Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1935, Page 38

FOUR PRESIDENTS ARE HONORED BY FOREST HILLS UNIT All Heads Hereafter to Be Executive Committee Life Members. Three former presidents and the present head of the Forest Hills Citi- zens' Association have been made m;{ members of the Executive Committee | by an amendment to the constitution | of this civic unit. | “Many problems which the previous presidents had to deal with are of & | nature similar to issues confronting | us today and their past experiences and efficient manner in handling these matters give them first-hand knowledge on these subjects.” said | President L. A. Carruthers, who is| author of this amendment which was | adopted by a unanimous vote at_the | last meeting of this group. “Their | counsel will aid greatly in disposmm of present and future problems in the | manner desired by this association,” | continued Carruthers. J Organized in 1929, The Forest Hills association is a ! comparatively new organization, as it was begun on April 23, 1929. Since that time four new presidents have been elected to office. including the present one, Mr. Carruthers, who has been re-elected for his second term. | George Esch. Edward C. Potter and | D51 1obniO gohnsoniaw e pioncec | presidents who will be, with the pres- ! ent one and all future presidems,! life members of the Executive Com- | mittee or as long as they maintain | status as members of the association, | states the recently enacted amend- | ment. The first president of this associa- tion was Esch. examiner for the Inter- | state Commerce Commission, who re- | sides at 2008 Brandywine street. He was the organizer of the Forest Hills association and was elected president | May 9. 1929. Esch served one year as president and was elected for a sec- | ond term. but illness in his family forced him to give up the post. Many Tmprovements Obtained. Numerous improvements were made in the area east of Connecticut ave- nue to Rock Creek Park. extending from Davenport street on the north to the line of Rodman street on the gouth and west to Thirty-eighth street. thence from Ellicott street on the north to Albemarle on the south. which are the boundaries of this citizens’ unit. During the term of the first presi- dent a hard fight was made by the association for the paving of streets. Thirtieth and Albermarle streets were | paved as a result. Coupled with the death of a child at Albermarle street and Connecticut avenue and the de- termined efforts of the association and Esch a traffic light was installed at this location. This group was also instrumental in getting street lights on Broad Branch road. During the first vear of the exist- | ence of Forest Hills organization it | had been so active that little re- mained to be done in the term. Pot- | ter served as second president. Pot- | ter, a retired business man and a | composer of music for the Symphony Orchestra, who lives at 2745 Brand, wine street, however, was a very effi- cient chief officer of this association | and carried on from where his prede- | cessor left off. | Potter was succeeded by Col. John- &on of 1945 Calvert street, who served the organization in the capacity of president for two years, as he suc- ceeded himself for a second term. | . Mrs. Wright Praised. Col. Johnson, a retired Army offi- | cer and a mechanical engineer, praised the service of Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, secretary of the association for a number of years. During his administration the civic group acted on a number of improvements for the area. Street paving and lights, cleaning of parks, were some of the projects he listed as ones they took an active part in obtaining. A hard fight was made by this organization in opposing a zoning change favored | by the District Commissioners which culminated in the matter being dropped. Appropriations for the Woodrow | Wilson and the Deal schools were obtained while Col. Johnson served 8s president. Funds for an addition to the Ben Murch School was granted when the association pushed the is- sue. Carruthers, 4600 Thirtieth street, now holds the presidency for the | &econd consecutive vear. Besides this civic duty, Carruthers is the first vice president of the federation, a member of the Joint Committee on Fiscal Re- lations and a member of the National Tax Association. Chairmen Named. Carruthers has been an active leader in civic work for a number of years. He is highly esteemed by the members of the Forest Hills Associa- | tion and praised for the manner in which he has dealt with problems confronting this association. ‘The chairmen and personnel of the | standing committees of the Forest Hill Citizens' Association have been appointed for the ensuing year an- nounced President Carruthers. The chairmen are as follows: Mr. Esch, community beautification; Capt. H. C. Payne. fire and police protecti Col. John V. Richards, gas and ele tric utilities: Dr. E. A. Bryant, legis- lature: L. E. Boykin, membership; | Mrs. Wilbur La Roe, schools; 8. C. Cissell, streets. alleys and sidewalks J. Sanders, taxation and zoning; Col. Lawrence Crawford, transportation eand mail facilities: Alfred Walford, water, sewers and public health:; A. P. Ruth, parks and public buildings, and Mr. Potter, national represen- tation, SUMMER