Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-31
CITIZENS TO BOOST
. GREATER CAPITAL
Inteffederation Conference
Backs Idea of Nationwide
= 4 Publicity Drive.

Proposals to throw the entire
weight Of the citizenry of the District
of Columbia. nearby Maryland and
Virginia behind a moyement to ad-
Vertise Washington and further the
greater Washington idea the length
and breadth of the United States were
favorably espoused by the informa.
Interfederation Conference last night.
The District of Columbia, Mont
gomery County, Md, and Arlington
County. Va. federations compose the
conference as at present constituted.
Admitted that the interests of
Arlington and Montgomery Counties
are closely bound up with the growth
and progress of Washington, it was
declared by the leaders of civic move
ments in the three territories that
through co-ordinated and concerted
action on the part Of the INFERRED
GRAFTON Conference, the movement to
spread the gospel of a greater Wash
inCton could better be promoted by
united citizens organizations them
selves, rather than commercial or
private interests, by virture of the
fact that the support accruing to
such movement would be far greater.
See Far-Reaching Results.
Speakers at the meeting last night
emphasized the fact that through
the establishment OF a well organized
publicity organization. backed by all
declarations, far-reaching results
should be obtained, and instead of
Spasmodic efforts to bring the de-
STABILITY of the Capital to the atten-
ton of the United States at large,
concerted and prolonged effort
might be attained. The value of such
effort was declared incalculable, as
It would have a direct bearing upon
every phase of the growth and de-
velopment of the National Capital.
It WAS pointed out that one of the
reasons that the District of Columbia
and it's envirOns is fair game" for
members of Congress failing to under
stand or appreciate the greater Wash
ington idea is that the people in other
sections of the United States do not
understand the true situation or are
Indifferent to it. Should widespread
effort be made to implant the ideals of
a greater Washington in the hearts
and minds of the people of the United
States and inspire in them the desire
for the worlds greatest Capital, then
there would be less inclination on the
part of enemies of the Capital to at
tempt to exploit it? At least there
would be built up more fertile soil for
the advancement of the CapitalS in
tereSt.
Mecca for Home Seekers.
Furthermore, it was declared by
speakers, that by broadcasting the adj
vantages of the Capital 1t would be-
come a mecca for home owners who
have retired from active business
life.
That business and commercial Or
yanizations would heartily lend ffnan-
cial support to a properly organized
bureau of this sort was declared eX-
ceedingIy likely by speakers advocat-
ing the plan.
A committee composed of Olver
Owen Kuhn, president of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation; +.
c.. Campbell and Arthur Orr of the
Arlington County Civic Federation
Edwin s. Hege of the Federation
of Citizens Associations of the Dis
trict of Columbia ana r. B. Law
renee, secretary of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation. was appoint
cd to survey the possibilities OF the
plan and make a definite report on
prospects at the next meeting of the
Interfederation Conference.
Forms InterfederatiOn Body.
President r. T.. Plymale of the Ar
lineton County Federation last night
reported that his organization has
unanimously subscribed to the Inter
federation Conference. President
Kuhn of the Montgomery Federation
declared that favorable action I'M
doubtedly would be taken by his or
caniZatiun at its next regular meeting,
while representatives of the District of
Columbia Federation were optimistic
as to acceptance of the plan at the
October meeting of their organization.
Following formal adoption of the
InterfederatiOn Conference plan by all
of the civic declarations, a definite or
ganization will he effected whereby
liaison between the organizations can
he made permanent, delegates inter
changed and many of the plans al