Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-28
CITIZENS TO MEET
TO DISCUSS BILL
Plan for Election Of Board Of
Education Will Be Presented
on November 5.

At meeting of the citizens joint
committee representing thirty-two
citizens associations and other or
CARNATIONS of the District of Column
bia, to be held at o'clock the even
Trade rooms, Star building. the draft
OF bill providing complete ma
chinery for election by the people of
the District board of education is to
be presented and discussed.
The bill, which, if approved at the
meeting, is to be introduced In Con-
gress and referred to the House Dis
trict committee, has been prepared by
steering committee composed of B.
w. Payne, chairman; DR.. Starr Par
sons, William w. Keller, Henry w.
Draper. Florence Rogers. Ethel M.
Smith. Rev. ]. Milton Waldron. Wal
ter S. Early, Estelle c. Jackson. j.
Clinton Hiatt and Roy c. Claim. ex-
officio.
Not to Change System. =.
1t is announced the proposed bill
does not provide for any change in
the school system of the District. but
only for a change IN. the method OF
selecting the members of the board OF
education. who now are appointed by
the justices of the District Supreme
Court.
District organizations represented
on the citizens joint committee by
two delegates each include:
District Bodies Represented.
Board of Trade. Roy c. Claf1in and
]. C. Hiatt: Bradbury Heights Citl-
zens' Association, ]. E. Crowder and
w. o. wetzel; Central Labor Union
william w. Keller and Elisabeth A.
rCffiZnnR' a -
citation: j. NJ. Winnemore and viii
liam NJ. -Steuart; Columbia Heights
Citizens Association. H. v. Speelman
and George A. Ward: Congress
Heights Public Improvement Associa, ,
ton. Rev. E. E. Richardson an, and
shelton and Miss NJ. E. Euckler:
Deanwood Citizens Association. VIII
liam Moody and Rev. q. A. Hender-
son; East Washington Citizens Asso,
citation, DR.. Charles M. Emmons ana
C. Howard Buckler: Fairmont Heights
Citizens Association. c. l. Marshall
and w. S. Early: Federal Employees
Union. No. 2, George Warren and Miss
Elizabeth Edes; High School Teach
ers' Union, Mrs. Florence H. Rogers
and Miss Alice Deal; Kenilworth Ciu,
George c. Lyle: Manual Training AS
ISOLATION. E. F. Pywell and J. A.
Chamberlain; National Women's Trade
Union League, Miss Mary Burr and
Miss Florence Smith; Northeast wash
ineton Citizens Association. DR.. Starr
Parsons and Roscoe Jenkins: Parents
League Of Washington. r. r. Homer
and DR.. ]. NJ: Waldron: Public Interest
Association of East washington, Rev.
F. I. A. Bennett and DIR. G. n: Rich
ardson, Sixteenth Street Highlands
Association. Rev. James 0. Burner
and John D. Rhodes: Sons Of Vet
Grams. U. s. A., Adolph J. Schippert
and George c. Seibold: Washington
Civic Center. Richard r. Horner and
James. L.. Neill; Washington Ele-
mentary Teachers Union. E. H. Law
son and Miss Estelle c. jackson;
Washington Lodge. International AS.
ISOLATION of Machinists. ]. H. Wyatt
and Charles Frazier; Washington
Newswriters' Association, Cloyd Gill
and Paul E. O'Neil: West End C1ti-
gems Association, H. Randall Webb
and DR.. NJ F. Finley; lexington Citi-
zens' Association, Martin Solem: Mary
land and District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Labor. B. w. Payne; South
west Civic Association. James E.
White: Grade Teachers Union, Miss
.Dulin; Petworth Citizens Association,
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Assoc
citation, members at large. Henry w.
Draper Horace J. Phelps, F. S. Tan
ner and Bill Price.