MEETINGS PLANNED BY CITIZENS ‘The Citizens’ Forum of Columbia Heights has announced it will con- tinue its regularly monthly meeting throughout the Summer months. H. C. Phillips. president of the forum, said in making the announce- ment_that “it looked as if Congress would be in session most of the Sum- mer anyway, and if so, we would want | to officially make known the desires | of the Columbia Heights residents. | Also there are certain other problems we feel must be looked after at all times.” ‘The association met during the Summer three years ago, skipping the past two years. A vote this year ap- proved continuation of the meetings. The June meeting will be held in the Powell Junior High School, Hiatt place, between Irving street and Park road, Mr. Phillips said. After that it will be necessary to find a new meet- ing place as the school will be closed. [} | trol rents (H. R. 3800). | calendar. | 2808. jand deeds of trust HEFFNER, DIRECTOR OF JULY 4Th FETE Takoma Park Committee to Meet Every Saturday Until Celebration. Judge Herman C. Heffner has been elected general chairman of the Takoma Park Independence day com- munity celebration, which will be staged again this year. with a street parade as one of the outstanding features. Others who will assist in arrnnging! the details of the event include Walter Irey, president of the Takoma Park | Citizens’ Association: Wallace C. Ma- gathan, president of the Citizens' As- sociation of Takoma. D. C., and Mrs. Byron G. Coon. vice chairmen: Comdr., | E. Brooke Fetty of Takoma Park Post, | | No. 28, Department of Maryland, the American Legion, chairman of the Parade Committee: O. W. Youngblood, Maj. Frank E. Skinner and William D. Stuart, Fnance Committee: patri- otic exercises, Col. A. L. Conger, U. S. A. retired. Maj. C. Leonard Bover and Mr. Magathan; print and publicity, Walter Irey. Meetings of the General Committee | will be held every Saturday night at | 8 o'clock at the residence of Judge ' Heffner, 107 Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, Md. Additional committees will ! be appointed at the next meeting of the committee, and Judge Heffner in- vites the citizens of the community to send in suggestions and co-operate | with the General Committee. Judge | Heffner has recently been appointed a justice of the peace by Gov. Harry W. Nice for that section of Takoma Park, | Md. lying in Prince Georges County. ' He is also president of the Community League of Takoma Park, and last year was president of the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department. | — *«— ! OUTING CANCELED | ——— | The annual Summer outing of members of the Brightwood Citizens’ Association at the country estate of President and Mrs. Charles W. Ray, at Sandy Spring, Md., has been can- | celed this year on account of the death last week of Mr. Ray's brother. For a number of years past mem- | bers of the association and guests | have been entertained and the. last meeting of the season held during the | month of June at Sandy Spring. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the association will be held at the call of President Ray, at which time business details will be acted upon. Status of Bills Legislation of Civic Inter- est Pending in House and Senate. ‘The congressional status of District | bills of interest to Washington citi- zens’ assoclations is as follows: National representation for District of Columbia (S. J. Res. 12). In Sen- ate Judiciary Committee. Broaden divorce law (S. 2259). Sen- ate: Passed. House: In District Com- mittee. Regulation of small loan business (H. R. 3464). House: In District Com- | mittee. Creation of a commission to con- House: On for the needy | House: Passed. Provide pensions blind (H. R. 4510). Senafe: On calendar. Strengthen gambling laws (S. 398). Senate: Passed. House: In District Committee. | Substitute civilian trial board for | present Police Trial Board (H. R. 1734). House: In District Committee, | Abolish capital punishment (H. R. | 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 build- | ings (H. R. 3458). House: Passed. | Amend act creating board for con- | demnation of insanitary buildings (H. R. 3459). House: Passed. | Regulate foreclosure of mortgages (H. R. 3461). House: In District Committee. Amend code relating to residence of firemen (H. R. 3641). House: Passed. Senate: In District Com- mittee. Amend code relating to residence of | policemen (H. R. 3642). House: Passed. Senate: In District Com- mittee. Establish commercial airport for District (H. R. 3806). House: On calendar. Provide old-age pénsions (H. R. 4135). House: Passed. Senate: In District Committee. 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, S. 2034). House: In Dis- trict Committce. Senate: In District Committee. Tighten liquor_control act (H. R. 6610). House: Passed. Senate: In District Committee. = Abolish “hidden bars” (H. R. 5809). House: On calendar, ? 