Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1935, Page 38

HOME DECORATION ASKED OF CITIZENS FOR SHRINE WEEK Flag and Lighting Display Urged as Part Every One Can Take. Prominent display of the American .flag and liberal use of electric lights by home owners for the 1935 Shrine conclave here during the week of June 9 are strongly urged by Charles J. Cclumbus, chairman Decorations Committee. ‘These, Columbus says, are means possessed by nearly all home owners. During the daytime the American flag with its colors will serve as the most efficient form of decoration. Hardly a home does not possess at least one flag and bunting, he be- lieves. At night the lights used on the tree at Christmas or for lighting the exterior of homes and yards will also serve a most effective decorative purpose. For the past few months Columbus has written or spoken before ma citizens’ associations, business men’s | groups and other civic bodies in an effort to imbue them with some of his enthusiasm for decorating Wash- ington during the convention. Advantages Outlined. ‘He says a person puts his home in order when expecting company, 80 that it will be shown at its best; so also will District residents have vis- itors when the thousands of Shriners arrive. Although most residents will not receive an actual visitor in his own home during the convention, he says these same residents will benefit from the stimulation of business caused by the Shriners’ visit During this time, he points out. there will be parades, special shows | and other forms of amusement from which he may benefit. Washingto- nians owe it to themselves, their community and their city, to put the | city in order and decorate to the limit of their ability, Columbus be- | lieves. He is gratified with the response | made by the citizens’ groups. In| many of the groups, special commit- | tees to decorate their respective areas have been organized. Aithough he is not yet willing to reveal the elaboraie plans of scme of the groups, he told last week of plans to flnodlight public buildings, light up parks and trees with the Shrine colors—red, green and gold. “Downtown stores have really made big preparations for this celebration,” | Columbus asserted. The use of vari-colored Christmas tree lights can be employed in various ways. They can, for example, be’ used to outline the various symbols | of the Shriners, such as the scimitar, | crescent or the fez. | District children and increase by 200 Roadside Lighting Asked. The lighting of homes about roads leading into the city is also urged. Columbus said the committee is mak- | ing an effort to have Rosslyn, Be- | thesda, Silver Spring and other out- | lying communities to decorate. For | the benefit of visitors coming in on | the railroads, houses along the tracks should be lighted, he says. Last week announcement was made of official display decoration cards for . the home and for business establish- ments. They consist of an ornate fez, 193, by 20% inches, and a cut- out of Shrine symbols to be hung from & cord in window or door, also the same size. These cards are numbered, and the purchaser is registered with the com- mittee. They are on sale at the Shrine Committee headquarters at Almas Temple, 1315 K street. | More recently stickers for the pri- vate automobiles and taxicabs have | been announced. These are to go on | sale early this week. Showing the benefit to be derived from the conclave by each resident, Columbus said that bank deposits in- creased about $12.000,000 during the last_similar convention here in 1923. “From results already obtained,” Columbus declared, “this is to be a much larger and more successful con- vention this year.” Status of Bills Legislation of Civic Inter- est Pending in House and Senate. ‘The congressional status of District bills of interest to Washington citi- gens' associations is as follows: National representation for District of Columbia (S. J. Res. 12). In Sen- ate Judiciary Committee. District appropriation bill for 1936 fiscal year (H. R. 3973). In confer- ‘ence. Regulation of small loan business (H. R. 3464). House: In District Committee. Creation of a commission to con- trol rents (H. R. 3809). House: On calendar. Provide pensions for the needy blind (H. R. 4510). House: Passed. #enate: In District Committee. Strengthen gambling laws (S. 398). Senate: Passed. House: In District Committee. Substitute civilian trial board for present Police Trial Board (H. R. 4734). House: In District Committee. 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 hearings (H. R. 3451). District Committee. Amend act authorizing Commis- sioners to remove dangerous buildings AH. R. 3458). House: Passed. Amend act creating board for con- demnation of insanitary buildings (H. R. 3459). House: Passed. 