season this year are included in a special bulletin mailed out to mem- bers by James P. Farmer, president. Stress is placed on the matter of good attendance. Farmer declared: “The real patriotism and the duty of our citizenry is to give up for at least one night in each month their Annex. The property to be bought totals | 115,255 square feet and has, the re-| port states, the value taken from tax | records, of $297,015. | An additional 52,800 square feet will | be made available by the abandon- | ment of Hiatt place and Lamont street facing the property either ah‘-endy owned or to be acquired, and will be closed to traffic. The total area for the proposed cen- ter, including the land now owned, the land to be acquired, and that gained by the closing of streets, totals 216,055 square feet “which is only modestly comparable with the stand- ard accepted for recreation centers.” Cost and Service Shown. Using 5,000 as the number of chil- dren to be served by the project it is shown that there would be only 432 square feet for each child where there should be 100 square feet. There would be only 3.6 square feet for each of the 60,000 residents the center is Intended to serve. The cost per square foot of the property to be acquired is shown to be $2.57; the average cost of property to be acquired and that gained through the closing of streets is $2.36; and the average cost per square foot of the total area when completed is only $1.37, it is shown. H. C. Phillips, president, Citizens’ Forum of Columbia Heights, and sec- retary of the Columbia Heights Busi- ness Men's Association, said the Ex- ecutive Committee of the citizens’ group approved the petition at a meet- ing Monday night and will recommend similar action when the group meets Tuesday. The Columbia Heights Business Men's Association, he said, approved the measure Tuesday night at its meeting. In addition, the Mount Pleasant Citizens' Association indorsed the peti- tion on its twenty-fifth anniversary at a meeting on March 9. Indorsed By Many. Mrs. Margaret H. Worrell, presi- ordinary pastimes and devote that evening to serious consideration of their civic needs.” Streets Need Repairs. “Due largely to the severity of the | past Winter and the unprecedented | snow,” announced Farmer, “our streets are in a deplorable condi- tion. * * * We cannot urge too strongly upon our Commissioners the necessity for placing a large force of men on the streets to make re- pairs.”” The Streets and Sidewalks Committee is asked to bring in a resolution on this for action. Co-operation with the Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens’ As- sociation in its action seeking the filling of District positions by bona fide District residents was also urged. Other items set down for action by Farmer include: Co-operation with other northeast civic bodies to secure the extension of Maryland and New York avenues to join up with other highways lead- ing out to Maryland resorts. Seek School Funds. Join with other groups to obtain more liberal appropriations from Congress for public school purposes, with emphasis on the Stuart Junior High School project. Action is urged upon the association to represent itself before the Senate Subcommit- tee on Appropriations when hearings begin on the 1936 District budget. Action to secure a stadium at the Eastern Branch-East Capitol street site is suggested. A proposed bridge over the Eastern Branch, extending East Capitol street. Action is urged against “the grow- ing tendency backed by sinister in- terests to stifle intellectual freedom in our institutions of learning, both in its application to the instructors and the instructed.” . dent of the Columbia Heights Citi- zens’ Association, and another signer to the petition said her association has for many years sought a recrea- tional project similar to that now urged. Formal action will be taken, she said, when the association meets in April. Other civic leaders who have in- dorsed the proposal and the groups they represent are: S. Jay McCath- ran, jr., chairman, Legislative Com- mittee of the Powell Parent-Teacher Assocjation and the Citizens’ Forum of Columbia Heights; Mrs. Horace L. Richardson of the Powell Parent- Teacher group; Mrs. Joseph F. Ran- dall, chairman, third division, Par- ent-Teacher Asociations; Mrs. Hector O'Connor of the Central, Bancroft and Powell Parent-Teacher Asocia- tions; Maj. Earl Landreth of Mourt Pleasant-Kalorama Heights, and Mrs. Edward R. Seal of the parent-teacher group. Copies of the petition are to be sent to the House and Senate District and Appropriations Committees, the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Commission, the District Commis- sloners and the Boarg of Education. REPRESENTATIVE DIES. AIDINPLAYGROUND BATTLE PROMISED Sibyl Baker to Help With Improvements Sought at Sherwood Site. { _Every effort will be made by the | Playground Department to secure the improvement of Sherwood Playground in Northeast, Sibyl Baker, director of playgrounds, has written the North- east Citizens' Association. In a letter read to the group at its last meeting, Miss Baker stated: “The estimates of the Department of Playgrounds for 1935 included an item of $10,000 for putting the Sherwood Playground in good condition. That item was omitted in the appropria- tion bill, and the Northeast Play- ground Committee appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on District Appropriations (last year) to urge an allotment to finish Sherwood.” 