Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-17
HELM|CK TO HEAD
CITIZENS CANVASS
Named Chairman of Down.
town Membership Group:
Expense Fund Aided.

rlans for the membership drive by
citizens associations. November IL To
20, were given added impetus last
night at the District Building by the
general committee In charge. An
other meeting will be hold next Satur-
day night
TIL. guarantee fund which IL being
raised to meet expenses was increased
by slas at the meeting by cortrihu
tions from associations and individ-
lals bringing the total subscribed In
cash and pledges to date {" $o1h.
Mai Gen. Ell 4. Helmick. inspector
general or the Army, was named by
Jesse c. Suffer-. general chairman. To-
he head Of the committee on down
town canvass" and made 2 short ad-
dress to the meeting. Other msm-
hers Of this committee are George A.
Finch. A. ]. DriScoll. Mrs. Frank
Hiram Smell and Charles F. Consaul.
(;fIligan Leads Committee.
The committee on schools. parent
teacher associations and community
&c nters was named as follows: Henry
Gilliean. chairman: James G.. Yaden.
Fred s. Walker. Mrs. f.. NJ. Kahn
shach. Mrs. William r. Hardy. Miss NJ.
Gertrude Young. Selden NJ. Fly. Mrs.
Deborah Sireitbergpr, Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. Mrs. ". G.. Parsons and
George n. Russell
Additional contributions to the guar
antv fund were made as follows: <9H.
Bright wood citizens Association and
William Nick. Clayton: $40. stanton
Park Citizens' Association. columbia
Heights Citizens Association. Lincoln
Park Citizens Association. j. w. Muir
ply, Dupont Circle Citizens Associa-
ton. John = Driggers. Warner slut
Ter. Southwest Citizens Association.
Jesse G.. Suter, Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell: IS. Benning Citizens Associa-
ton.
Conspicuous among the suggestions
offered by the several representatives
from citizens associations was the
offer ny Robert Strobel. president "f
the Southwest Citizens Association.
Of the Independent Boys Rand FOR
use on A public occasion. He made
the offer. Mr. Strobel announced. on
behalf Of the hand ma mayer, Clinton
Brown.
Enthusia SIN marked the meeting.
predictions coming from several
sources that associations expected To
double their membership during the
week OF the drive.
A button will he used in the cam
paign. il was explained by chairman
Suter. and badges will he provided
workers Buttons are To he given
persons who have Joined an associa-
tjor. The buttons will he three-Quar
, ters Of an inch in diameter. with blue
field nd red border. carrying In white
letter. the word "Orga nized Citizen
ship. 1926.
Plans also call for cooperation with
| the civic Federation of Montgomery
County. Md. and the civic Federatl""
of Arlington County. Mr.. Suter eN-
! pla aimed.
| Hel,nick Predicts Success.
! In answer to a question. Mr.. Suter
EXPLAINED that - cents out or every
dollar collected. which is To go to the
| general committee in charge OF the
campaign. affected only new memher-
ships. The citizens associations would
he allowed to- keep the entire dollar
of dues from each present member.
Gen. Helmick in accepting the
chairma nship of the downtown can
vass committee. said he had no doubt
but that the campaign would succeed.
| As matter m fact. he said, the
| task is SO fine. the object so impor-
tant that il would I've great retiec-
ton on Washington If we don't make
success of this drive" The ultimate
object he Se3d. was sooner or later
to get the vote for the District of Co
! lumbia.
! Rear Admiral W. l.. Rodgers. pres
| ident OF the Dupont Circle Citizens
| ASsocia lion. declared that since there
was no representative government in
| Washington the only way To accom-
| Oh hi iynif al 4
| for civic bettermpnt was by such or
ganiZati0n az the citizens assoCia-
tiOns.
Reports Of progress were heA ri
from representatives of the various
aksocia tons. estimates were made on
the amount of buttons and applica
tiOn blanks desired. and reports will
he fled later with MIR. Suter as to
bounda ries of each association.