The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
URGE DELEGATE
FOR DISTRICT
Citizens Appeal to Senate
Committee on Behalf
of Bill.
SCHOOL CASES In POINT
Mrs. Mussey. J. F. Oyster. and W. f.
Guide Show Need of Representa-
6on in Congress.
SCHOOL CASES In POINT

Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, member o.
the District Delegate Association, former
ly vice president of the Washington
board of education. has written lettei
to the Senate Committee on the District
of Columbia strongly advocating a IA
vorable report to the Senate on the
Poindexter bill for the election of dele
gate from the District to Congress- Mrs
Mussey, who writes from Atlantic City
n. J., said in part:
II have been a resident of the District
for forty years and actively interested IN
ali that concerns the welfare of the peo-
nile. II is NV belief that 20 community oil
eouaI intelligence in the United states
ever suffered SO much from misrepresen-
tation as have the citizens of the Dis
: trict.
Refers to SchoI Case
"A case in point was the recent discus
sion in the House of Representatives on
certain school questions, when the DIS
trict appropriation bill was under consid-
Grafton. II we had been Represented
there nv a delegate he would have been
able TO state that the public school sys-
fem is under the control OF board OF
education. consisting of nine citizens OF
the District serving without compensa-
1i0n and appointed W inc JuNeNS Va -
supreme Court of the District; that this
hoard and the superintendent deemed IT
wise To give the children an opportunity
once a year to give to a carefully super
vised charity and for this purpose a
small envelope is provided for each child
TO be returned sealed to the teacher,
either with or without contribution.
Thus, the child could not be Inundated"
as a gentleman from a remote district
feared might be the case. Acting With
out reliable information. a clause was
added to the bill. designed to prohibit this
wise and needed lesson in charity.
THE wisdom and experience of the su-
perintendent and the board of education
goes for naught. because the men on the
Hill are not informed as to local condi-
tions. I could multiply these examples
many times
Other citizens have written letters and
otherwise urged the Senate District Com
mittee to report the PoindeXter bill IA
vorably. 1t is pointed out by the District
Delegate Association that il the bill Is
laid before the Senate, even without rec
concentrations. that it will be passed by a
large majority.
others Voice Appeal.
William F. GUIDE, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, has written to
the Senate committee advocating the
passage of the Poindexter bill. Capt
James F. Oyster. former president of the
chamber. and for many years president
Of the board of education, has pointed
out to members Of Congress the great
need for a delegate to be elected by the
people of the District.
Mr.. Oyster emphasizes at every oppor-
tunity his firm belief in the maintenance
of the half-and-half plan of financing the
Capital. He agrees with Mrs. Mussey
that. judging from their legislative eX-
perience while members of the board OF
education, the public school system will
be greatly benefited il the District is rep
resented in Congress by delegate.