3 | and Branch avenue.” |of the association are also to be | underpass at Gault place northeast | Cleveland Park, The four leaders of the Forest Hills Citizens’ Association who have been made life members of the group's Executive Committee in recognition of their services, Upper, left to right: George Esch, Col. John O. Johnson, and Ed- ward C. Potter, past presidents; and lower, L. A. Carruthers, cur- rent presidenttof the association. ONLY 2 MEETINGS Shrine Conclave Results in Postponements by Three Other Groups. This week, during Shrine Conclave, all but two of Washington's citizens' associations scheduled to meet at this time have postponed their regular meetings until next week, officers announce. | Among the groups scheduled for | this week but postponed until next | week are Rhode Island Avenue Citi- zens’ Association, Burleith Citizens’ Association and Summit Park Citi- zens' Association. The Brightwood Citizens’ Associa- | tion, according to President Charles W. Ray, probably will not meet again this season until October. However | later announcements will be made if the group should meet this month. Those meeting are: Hillcrest. the Imperial - | | long. WOMAN STARTING 4THYEAR IN POST Mrs. Ella M. Thompson Has Been Association Head Since 1921. Civic-minded Mrs. Ella M. Thomp- son last week began her fourteenth year at the head of what is now known as Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens' Association. When she was chosen as president in 1921 to succeed her husband, Prank Thompson, Mrs Thompson was the first woman in the District ever so honored. But so consistently satis- factory has been her work and so unremitting Ler interest in the Capital that the Federation of Citizens' Associations awarded her a trophy four years ago fgr a decade of outstanding service to the District. Helped Start Business Group. Mrs. Thompson helped launch the Business Men's Association. She is | president of the Northminister Aux- iliary and past matron of the Acacia She is a music teacher, a choir-singer and ardent temperance worker. “My chief hobbies are my music and dancing and the beautification of Washington,” says Mrs. Thompson. “Right now my biggest campaign in the city is to enlarge the playground facilities. “We need more space for our children to heve protected play. We must keep the youngsters out of the street. The battle for recreation is a hard struggle, but I hope eventually Washington will be a model in this respect for the whole country. There ought to be a play- ground by every apartment. Not a single child should be overlooked in this campaign " Mrs. Thompson is a housewife and mother, as well as civic leader. She | has reared two daughters and one | | son in her home, at 1120 Rhode Island avenye. Wife of Organist. Mrs. James W. Brown, the elder daughter, is the wife of Dr. Brown, for 25 years organist at Falls Church Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Phillips Talbot, the younger daughter, is The Hillcrest Citizens'- Association holds its final season’s meeting to- morrow night at the East Washing- ton Heights Baptist Church, Rudolph Malth, president, says. “Our efforts to have the Hillcrest bus service improved have met with success, and starting June 23 the new schedule will go into effect. We will have 15-minute service for ap- proximately eight hours of the day and the remainder of the schedule will be half-hour service. Busses will come up alternately Branch avenue | and Naylor road and maintain the | loop between Thirty-second street Plans for the second annual picnic made. At the end of the business | session a representative of the Na- | tional Pork service will give an| illustrated lecture, after which re- freshments are to be served, Benning. Last year the Benning Citizens' Association endeavored to secure an to connect Minnesota and Kenilworth | avenues northeast, President Frank E. James asserts. “We live east of the tracks,” James | says, “and the street car tracks are to the west; we need these tracks even more this year.” This is expected to occupy most of ‘Wednesday's program when the group meets at Odd Fellow's Hall, 508 Minnesota avenue northeast. This also will be the group's final meeting this season, Those groups which for the past few months have been meeting about this time of each month and which ended their season in May are the following: Piney Branch, Stanton Tk, Park View, Cathedral Heights- East Washington Heights, Kalorama, Mount Pleasant, American University Park, Richmond Park, Congress Heights and the | Federation of Citizens' Association | which held its final meeting on June 1. SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM Loyalty Lodge was called to order by the commander, Mrs. Mary E. Wolfe. Ollie Brown was received into membership. Deputy Supreme Comdr. Mart V. Copeland was the principal speaker. The second nom- ination of officers will be held tomor- row night, and a surprise is to follow the meeting, which will be held at Northeast Masonic Temple at 8 o'clock. Trinity Lodge was called to order by the commander, Mrs. Hattie Campbell. Mrs. Regina Corbin of Alexandria, Va., paid her respects of- ficially to the lodge. The next meet- ing will be Tuesday night at 7 Fourth street northeast. The second nomi- nation of officers will be held. Capitol Lodge was called to order by the commander, Mrs. Anna Ap- olonio. Mrs. Eva R. Green, deputy, was the principal speaker. The next meeting will be Wednesday night at 1414 I street. National Lodge will meet June 17 for election of officers. A bingo party will follow. Star of Virginia Lodge will meet June 18 for election of officers. L4 married to the third vice president