Evening star., 1925-11-29
CIVIC FEDERATION
TOELECT OFFICERS
Montgomery County Body 10
Meet at Bethesda School
Tomorrow Night.

Permanent organization II The
MONTGOMERY County Civic Federation
VIII be effected at q meeting 70 he held
at s O''l"ck tomorrow night at the
Bethesda school \ score or mon" of
citizens organizations ana loEali2ed
communities H. various PARTS Of the
county Will be represented at this
meeting, according to those in charge
Of the federation IN its development
stage, anu the credentials committee
viii have a busy session preceding the
main meeting in examining and pass.
ing on the credentials OF the aCCred-
ited delegates.
The federation idea. born Of the
successful fight To prevent the en-
croaChment OF q commercial develop
ment IN n strictly residential com
muntty at the time efforts were be
ing made To get a belt line railway
through the area. has been received
enthusiastically by the popul2ce nf
the county. Special meetings of the
various Individual organizations have
been held to discuss The scheme and
so far as can be learned not one has
voted against the proposition. ON
the other hand. many have FAMED
delegates who will appear at the
meeting tomorrow night TO become
charter members.
Will Fill a Great Need.
That the organization will fn Il
great need for such n growing com
munity has been pointed TO at praC-
tically all of the meetings that have
been held, and it Is realized that it
is most important when the county
is in the development stage to have
some central body to act as a clear
ing house ready to take prompt steps
j Gov
the county and to halt promptly any
move which would detraCt irom the
area as residential section.
After the seating of the delegates
tomorrow night. immediate steps will
be taken to bring about the perma-
nent organization Of this body.
Oliver owen Kuhn is the temporary
president of the organization. The
officers will consist of a president.
vice president, secretary and treas
urer. The federation also will nave
an executive committee composed ot
these four officers and three mem
bers elected by the delegates. and
the latter also will be elected from
the membership.
Factor i'm County Affairs.
Every effort Is TO be made to make
both the officer personnel and the
the entire county. 1t is the real pur-
pose Of those directing the affairs OF
the orga nizatio in its formative stage
to make this federation a real repre-
sentative body with each area having
an equal voice in its affairs. and it is
to be realized that the success of the
federation depends greatly on the
manner in which it is conducted dur
ing its early stages. 1t is expected TO
hnnl,r,a foa yy7 no of ff.,ir
Of the county, and those who have
brought it into being have only the
inter st of the affairs of the county
in general at heart. and they are de-
termined that the federation shall not
be the medium for promoting affairs
OF selfish interests or cliques.
Delegates selected to represent their
respective organizations in the fed
GRAFTON are urged by those directing
1t to come to the meeting early tornor
row night and present their papers
to the credentials committee to the end
that that body may pass on eligibility
and be prepared to make r prompt
report when the organization con.
venes.
Wide Representation Wanted.
1t is the desire of the people promot.
Ing the organization that every section
of the county be represented, and
they have been urging all communi-
ties to send delegates in time to par
ticipate in the organization tomorrow
night. Already a number of commu-
mites have signified their intention of
sending the necessary delegates to of.
f1cially participate in the affairs of the
body.
No candidates. have been announced
for either of the four federation of
fees or for the delegate memberships
ons the executive committee. In the
plan for open organiza ton, ii is pointed
out. will lie much of the success of
the work of the new organization. be.
cause 1t Will give every section an
opportunity to be heard and partici-
pate to the full extent in the selection
Of those who will operate the organi.
zation in its early stages.