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Emis. He is not here tonight TO de
fend himself
Il do not however, wish to defend
Mai. Emig. He viii be able to de.
fend himself. But | will say this
The committee Of three has offered
no comment on the IIanSel plan. The
ONLY thing / have done AS we'll as
the other members of the Subcom-
mittee, / believe. ia for the welfare ot
the federation and the public.
Denies Attack on Emig.
Acting President Havenner then in
terjected that if he had understood the
remarks of Mr. Roberts to have Leen
an attack on Mai. Emis he would
not have permitted 1t.
Mr.. Roberts then responded with
this statement: "If was speaking the
way | was thinking | made no attack
on Maj Emig"
Besides the three merger plans. the
utilities committee also was given a
resolution submitted by G.. L. ShOrey
of the Piney Branch Citizens AssOcia-
ton, designed to commit the federal
tion. to the principle of a uuiHcation
without specific reference to any one
of the proposed schemes for bringing
it about. An effort to have this reso-
luton approved at the meeting failed
when the necessary tWo-thirds vote for
it's consideration was not forthcoming
Another resolution introduced by
William Mex. Clayton, chairman 0t
the utilities committee. intended to put
the federation on record as opposing
the proposed increase in rates and
a~1t-
Chesapeake 4 l'otOnas Telephone Co,
extending into Montgomery County,
Nd. was referred to the committee
with power to act. The resolution
held that the proposed rates would
he breach OF an agreement which
the telephone company has with the
Public Utilities Commission not to
petition for a change in the present
rates for three years.
Authorized As Representatives.
Clayton also asked for authorize
ton for his committee to represent
the federation at the Washington
Rapid Transit Co. valuation hearings
before the Utilities Commission De-
cenber II and it was granted.
The federation approved three re-
ports submitted by William f. Todd
vice chairman of the committee on
highways, parks and waterways. One
urged the condemnation of the entire
cleared section of the Patterson tract
for recreation park, and another rec
commended that the National CAPITAL
Park and Planning Commission tabe
steps toward the development Of q
park along the upper Potomac The
third approved the widening of streets
h e
fic needs.
On motion of Mr. Clayton a Specia
committee was appointed to study the
advisability of establishing head
quarters for the federation. The per
sonnel is composed of Clayton. Thorn.
as +. Lodge and Jesse G. Sutcr.
The announcement of new commit
tee assignments revealed several i'm
pOrtant changes, aside from the re.
moval of Maj. EmiG as assistant
chairman of the utilities committee
Thomas f.. Lodge was given the chair
manshiD of the law and legislation
committee, and its former chairman.
Charles !. Stengle. WAS put at the
head of the fiscal relations committee.
Hugh Erampton was relieved from the
utilities committee and assigned to the
chairmanship of the newly formed
local suffrage committee.
Personnel of the standing commit
tees announced by Acting President
George &. lIaNenper follows:
Law and g;slation-Thomas F..
Lodge. chairman; Graham Powell,
vice chairman; Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell, David Babp, William G. Hen
derson. Marshall Pickering w. II.
Richardson. John A. Saul George r.
Wales, Lee r. Wilson. ID. II Lum,
Frank Van SAINT, f. =. EaSby-S -Smith b.
Eta Tassart, Nj. II. Nollmer.
Public utilities--William Nick. Clay
ton. chairman; William A. Roberts.
vice chairman; Clayton T.. Emig, j.
G. Hefty. George f. Mitchell Harry
G. kimball. X. Z. Armstrong. c. II,
Spencer. Col T.. y. Pendleton. john
S. Drissers. David Babp. L. j. Bren
nan.
Public health-~Alian Davis, chair.
man; Charles E. Campbell. vice chair
man; DIR, w. T. Kencalv. Paul F..
Grove, DIR. A. A. ChenaN, William Y
Brady. Dr. l.. II. Prince. DR.. Percival
Hall. G. NJ. koockoGey, L. j. New
comb.
Highways, parks and waterways
George G. Havenner, chairman: w. 4.
Todd, vice chairman; Robert u. Me-
Mackin, Harry &. kimball, j.. s.
Trundle. George NJ Yeatman, Lewis