Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-24
HOPE To CONVINCE
PEOPLE Of COUNTRY
Committee to Explain ReIa-
tions Between District and
Federal Government.
WILL ISSUE STATEMENT
THROUGH CIVIC BODIES
Arguments for Maintenance of the
Half-and-Half System of
Appropriations.

federal government maintained are to be
formulated at a meeting of the executive
| committee of the citizens committee of
one hundred to be held tonight in the
| office of II. 3. +. Macfarland the chair
man. in the Evans building
Practically all national organizations
haying headquarters in Washington have
been asked to cooperate in this work,
and favorable responses have been re-
celved from many a complete report
| on this phase of the work is to be made
at the meeting tonight and then the en-
listing of the support of organizations
/ with headquarters elsewhere is to be
| taken up.
| Richard b. Watrous. secretary of the
American Civic Association has furnished
Mr.. Macfarland with the names of many
organizations of a patriotic, civic and
business character located in different
| sections of the country which it is
thought will be glad to assist in spreading
broadcast the facts regarding the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Hope to Make Facts Clear.
! Through the organizations having head
quarters in Washington and those with
/ headquarters elsewhere. members of the
committee of one hundred expect to be
able to fully inform the people of the
| various states just what the connection
between the District and the general
| government is.
Many of the organizations which are
| to be appealed to have held one or more
conventions in Washington, and there
fore their principal members are already
familiar with the National Capital and
| know of its beauty and its attractiveness
| They are to be appealed to on the score
of patriotism and justice to help main
tain it in its present status.
/ Mr.. Macfarland said today he does
not know exactly what form the appeal
to the organization In the states will
take. but that this question will be de-
| cided at the meeting tonight. 1t is con-
sidered probable that If they manifest
a disposition to help in the work copies
1 OF pamphlets gotten out by the commit
tee of one hundred will be sent to them
with requests that they give them as
wide circulation as possible.
| Though the list of associations suggest
| ed by Mr.. Watrous, the committee OF
| one hundred hopes to reach men and
| women interested in all kinds of civic
/ ana pubic work who are influential in
| their own localities and states and to
| inform them they have never been
| informed before as to exact conditions
| In Washington. The varied character
! of the interests sought to be reached is
/ shown in the list of the organizations
which is given later in this story.
Pending Measures Condemned.
The William Mckinley Circle No ?,
Ladies of the G. A R., met at the G. A.
r. Hall last night and went on record
| as condemning the pending measures
in Congress tending to destroy the
present half-and-half plan of financing
the District. Members of the circle ex-
pressed themselves as being heartily in
sympathy with all efforts to maintain
| the present relationship between the
District and the federal government
Lewis r. Speare, former president of
the American Automobile Association,
and now president of the Massachusetts
Automobile Association, discussed the sit
| uation in Washington yesterday with Mr.
| Watrous. He said:
"Of course 1 regard Washington as my
city. and in much the same way that
regard Boston, where / live. my city.
have a pride in Washington, and am
willing that my pride should cost me, as
a citizen of the United States some
money in helping support the National
Capital. which as l understand 1t is now
and-half' arrangement, by which Con-
gress pays half the expenses for the
maintenance of Washington.
Is City of Cities.
1T is through Congress that my small
contribution goes to the support of
Washington. my city. We outside Of
Washington realize that the capital is a
city different from all other American
cities; it belongs to all of us, and the
things that are done for its development
should be done on a larger scale than
might be thought wise for the average
american city, simply because it is the
city of American cities. | am entirely
! sympathetic with any movement which
proposes to inform the people of the
country at large as to the needs of
| Washington, and to urge that they eX-
/ press to their representatives in Con-
gress their real feeling as to Washington
and their desire that Washington be
trea ted most generously by Congress in
/ making the provision for its maintenance
and for its future development along all
| lines practical well esthetc'
The list of these organizations. with
! the cities where the secretaries are
= located, follows:
American Association of Public Ac-
countants, New York; American Asso-
citation OF Refrigeration. Chicago: Amer
4 lean Electric Railway Manufacturers
Association, New York; American En-
velope Manufacturers Association, Phil
D adelphia: American Exporters and I'm
z porters' Association. New York; Ameri-
! can Feed Manufacturers Association,
t Milwaukee: American Hardware Manu-
} facturers' Association. New York: Amer
lean Manufacturers Association of Prod
: ucts from Corn. Chicago; American Meat
Packers Association, New York; Ameri-
can National Retail jewelers. Associa-
ton Neenah. Wis: American Paper and
Pulp Association. New York; American
Speciality Manufacturers Association
New York: American Supply and Ma
chinery Manufacturers Association.
New York; American Warehousemen $
Association. Pittsburgh: Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs of America, Indianapolis:
Automobile Chamber of Commerce. New
York, Bridge Builders and Structural So
: ciety New York: Bureau of Barley and
, Malt Statistics, Chicago: Central Supply
Association. Chicago; Colorado Associa-
l ton of Commercial Executives, Denver:
Eastern Millinery Association, New
, York; Eastern Supply Association New
: York; Essex County Associated Boards
{ of Trade, Salem. Mass; Flavoring Ex-
tract Manufacturers Association of the
= United States. Newark. Ohio; Florida
$ State Chamber OF Commerce, st. Angus
t tine Fla; Fox River Valley Manufac.
: turers' Association, Aurora. ILL.,; Greater
It Vermont Association. Burlington Illinois
: Commercial Federation, Chicago: Illinois
y Manufacturers Association. Chicago: H.
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