Evening star., 1926-10-12
MONTGOMERY CIVIC
| BODY PICKS HEADS
Oliver Owen Kuhn Again
! President-Important
T Reports Received.
BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, October IL
Montgomery County's sesquicenten-
nial was celebrated last night by the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
when it held it's first anniversary
meeting as the guest of the Rockville
Chamber of Commerce, and took
action looking to searching out, pre-
serving and marking the points OF
historic interest in the county. and
to the preparation of history and
preservation of the archives. 1t also
elected officers for the ensuing year,
heard a report from the education
committee on the matter Of locating a
new high school in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase district, and laid the
foundation for planks for a progress
sive campaign before the Maryland
Legislature for building up Montgom-
cry County, the whole of it, as a
physical, though not political, part OF
the District Of Columbia.
TIE officers who served during the
first year Of the federation's life were
reelected for the ensuing year, and
two new offices were created, that of
corresponding secretary and an addi-
ton member Of the executive commit
tee. The officers unanimously re-
elected last night were; President,
Oliver Owen Kuhn, Alta Vista Com
munity League: vice president, Capt.
Frank l.. Hewitt, Silver Spring to
Capitol View Citizens Association;
secretary, Mai. r. Il. Lawrence, Bat
terry Park Citizens Association; treas
urer. capt Charles V. Johnson. town
of Takoma Park; executive commit
tee, r. Fl. Chappell, town of kenSing-
ton; George II. Lamar, Rockville
Chamber OF Commerce, and Charles
il. Merryman, Bradley Hills Commun
ity League.
New Positions Created.
William w. Bride, delegate from
the Edgemoor Citizens Association,
was elected to fill the new position on
the executive committee and Walter
II. Armstrong, delegate from the Cabin
John Park Citizens Association, was
elected to fill the newly created office
of corresponding secretary. These new
positions were created on recon-
mendation of the nominating commit
tee, which was headed by Col. W.. A.
Kroll, which report was unanimously
adopted.
Mai. L. Brooke Lee, Silver Spring,
made a preliminary report for the
educa ton committee on the progress
being made on the recommendation
of the federation that a high school
he Immediately constructed in the
BetheSda-Chevy Chase district to care
for the children Of Montgomery
County who now attend the District
Of Columbia schools. He said that the
school board Of Montgomery County
had taken the matter up as early as
February of last year, when 1t named
a. committee Of Mrs. Walter Perry,
chairman: William II. McCeney and
DIR. George +. Lewis. and later aug
mented by the addition Of Thomas &.
Darby, to look into the matter. The
committee has selected a square in
the Leland section, has made price
proposition to the owner, and now is
seeking an option of the property
until the Legislature meets In Janu-
ary, when an appropriation Will be
sought. If this is obtained, it Is prob
able that the school will be ready at
the beginning of the next school year.
w. w. Bride, chairman of the COM
mittee on safety. reported that much
progress was being made In the es-
tabliShment of a fire department, Spon-
sored by the federation, in the
Bethesda district, and that it would be
functioning by January next.
Joins Membership Drive.
The interfederation conference, an
alliance Of the montgomery County,
Arlington County, Va, and federa-
ton Of Citizens Association of the
District Of Columbia. was discussed
by Maj. r. b. Lawrence, who re-
ported that it would be one of the
biggest things ever yet attempted
for Montgomery County. He told OF
plans already in the making for a
campaign to sell the National Capital
to the Nation through an advertising
movement. His report was followed
bv a statement from President Kuhn
of plans for general membership
drive to enlist every citizen OF the
three areas as members OF some con-
stituent body of the federation. a
central clearing house will he estab-
lished and memberships will be ac-
cepted and their applications turned
over to the organization in the ter
ritory in which they live. The fed
eration's president was authorized to
appoint a committee to cooperate In
this movement.
Mai. J. w. Stohlman Of Somerset
reported on conferences held with
railway officials and the county OFF,
cialS regarding the matter of the
railway company lowering its tracks
to the present road grade of the new
boulevard between Bethesda and the
District line. He said that another
conference was to be held Thursday
lie said that the county commits
sioners welcomed the assistance of
the federation in this movement.
Will Fight for People.
In his inaugural address, President
Kuhn expressed his appreciation OF
the honor of returning him to the
chair for another year, because 1t
was an opportunity for service. He
praised in the highest terms the CO.
operation given him by the delegates
in all movements looking to the bet
terment Of the county. He told the
federation that IT was facing year