Evening star., 1913-10-05
EDWARDS
HEAD Of CIVIC BODY
Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations Also Names Crorn-
well as Secretary.
WILL AGAIN TRY FOR
UNIVERSAL TRANSFERS
Proposed Placing of Office of Re-
corder of Deeds in Department of
Justice to Be Fought.

L. "A. Edwards last night was chosen to
serve second term as president OF the
Federation Of Citizens Associations. all
the officers of that body, with the excep-
tion of William J. Neale secretary. be-
ing unanimously reelected. Mr.. Neale de-
clined to be a candidate to succeed HIM
self. and w. N. Cromwell Of the Pet
worth association was selected for the
position. The officers reelected. In adj
dition to Mr. Edwards. are Allan Davis,
vice president, and W. H. Richardson,
treasurer.
Aside from selecting the officials who
Will be at the head of it's affairs during
the coming year. the federation, at its
annual meeting, which was held in the
rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce,
passed resolutions looking toward re-
vival of interest in the obtaining of uni
versal transfers and preventing the pro-
posed transfer Of the office of the record
er Of deeds OF the District of Columbia
to the Jurisdiction of the Department of
Justice. Both resolutions were offered by
William NICK. Clayton of the Brightwood
Park association.
To Appear at Hearing.
utilities committee Of the federation, was
authorised to appear at the hearing to
be given by the public utilities commits
sion October 20 on the subject Of uni
versal transfers and urge that body to
require the exchange of transfers be-
tween all street railway lines operating
in the District
The principal objections offered by
Clayton to the proposed transfer Of the
office Of the recorder of deeds were that
1t would be a violation of the principle
Of home rule, and that this office is sup
ported entirely by the taxpayers of the
District. The resolution adopted relat-
ing to this matter recites that if any
supervisory change is to be made in this
purely local office 1t should be trans
ferred to the jurisdiction and control Of
the District of Columbia Commissioners.
Another phase of the "home rule"
question was considered by the fedora
tiOn when it refused to restrict its law
and Legislation committee as to the
time in which 1t may report on a reso-
luton presented last night by the Citi-
zens' Northwest Suburban Association
favoring the appointment of District
citizens only to I'LL District jobs.
Discussion as to Home Rule.
p E. Mckinney Of the Randle High
lands Association wanted the commit
tion of the eligibility of Commissioner
Newman and E. w. Oyster, the latter a
member of the board of assistant as
SCISSORS, has been determined in the
courts.
W.. j. Neale and others took the
ground that the federation should ex-
press its views on the home rule"
question without waiting for a court
decision. The motion to instruct the
committee to withhold Its report on
the resolution presented until after
action by the eourts was lost by
vote Of s to s..
The federation went on record as IA
voring a minimum wage for laborers
in the street-cleaning department of
$46S per year or $3.50 a day. Resolu-
tions favoring vocational training in
the public schools and the building
of q new Calvert street bridge over
Rock creek were referred to commit
tees. A rising vote of thanks was
given Mr.. Neale for the manner In
which he discharged the duties of Sec
retary during the year.