8he explained that all funds for the purchase and improvement of | playgrounds were omitted from the public works bill last year and the only improvements possible so far are the demolishing of bulldings and leveling of land. “Again the 1936 estimates of this department included $6,000 for the improvement of the Sherwood Play- ground, but this item is not included in the District appropriation bill now before the Senate. “The area transferred to the De- partment of Playgrounds by the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Commission as & playground for the Northeast is inadequate as a play- area for that closely settled com- munity, but if an appropriation were made available, and every square foot of space on this small ground were carefully planned, it could be made an attractive and efficient area where a broader program could go forward than is possibly on the raw unfin- ished ground we now have. At least two citizens’ committees have asked for hearings before the Senate sub- committee to ask for funds to com- plete Sherwood.” ASSIGNMENTS MADE TO FEDERATION UNITS Changes Made in Committees Are Announced by President James G. Yaden. New committee asignments for the Pederation of Citizens’ Asociations have been announced by James G. Yaden, president. Four new delegates also have been announced. The new delegates are Will P. Ken- nedy of the North Capitol Citizens’ Association, announced at the last meeting to fill the unexpired term of the late William G. Henderson, and assigned to the Commiitee on Na- tional Representation; Dr. P. A. Mc- Lendon of the Medical Society of the District, assigned to the Committee on Public Health; W. W. Havenner of East Washington Heights Citizens’ As- sociation, to Police and Pire Commit- tee and Committee on Highways, Parks and Waterways, and J. R. McCuehn, to whom no assignment has yet been given. Other changes in committee mem- bership _announced recently are Francis P. Sullivan of the American Institute of Architects to Committee on City Planning; Daniel 8. Sisson of Chillum Heights Citizens’ Association to Education Committee; Freeman Weiss of Rhode Island Avenue Citi- zens’ Association to Public Utilities Committee; Paul A. Groves of Mid- City Citizens' Association to Police and Fire Comimttee and Committee on Zoning New Michigan Park President Tells of Association Plans John F. Hillyard For- merly Was Secretary of Northeast Group. Says Prime Need Is to Get More Women on Civic Projects. OHN F. HILLYARD, former sec- retary of the Michigan Park Citizens' Association, is the newly elected president of the group. Hillyard, who at present is in the trust division of the National Bank of Washington, at Seventh and C streets, and has been with that organ- | ization for the last 15 years, is a for- mer graduate of Business High School | He re- and Columbus University. ceived his in law in 1932 and passed the bar the following year. Member for Seven Years. For seven years he has been a mem- ber of the association and in the fu- ture plans to take up matters per- taining to the immediate neighbor- hood first, and then refer them to the Executive Committee for further ac- tion rather than pass numerous reso- lutions during the year and have en- “If we try to do too much, we will not accomplish the things that we should,” he said, “and to keep the wheels working we will have to work together, “In order to increase the member- ship we will have to get more women interested in the work of the associa- tion and also try to have a promi- nent speaker outline some subject of interest to the members on every meeting night,” he said. tirely too many problems to work out. | JOHN F. HILLYARD. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Hillyard, who is 33, lives at 4308 ‘Thirteenth place northeast, is married and has four children, two boys and two girls. For a nice quici evening of enter- tainment he prefers to play a few hours of bridge. While, on the other hand, he likes nothing better than to | get up early in the morning and play 18 holes of golf with the boys. | He is & member of the Washington General Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus, and for 10 years has been in charge of the publicity. | He is also secretary of the Safe De- | posit Section, District of Columbia | Bankers’ Association. He also is a member of the Public Order Committee, Board of Trade: | Modern Woodmen of America, Sigma | Delta Kappa, Intercollegiate Law Fra- ternity Lawyers’ Manresa Retreat Club, and