of Woodward & Lothrop. Frank M. Thompson, her son. is an attorney in the Interior Department. The civic association of which she is president has gone through many vicissitudes since she became its chief officer. Then it was the Iowa Circle Association. In 1925 it consolidated with the Thomas Circle Club to be- come the Iowa-Thomas Circle Asso- ciation. In 1927 the name of Iowa Circle was changed to Logan Circle, |and the group became the Logan- Thomas Circle Association. In this same year she worked with Arthur Smith to organize the Busi- ness Men's Association. MASONIC MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Blue Lodges. Monday—Stansbury and Joppa. ‘Tuesday — Federal, Takoma, ‘Gompers, Naval (special) M. M. Wednesday—Chevy Chase. Thursday — Whiting, Temple Noves and Cathedral. Friday—St. Johns and Hope. Saturday—School of Instruc- tion. Royal Arch, Monday—Anacostia. Tuesday—Mount Horeb, Po- tomac and Woodridge. Wednesday —Washington Naval. Friday—Eureka, R. A.; Capital and Mount Pleasant. Commanderies, Tuesday—De Molay. ‘Wednesday—Washington. At its meeting last Tuesday night King David Lodge initiated two new members. Junior Warden Jacobson occupled the east. A report prepared by Charles V. Burnside, lodge historian, on the Ma- sonic career of Past Master David G. Cheesman was presented and ordered spread on the minutes of the May 21st meeting, when Mr. Cheesman was presented with the Grand Lodge gold button awarded him in token of his 50 years’ membership in the Masonic | fraternity. The lodge has called off its regular meetings during July and August, but July 26 Master Joseph W. Marshall will call a special communication to confer the Fellowcraft degree. The Ladies’ Auxiliary to De Molay Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar, held the final business meeting of the year June 1, at the home of Junior Past Comdr. and Mrs. Ernest Gude. Past - Preside® and Mrs. George Lai- zure and Miss Ella Lamb were assist- ing hostesses. Mrs. Freeman Sharp, president, presided. Guests were Junior Past Grand Comdr. and Mrs. Roland Brown, Miss Crystal Stringham of Madison, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hackett. The annual picnic will be held at the home of Sir Knight and Mrs. J. B. Haliday June 23 at Cedarhurst-on- the-Bay. WOL to Carry Concerts. All the outdoor concerts of the Army, Navy and Marine Bands on the east plaza of the Capitol will be broadcast by WOL. The Army Band will open the series Friday, [ ASBUSINESS UNIT ELECTS WOMAN Miss Margaret Gollan Is Chosen to Succeed Frank R. Jelleff. When the Better Business Bureau elected Miss Margaret Gollan, vice president of Frank R. Jelleff, Inc., as & member of its board of directors, it broke a precedent by placing & woman on its governing body. Miss Gollan succeeded Jelleff, who asked to be allowed to retire because of the pressure of other civic and business duties. ‘Woman'’s lead- ership in the bu- reau, however, is not new, for Mrs. Sallie P. Much- more has been merchandise manager for the organization for some time. Inci- dentally, in the several addresses made at the an- nual meeting and in the yearly report of Louis Roths- Margaret Gollan. particular praise for the efficient and tactful manner in which she has con- ducted her part of the bureau’s busi- ness. She was present to hear all the nice things that were said by F. G. Addi- ison, jr, retiring chairman; Joshua Evans, jr, former president; Roths- | child and Fleming Newbold. Roths- | child devoted a paragraph in his an- nual report to Mrs. Muchmore. Hope to Keep Standards. With the N. R. A. codes gone by the board with the recent Supreme Court ruling, the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association is carry- | ing on neverthless as local code au- | thority for the retail trade Last week, James E. Colliflower, | president, the merchants were set up under the Blue Eagle. A large number have indicated their | willingness to make no changes, al- 'a respons Employes of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association mean- while are winding up the formal af- fairs of the retail code authority. Huge Suit Dismissed, Louis Rothschild, director of the Better Business Bureau, believes that |organizations as well as people are not only known by the company they keep, but likewise are known by the enemies they make. In his yearly out that fact to the membership. “For the first time in the existence of the Washington bureau,” he said, “a suit was served against your direc- tor claiming damages in the ridicu- Jous amount of ten million dollars.” Rothschild himself is a lawyer. didn't take long for an answer to be filed and the action was dismissed by the court. Tells Shriners of Capital. When the Shriners come to town {omorrow many of them will be more or less familiar with the changes that have taken place since the national conclave was held here in 1923 in spite of the tremendous building pro- gram of the Government that has | transformed the Federal Triangle. the | Capitol grounds, and other adjacent territory. ! Curtis Hodges, executive director of the Greater National Capital Commit- tee of the Washington Board of Trade, 13 also director of publicity for the Shrine convention. Naturally, utilized the facilities of the former position to help with the duties of i the latter. As a result. Frances Stubbs Ship- pen, press agent for the Greater Na- { tional Capital ! Committee, has | in Shrine public- ity. She did not, however, confine her activities to “grabbing space” in Washington newspapers. Harry Hites, pub- licity director tor the Washington Community Chest, has di- . publicity, leaving Frances Shippen. 