Evening star., 1922-04-14
OFFICERS OF CITY CLUB SHOW
PROGRESS MALL ACTIVITIES
Reports at Annual Meeting Include Suf-
frage Groups Work for D. C. National
Representations Officers Nominated.

Reports showing substantial prog
ress against Oppressive circumstances
featured the annual meeting Of the
City Club last night, in the clubs
large ballroom.
T. Lincoln Townsend. treasurer of
the organization, showed progress
clearly in the figures he submitted
as his annual report. Paul E. Lesch,
chairman of the District suffrage
group, gave a resume Of activities
which also pointed toward progress.
The surplus of the club on March
81, 1922. according to the report, was
about $332.342, or an increase of $64,-
724 over last years surplus of the
| same date. The total fixed assets of
the club for that date were placed
grand total of assets. fixed and other
wise; now runs up to $980,000.
Retiring Presidents Address.
President +. c. Graham. in his re-
port as retiring president. summed
up the Significance of the events in
the club year which closed on the last
day of last month.
He pointed out that the past year
had been one Of construction. ex-
pansion and reorganization to meet
bue uceQS OIL IQG Increased member.
ship In the big. new club building.
THUS" he said, "the general run
of normal activities has had to take
| second place in great many in
! stances TO the extraordinary activi-
ties resulting from the transition
stage, in which we found ourselves.
1t is my feeling that We are now
just approaching a period when the
efforts of our officers, committees and
| club staff can be given to the normal
affairs and interests which should
| characterize club such as ours.
I'm spite of the transition period of
the last year. however. general activi-
ties have not been neglected, although
they should be more extensive from
now on. The possibilities of service.
bers in social, civic, athletic and
other departments have not been
fully developed. The season was far
advanced when we opened the pres
ent clubhouse. but in spite of this
several successful social affairs have
es have been gotten under way with
much enthusiasm and a number of
interested members have tentative
plans for a series of attractions to
start early in the fall for members
and their families
d. G. National Representation.
Paul E. Lesch, chairman Of the
the topic of national representation
into the meeting during his report on
the activities of the group.
1T is a pleasure to make a report
when you can report progress" he
said, land / think that it is progress
which the suffrage group can show.
1.-THE group was organized back in
June, 1920, with a membership of
twenty. Now it has between $50 and
800 members.
"Since suffrage is broad term
and may mean anything, the group
adopted a platform. This does not
mean that it is advocating state gov
ernment, nor municipal self-govern-
ment. for the simple reason that the
District will not get it. Congress,
with the millions of dollars worth Of
public buildings here. is not going
to relinquish the power of appropri-
alton and taxation to tho District,
when tho funds for the District come
not only from local money but from
federal funds as well.
Though we admit that the nation
should govern the nations capital,