the Holy Name Society. TAKOMA CITIZENS ASK SCHOOL FUNDS Executive Committee Plans to Appear at Hearing on District Bill. Members of the Executive Commit- | tee of the Takoma Park Citizens' As- | sociation will appear before the Sen- | ate Subcommittee on Appropriations | in connection with appropriations for high schools in the Takoma Park area. The association will urge construc- | tion of the south wing of the Paul Junior High School, consisting of 10 rooms and gymnasium, at Eighth and Nicholson streets. The building at the present time consists of the main building and the north wing of 10 rooms and gymnasium, and due to the overcrowded condition the various civic organizations in that section are desirous of having the additional wing constructed at an early date. The erection of a North Washing- ton High School will also be stressed by members of the Executive Com- mittee at the hearing and an appro- priation requested for the preparation of plans. The association has indorsed on the large tract of land now owned by the District at Fourth and Sheri- dan streets. Mrs. Mary Lamond White, president. epresented the organization at a meeting held a few days ago at the | Ray Road School in that section of Takoma Park lying in Prince Georges County, with a view to saving the grounds around the school. Efforts will be made to have the Maryland authorities arrange the plans for the extension of New Hampshire avenue across the District line in such a man- ner that the new highway will avoid the grounds of the school. Status of Bills Legislation of Civic Inter- est Pending in House and Senate. bills of interest to Washington citi- zens’ associations is as follows: National representation for District of Columbia (8. J. Res. 12). In Senate Judiciary Committee. District appropriation bill for 1936 fiscal year (H. R. 3973). House: Passed. Senate: In District Com- mittee. Regulation of small loan business (H. R. 3464). House: In District Committee. Requiring financial responsibility of motor vehicle operators (H. R. 3457, S. 408). Senate: Passed. House: On calendar. Creation of a commission to coritrol rents (H. R. 3809). House: In Dis- trict Committee. Provide pensions for the needy blind (H. R. 4510). House: Senate: In District Committee. Strengthen gambling laws (5. 398). Senate: Passed. House: In District Committee. Substitute civilian trial board for present Police Trial Board (H. R. 2734). House: In District Com- mittee. Abolish capital punishment (H. R. 2808). House: In District Committee. Establish training school for police- men and firemen (H. R. 2858). House: In District Committee. Amend code relating to lunacy hearings (H. R. 3451). House: In District Committee. Amend act authorizing Commis- sioners to remove dangerous buildings (H. R. 3458). House: On calendar. Amend act creating board for con- demnation of insanitary buildings (H. R. 3459). House: On calendar. Regulate foreclosure of mortgages and deeds of trust (H. R. 3461). House: In District Committee. Amend code relating to residence of firemen (H. R. 3641), House: In District Committee, Amend code relating to residence of policemen (H. R. 3642). House: In District Committee. Establish commercial airport for District (H. R. 3806). House: In District Committee. Provide old age pensions (H. R. 4135). House: In District Committee. Provide for election of Delegate in Congress for the District (H. R. 4346). House: In District Committee. Broadening powers of Commission- ers (H. R. 4347). House: In District Committee, Authorizing use of District surplus funds for necessary public projects (H. R. 4345). House: In District Committee. Prevent fouling of the atmosphere (H. R. 5232, S. 2034). House: In District Committee. Senate: In Dis- o etDoritng P W. A. funds Auf . W. or new courts bullding (H. R. 6231, 8, 3035). ‘Committee. Sen: the proposition to erect & high school | | The congressional status of District FORHALL REGISTER SOONTOBEISSUED |Names, Addresses, Tele- phone Numbers and Map to Be Included. { A new address and telephone di- hall Village, Foxhall and Colony Hill soon will be issued by the Foxhall Vil- | lage Citizens' Association, it was an- | nounced last week. Merchants and business men all over the city will be solicited for advertising to help defray expenses of publishing this directory. The first directory of its kind to be published in Washington, the practice was inaugurated several years ago by a committee of the citi- zens' group, headed by Mrs. Edwin C. Reedh , wife of a prominent attorney ere. Just before the edition went to press a child was born to one of the {4,000 families in the area, and when | the directory came off the press even that child was listed, along with hun- | dreds of other neighborhood children, although it was only 5 days old. Haady to merchants as a reference and to the housewife as a guide to her neighbors’ phone numbers and addresses, the directory L arranged according to street addresses, then another alphabetical list, together {with a map and other helpful fea- | tures. | Persons of the neighborhood wish- |ing to assist with compiling names and addresses, bringing them up-to- date and correcting telephone num- bers have been asked to communi- cate with Charles F. Miller, sr., presi- ! dent of the Foxhall Village citizens’ | group. In the meantime plans are |going ahead to contact advertisers | futr their support of the helpful book- et. — | {CONDUIT ROAD CITIZENS GET RETAINING WALL Owner to Check Dirt Sliding From Bank, Causing Danger to Passersby. ‘The five-year fight of the Conduit Road Citizens’ Association to have a retaining wall built to hold back a high dirt bank in the 5100 block of Conduit road has at last met with some success. For some time the bank has been crumbling onto the sidewalk, making passage past that point dangerous and difficult. Recently it became so dangerous that the police roped off the section to prevent passible injury in case the bank crumbled further. The association has passed several resolutions asking that the wall be bullt, but until recently no action had been taken. A letter from Capt. Maurice Collins of the seventh pre- cinct was read at the last meeting m which he said that the trustees of the property had decided to clean the dirt from the sidewalk and erect a temporary wooden W:taining wall on the property, and that they would build a permanent cement wall as soon as they could get permission frem the court. Columbia H eights Attendance U rged With Bow to Muse Having one of the largest regular attendances of local cmz:ns n:‘odl- tions, it isn’t necessary for Mrs. Mar- garet Hopkins Worrell, president of the Columbia Heights Citizens’ Asso- ciation, to urge attendance. She is not one to lose interest, however, or let her fellow members do so. Recently, in a specially drawn notice 1o B0 s B of catening pooe "% o bit of el p rA?d thus: iR ‘e you an active member, that's liked so well, e Or are you just contented with the Dobn,dbae.l:!mymwhpel? d e meetings - gle with the flock, a5 e Or, neighbor, do you stay at home and criticize and knock? Say, do you take an active part and help the work along, Or are you satisfied to be the kind that just belong? There's quite & program scheduled that we're sure you've heard about, And we’ll appreciate it if you'll come Om..nd hellpmu-moul; eetings—help with out e m el hand and heart— i3 Don't be just & member, but take an { rectory and “social register” of Fox- Civic Problems, Civic Bodies District Commissioners Commended for Efforts to Get Municipal Center—Federation Still to Act on D. C. Reorganization. BY JESSE C. SUTER. ITTLE headway was gained last week by District legis- lation except by the Dis- trict subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Ap- propriations. That committee, under the able and friendly lead- ership of its chairm Senator ‘Thomas of Oklahoma, has been making very satisfactory progress in its hearing on the District budget. However, the hoped-for recommendation from the White House for the Federal Government assuming a more equitable share of the cost of running its Capital City is still awaited and is still hoped for. Close students of Dis- trict finance are encouraged to be- lieve the comparative tax burden study now in the hands of the President will open the way for a recommendation from President Roosevelt for an equitable fiscal new deal for the District of Co- lumbia. Monday last was District day in the House of Representatives, but the chairman of the District com- mittee, Mrs. Norton of New Jer- sey, graciously gave way to the Nation-wide demand for repeal of the income tax pink slip provision. Upon House passage of that bill she called up the automobile re- sponsibility bill, but was blocked by a member of her committee who had prevented consideration of the bill when last called up by Chairman Norton. The House ad- journed without considering any District measures. The automobile responsibility bill already has passed the Senate and is one of the most widely in- dorsed of any pending District leg- islation. Certain taxicab and in- surance interests are sald to be responsible for holding up this bill. Many of our civic workers can see no reason why these special inter- ests should be permitted to intere fere with the passage of legisla- tion generally approved as needed to increase the safety of our streets. In the organizations the Federa- tion of Citizens’ Associations at its adjourned meeting approved the lunacy commission bill and au- thorized its Committee on Fire and Police Protection to appear before the Senate Appropriations Sub- committee and ask for an increase of 141 men on the police force and the restoration of items for the purchase of new fire-fighting ap- paratus including a smoke ejector. Three proposals appear to be having a rather general considera- tion in the neighborhood assoc! tions. These are the Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park crusade proposing the fllling of District of