Evening star., 1913-12-07
SEEK OBSERVANCE
Of HALF HOLIDAY
Citizens Would Have Saturday
Law Recognized Through
out Year.
SEGREGATION OF RACES
ALSO STRONGLY URGED
Federation Unanimously Approves
Scheme-Indorses Plan for Juve-
nile Court Building.

Complete recognition of the provisions
of section 1909 of the code of law for
the District of Columbia which states
that the Saturday half holiday shall be
legal holiday throughout the year will
be advocated by the Federation of Citi-
zens Associations of the District as the
result of action taken at meeting last
night at the Chamber of Commerce
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the federation by the Petworth
Ni'lzehs Association, whose delegate, Viii
liam n. Cromwell. spoke in favor of
urging the universal recogniation of the
half holiday on Saturday throughout the
District f. +. Colladay also spoke along
similar lines. c. c. Lancaster and James
NJ. Wood spoke in opposition. Mr.. Ian
caster maintained the Saturday half
holiday throughout the year would work
a hardship on many people
Mr Wood declared that the majority
OF mechanics are opposed to the half
holiday plan
William ". Cromwell. r. +. Colladav
and George H. Russell were appointed
committee to acquaint President Will
son, the District committees of Congress
and the Commissioners of the District
of the action of the federation.
Would Segregate Races.
The federation also went on record
in favor of the segregation of the races
in the District, when it indorsed
recommendation submitted by the
Brightwood Citizens Association. The
federation adopted a resolution favor
ing the enactment of a statute for the
District of Columbia to prevent persons
of African descent from acquiring pos
session of real estate in the District
of Columbia in neighborhoods occupied
wholly or in greater part by white
persons, and that In such statute pro-
vision be made to protect neighborhoods
occupied in greater part by colored per-
sons from interference by white per-
sons" 1t was adopted by a unanimous
vote.
By unanimous vote the federation
went on record in favor of the appoint
ment of a local man to the position OF
superintendent of the public schools of
the District to succeed DIR. Davidson.
New Court Building Favored.
The employment Of more probation Off
GERS and the erection of an adequate Jul
venile Court building will be urged by the
federation as the result of having adopted,
recommendations submitted by the Citi-
zens AssocIduoh VI 1HeNS oh1So oito '-S
Brightwood Citizens Association.
The federation refused to indorse
recommendation from the Central Citi-
zens Association that hucksters be re-
quired to pay an annual license of 500.
w III Richardson. chairman of the pub
lie health committee. said his committee
believed the requirement of s100 fee
would be unjust. He said there are now
in force regulations prohibiting the sale
of unwholesome food by hucksters and that
no further legislation along this line is
needed. The matter was- referred back
TO the committee in order that it may
ascertain to what extend the sale of food
by hucksters is supervised by the police
and health departments. This was done
when several members said foodstuffs
are often kept by hucksters in their wag-
ons in unclean stables over night.