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: On cal- endar. Amend code relating to residence of policemen (H. R. 3642). House: On calendar. Establish commercial airport for District (H. R. 3806). House: On calendar. . Provide old-age pensions (H. R. 4135). House: On calendar. Provide for election of delegates 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, 8. 2034). House: In Dis- lunacy House: In | Maj. Earl Lambeth to perfect a pro- trict Committee. Senate: In District ~ Committee. ~ Tighten liquor control act (H. R. -6610). House: On calendar. Abolish “hidden bars” (H. R. 5809). H calendar. ) BRENTWOOD PARK. v.S. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. R MT OLI CEMET VET ERY Map showing locations of proposed crossings over terminal railroad tracks in the Northeast section. The terminal act of 1903 required the terminal company to erect three viaduct bridge crossings east of Florida avenue. Their location is shown on the map as A, B, and C. The new plan, devised by engineers, provides a bridge over the tracks and over New York avenue at D on the plat. E is a ramp leading to New York avenue; and F shows the location of underpasses under tracks on both the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads. Full details of the plans are given on this page in the column by Jesse C. Suter. ASKRELIEF MONEY FORPLAYGROUNDS City-Wide Council Also De- sires Increase in Rec- reation Personnel. Use of work-relief funds to develop and perfect playground facilities for the personnel employed in the recrea- tion program is urged by the City- wide Playground Council. ‘This group, made up of two repre- sentatives from each of 26 playground areas, met last week in the office of gram for submission to the Commis- sioners. Civic Units Invited. A resolution was adopted inviting members of civic associations to at- tend the meetings of the council and launch a concerted city-wide move for playground improvement. “Wide areas, plague spots of juve- nile delinquency, now lack any play space except the dangerous, car-filled, hard-surfaced streets,” declared Maj. Lambeth. “Every child in these neighborhoods is in constant danger of death or maiming, not to mention developing into a criminal, for lack of directed play periods.” Many Windows Broken. He presented figures showing that | windows broken in private houses by | children over a certain period when | the nearby playground was closed | came to 87. ‘When the playground was opened, however, only two windows were broken in a like period of time. “It is not merely a question of the happiness of the children,” the major | told the council. “The question of guided recreation affects the welfare of every person in the community. The standard of living will be raised considerably by an adequate program of this sort, crime lessened, safey en- hanced.” ——e HORSE SHOE TOURNEY PLANNED BY CITIZENS Summit Park Group to Meet This Afternoon to Discuss Rec- reation Activities. Turning from civic to recreational activities, the men of the Summit Park Citizens’ Association will meet at the home of William J. Smith, president of the group, this afternoon to try their skill at horse shoe pitching. Final plans for a horse shoe tourna- ment will be made, as well as plans for other activities, such as croquet and any other sports that might be of interest during the Summer to the residents of that section. Smith instructed the men to bring along their wives, for he said he was sure he could pitch much better with an audience and maybe the other men also needed their support. Mrs. George H. Marshall, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, an- nounced the group would have a lawn party at her home, 3703 Bangor street southeast, on June 26. | cure this protection. Notes on Coming Meetings Sixteenth Street Heights and Columbia Heights Forum to Act on National Representation for District Residents. Sixteenth Street Heights. REPORT and action is expected on suffrage for the District at tomorrow night's meeting of the Sixteenth Street Heights | Citizens’ Association, President Samuel B. Loveless announces. Earl W. Sapp, chairman Police and Fire Committee, is expected to report on efforts to secure a fire engine house in the area. For a great many years the civic body has endeavored to se- The nearest fire house at the present time, Loveless says, is in Brightwood, about 20 blocks away. Some time ago a move- ment was underway to locate a fire station at Sixteenth and Webster streets, but residents of the area ob- Jected. Later a station at Sixteenth street and Colorado avenue was proposed for construction on already Govern- ment-owned property. Plans for this also died down. This latter site, how- ever, is