Evening star., 1922-07-18
WOULD STOP ROWS
IN WELFARE WORK
Thomas Circle Citizens See
f, Need of Supervision by
+ D. C. Commissioners.
NEW COMMITTEES NAMED
Association Membership Grow
ing Rapidly-Safety Platforms
in Streets Approved.


District welfare organizations should
all be appointed and supervised py 'he
District Commissioners to avoid a
great deal of contention" in the opinion
Of the Thomas Circle Citizens Assocla-
t;on which last night adopted a resoiu-
ton to that effect.
Introduced by J. Clinton Hiatt, the
ro.oIution favored khe suggestion put
forth bv Justice f-rHerick l.. Siddons OF
the District Supreme Court. ana sus
gested that Congress should autnoliAe
the appointment of commission OF co,I'-
Detent people to draw up plan Tor the
concentration of all local welfare work.
90 mar the city might have a ioglcai
structure upou which to work, Withou.
these wide divergencies OF au.iioi NY,
whereby, at present. there are 100 many
;ndenendeut bodies actively at WORK III
tha Distrit,t Mr.. Hiatt declared MS
resolution referred more specincaly 70
the recent trouble over the board OF
children's guardians
safety Platforms Approved.
Safety platforms at broad street ~,
tersections in the vicinity were appioNtiu,
through adoption of resolution Wy
William J.. Doing. jr., but there was en-
tered n protest as TO unsafe corners.
where vision is obstructed through
hedges and walls. through a resolution
bv frank q, Stewart. Mr.. Stewart sug-
rested the Commissioners draw up reg
ulations for the maintenance OF sdie
vision at street intersections.
Dr Starr Parsons proposed IN d
resolution that the two car lines IN
the city be merged. as PROVIDED III .ne
King bill, and that it was the 1uuS
rnent of the association narrower
rates of fare should follow the merg-
or" DR.. Parsons also spoke IN oe-
half of suffrage for the District
Increased appropriations were urg-
cd upon the Commissioners IN the
report of the executive committee
which asked for more money 10 De
expended ON q new lighting system
for 14th street. for schools. and 1or
repair of streets.
Membership Grows
Membership of the ASSOCIATION
which organized this spring, was re :
ported as now over 10, ana y. "A.
Reed. of the membership committee.
declared there would be a big drive
for members during the summer. He
presented q considerable list or
names for membership.
President Richard j. Downey an
nounced the personnel of standing
committees for the association as fol-
lows:
water. lights and sewers. Roy F.
Carty. chairman: Frank J. Miller, Ed
ward ~ Parsons, Max c. j. Wiehle,
H. F. Lerch. Paul J. Dundon, J..
colleges and schools. Clinton
Hiatt. Chairman: Floyd A. Compton,
Thomas \. Weldon. Roy c. Clafiin.
Mrs Teresa A. Reed, Robinson White.
Mrs. Anna Smithcamp. James NJ. Car
ter. i'll. c. Colman and Mrs. Starr
Publc health-Dr Louis B. Castell,
chairman; E. P. Hinkel. ]. A. Gordon,
Joseph NJ. Hardy, J. j. Grant. T. w:
Dunworth, L. Wesley Tompkins and
Robert Wenfree.
Public utilities-Dr. Starr Parsons,
chairman: Lee J. Brown. DR.. w. II.
King Mrs. J. c. Pritchard and Ed
ward n. Parker.
other Committees.
Membership and entertainment
Oscar A. Reed. chairman: Roy F.
Carty. William r. Doing, jr.; Floyd A.
Compton, William Fl. Estey: jr.: L. E.
Hoover T. y. Blackstone, Charles
Dick, Bacon \. Page, Robert Baker,
J. H. Hurley, Patrick Cannon, Abram
Ginsberg. Graham r. Clements, Frank
G. Stewart, J. NJ. Rosser, Stanley H.
Horner and J. Protas.
Law and gislation-Chester J..
Fitch. chairman; Benjamin Crifasi.
Frederick ,k Rice. James E. Colli-
flower, Elmer T. HUNT. Thomas A.
Moskey. DR.. Seneca B. Balm and NJ.
w Dove.
Parks and lawns-Dr. j. Douglas
McCue. chairman; L. G. Ernst Percy
NJ. Child. $. $. Segai. David Conen,
Benson Thomas and j. T. Richell.
Fairgrounds and amuSements-Wil- :
liam Fl. Estey. jr., chairman; Alton B.
Carty, a. Bram, John Pfieger Miss
al n
George Doonis and William Penn.
Public safety, ]. D. Longley. chair
man: NJ. r. Church. r. j. Gator, B.
Ambrigo. George Fl. Zellers. Samuel
Cherninhoff and Robert X. Stanley.
Business interests-Frank c. Stew
A. McClay, Francis Fl. Pemberton, A.
Schumacher. Arthur Copeland, Warren
W. Biggs. Martin w. Hysong, Harry
Rubin. Frank J. Miller and B. Wiess.
Executive committee-.Riehard J.
Downey. chairman: Roy F. Carly, Ar
thur Copeland. Frank G. Stewart,
William P. Doing, jr.: Floyd A. Comp
ton. J. Clinton Hiatt. Chester J. Fitch.
DIR. Starr Parsons. DIR. J. Douglas Nc
Cue. John D. Longley. DR.. Louis B.
Oscar a. Reed.
New Members Elected.
The following persons were elected
to membership: Mrs. Jeter c. Pritch-
ard. Walter Case. P.s Checchia. r. l..
Dollings. A. L. Foster. d. j. Johan-
son. B. Donzis. A. j. Gordon, J. F. Nc
Cam. a. {. Mayer. l.. O'Neill. L. +.
Lewis. A. r. Walters. William NJ.
Miller, W. f. Culver. Frank Long,
Harry Alber:son. Wilbur Armstrong,
Charles Williamson. l.. l.. Goldberg,
Charles Elliott and James G. Cook
sey,.
The association adjourned to the
third Monday in September.