Evening star., 1923-04-08
FEDERATION QUITS
NEW SCHOOL BODY

tcanrinued from First Pagel
ton of Citizens Associations or bet
ter qualified to pass on matters af-
fecting the interests of the citizens as
whole.
And we would. therefore. recon-
mend that your delegates to the joint
committee at the Franklin School be
withdrawn and that said committee
be invited to send representatives to
the federation in order that we may
present united. federated efforts and
arguments to Congress for the i'm
provement of the schools"
w. Z. Westlake contended that
the federation is composed of dele
gates from more than thirty-fve
netghborhood associations and that
the federation should let each asso-
citation decide for itself whether il
wishes to be represented on the
central school betterment organiza-
tion.
John S. Beach. a member of Mr.
Ashford's committee. was the first
to oppose the motion to withdraw
from the school body. He said the
organization of a central committee
for school betterment was the most
forward movement yet taken in be-
half of the school system" He de-
clared 1t would be a step backward
for the federation to withdraw ITS
support.
W. @. Henderson also opposed Mr..
Ashford. pointing out that if the
federation remained out of the cen
trail group Congress again would
chide the citizens of the District for
not getting together" in presenting
their needs.
Rivalry Is Denied.
Supporters of Mr.. Ashfords report
said the withdrawal OF delegates
would not mean that the federation
ould fail to Cooperate with the
school betterment organization.
H. S. Ridgely argued that since the
federation is body of delegates
from the various citizens associa-
tions, it would not be proper for
those delegates in turn to send rep
resentatives to another body of dele
gates. such as the School Betterment
Association.
Several men present who are in
the school betterment organization
denied that that body is seeking to
usurp the duties of the federation
or of any other organization, but is
aiming only 10 bring all groups
schools together.
On motion of ". e. Todd, the fed
i Grafton went on record agoinst the
proposal TO transfer the George
Washington statue to Lafayette
Square and the Andrew Jackson
statue to Washington Circle.
IShe federation approved the pro-
posal to establish a community chest
in Washington for the raising of an
annual budget for the charitable in
stituNons Of the city. This action
was IA ken following the reading of
a favorable report by l.. A. Simon.
Training Camp Urged.
Col. I&roy Heron explained the
purposes OF the citizens military
training camps to be conducted by
the War Department this summer,
following which the federation voted
an Endorsement of the movement.
Col. Herran told the delegates the
District has ,110 vacancies to be filled
at the camp and urged them to en-
courage youna men to take advantage
of this opportunity to improve them
selves physically and mentally. He
left application, blanks with the dele
gates TO take back to their associa-
tionS.
William Mex. clayton. chairman OF
the committee ON utilities. submitted
the several utility propositions which
were acted upon. INCLUDING the mat
ter of telephone rates, half-fare for
school children and the survey of car
service.
On motion Of Mr.. Clayton the fed
Grafton also indorseN the movement
to raise a fund to epable the Com
missioners to employ special counsel
in the Potomac Electric Power valu-
alton case.