not within the Sixteenth Street Heights territory and the Police and Fire Committee is expected to re- port on probable sites for a station within the association’s territory. One more meeting will be held this season, after which a recess will be called until October. Petworth. SIDE from the main order of busi- ness of planning for the first annual banquet, the Petworth Citizens' Association will hear reports | on and discuss the effects of heavy | traffic on streets with only the average surfacing, Secretary Raymond E. Gable announces. The group is interested in this ques tion principally because of the wear and tear on that portion of Fifth street which passes through its terri- tory. Advance plans for observing July 4 will also be made at the meeting to- morrow night. West End. ITH the coming of the Shriners in June the West End Citizens’ Association will hear a report tomorrow night on efforts to have the | projected Shrine parade continue on out Pennsylvania avenue to Washing- ton Circle. About eight months ago the group | took up the matter of replacing the present bridge on K street at Twenty- ninth street with a wider and more efficient structure. Almon C. Barber, secretary, says this matter will come up again tomorrow night. The pres- ent span bottle necks traffic from Virginia avenue and a bridge of greater width at this point will {r!llfly relieve this situation, residents eel. At the April meeting efforts were made to secure a traffic light at Nine- teenth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue. A report of progress on this endeavor is expected. This is the group’s final meeting until September. The annual elec- tion is not held by the group until October, however. Anacostia. FTER having sought, for the past year, playground facilities to serve the area, the Anacostia Citizens' Association will plan for a continuation of efforts for this project during the Summer recess, President George C. Havenner says. Friday night the association meets for the last time this season. How- ever, during the Summer a special committee on playgrounds will work with a similar committee from the local parent-teacher groups to secure the playground which residents feel is badly needed. Havenner believes there should be jected new junior-senior high school and the other locateq somewhere in the older part of Anacostia. As it is now, the children are forced to play in the streets with its resultant danger to life. The group holds its first Fall meet- | ing in September, at which time | nominations for new officers will be made from the floor. The annual election will be held the same night. Columbia Heights Forum. HEN the Executive Committee of the Citizens’ Forum of Co- lumbia Heights met last Mon- day night plans for holding regular discussed. This plan was favored and a recommendation to this effect will be made when the group meets Tues- day evening, Secretary O. E. Foulk announces. In the past the group held its final meetings in June and reconvened in October. | A report is expected from the Com- mittee on Suffrage on a method to | secure suffrage for District residents. The protection of property values | was discussed last week by Forum President H. C. Phillips before the meeting of the Dahlgren Terrace Citi- | zens’ Association. A report on this and a discussion of restrictive cove- nants will come before the group also, Phillips states. Linceln Park. N EXTENSIVE business program will feature the final meeting of ciation, President John P. Kern an- nounces. up will be the proposed legislation in Congress for smoke nuisance abate- ment and plans to improve the East- ern Market—this latter, the suggestion of the Northeast Citizens’ Association. Because of the improbability of se- curing further enlargement of Eastern High School, a proposed high school to be located in Northeast will be discussed. This project is intended to relieve overcrowding at Eastern High School. NAME MARBLE CHAMP Leonard Kidwell, District marble champion, was elected sergeant at arms of the Junior Citizens' Associa- tion of Summit Park last week at their meeting held at 3703 Bangor street southeast. | police department to be represented |at citizens’ meetings, they could hardly spare two men for one asso- ciation, so John Lynn Kidwell, 6, thought he would substitute by don- ning a policeman’s uniform and sitting in clearing up any police matters brought up by the group. The meeting consisted of discus- sions on the building of bird houses and cleaning up the neighborhood of trash. . Bare Sandpatch Is Children’s Playground Children at Phoebe Hearst School, Thirty-seventh and Tilden streets, have a modern bicycle rack, but little other developments for their playground, which must serve