Columbia government jobs with District residents, more and better school buildings and the tentative plan for a reorganization of the District government. Immediste Funds Needed For Modified Municipal Center. IVIC leaders are applauding the C efforts of the District Com- missioners to obtain the requisite legislative authorization to obtain an advance from the P. W. A. for the erection of three units on Judiciary Square, according to the modified plans. His proposal is to have this realiotment made because of the reduction of $4,000,000 in the amount for the sewage disposal plant. Arguments are not needed to convince any observing Wash- Ingtonian of the crying need for each of the court buildings and also the quarters for the office of the recorder of deeds. The modified plans call for erec- tion of the building for the Juvenile Court and recorder of deeds office northeast of the District of Co- lumbia Supreme Court Building, completely balancing the Court of Appeals Building which occupies the corresponding space to the northwest of the court house. The Municipal Court Building is to be erected, if Congress approves, to the north of the Juvenile Court Building on the Fourth street side of the square between E and F streets. The Police Courts Builde ing is planned to occupy the space opposite on the Fifth street side of the square. ‘There has been little or no civic body action as to this proposed use of these portions of Judiciary Square. One association is une understood to have raised objec- tion to reducing the park area of that section of the city. To such objection the proponents of the modified plans call attention to the great increase of the park area of that general locality through the Capitol grounds ex- tensions and the Union Station Plaza. The entire Judiciary Square, in- cluding E and F streets, com- prises about 20 acres. Existing buildings on the square, the Court House, Court of Appeals and Pen- sion Building, and the two streets crossing the square occupy about 4 acres. The three proposed buildings would cover about 2 acres or a total with existing buildings of 6 acres. This would leave a park area of about 14 acres. These modified pians further contemplate the erection of an administration building on the two squares south of the District of Columbia Supreme Court Build- ing and the sale to the Federal Government of the two squares fronting Constitution and Penn- sylvania avenues. In later years, when the Supreme Court requires larger quarters, it is proposed to erect a new courts building on the site of the Pension Building and turn over to the District its original “City Hall” as a District of Co- lumbis historical museumy and place of civic assembly. Civic Campaign for Emergency School Needs. IVIC organizations have only C needed the formulation of & definite program of emer- gency school needs to crystallize their independent efforts into & united and persistent campaign. Action of the Finance Committee of the Board of Education last week in approving s list of 20 projects appears to be just what is needed to bring the forces totgether for effective teamwork. Leaders interested particularly in some of these approved projects are very enthusiastic over the prospect of having a definite pro- gram for which organized civic ‘Washington may work shoulder to shoulder. Good work was done some years ago slong this line in support of the five-year building program. While that program did not all that its proponents had hoped for it, it did mark an encouraging advance and gave many & boy snd girl the advan- tages of education under modern vhnl.‘nn conditions. But for what was accomplished through that program our school condi- tions, as bad as they are today, would have been simply indescrib- able. ‘There is general civic agreement that no more worthy projects can be found for the employmeat of labor and the use of material than through the erection of these badly needed school buildings an-. the reconditioning and modern- izing of some of the old buildings which are still useful and usable. Federation Has Not Approved Government Reorganization. ECENTLY at a meeting of Jjunior high school teachers they were told by a speaker that the Federation of Citizens’ Associations had approved a plan for the reorganization of the gov- ernment of the District. This sup- posed plan of the federation was outlined in detall, including the selection of the Board of Educa- tion by an elective city council. While a tentative plan has been submitted for consideration and discussion of the delegates and the members of the more than 60 bodies which make up the federa- tion, there has been no action taken other than to send mimeo- graph coples of the preliminary re- port to the constituent bodies. One of the provisions in this report, national representation for the District of Columbia, has had the support of the federation since about 1916. This proposal is for an amendment to the Constitu- tion of the United States empower- ing