The Washington times., 1926-08-03
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lcontinusd r0m First PACED
day 81 the White Houte here
and at the Prssiden 8 summer
camp IN New York. The ap-
pointment Is TO take effect at
once Mr.. fleming s resigna-
ton has been accepted formal
II.
Mr.. Dougherty, d native Of the
Presidents home State Of Massa-
ehusetks, Is government repre-
sentative In Washington for the
Otis Elevator Co., with offices ct
80 Eighteenth 81 N. w. He is
best known here as - worker IN
civic matters. His home siS al
s7f3 Jenifer St.. Chevy Chase, D. G.
Has Three ChiIdren
He is So years old. married ana
Is the father OF three children. q
eso. IS. and two daughters. 10 and
!. Mrs. Doukherty. also q Mass
acbusetts woman. was Miss Grace
Holmes, q direct descendant OF
Oliver wendell Holmes. She and
their children are now ct her
mothers home IN Cambridge. Mass.
The new Commissioner has been
identified with civic affairs in
Washington for nearly twenty-five
years. although he has lived here
continuously for only the last ten
years He first came to the Cap.
ita1 IN 1900. and was employed In
the office Of the supervising archi.
tect OF the Treasury.
During the second Roosevelt adj
ministration, he came into prom
inence 40 one OF the founders OF
the University Club here. He also
was Identified at that time with
Various. civic organizations; although
not prominent in the public activi.
ties OF the organization.
Sent Here Permanently.
His association with the Otis Ele-
Vator Company brought about his
removal to New York, bus he kept
In rouch with affairs here, frequent
" being sent to this city on his
conpany,s business. About 10 years
ago he was stationed here per.
nnanently.
Several years ago he became one
Of the leading spirits In the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association, and
was that bOdy's delegate to the
Federation Of Citizens Associations.
Last spring the Chevy Chase citi.
szens conducted an active campaign
to have their delegate named to the
Citizens Advisory Council. and Mr..
-Dongherty won a place on that
body by q good majority OF votes.
Previously, az delegates to the
Federation, he had been q member
OF the committee that drafted the
plan for. the formation OF the
Citizens Advisory Council, and
members Of that body declared
today that he has invariably shown
q full grasp Of civic problems.
He also is chairman Of the Fed.
eration's committee on national
representation Tor the District, and
Is active in the campaign to OBJ.
tain legislation for such represen.
tation. He was one Of the princi.
pal advocates at Congressional
hearings on the representation pro.
posal at the recent session Of Con.
gress.
Mr.. Dougherty'A appointment IL
not the result Of any previous
friendship with the President In
Massachusetts. He did not know
the President personally white he
was In that State, although he and
Mrs. Dougherty are said 10 have
been intimately acquainted with
Edward 7. Clark. the Presidents
personal secretary. and with Mr.
Ciark's family.
big Five" Ignored.
While personal recommendation
OF Mr.. Clark may have turned the
scale In Mr.. Dougherty's favor
when the President finally decided
on the new Commissioners, Il In
understood that consideration III
the Chevy Chase man came original.
~ through leaders I'm civic affairs
who have not been identified with
the big Five" group that controls
Republican politics In the District
These civic leaders. without any
organized effort. are said to have
brought Mr.. Dougherty's name to
the attention OF the President so
frequently in the last two weeks
that Mr.. Coolidge iIlaukurated an
exhaustive Investigation Of his own.