a wide area. Both equipment and personnel are needed for the barren spot. The Cltym’nwnd Gouncil, citizens’ organization, is urging expenditure of work-relief I\Indl‘ for modernizing the i L ' COMMITTEE HEADS FOR TRADE BOARD SOONTO BENAMED Kiwanis 1936 Convention s Sought for Washington by Officials. With the annual shad bake out of the way, John Saul, new president of the Washington Board of Trade, plans to have his first “cabinet” meeting . during the coming week to name his committee chairmen. Last year the Board of Trade had a total of 32 standing committees. Counting them and the smaller groups named by committee chair- men, there was & total of 102 sepa- rate groups to which Trade Board affairs were referred, either for action or recommendation. Robert J. Cottrell, executive sec- retary of the Board of Trade, pointed out yesterday that if the new com- mittees carry on in the tradition of the Robert V. Fleming administra- tion, & hard task lies ahead. The committees and subcommit- tees who served under Fleming dur- ing the last year held a total of 287 meetings, In which matters ranging from garbage to new legislation were considered and finally passed upon. Col. Sherrill to Speak. Col. C. C. Sherrill, former director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, and now president of the American Retail Federation, will be the principal speaker before the Board of Directors of the Washington Better Business Bureau at the Ral- eigh Hotel at luncheon Thursday at noon Col. Sherrill is a former president of the Cincinnati Better Business Bureau and formerly served as city manager of the Ohio metropolis. Col. Sherrill will also speak before the Washington Advertising Club at luncheon in the Press Building on Tuesday. Talks on Life Insurance. Louis Rothschild, director of the | Better Business Bureau, made a radio address last week on the advisability of every man carrying life insurance. two play areas—one near the pro-| meetings through the Summer were| the Lincoln Park Citizens’ Asso- | Among business matters to come | Although it is the custom for the | “It is not the province of the Better | Business Bureau to sell insurance,” he | said, “but we have seen so many cases in which the only estate a man left for his family was worthless securi- ties, we cannot help but recommend that to purchase insurance is a much better and safer investment than to yield to the salesmanship of a door-to- | door canvasser or to purchase the| | offerings of an attractive but dis- honest bond salesman.” | | Rothschild also took advantage of | the opportunity to warn the public | against life insurance schemes offered | by mail order houses. Virtually every one, he said, receives at one time or | another an elaborate and attractive | offer to purchase bargain insurance by | mail. Most of the organizations offer- ing such insurance have already been investigated and found wanting by the Better Business Bureau. Rothschild insists that the standing | | advice of the bureau is good: “Before | i you invest—investigate.” l Seek Kiwanis Convention. | Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the | Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- | ciation, is a member of the Wash- | ington delegation to the annual con- | vention of Kiwanis International, at Dallas, Tex., and is the leader in the movement to have the luncheon clud | hold its world convention here next | year. Before leaving, Shaw carried with him much propaganda material pre- | pared by the Greater National Capital Committee of the Washington Board of Trade. He was optimistic on his | departure and forecast that if Wash- ington misses the 1936 convention it | still has a good chance for the next year. 45 Films Distributed. Forty-five films on Washington at- tractions, prepared by the Greater National Capital Committee, have been widely distributed during the last month, showing to large audi- ences in 42 cities throughout the | country. The majority of these films | were requested by Shrine temples in connection with the Shrine conclave to be held in Washington next month. Those cities which have received | the motion picture attractions of the | Nation's Capital are as follows:* St. Joseph, Mo.; Lexington, Ky.; Chat- tanooga, Tenn.; Portsmouth, N. H; Louisville, Ky.; Evansville, Ind.; Lit- tle Rock, Ark.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Wheeling, W. Va.; Baltimore, Md.; Troy, N. Y.; Oswego, N. Y.; Akron, ‘Ohlc: ‘Winnipeg, Cana Denver, Colo.; Lewistown, Mont.; Rockford, Ill.