211 other fields open to the in- genuity Shippen. Shriners to take advantage of the coenclave to “See Washington First.” Forty-five Shrine temples have been shown a motion picture of Washing- ton, with about 15,000 people looking in on the shows. More than huge pictorial posters of the National Capital have been distributed where Shriners and Shrine temples would see them, especially for the occasion and in- cluded photographs of Dana S. Wil- liams, imperial potentate; Leonard P. Steuart, deputy imperial potentate and host to the conclave; Robert P. Smith, potentate of Almas Temple and director general of the Conclave Committee; and James C. Hoyle, ex- ecutive secretary of the Convention Committee. Meanwhile, thousands of letters of inquiry, each of which get more Wash- ngton information, were answered. Several 30-minute radio broadcasts about the convention were put on the networks, and at least four spot announcements daily have been made over popular national programs for several days. Norvelle W. Sharpe is chairman of the radio end of the campaign. . In addition to all the Shrine pub- licity, Frances Shippen has continued —as usual—to keep the public in- formed that more conventions are coming to Washington this year than ever before and when they actually show up, she has seen to it that ar- rangements have been made for the sessions to obtain the newspaper cov- erage they need and deserve. Broadcast From Island. Ben Bernie's present series of Pabst ‘Tuesday night broadcasts over N. B. C. network from Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California, is prob- abiy the only commercial program in the country originating in a studio not on the mainland. X ‘The “Old Maestro” broadcasts from the dining room of the Hotel St. Catherine on Catalina, the program going by telephone wire from the island to the N. B. C. studios in Holly~ wood, where it is routed to the net- work, child, director, Mrs. Muchmore drew | circulated a letter asking | affected to continue | the wage and hour provisions that | | though Mr. Colliflower did not ask for | report. he pointed | It he | been neck-deep | rected newspaper | and endeavors of Frances | | As a result she set out to entice 1,000 | The posters were designed | PRECEDENT GOES |[Civie Problems, Civic Bodies United Action Needed Now on Next Year's District Appropriation Bill—School Board Faces Reorganization. BY JESSE C. SUTER. HE march of civic events and I the many old problems which must now be ap- proached from a new angle are keeping organized civic Washington on its toes. With the suspending for the Summer of most of the civic meetings a let up in civic actlvity was expected but matters have been developing so rapidly that the leaders are kept busy just keeping track of what is going on. The biggest job immediately at hand is to see that the great gath- ering of the Mystic Shrine is even a greater success than the one in 1923. The personnel of the many committees engaged in handling this important work for the local community is made up of leaders in all of our civic, trade and other bodies. The fine team work of these citizens eloguently testifies to the civic spirit prevailing to & surprising degree in this voteless and unrepresented community. On Capitol Hill the House Dis- tricc Committee finally approved the Crime Report with slight modifications and there will also be a minority report filed. The House Commitiee also voted to report out seven bills for consider- ation tomorrow, which is the regu- lar District day in the House. Included in this list are two which have been previousW approved by the Senate, negligent homicide bill and one ralsing the fees charged by the recorder of deeds. The other bills reported are one creating a rent commission, 1o re- lieve the Commissioners and the surveyor of the requirement of fur- nishing bond, smending the as sessment law for the paving of roadways and the laying of curbs and gutters, to regulate the em- ployment of mino:s and the bill for the relief of Lyman C. Drake. The Conference Committee on the District reached an agreement early in the week by the Senate conferees receding from most of the Senate amendments. The early agreement and the concessions were a surprise and a distinct dis- appointment to civic leaders who were inspired with the hope that our friends of the Senate would stand pat for the meritorious Senate amendments, particularly the school and health items and the very modest Federal Govern- ment share voted by the Senate. It learned that the conferees on the part of the Senate are no bet- ter pleased with the result of their labors than are the civic bodies and the District officials. These men painstakingly studied the District needs and were thoroughly convinced that every item added to the bill or increased by the Senate represented an actual and urgent need. They declare the rules require a full and free con- ference but that there was no