Evening star., 1927-04-03
NEWCOMER WINS
COUNCIL CONTEST
Five Ballots Decide Election
to Citizen Advisory Body.
Others UnoppoSed.

The Federation of Citizens Associ-
ations moved sedately through five
ballots last night to elect six members
of the Citizens Advisory Council. Five
of the six members were chosen on
the first ballot. Four more ballots
were necessary to secure a majority
for Col. Henry e. Newcomer of the
Kalorama Citizens Association.
Two of the council members, elected
at the federation meeting in board
room of the District Building. will en-
ter upon their third term as members
of the Citizens Advisory Council.
Those chosen are:
Kenenth p Armstrong of the Rhode
Island Avenue Association.
DR.. George c. Havenner of the Ana
costa Association.
Four others, reelected.
Edwin S. Hege of the Chevy Chase
Association.
Col. Henry c. Newcomer of the
Kalorama Association.
Robert S. Strobel of the South
Washington Association.
George r. Wales of the Cathedral
Heights and Devonshire Downs asso-
Citations.
son and George T. Beason, elected Fri
day night by the Federation of Civic
Associations, and with J. G. Yaden,
president OF the federation, constitute
the third Citizens Advisory Council.
Mr.. Yaden is the presiding officer over
meetings of the council.
One Real Contest.
Lacking the color and factionalism
of other elections, the balloting last
night brought only one real contest.
Col Newcomer gathered strength as
the balloting progressed, and received
40 on the decisive vote.
The votes of the five elected on the
first ballot, with 81 voting and 43
necessary to election. were as follows:
Mr.. Armstrong, As: DIR. Havenner. 68;
Mr.. Hege, As; Mr.. Strobel, SO, and Mr..
Wales, 81.
DR.. Havenner, who, with Mr..
Wales, has served two previous terms
on the council. is an investigator for
the Bureau of Efficiency. He is a
member of a number of civic organi-
cations and has been active in civic
affairs for 80 years. He is a medical
graduate His home is at 1745 Min
nesota avenue southeast.
Mr.. Strobel, the other candidate
from the southern district of the City.
is a master plumber and is president
of the South Washington Citizens
Association. He lives at AL Eighth
street southeast,
Mr.. Wales. who is a former presi
dent of the Cathedral Heights Asso-
citation, has been actively identi
fed with civic affairs in Washington
for more than a decade. He is a mem
Der of the Civil Service Commission
and lives at 1909 Norton place.
Mr.. Armstrong. an engineer by
training, and now manager of sales
for a real estate firm. is chairman of
the committee on public utilities of
the Rhode Island Avenue Association,
and has been identified with this large
organization for several years. He
came to Washington as an employe of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
in 1916 His home is at 1912 Kearney
street northeast.
Former Town Councilman.
Mr.. Hege is also a real estate man
and a lawyer. He also has lived in
Washington since 1916, coming to the
city from Rockville, where he served
as a town councilman. He is a for
mer president of the Kalorama Citi-
zens' Association, and Is a member
of the federation committee on fiscal
relations and national representation.
Col. Newcomer served as assistant
engineer commissioner in Washington
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