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Amarillo, Tex.; Reading, Pa.; Hastings, Nebr.; Boise, Idaho; Rutland, Vt.; Erie, Pa.; Cumberland, Md.; Dayton, Ohio; Utica, N. Y.; Toledo, Ohio; Saginaw, Mich.; Bangor, Me.; Witchita Falls, Tex.; Tulsa, Okla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Memphis, Tenn.; El Paso, Tex.; To- ronto, Canada; Aberdeen, S. Dak.; Reno, Nev.; Mexico City, Mex.; Syracuse, N. Y.; Fort Wayne, Ind, and Norfolk, Va. Mrs. W. E. Ochiltree, national president of the American War Mothers, left Washington last Thurs- day for a tour of all State chapters. She will distribute pamphlets and booklets on Washington attractions and show a motion picture film of Washington, supplied by the Greater National Capital Committee, to each of the chapters. A new fllm in natural color of ‘Washington is now being prepared by the Greater National Capital Com- mittee. Civic Calendar 8 Meetings Scheduled to Be Held During Com- ing Week. MONDAY, MAY 20. Interfederation Conference, 8 p.m., room F, United States Chamber of Commerce. Lincoln Park Citizens' Association, 8 p.m., Bryan School. Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens’ Association, 8 p.m., Shepherd School. West End Citizens' Association, 8 pm., No. 3 precinct station, 2014 K street. TUESDAY, MAY 21. Citizens’ Forum of Columbia Heights, 8 pm., Powell Junior High School. Petworth Citizens’ Association, 8 pm., Petworth School. Southeast Council of Citizens’ As- sociations, 8 p.m., Buchanan School. FRIDAY, MAY 24. Anacostia Citizens' Association, 8 pm., m‘ Methodist Church hall. MAY 19, 1935—PART TWO. Civic Problems, Civic Bodies Analysis Is Made of Railroad Crossing Proposals. Women Taking Leading Part in Fight for Representation. BY JESSE C. SUTER. '\NONTRARY to expectations last Monday was not Dis- trict day in the House of Representatives. It was un- derstood District legisla- tion would have a clear track, but the legislative appropriation bill was made the special order and District matters have gone over to & later date. It is now thought probable Monday, May 27, will be available for the District. The 12 bills on the calendar may be in- creased by that time. The Senate has passed 14 pleces of legislation not yet acted upon by the House. Some of these are still before subcommittees of the House District Committee, where they have been for months. As the session draws dangerously toward its end there is a decided jam of urgently needed legislation which may have to go over till the next session. A meeting of the Senate District Committee for last Tuesday was called off because of an indispo- sition of Senator King. A meeting of the full District Committee of the House on Wednesday was only attended by four members and nothing accomplished. The mem- bers of the committee are under- stood to be busy studying the tes- timony before the Crime Investi- gating Committee, the report of which has just been printed. Hearings on rent control and on taxicab liability legislation have been held before subcommittees. The taxicab bill is sponsored by the Public Utilities Commission, which is on record as favoring a requirement of compulsory insur- ance. Considerable impetus has been given this measure by the dissenting opinion of Justice Hitz of the Court of Appeals, in which he forcefully scored the absence of legal responsibility on the part of taxicab drivers for injuries and damage to property. The Commissioners’ most con- spicuous act of the past week wasat their conference with the high officers of the Police Department. At this meeting the precinct com- manders were told they are to be held to strict account for condi- tions in their precincts. The prac- tice of responsibility as required of officers of the Army is to apply. ‘They are expected to know con- ditions in the precinct and enforce the law without waiting for Fed- eral officers or any one else to do it. Failure to get results will have to be explained “on the carpet.” The Utilities Commission enjoyed a ride in one of the new streamline cars of the Capital Transit Co. and announce the other 19 cars are expected to arrive shortly, when all will be put in service. The civic bodies continue to hold their final meetings for the season. Among recent actions are included further indorsements of the ad- ministration of Maj. Brown of the Metropolitan Police, protest against the appointment of an outsider as co-ordinator of recreation activi- ties and a protest against the sub- stitution of two railroad crossings for three, as called for in the ter- minal act. Substitution of Two For Three R. R. Crossings. HETHER extended engineer- ing study of today or a guess of the 1903 vintage shall determine location of pro- posed crossings over the terminal tracks in the northeast section of the District is just now of absorb- ing interest to citizens’ associations and public officials. The terminal act of 193 consolidated the depots and other terminal properties and closed most