Congress to grant to the resi- dents of the District of Columbia voting representation in the Senate and House of Representatives, the right to vote for President and Vice President and the same rights to sue and be sued in the courts of the United States as possessed by the citizens of a State. Sup- ported by nearly all the civic and trade bodies as well as by or- ganized lubor and many other or- ganizations. national representa- tion is expected to be included in any recommendation for a new deal in the government of the District. Vice President L. A. Carruthers of the federation has come for- ward with a plan which proposes a much larger local participation in the Government than called for in the Sullivan tentative report. In citizen association circles there is anticipated much interesting and instructive discussion before a com- plete plan is approved for submis- sion to Congress. Then the real job of selling Congress the idea of giving the District a wider par ticipation in its affairs will begin. It should be continually borne in mind by those interested in civic affairs that a fundamental difference exists between the pro- posal to give the residents of the District the rights of national American citizenship (national representation) and the mere changing of the form of the local government. The first proposal is beyond the power of Congress untll after the adoption of a con- stitutional amendment. To change the form of local government of the District of Columbia Congress has had from the beginning full power, which it has from time to time exercised. There is pronouriced unanimity of sentiment among organized civ- ic Washington in support of na- tional representation, but a wide divergence of opinion regarding the form and many of the details of the local government. District Social Legislation And Civic Vivisection. HE anti-vivisectionist views with horror scientific ex- Perimentaion on the lower animals for the benefit of man- kind. The feelings of local civic leaders are affected much the same WAy as recurring attempts are made to try out various untried theories on the voteless, unrepre- sented and therefore defenseless District of Columbia. Forces from the outside are ever ready to advance on Washington and have Congress authorize the use of the Capital City as a leg- islative experimental laboratory. Instances of the kind have been numerous and sometimes success- ful in putting through such pro- Pposals regardiess of the local resi- dents, who foot the bills and have to put up with them. The social relief program as to be locally applied exhibits symp- toms of such a laboratory tendency which is not looked upon with favor by the civic groups. Old- age pensions and unemployment insurance have, in principle, met with rather general approval, but there is a local feeling that such legislation should be based on the best experience available rather than upon untried theories. Civic Vice Presidents Now Have Real Jobs. ‘ONORABLE but easy has been H the job of civic vice presi- dents in the past. In some cases a few months after the sn- nual election hardly any one could tell, without referring to the printed letterhead, who really were the vice presidents. Very few members of any of the civic bodies can tell you who the vice presi- dents have been, except in some of the organizations where the practice has been to mcve the vice presidents up to the presi- dent’s chair. President Robert V. Fleming of the Board of Trade and President James G. Yaden of the Federa- tion of Citizens' Associations have smashed this lovely vice president tradition to smithereens. They bave both found important su- pervisory assignment work for their vice presidents and have no hesitation in keeping the holders of these honcrable offices busy. The increased work and responsi- bility has turned out to be a fine thing both for the vice presidents and the organizations, Now President Wallace Maga- than of the Citizens’ Association of ‘Takoma, D. C., proposes, by an amendment to the constitution, to give the two vice presidents of that association some real work. The indications are that a good idea like this will prove contagious. SEEK PLAYGROUND Aware of the mounting traffic_toll among children of school age, the Fox- hall Village Citizens’ Association this week will act on a resolution intro- duced by Mrs. Edwin C. Reed o pro- vide more playground facilities in the neighborhood. The Soclety of Little Gardens and the parent-teacher group of the Rose Lees Hardy School are assisting in mapping some plan for better Summer playgrounds for children of the neigh- borhood. TRADE COMMITTEE MEETING T0 HONOR BROWN TOMORROW Tribute Also to Be Paid to Albert Sardo—Hotel Convention Sought. Maj. Frnest W. Brown, superin. tendent of police, recently returned from his heneymoon, will be the guest of honor of the Public Order Commit- tee of the Wash- ington Board of Trade at a lunch- eon meeting to- morrow at 12:30 pm. at the Har- rington Hotel, it