Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-21
CITIZENS OF PE7WORTH
|NDORSE D. c. SUFFRAGE
Association Also Advocates Repre-
sentation in Senate and House
and Electoral College.

Action of the executive committee, re-
affirming a former stand in favor OF
suffrage for the District of Columbia.
was Endorsed by the Petworth Citizens
Association last night at its monthly
meeting in Petworth School building.
Further. the Chamberlain bill. provid-
ing representation in the Senate, House
and electoral college. by popular vote.
was Endorsed. committee of five was
designated to cooperate with the
Board of Trade and other organizations
in the suffrage campaign.
The session was divided into three
parts. In the early evening the oooy
sat as a citizens organization. adjourn
ing to convert itself into mass meet
ing to deliberate over the FAULTY car
system and later returning to a citl-
Gems organization to hear three speak
erS.
Clergymen to Pay No Dues.
NJ. ]. Beardsley. financial secretary,
reported that several active clergymen
are in arrears for dues on his books:
he asked that the organization relieve
such clergymen from payment OF dues
| in the future. and also relieve him from
! the necessity of collecting back dues by
their remission. While the chair
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might be proper. as it requires all mem
! bers to pay dues, he waived the point
and put the motion; the dues were re-
mftted, and active clergymen OF the
Petworth territory will not pay dues
in the future.
e. W. oyster made the motion for
the Endorsement of the Chamberlain
bill for suffrage and for the designa-
tion Of a COMMITTEES OF five to co-opsr-
ate with other organizations. The
chair named E. W. Oyster. chairman:
c. ]. James, ]. B. Smith, John j. DAILY
and F. G. Umhau as the committee;
J. l. Carr. president, by vote of the
body, was constituted chairman of the
economic committee This committee
has in charge the campaign for better
street car service for Petworth. On
motion of past President James, senti-
ments OF good will and God speed were
extended to two members of the organi-
! zation, T. C. Homiler and i. c. Ellis.
who have gone to France with the
| auditing contingent Of the Army.
Street Railway Problem.
! At the mass meeting. Mr.. Carr, as
| chairman, explained what had been
done by the special committee Of ten
| ing, about two weeks ago. to take up
| the street railway problem in the in
1 terest of the general community. He
stated that at the request of the Pub
I
| ter in writing. a letter had been sent.
setting forth the various items of COM
plant and requesting a hearing. The
| answer had been, he set forth, that the
| commission was then considering con-
ditions, and would call hearings at such
| time as the views of the citizens OF
| the community would be of service to
| ii. Here the matter rested. he stated.
| The mass meeting adopted resolu-
| tons suggesting some changes in the
! stopping places of street cars. in the
| interest of better service
! Following this. addresses were made
| by DIR. c. r. Dufour. on the subject OF
| safety First: Mr.. Culberson of the
| food administration, who made an ex.
| position of the food situation of the
world as an argument for conservation
in the United States, and DR.. Henry E
Jackson of the federal bureau of edu.
| cation, who told of methods of com.
munity buying and other ways of cut.
ting the cost Of living practiced ir
other communities.