Evening star., 1922-10-19
ENLIGHTENMENT
COMM|TTEEFORMS
TOBOOST DISTRICT
Organization Will Co-Ordi-
nate All Efforts Toward
Public Welfare.

for the consideration of all matters
affecting the welfare of Washing
ton. the joint committee for civic
betterment came into being yester-
day at a meeting of representatives.
from the city's leading trade organi-
cations and clubs in the Chamber of
Commerce. After careful considera-
tion, it announced its functions to be:
Aims Of Committee.
1. To coordinate civic endeavor so
that the constituent organizations
may be heard as one through the
joint committee.
?. To consider questions of public
stituent organizations.
8. To investigate. or cause to be
investigated, puuiic and individual
which reports are to be made avail
able to all constituent organizations.
To Eliminate Useless.
4. To strive for the elimination of
the useless and wasteful, and CO.
ordinate the energy of the constituent
organizations in productive and con-
structive directions.
5. To take final action on no matter
until a majority of the constituent or
ganizations have authorized the same.
In its inaugural statement the joint
committee f1aly announced that its
mission is to unity organized activities
as the surest means of getting for the
District of Columbia broad public i'm
provements-to take an interest in
Washington, the nations capital. and
it's residents and offer its services as a
clearing house of matters pertinent to
public welfare"
Organizations Represented.
Its membership represents a power
full group of organizations. Those or
ganizations are the Rotary Club.
Kiwanis Club. Civitan Club, Lions
Club, Cosmopolitan Club. Optimists
Club, Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants and Manufactures As
ISOLATION.
Membership is limited to two repre-
sentatives from each club or organ
ization. one of whom shall be the
president of the body he represents
and the other duly selected dele
gate. There Is to be no permanent
chairman, the presidents of the con-
INt
chair in turn. Should the president
for particular day be absent the
day his turn arrives. his delegate will
assume leadership for him.
Probabilities for influence,
In briefly explaining its functions,
the committee gave some indication
Of the influence it may be able to
WELD, its statement declaring:
while the joint committee for civic
of the organizations that are now, or
may hereafter be affiliated, except
when specifically authorized to do SO.
yet, composed as it is of past or
present officers of the respective or
ganizations, its action should have
decided influence upon them"
The first meeting was devoted en-
tirely to organization work and no
mention was made of the improve
ments the body intends to seek first.
Those needs of Washington, which
are foremost in the minds of all
citizens. however. are likely to be
sought without delay.
No dues are to be paid by the
Constituent clubs and organizations
, or delegates. Meetings are to be
held monthly, but special meetings
. may be called at the request of three
members, who must designate the
time. place and purpose of the meet
ing.
Members of Committee.
Charles J. Columbus was elected
secretary of the committee and will
serve for one year. He is at the same
time secretary Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association. He has
established headquarters on the
fourth floor of The Star building. The
following men constitute the present
membership of the Joint committee:
James P. Schick. Seton Darr. Ru-
dolph Jose, NJ. A. Leese, Michael Heis-
ter, 1. L. Goldheim, John Poole. A. E.
Seymour. William Knowles Cooper
Gen. Anton Stephan, Charles Roberts,
Albert Schulteis, Claude Woodward
Frank Parsons. Joseph Burkart and
Charles ]. Columbus.