The Washington herald., 1916-01-04

CITIZENS INDORSE
war ON TAKERS
North Washington Associa-
ton Lauds Retail Mer-
chants Campaign.
WILL. JOIN FEDERATION
Action on Plan to Abolish Board Of
Education Deferred to Obtain
Information.

The campaign of the Retail Merchants
association against false advertising was
indorsed by the North Washington Citi-
zens' Association last night and Frank
X. Wheater named TO represent the as
soclation on the ''ad vigilance committee" :"
This fight on fake advertising Is a
needful work, not for the merchant or
his business, but for the general public
VINO read the ads and depend upon them
N making their purchases" said WASH
ington Tophafn.
II think 1t is one of the greatest things
ever heard of in any city," said Charles
A. Ford. THE signs of the times surely
indicate that the merchant is beginning
10 realize that II Is to his advantage to
protect the people from false advertisers"
! VIII Join Federation.
On recommendation of the executive
committee, the association voted to Join
the Federation of Citizens Associations.
No delegate will be appointed until the
federation acts on the application.
The association deferred action on the
~plan OF the Commissioners to abolish the
Board of Education until the next meet
| ing. II. F. Worley, chairman of the COM
| mittee on schools, will attend the meet
ing Of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
| Citations on Saturday night to get the
views of Commissioner Newman on the
question.
| On recommendation of the committee
on schools, the association will request
| the Commissioners to place a fire escape
on the east end OF the Gage School. The
committee reported that the present ar
rangement of the stairways inside the
\ building affords the east end of the
school no outlet in case OF fire.
| The following committee was appointed
f., to arrange for the annual banquet of
| the association: Washington Topham
! chairman; Charles A. Ford, b. J.
Wrghtman, DR.. W. w. Alleger and L. ].
Matthews.
Standing Committees.
Standing committees for the year were
named as follows:
Executive committee-Hugh Everett.
president; Frank NJ Hoadley, secre-
tary; Frank Hegner, treasurer; DR.. A.
| ID. Cobey, first vice president; Peter
W. Pritchett second vice president;
Edwin A. Neiss, F. r. wheater. Rev.
Hugh T. Stevenson and chairman of
all standing committees.
| Committee on membership, No. l.
/ ID. s. Hoover, chairman: John Baker.
c. B. Stokes, w. S. McCurdy. F. R.
wheater. C. N. Keefer. ]. A. Pruitt.
Committee on membership, No. .
n. p. Grumbrecht. chairman; NJ. d.
Kiefer. John ]. Luskey, Grant Murray.
| II. M. Mohr, W. T. Kerfoot. p. ]. Cook
sey. Dennis Mccarthy, A. R. Horn.
| Committee on railways and trans
| Observation-Disclosures Topham, chair
man; Edwin A Neiss. d. J. Richard
| son. d. "A. Gurney. N. p. Nelson. F.
W yedder. Peter W. Pritchett. Thomas
J. Alleger.
Committee on press and postal facili-
ties-Charles H. ourand, chairman;
Samuel Gompers. George p. KiIlian,
Frank NJ. Hoadley, r. W. Tallman,
James OConnell.
Committee on streets, sidewalks and
rghts-L. J. Matthews, chairman;
Charles A Ford. William c. Alden, J.
W. Bennett, C. c. Miller. C. G. LoehIe
Committee on sewers and water
| T. H Braden, chairman; Willis e.
Hall, A. B. Moore, w. w. Champagne,
Charles A. Schmidt, N L. Lutwell,
William ]. Bennetts.
| Committee on fire and police protection
Julian P. Dodge. chairman; NJ. w.
] Bayliss, ]. F. Huguley, c. 3. Ball, E. P.
Springer, W. H. Scott and ". w. Hall
Committee on schools and schooIhouses
N. F. Worley, chairman; Rev. Hugh T.
| Stephenson, A. P. Davis, N. s. Cooley.
\ A. B. Keefer, r. w. Moore Joseph F..
Marsden and Howard G. Todd.
Committee on parks and Fairgrounds
3. ]! Wrightsman, chairman; C. A. Bell,
| Thomas p. Rooney, ]. W. Cfary Frank
Hegner. e. r. Walton. R. T. J, Barber
and Rev. E NJ. Mott.
| Committee on sanitation-Dr. w. w.
Alleger, chairman; DR.. ]. s. Allen, DR..
A. ID. Cobey, DR.. W. w. Lyon, jr., DR..
| Levi G. Blake. DR.. r. w. Hickman, DR..
N. B. Shade and DR.. w. Z. McConville.
| Committee on value of permanent i'm
/ provements-C. NJ. Wallingsford. E j.
Sacks, William E. shannon, Edwin S.
Hoskins. Benjamin +. Taylor, John j.
| Widmayer, Frederick T. Godfrey and
Watson N. Barber