was announced yesterday by Odell S. Smith, chairman. At the same time tribute will be paid to Albert Sardo, one of the most active mem- bers of the com- mittee, who was killed in an automobile accident sev- eral weeks ago while returning from the Mardi Gras at New Orleans. A special program has been ar- ranged to compliment the newly-wed police chief. and Augustus Gumpert, manager f the Harrington, has prom- ised “something special” for the occa= sion. Reservations are being made with Elmore Burdette, treasurer, at the Potomac branch of the Hamilton Na- tional Bank, Thirty-second and M streets Maj. E. W. Brown. Pledge Better Advertising. Responding to the Better Business Bureau's investigation of liquor ad- vertisements, the Exclusive Liquor Dealers’ Association of Washington informed Louis Rothschild, director, that a committee on ethics in ad- vertising would be set up to work within the industry for truthful and fair advertising in the future. The association is composed of licensed off-sale retailers. Rothschild met with the association at the Hamilton Hotel last week and offered the co-operation of the bureau to clean up the situation created here by misleading announcements made | by some dealers. | "“You dealers have a selfish interest | in working for truth in advertising,” | Rothschild told them “You must avoid misleading and untruthful state- ! ments if you want to avoid the bad | reputation that may eventually lead to another movement to re-enact a | prohibition la | | | Address Girls' Club. | Mrs. Sallie P. Muchmore, assistant | director of the Better Business Bu- | reau, addressed the Girls’ Commercial 4Cmb of Central High School during | the past week and outlined for them | the work of the bureau. Mrs. Muchmore told the young | women how they may use the serv- |ices of the bureau either as future buyers or as business women, ex- | plaining that the work of the bureau | is of equal importance to the adver- | tiser offering goods or services for sale |and for the consumer whose pur- chases are guided largely by adver- | tising. | | Association Joins M. and M. Oil burner dealers of the District have decided to merge their associ- ation with the fuel oil division of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- sociatior, thus coming into the M. and M. mem- bership with an allied line of business. Lester S. Scott is chaiman of the fuel oil di- vision and plans to call @ meeting during ihe com- ing week to ore ganize the en- larged unit. The plan was tenta- tively approved last week at a dinner meeting at the Hamilton Ho- tel at which Scott presided. L. S. Scott. Seek Greeters' Convention. A group of Washington hotel men are expected to return today from Philadelphia, where they have been for the past three days in an effort to obtain the support of the Atlantic division of the Hotel Greeters' Asso- ciation in an effort to bring the in- ternational meeting of the association here in 1936. The hotel men were accompanied to Philadelphia by Curtis Hodges, execu- tive director of the Greater National Capital Committee of the Washington Board of Trade, who supplied adver- tising matter covering the Capital and its convention facilities The International Hotel Greeters' Association will meet in Los Angeles |in June and the Washington members hope to have the support of the dele- gations from all the Atlantic Seahoard States when they reach California Hodges explained before his de- parture for Philadelphia that going after the 1936 convention this early is by no means unusual. Instead. he said, the Greater National Capital Committee often reaches farther ahead than that, going after some five or six years in the future. Usually there are from 75 to 200 conventions “on the fire” at one time, in the vari- ous stages of development. Between 2,500 and 3,000 organiza- tions are contacted during the course of a year, Hodges said. Some of them from the first contact are hopeless, while others. hesitant at first, are brought to the Capital by persistent effort on the part of the committee’s staff. “Whenever there is a chance to get a convention the committee keeps working on it either until Washington is chosen or until some other city crowds Washington out of the pice ture,” he said. Associated with Hodges in the com- mittee’s convention department are Roy Miller and Thomas Lockard. EXERCISES PLANNED Plans for interassociation opening exercises for the Takoma Recreation Center this Spring are being consid- ered by the Parks and Reservations Committee of the Manor Park Citi- zens’ Association. | At a meeting recently, Raymond Gilbert, a member, saild a program should be arranged between the Manor Park and neighboring associa- tions whereby sandlot base ball and other games would be held. He ex- pressed the belief that such a pro- gram would cement good will between the associations of the North Wash- ington area. A report from the committee is ex- pected in April on the advisabllity of ‘munulnl with the plans, L} .