opportunity or such conference because of unylelding attitude of the House conferees on all items of real importance. Only two of the three conferees on. the part of the House participated in these so- called conferences. The Public Utilities Commigsion has now hearing the gas company case. There are current predic- tions that this hearing will result in substantial reduction in the rates. The commission will shortly hold a hearing on the proposal to substitute bus service for cars on Connecticut avenue bevond the Calvert Street Bridge. There is a sharp difference of opinion regard- ing the type of transportation on this line. Urgent Civie Job Must Now Be Done Over. THE District's 1936 supply bill, now a known, but very deficent quantity, it is up to the civic lead- ers and District officials to get busy in gathering up the wreckage and start all over again to have funds made available for some of the most urgent community needs. A prominent member of the Sen- ate District Committee states that the items added by the Senate Committee at the request of the Commissioners and the representa= tives of the civic groups met with no local opposition so far as he could ascertain. Every one of these proposals, he said, would have been approved and provided for in any normal American com- munity The annual conference between the Board of Education and the cwvic groups is scheduled for to- morrow night at the Franklin Ad- ministration Building. It is ex- pected that the school building items and other matters requiring appropriations will be urged anew. There are also some new projects which are to be advanced by some of the organizations. There is a decided air of discouragement among those civic leaders who are particularly interested in the bet- terment, of our public school estab- lishment. Many of these citizens devote a great deal of time to studying the needs of the school system and bend every effort to co-operate with the officials in the effort to, in some degree at least, bring school accommodations up to meet the growing needs. From repeated rebuffs, they frankly admit they are discouraged so far as catching up through regular channels. They are looking into the possibility of aid from the new public works funds. District Federation Women At Detroit Convention. THE headquarters of the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representation for the District of Columbia on Wednesday received & telegram from Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley and Mrs. Horace J. Phelps, who are representing the District Federation of Women's Clubs at the convention of the General Federation. They asked for addi- tional literature to distribute among the delegates and a liberal supply. was immediately shipped them by air express. These able and energetic District delegates are very hopeful of the adoption of the District Federa- tion's resolution, which provides for the General Federation and its constituent federations and indi- vidual clubs making the question of District of Columbia national representation the study during their next fiscal year. This reso- lution has been reported favorably by the Committee on Resolutions and is now on the convention cal- endar. It is expected to be reached for consideration very shortly. Reorganization of School Board At Beginning of Fiscal Year. EXPIRAT!ON of the term of Henry Gilligan and the resig- nations of President Hayden John- son and Charles will ¢ its routing of the _ street cars afid the buses and s~ result in the reorganization of the Board of Education. The civic or- ganizations are deeply interested in the personmel of the board and there is a rather general desire that Gilligan be reappointed for another term. Gilligan, an earnest civic worker for a number of years, is & former president of the North Capitol Citizens’ Association. Just who will be selected to fill the vacancies caused by the two resignations will not be known uhtil their appointments are announced by the judges of the District Su- preme Court. Rev. E. E. Richard- son, Ph. D., president of the Con- gress Heights Citizens' Association and pastor of the Congress Heights Baptist Church, has been indorsed by the Conference of Southeast Citizens' Associations for the first vacancy. The conference has also indorsed for a second vacancy A. D. Calvert of the Lincoln Park Citizens’ Association. It is presumed that a colored citizen will be named to succeed Houston who is one of the three colored members of the board. ‘There is much speculation as to who will be elected president of the reorganized board. Several have been suggested as possibilities with the present vice president, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, appar- ently in the lead. The retirement of Dr. Johnson as & member and president is much regretted throughout the civic groups where there is keen appre- ciation of the reforms he was able to effect in the board’s procedure, among which may be listed the open sessions of the board and of all committees except those committee meetings dealing with personnel as required by the school organic act. Compliance with this law was repeatedly urged by citi- zens' groups but was completely disregarded until Dr. Johnson ef- fected the change. Much of the sentiment for the election