of the streets running northeasterly from the station. The act required the terminal company to erect three viaduct bridge cross- ings east of Florida avenue. These were to be located at Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth streets. As these bridges would connect with New York avenue the Com- missioners did not order their con- struction prior to the opening of New York avenue. However, the Commissioners for many years sought an appropriation from Con- gress for the opening and improve- ment of New York avenue east of Florida avenue. The recent opening of New York avenue has naturally revived the matter of these crossings, In some quarters the idea seems to prevail that the modification frcm three to two crossings originated with and is made in the interest of the rail= road companies by cutting down its cost. The fact of the matter is that the proposal comes from the National Capital Park and Planning Commission at whose request the bill was introduced by Chairman Norton of the House District Com= mittee, In transmitting the draft of the bill to Representative Norton, Chairman Frederic A. Delano of the commission in his letter stated, “recent studies of the highway systems of the District indicate that the crossings as originally planned do not fit into the com- prehensive highway scheme which has been developed, and as a re- sult two crossings are now pro- posed in locations different from those called for in the act. The change from three crossings to two is being recommended only after the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the District Commissioners have studied this problem for several years, and have employed additional expert advice for the study.” Under the pending bill, now on the House calendar, the raillway companies are required, within two years after being directed by the Commissioners so to do, to ccn- struct a suitable viaduct bridge above said railroad and above New York avenue connecting the inter- section of Brentwood road and T street northeast with the extension of Mount Olivet road at its inter- section with New York avenue. It is further provided that in the same manner the railroad com- panies shall construct a suitable subway or underpass beneath the tracks of said companies within the lines of the street connecting the intersection of New York and West Virginia avenues. The companies are required to dedicate to the District land be- taxpayers will be considerable. The proposed easterly crossing connects by a diazonal route Fourteenth street at Rhode Island avenue with the intersection of New York and West Virginia ave- nues and passes beneath the tracks by underpasses about at the foot of Eighteenth street. As both Four- teenth and Eighteenth streets ex- tend all the way to the District line, this route serves the Rhode Island avenue, Brookland, Bur- roughs and Michigan Park sections. The committee report states that the location chosen is ideal in that it provides naturally the necessary difference in grade between the raflroad tracks and the existing streets to which the crossing must connect, thus eliminating the possibility of flooding the underpass in severe storms. By connecting at the intersection of New York and West Virginia avenues, maximum opportunities are afforded for traf- fic using the crossing to select routes either into or out of the city. The westerly or overhead cross- ing connects the intersection of Brentwood road and T street with the extension of Mount Olivet road, and has been chosen to serve not only crosstown but also radial traffic. Purthermore, the report states, it permits, and the bill provides for, the crossing of New York avenue by an overhead bridge where the topography is naturally suited to such construc- tion. The building of a ramp or ramps down to New York avenue, 80 as to expedite traffic movement, will reduce the hazard or interfer- ence with through movement of traffic on New York avenue. This grade separation is an additional feature not contemplated by the 1903 act. Southwest Citizens Stage Impressive Event. OR real civic accomplishment, hats are off once more to the Southwest Citizens' Associa- tion and the other organizations of that section. The dedication of the new club house for the Boys' Club of the fourth precinct was made an occasion in some respects similar to the dedication last year of the new Fourth street. Civic leaders from other sections are most enthusiastic over the way Old Southwest handled the entire affair and also over the very com- plete club house which was so generously donated and furnished. Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superin- tendent of police, is being warmly commended by civic workers for his origination of this boys’ club move- ment under the supervision of the Police Department. While many say that it is too early to correctly evaluate these clubs as a check to juvenile delinquency they believe that the civic bodies should do all possible to aid in their success. Neighborhood And the Shriners’ Convention. N APPEAL for co-operation has been made to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations and through-it to its constituent bodies in extending a welome to the visit- ing Shriners who will be with us in such great numbers in June. The appeal is from the Subcommittee on Decorations and urges that the decoration of business establish- ments and homes be general throughout the District. So many ‘appeals come to these neighborhood associations for all sorts of service requiring house- to-house canvass that it has be- come increasingly difficult to en- list canvassers. The officers of these bodies will tell you that they encounter a greater variety of alibis than has ever before been dis- covered. In many of these associa= tions the “Let George Do It Com- mittee” has the largest member- ship and there are many who re- fuse to serve on any other com- mittee. The Decorations Committee, headed by an old civic worker who is not even a Shriner. is perfectly familiar with the difficulties con- fronting these organizations, but earnestly appeals to the neighbor- hood pride in the hope that there may be real competition between neighborhoods to show the largest proportion of decorated premises. ‘This chairman is an optimist and is confident the right sort of an appeal will bring out a lot of folks who will “help George Do It.” National Guard Armory Continues To Be Urged. HROUGH the activity of Col. J. W. Oehmann, command- ing the National Guard of the District of Columbia, a number of civic organizations have passed resolutions approving the erection of an armory for this homeless organization. To many it seems strange that the Federal Govern- ment has not long ago erected a model armory for this body of voteless citizens who render mili- tary service to the Nation in whose councils they are denied a part. The District National Guard is more truly an arm of the Federal forces than the organization in any of the States. In the States the Guard may be called into service by the Governor of the State, but in the District of Columbia the Guard can only be called into serv- ice by the President. The National Capital Park and Planning Commission has had on its program for discussion the past week the question of a site for a National Guard armory. It has been suggested that provision be made for the Guard in the pro- jected national stadium. Among the organizations recently urging the provision of an armory is the Park View Citizens’ Asso- ciation which suggests the propriety of erecting & building with funds provided by the P. W, A as a Federal project. Enhanced Value of Women in D. C. Representation Campaign. EFERENCE in this column has been made on numerous oc- casions to the increasing ac- tivity of the women’s organizations for national representation for the District. The National League of ‘Women Voters has appealed to the State Leagues to have the State Legislatures memorialize Congress to submit the representation amendment to the Constitution to the States for ratification. The General Federation of Women's Clubs at the Detroit convention next month will consider making this question a matter of study throughout their affiliated clubs during the next year. All of this has been most en- couraging to the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representa- tion, especially since the memorial UTILITIES GROUP T0CHOOSE ONE OF REROUTING PLANS {3 Proposals Before Com- mission at Meeting Tomorrow. Three plans for the rerouting of busses operating in the Randle High- lands-Hillcrest area are to be aired before the Public Utilities Commis- sion at a hearing in the District Build- ing tomorrow. Plan number one, suggested by the commission, would have the busses come up Naylor road to Thirty-second street southeast, along Thirty-second street to Camden street, along Cam- den to Branch avenue and then re- turn via Alabama avenue and Naylor road to the street car connection at Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. This plan meets with the approval of the Hillcrest group, but the Randle Highlands Association opposed the route on the grounds that residents living on Pennsylvania avenue between | Minnesota avenue and Branch avenue would be without service and they proposed a second plan. Randle Highlands’ Plan. The second plan, suggested by the Randle Highlands members, calls for busses to go up Naylor road to Ala- bama avenue, along the avenue to.the top of the Pennsylvania avenue