Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-21
DIST RlCT IN CONGRESS S
Full Text of the Telephone Resolution of
Inquiry.
Bill to Incorporate the National
Daughters of 1912 APP
proved.

The House District committee has taken
| prompt action upon the suggestion to look
into the status Of the Chesapeake and Po-
tcmac Telephone Company's occupancy of
the streets of Washington by its lines. At
the meeting this morning the following res
olution was adopted:
That the Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia be. and they are hereby, re-
CURED and directed to forthwith communf-
cate 10 the House of Representatives full,
specinc and definite information as to all
telephone companies doing business in the
District of Columbia, including the name of
each company, by virtue of what authority
any telephone company or companies are
occupying the streets of the city of Wash
lngton and doing a telephone business in
the District of Columbia what written an
thorlty, II any, has been given any such
company or companies. and full and COM
piete copy of all Information on file or
known to the Commissioners relative to the
right of any telephone company or com
panies to do telephone business in the
District of Columbia
me resolution will be called up in the
House for passage soon as practicable.
70 incorporate the 1912 Daughters.
The committee authorized favorable re-
port on House bill SO6I TO incorporate the
National Society United States Daughters
1~NSAieS~i eu anu Twelve. The Dill
provides that Mrs. Flora Adams Darling of
Ne" York, Mrs. William Garry Slade of
New York. Mrs. Louis w. Hall of Pennsvl-
vania, Mrs. Edward Roby of Illionis. Mrs.
NJ. A. Ludin of New York, Mrs. lie Roy
Sunderland Smith of New York Miss Helen
y. bailey of New Hampshire, Mrs. Alfred
russell of Michigan, Mrs. William Lee of
Mass sachusetts, Mrs. William Tod Helmuth
or New York, Mrs. Nelson V. Titus of Mas
sacnuse.ss' their associates and successors.
De created body polite in the District of
Coiumbla by the name of the National So
clety United States Daughters Eighteen
Hundred and Twelve. for patriotic, histor-
lcal, educational and fraternal purposes
the objects of which are as follows: ITO
perpetuate the memory and spirit of the
men and women who were identified with
the. war OF 1872 by publicat ton of memoirs
or famous women of the United States dur
ing that period, and the investigation pres-
ervation and publication of authentic rec
ords OF men in the military, naval and civil
service of the United States during the said
period; by making the society one of the
factors OF educational and patriotic pro-
gress, and by the promotion and erection of
a house or home where the descendants of
the Jealous ard brave patriots who achiev-
ed American independence who have need
OF such home may be sheltered from the
storms Of life.''
To Improve Connecticut Ayenue Ex-
tended.
Mr.. Mcmillan today gave notice in the
Senate Of an amendment he proposes MAX
ing to the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill appropriating 5000 for grading
and paving Connecticut avenue extended
between Columbia road and kalorama ave-
nue..
To Close Alleys.
M Jenkins has introduced q bill in the
House directing the Commissioners to close
all alleys in block 8 of the Walbridg, sub
division of 1ngleside, the land to revert to
the present owners of the block