of the Board of Education is due to the complete lack of knowledge as to who are being considered by the judges for ap- pointment. A number of influ- ential citizens express the opinion that if the judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia would give out a list of candidates with sufficient information to iden- tify them and also by whom these candidates are sponsored such friendly gesture would be appre- ciated. Such a course they believe would be helpful to the appointing power and give an opportunity for citizens to express their preferences as well as their objections. In any event here is an imme- diate problem in the filling of these vacancies and every citizen has the privilege of tendering his aid to the judges by sending in nominations with supporting_information as to qualifications. Two white men and one colored man are to be ap- pointed and there is an opportunity to vote by mail with a possibility of you naming the lucky (or may- be the unlucky) candidate. Send your nomination to Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat. Refuse Dump Nuisance Superseded by Incinerators. A CEVEC problem of long stand- ing, the trash-burnipg dumps. appears on a fair road to solution. ‘The drastic action of the Arlington County authorities, where most of trash collected in the District frém business establishments has been disposed of, nas created an emergency situation which the Dis- trict Commisisoners have promptly met. The already inadequately financed department of city refuse has had to shift its load in some way to provide sufficient force to lengthen the hours of cperation of these incinerators. Business houses are required to separate the combustible from the non-combustible and at their own expense haul the refuse to the in- cinerators These modern inciner- ators, built with the taxpayers' money, have never veeil run to ca- pacity. Restrictions imposed by the Congress kept them out of commission, except in a very lim- ited way, for a long time after completion. For years civic and trade bodies interested in the beautification and the health of the Capital City have protested these unsightly and nau- seating 1efuse dumps with their pall of smoke. At the earnest solicitation of citizens and District officials, mod- ern and costly incinerator plants were erected to supplant the dump nuisances. Then the District’s all- powerful legislature intervened and, for some unexplained reason. pro- hibited the use of one incinerator and permitted only a very restricted ues of the other. Even now the Congress. which, by law, authorized the building and equipment of these plants, fails to provide ade- quate funds for their operation as in any up-to-date community. Public Welfare Association Completes Its Organization. ‘HE new Public Welfare Associa- tion of the District of Columbia practically completed its organiza- tion last week. This organization is sponsored by the Board of Public Welfare and is expected to be of real practical value to that citizen board in the handling of its prob- lems, Some have inquired if this new body is not duplicating the work of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations or other bodies. The Public Welfare Association appears to be intended largely as an information gathering and dis- seminating organization that there may be & better understanding of the multitude of intricate problems classified under public welfare, Being an organization of individ- uals rathef than a delegated body, it of course cannot displace the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, even in the realm of public wel- fare. It would seem to duplicate in an amplified way the work of the Monday Evening Club, but in noting that some of the most ac- tive in the association are leaders in that club no conflict is an- ticipated. If the new organization meets with popular approval its member- ship will undoubtedly be made up of many who will pay their dues for the purpose of being on the mailing list and receive informa- tion which the association will send out. A smaller active group will devote their time to a study of the problems, working out so- lutions and preparing matter for dissemination among the member- ship and the public. ‘This new evidence of civic spirit and civic-mindedness comes at the very time when some of the people in Congress are callinz attention to what they consider the absence of such spirit here in the Capital. Members of the Senate and House who have conscientiousiy studied the District of Columbia and its problems and have joined forces PLANS T0 PRESENT VIEWS ON ZONING MADE BY CITIZENS Friendship Heights Head to Call Meeting If Changes Are Proposed. The Friendship Heights Citizens’ Association is making plans to pre- vent any undesired rezoning in that | section before the members have an | opportunity to present their views in | the Fall. | A special meeting will be called one | week prior to the regular meeting | October 2, by President Samuel J. Flickinger in case the Zoning Com- | mission in the latter part of Septem- ber considers any changes in the | Friendship Heights area. | At the last meeting of the asso- | ciation C. D. Franks, vice president, pointed out that in past years the Zoning Commission has always met | and acted just a few days