hill and down Pennsylvania avenue to the car line. Members of the Hillcrest Associa- tion object to this on the grounds that the busses would be too crowded to | accommodate them and in many in- stances passengers would probably be left behind until the next bus. A compromise plan then was sug- gested which would have the busses jrun on Naylor road southeast to Ala- | bama avenue, on Alabama“avenue to Branch avenue, on Branch avenue to Pennsylvania avenue and then on Pennsylvania avenue to the car line. | This route would be followed on the Equnrl,er and three-quarter-hour sched- | ule. The route would be reversed on | the half hour and the hour, thereby | eliminating the overcrowded condi- | tions that would probably occur should ‘phm two be adopted { The Randle Highlands group at | their last meeting came to a compro- | mise in _order to bring the situation | to a satisfactory result. They favor | plan three, although they much pre- | fer their own plan, No. 2 A. W. Lee. president of the Randle Highlands association, expressed the | opinion that plan three, although fa- vored by his association, was not the most feasible in view of the fact that residents of Summit Park would de- rive little if any benefit from the route. Favors Third Plan. Rudolph Malth, head of the Hill- | crest group. is of the opinion that plan three. which is a compromise of | the one submitted by the commission and the one submitted by Randle | Highlands, is the better for all con- cerned, although he is not adverse to , plan one. A decision on the route is expected | to be made by the commission to- | morrow. The bus schedule 'n the Hillcrest section at the present operates on a 20-minute service during rush hours | On week days the schedule is from | 6:50 am. to 8:50 am. and from 3:10 pm. to 6:50 pm. On Satur- | days. in the afternoon, it is from 112:30 o'clock to 2:30. However, | Malth is trying to get a better sched- ule for the entire day and evening. A revision in the schedule is expected at any time, probably after the re- routing controversy is settled i st 'RECREATIONAL SURVEY IN GEORGETOWN BEGUN | Council Seeks List of Activities of All Organizations in Fifth Division. A survey to determine the recrea- tional needs of the Georgetown area is being conducted by the Georgetown Recreational Council. Mrs. Pauline Woodruff, secretary, is sending a questionnaire to all organizations in the fifth division and asking them | to file a list of the activities in which they are engaged. These groups are also requested to state the days and | hours they use, or would like to use, the playgrounds, and also to submit any suggestions they may have to improve conditions or facilities. When the replies are received they | will be filed so that they will be | available for use or study. These re- plies will be kept at Georgetown playground during the Summer and | at Gordon Junior High School during |the Winter The Georgetown Recreational Coun- cil is composed of delegates from citi- zens’ associations and other civic groups in the Georgetown area. Woman's Benefit Association. ‘The Officers’ Club will meet in the club room Wednesday evening. The W. B. A. Club will meet Wed- nesday evening in the club rooms. | Mrs. Sweeney, president, will be in the | chair. A board to serve one year will be elected. National Review will be hostess. from California has been received, indicating that the machinery is functioning. The most recent en- couragement comes not from any new conquests, but from a new appraisal of the increasing value of woman's influence. -Said Col. Louis McHenry Howe in a recent statement: “I am going to make a very rash prophesy. Within the next 10 years, if things go as they have been going, the women's vote will be larger than the merfs in all important elections, because when a woman believes anything polit- ically, she believes it, and her conviction is real enough and strong enough to lead her to the even in bad weather when it would be much more convenient to stay home.” With the support of the women of the country, through the Na- tional League of Women Voters, the National Council of Jewish Women, the American Federation of Soroptomist Clubs, the American Federation of Teachers, Medical Women’s National Association, Na- tional Women's Trade Union League, Service Star League and the Women’s Homeopathic Medical Praternity, and with the General Federation of Women's Clubs mak- ing an earnest study of the ques- tion, there appears to be a host which will not be long in drawing the attention of the people in Con- gress who keep an ear to the ground. Leaders of the Joint Com- mittee feel that if the prophesy of Col. Howe is correct, the movement is destined to advance by leaps and bounds in the near future, i