Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-06

} spread the tidingS of the Districts
/ The washington Star, Post and Times
Puildings. Kann'S, Woodward & 10th
rop's and in front of the headquarters
in the Transportation Building.
Committee of Women.
The committee of women was headed
bv Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, president
of the league, and Mrs. Edna L. john
ston, chairman. Their numbers COM
prised Mrs. HARDWOOD Read, Mrs. Louis
Gutenberg, Judge Mary O'Toole, MRS.
George A. Rickes, Miss Muriel Fritz,
Miss Edna Sheehy, Mrs. Charles L. NC
Nary. Mrs. John L. Hyde, Mrs. William
c. Harlee, Mrs. H. L. Parkinson, Mrs.
Frank Hiram Smell, Mrs. Kate Iren-
holm Abrams, Miss B. M. CuStenborder,
Mrs A. j. McKelway, Mrs. Thomas j.
Howerton, Mrs Howard l. Earle, Mrs.
LYMAN B. Swormstedt, Mrs. U. G. b.
Pierce. Mrs. Harrison T. Baldwin, Mrs
Edward Heating, Miss Helen Anderson
and Mrs Henry C. Newcomer.
Taking off in three airplaneS from
washington Airport at HAS O'Clock.
the committee of debutantes made good
work of their bombardment. Scores and
scores of small balloons bearing the Slo-
gan" Give Washington National Rep
resentation," were dropped below. Some
of them waited far afield on account OF
the brisk wind blowing.
Flowers for Balloons.
For each balloon turned into the
Headquarters of the VoteleSS District OF
Columbia League of Women Voters this
afternoon. the lucky finder will receive
a chrysanthemum from Miss Queenle
Smith. musical comedy star of Hit the
Deck" who is cooperating in the dem
onStration.
The aviators who piloted the fair
"bombers'' were Capt. Joseph E. Boud-
win. Stewart ReisS and D. H. Stuart.
These were the young women who
took part in the stunt: Miss Marion
Jardine, Miss Peggy Tyner, Miss Eliza
beth Dunlop. Miss Rahel Davies, Miss
Nancy Beale, Miss Beatrice Littlef1eld,
Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, Miss Anne
Carter Green, Miss Adair Childress.
Miss Dorothy Dial, Miss Lalla Lynn and
Miss Jean Peoples.
Tonight the young women will be the
box party guests of Miss Smith at the
National Theater.
At 1870 o'clock the six young men
and women on duty with the float were
luncheon guests at the Madrillon res
taurant and later witnessed perform
ance at the Earle Theater before re-
Stunning their part in the afternoon
demonstration.
Until $50 o'clock the float will take
position in various parts OF the city
and during the afternoon will proceed
up Pennsylvania avenue through the
Capitol grounds to visit the southeast
and northeast sections of the city. Re
turning via H street to Eleventh, the
float will finally come to halt in front
of The Star Building.
Plea Made Over Radio.
Edwin C. Brandenburg of the Joint
Committee on National Representation
for the District of Columbia spoke over
Station WRC last night in the interests
Of the Day of Humiliation" His
address in part follows:
Tomorrow will be a Day OF Humilia-
ton for the citizens of the District.
Under the Constitution more than
20 100000 citizens of the United States
will be given an opportunity to express
their choice at the polls for President,
and at the same time vote for their
representatives in Congress. The Sac, 600
citizens of Washington are denied this
right under the Constitution. 1t is the
only place left in this land where taxa
ton without representation still prevails.
Do the people of this country know We
are denied the right of vote, and have
no representation in Congress?
do you know that through our taxes
on real and personal property. tangible
and intangible, we paid last year $751;
337. 1903 to run the District government?
The United States pays nothing for
taxes on any of its vast holdings OF
property, receives without cost the water
it uses. and has police and fire protec-
ton, and for this it contributed toward
the maintenance of the Capital $9,000,-
600. If the Government paid taxes to
the District at the same rate as paid by
its citizens, it would undoubtedly be in
excess of the amount of this contribu-
ton.
Other Tax Payments.
"In addition to this, citizens of the
District paid to the United States in
other taxes $18,227.332, which is more
than that paid by the people in each of
| Is States and Territories, and more
than the aggregate paid by States
and Territories combined. These
| States are represented in Congress by
two Senators and also Representatives
according to the population of the
| States. while the District has no repre-
Sentation in either House of Congress
I'VE appeal to you to write your Con-
gressmen demanding that they support
the resolution pending in Congress
! approving an amendment to the Consti-
| tuition granting the right of franchise
| to the people of this District, in order
| that it can no longer be said that taxa
ton without representation still exists
| in this country"