Evening star., 1912-11-24
ADOPTS. NEW PLAN
Business System Carried Out
by Citizens Federation.
COMMITTEES COVER FIELD
Activities ComEaitted to Care of Men
Who Are Familiar With
the Details.

A new plan for. directing the affairs of
the Federation OF Citizens Associations
Will be inaugurafed by D. A. Edwards.
the recently elected president He an
nounced last night the appointment of
six permanent committees which will be
charged with investigating and reporting
upon practically all matters of business
coming before the federation.
The new committees, as we'll as the
members composing them were recon-
mended by committee on comit sees,
and their work is designed to cover
practically the entire field Of the fedora
tons activities SO that the old plan of
appointing special comttees will have to
be resorted to in but few, if any, in
stances.
President Edwards appointments are:
Public utilities committee William
Nick. Clayton. chairman: William n.
Colladay and ]. G. McGrath; public
health w H. Richardson. J. M. Wood
and j. w. Dyre; highways, parks and
waterways. +. s. Clarkson. Glenn Brown
and Charles r. Burr; education, Leon
Dessez, Allan Davis and George F. Will
liams; public celebrations and conven-
tions, c. c. Lancaster and w. ]. Neal.
Committee on Committees.
The committee on committees, which
recommended the appointments. consists
of J. w. Dyre, chairman; William Mex.
Clayton, Allan Davis, William n. Crom-
well and Charles c. Lancaster.
President Edwards said last night that
several matters now pending before the
federated body will be referred at once
to the committees. go that full reports
may be brought, in and action taken at
the December meeting.
One of the committees appointed which is
regarded as of most importantance is that
on public utilities. The federation has been
prominent in the efforts made to obtain
the passage of a public utilities commits
sion bill. Mr.. Clayton was selected as
chairman of the committee, because, as
former president of the federation, he
led the fight to obtain passage of such a
bill
Another committee that will be charged
with responsible duties is that Of finance
and legislation. One of the first matters
to come before this committee will be the
proposal for an indeterminate sentence
for workhouse prisoners in the District
of Columbia, the question having been
brought up at the last meeting of the
organization.
The name, public celebrations and con-
ventions." for the committee headed by
Charles G. Lancaster is tentative I'M
portant work Is cut out for this body
also The proposal for an inauguration
"Sch Will Dc taken up Dy the committee
and probably reported on at the next
meeting.
Other Interests Represented.
The Washington Chapter of the Amer
ican Institute of Architects is represent
ed In Leon Dessez, appointed chairman
of the committee on education. while
Glenn Brown, delegate of the Society of
Fine Arts, is member of the committee
ion highways. parks and waterways. In
addition to Mr.. Dessez, the committee
chairmen represent the following citi-
7zens' associations: William Nick Clay
ton, Brightwood Park; w. H. Richard
son. Benning; E. S. Clarkson Piney
Branch; e. F. Colladay. Chevy Chase.
and c. c. Lancaster, Northwest Subur-
ban.
President Edwards is a member ex Of
hcio of all the standing committees.