Evening star., 1928-11-21

VAN SAINT SUCCEEDS
ROBERTS AS HIS AIDE
Considerable New Blood Injected
as President Announces Di-
Visional Personnel.

The personnel Of the standing COM
mittees of the Federation of Citizens
Associations was announced today by
DR.. George c. Havenner, president Ap-
pointment of the committees was DR..
Havenner's first official act since his
election, November 3.
Surprisingly few changes were made
by DR.. Havenner in the chairmanShipS,
although he has done considerable
shifting and injected new blood into
the makeup of virtually all commit
tees.
William Mex Clayton, veteran leader
of the public utilities committees, has
been retained in that position, although
his assistant, William A. Roberts, who
served as vice chairman last year, has
been relieved and assigned to the COM
mittees on education and zoning regu-
lations. The removal of Roberts did
not come as surprise in federation
circles, however, as DR.. Havenner init
mated shortly after his election that he
probably would select a new vice chair
man for the utilities committee. This
| post was given to Frank Van SAINT.
Yaden Given ChairmanShip.
James G. Yaden, the immediate
| predecessor of President Havenner, was
made chairman of the important COM
mittee on education, replacing Harry
G. Stull, who Is retained on the COM
| mittee as vice chairman. The only
other changes in chairmanships in
volved the committees on highways,
parks and waterways, charities and cor
rections, police and fire protection and
city planning.
Thomas J. Llewellyn was named
chairman of the highways, park and
waterways committee, succeeding Presi-
dent Havenner. The chaiTmanship of
! the committee on charities and correc-
tionS passed from Edwin S. Hege to
Mrs. J. Jerome Lightfoot. Hege was
made chairman of the committee on
national representation, replacing Jesse
C. Suter, who is no longer a delegate
to the federation. The committee on
police and fire protection viii be headed
by N. F. Jenney, who succeeds the late
Robert Strobel. Maj. Clayton E. Emig
was appointed chairman Of the COM
mittee on city planning, succeeding
Henry c. Newcomer, who is no longer
| a delegate.
Aside from the removal Of Roberts
as vice chairman of the utilities COM
nlittee, the only other change in the
vice chairmanships is in the fiscal rela-
| tionS committee. j. Louis Gelbman
was named vice chairman to succeed
| Henry K. Bush-Brown.
Havenner Lauds Clayton.
In announcing the committee ap-
pointmentS Dr. Hayenner made particu-
lar reference to the reappointment of
Clayton as chairman of the utilities
group. ''Mr. Clayton has served the
citizens of the District for many years
as chairman of this important commit
tee," he said, land he has successfully
| fought many battle for the citizens in
public utility matters before the Public
Utilities Commission and congressional
committees" He also called attention
to the fact that last year, in the absence
OF Mr.. Yaden, he named Clayton as
chairman of the utilities committee.
DR.. Havenner pointed out that he
had devoted more attention to the
makeup of the utilities committee than
he had to the makeup of any other
committee. and that he had endeavored
to select from among the membership
OF the federation some of its best
minds, representative of the entire city,
to serve upon this committee" "I
look to every member of this committee
to carefully study every matter referred
to II" he said, "and in reaching a con-
clusion to be guided by the interests
OF the citizens of the District. I hope
for harmony in the committee and in
the federation"
With reference to the activities of
the federation DR.. Havenner said he
deplored the publication of committee
reports before they had been presented
to and acted upon by the federation.
I hope that this will not be the case
in the coming year." he declared.
W0p1aav,,c TukoraS4 cov~rk
DR.. Havenner also called attention to
MS appointment Of woman as chair
man of one of the important commits
tees and that he named another woman
as vice chairman of another committee.
II cid this" he said, because wish
to see the woman delegates to the fed
Grafton take an active part in all of its
affairs.
The committee appointments follow:
Law and legislation - Thomas E.
Lodge, chairman; Ralph A. CuSick, vice
chairman; George B. Bishop, William
G. Henderson, w. F. McCray, E. M.
Richardson w. H. Richardson, John
A. Saul, t. S. Settle. Harry N Stull,
George Il. Wales, Phillip Walker.
Public Utilities.
William NICK. Clayton, chairman;
Frank Van SAINT, vice chairman: Rob-
ert Bailey, B. A. Bowles, E. j. Brennan.
II. K. Bush-Brown. Mai. Clayton z.
Em1g, Joseph L. Gammell, r. Wood
land Gates, E. B. Henderson, William
G. Henderson, Gen. H. Oden Lake, Mrs.
j. Jerome Iightfoot, ]. w. McGarry,
M. M Mclean and A. F. E. Scheer.
Public Health.
Allan Davis, chairman; DR.. W. p.
Kenealy, vice chairman; George B.
Bishop, DR.. A. A. Chenay, John S. Orig
gers, Mrs. F. T. Dubois, M. j. Gleason
and E. j. Brennan.
Highways, parks and waterways
Thomas j. Llewellyn, chairman; Gen.
H. Oden Lake, vice chairman; E. NJ.
Barry, H. X. Dierkoph. George E.
Eckendorf, M. ]. Gleason, j. Millard
Hal, Carey V. Hodgson. r. M. Klinger,
Robert H. McMacktn, j. G. Miller, W.
B. Todd and H. F. Welsh
Education-James c.. len, chair
man; Harry N. Stull, VI chairman;
]. A, Clark, Mrs. Ralph a. Cusick, John
s. Driggers, George S. Fraser, A. H.
Gregory, John Holm, Mai A. M. Hol-
combe, j. B. Hopkins, william v. Lewis,
M. G. Lloyd, Frank G. Merritt, Cora
OSsire, Mrs. H S. Parsons, w. A.
Roberts, George H. Russell, D. N. Shoe
maker, l.. s. Trundle and Fred S.
Walker
Public celebrations -Selden M. Ely,
chairman; L. S. Trundle, vice chair
man; G. w. Ayres, Robert T. Lynch,
Edna J. Sheehy, Capt G. L. Shorey.
Membership--A. H. Gregory chair
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