before | the Priendship Association holds its first Fall meeting. He introduced |a resolution asking that a special meeting be called before the com- | mission meets so that citizens in the community will have an oppor- tunity to make plans to appear be- fore the commission to protest or de- fend proposed changes, as the casr may be. Resolution Quashed. | His resolution was quashed by other members, however, who felt that a | special meeting so soon before the | regular Fall meeting would hurt the attendance at the regular meeting. for which several important matters including the election of officers, are scheduled. They also felt that no definite | meeting to consider zoning changes | should be called this far in advance |as the Zoning Commission might | not meet as early this year as it has |in the past, or that it might not have any changes in Friendship Heights to consider. As a result of the discussion. how- | ever, President Flickinger announced | that if the Zoning Commission meets | this Fall before the association 1= scheduled to meet. and if it pla reconsider changes in Priendshir Heights, he will call a special mee!- ing to consider any action the asso- ciation may wish to take. | Study Meeting Change. | Because the regular meeting nigh' | of the Friendship Association, the | first Wednesday of each month. con- flicts with that of several rhurches lodges and other organizations in | the community, President Flickinger has appointed a special committer to contact these groups with a view to finding out if some non-conflicting | schedule of meeting dates could be arranged. This could be done either by an agreement between the groups affected or by changing the regular meeting night of the association | The small attendance at many of the association meetings has been laid to the fact that other groups notably the churches, meet on Wednesday nights also. Members of the association feel that if some arrangements could be made so that local organizations do not all meet on the same night attendance at meetings would be greatly increased President Flickinger pointed out +that the association does not intend to ask the churches to change the nights of their regular weekly serv- | ices. but that the committee wou merely try to. work out some plan whereby one night each month would be left free for the association to | meet. Carmine Garofalo was made chair- man of the special committee. Other members are Miss Gertrude Hollinger | A Stearnes, Frank J. Erhardt and Chilton Wright. ODD FELLOWS The second annual pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldi Arlington Cemetery will be held th: afternoon of June 16. Large delegations are coming from neighboring States, more than 600 from Wilmington, Del., with their bands. The Patriarchs Militant are coming in full dress uniform and their canton banners from Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia and Maryland. Grand Sire William A Pittenger, member of Congress from Minnesota, will deliver the address of | the day. Deputy Grand Sire Parke P. Deans of Richmond, Va., will also be | present. | Diswict of Columbia Lodge 1 turn out in full formation and a | members will march behind their lodge banners. Capt. William F. Becker of Canton Washington, No. 1, who is in | direct charge of the arrangements. will head the procession. The 1. O. O. F. Temple will be open all day Sunday to receive the visiting members from | neighboring jurisdictions. ~ Various | lodge rooms will be assigned to the visiting delegations for their comfort and convenience. A Reception Com- mittee has been organized to receive the visitors when they arrive at the station and they will be transported in busses to the temple and from the temple in time to the pilgrimage ex- | arcises. Refreshments will be served to | the visitors in the temple following | the pirgrimage. All subordinate lodges, Rebekah lodges and other branches of the or- der are expected to be in line for the ‘pilxrimue at 2:30 p.m., at Fort Mver gate, Noble grand and vice grands of each subordinate and Rebekah Lodge have been requested to be at the temple to- | morrow evening., when the grand sec- | retary will preside and arrangements | completed for the reception of the visitors June 16. The Moonlight Excursion Committee reports that all plans have been com- | pleted for the trip down the river June 19 on the Potomac River line, The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Canton Washington, No. 1, met June 1 with the president, Mrs. Beatrice Lampe, presiding. The degree was conferred on Mrs. Laura Spilman. Members to turn out in uniforms next Sunday for the memorial service at Arlington Cemetery. Schools of instruction in Rebekah Lodges are scheduled for June 11 at Brightwood and June 21 at Miriam Rebekah Lodge. Schuyler Colfax Rebekah Lodge celebrated its thirteenth anniversarv |last Tuesday evening with a dinner party at the Lotus Club, followed by a party at the National Theater. A pingo party will follow the regular meeting June 25. with its organized citizens contin- ually are impressed with the well- organized citizen bodies. Some say that they are satisfied there s to be found no other place in the country to match organized civie Washington in spite of its voteless and helpless political situation. 4