Evening star., 1926-10-26
UPHOLD PRESENT
ELIGIBILITY LAW
Citizens Protest Change in
Regulations Governing Choice
of D. c. Heads.

Aroused by recent statements that
President Coolidge is hampered by the
existing eligibility law governing the
appointment of District Commission
ers in appointing some one to take
the place of Commissioner Rudolph,
the Georgetown Citizens Association
last night, at a meeting In the Poto-
mac Savings Bank Building, voted to
oppose any change in the existing
laws governing the appointment Of
Commissioners.
The body approved in substance a
motion regarding the law as offered
by John Hadley Doyle, but due to GER
tain strongly worded phrases in it
voted to have the resolution edited by
members of the executive committee
before submitting it to members of
Congress and other authorities.
Resolution Vigorously Debated.
Tho adoption Of the resolution fol-
lowed strong debate against any
change In the three-year clause con-
tained in the existing law. The clause
states that a person has to be three
gear legal resident of the District to
be eligible for appointment as Com
missioner.
Mr.. Doyle in introducing the orig
inal motion stated that "a movement
is on foot to change the order or
things and throw the office of COM
,nissionership into the common vortex
ot politics for the benefit of lame
ducks from the various States
George w. Offutt declared: I'VE
rave very few rights now. Let US
keep what we have and fight for
more" adding: ''It is an insult TO the
Sntelligence of the people Of the Dis
rtct for the President or anybody
else to say that they can't find avail
able material for Commissioners
among those who have been citizens
~ the District three years"
Henry w Draper, joining the de-
hate. stated: 1T is trespassing on the
tnherent rights of the District TO go
outside for man TO fill so important
"a position as that Of District Commls-
Stoner.
Center Market Site Discussed.
Resolutions also were adopted to re-
fer the questions of the establishment
of q new location for Center Market
pnd the rehabilitation of the OLD
GEORGETOWN Market to the commit
zee on commercial interests, Isaac u.
NordlinGer, chairman.
Between now and the time OF the
!, i,ssociation's meeting next month";
members OF tEltt OlBhlliLAtloiA NAAt
;..der a change In the associations by
laws 10 permit women TO become mem
.,ers. IT was stated at the meeting
that the association is now the only
bachelor association" of It's klnU IN
the city \ resolution proposing ;;U"n
= change In thr hr-laWs WAS miro
fuced bv MI Cfputt,
Maj. Edwin 4. iIoSSe, sup2Eintend-
cnt o[ police, was an honor guest ana
delivered a short address. lie pr2l$ed
ne police personnel, saying, II can
y,nrert1v say that 95 per cent ot our
,.,er are good CitiZers" He stated also
ehat his department viii endeaVor 10
IN aIl possible toward the enforce
r1ert cf the prohihirjon law ''as long
ss Il is on the statute books.
Move to Save Monument.
Members of the executive commit
vee were authorized to confer SIth, the
officials Of the e.. & .. Canal 70 see
shat can he done towards preserving
the monument erected at the foot "t
Wisconsin avenue in Commpmoratlon
~ the completion Of the canal. 1t vas
t1,lIt soon after the completion OF thc
canal in the early part OIL inc last cen
fury, Il was stated,
Upon motion of j. a. Bo"leS' me
association is to seek the fmmedlate
e-oupleti0n Of Improvements &c " IS
tonsin avenue.
Richard Waterman. DIR. George
Grove and E. J. Lewis were elected
90 membership in the ASSOCIATION. Jo-
@eph A Oliver. president, presided