Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-01
EDUCATIONAL DRIVE
FOR VOTE STARTS.
Headquarters in National
Press Building Opened.
Radio Is Set Up.

Educational activities to be con-
Quoted during the inaugural period in
furtherance of the movement urging
national representation for the District
of Columbia were given an early start
today with the opening of headquarters
in a large office in the National Press
Building, Fourteenth and F streets.
Prominent Washingtonians who have
been active in the now Nationwide
movement seeking for the District vot-
ing representation in the Senate and
House and the right to vote in presi-
dental elections were at headquarters
today and viii be during the ensuing
week to welcome visitors and acauaint
them with the anomalous situation OF a
half million taxpaying Americans who
are denied representation in their Gov
ernment.
The large corner Office has been fur
nished for the reception of out-of- town
guests during the Inauguration period.
many of whom are believed as yet un-
familiar with the disfranchisement of
Washington's population. Local citizens
also will be welcome at the headqlar-
ters, where literature describing WASH
lngtons petition for representation viii
be distributed.
Radio Set Up at Office.
For the entertainment of guests at
the Office also a radio has been set up
for the purpose Of carrying radio
broadcasts OF the official inaugural pro-
grams.
The headquarters today is in charge
OF a group of members of the League
OF Women Voters, under the direction
OF Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. Tomor-
Club. under the chairmanship of Mrs.
George A. Kicker, will be in charge;
Sunday, group under the leadership
of Mrs. Edna Johnston: Monday. men,
bers of the Women's City Club, under
the leadership of Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell. and Tuesday. Mrs. Edgar Merritt
and members of the District of Column
bia Federation of Women's Clubs. Men
prominent in local activities also will
serve on the reception committees.
Light refreshments will be served to
visitors under arrangements made by
Miss Florence Stiles. chairman of the
committee on hosts and hosteSseS of the
special group of the citizens joint COM
mittee on national representation in
charge Of inaugural activities. Frederic
William Vile is chairman of this special
group.
Lyon Makes Radio Address.
AS preliminary to the opening of
activities at the headquarters an appeal
for increased support for the national
representation movement was sounded
last night by Gideon A. Lyon in an
address over station WRC. Tomorrow
evening Theodore w. Noyes will speak
over station WMAL and Monday eve
ming Jesse c. Suter will be heard in
support of the movement over the same
station.
of representation to Washington and
the justice of the petition, Mr.. Lyon
last night emphasized that the pro-
posal does not anticipate disturbance
of the present form of government for
the District.
Washington does not ask that it be
created into State of the Union" he
explained but it does ask that its
residents be given the status of citizens
of State solely in respect to participa-
ton in the election of the National
Executive and to representation in the
body that makes its laws and leyies its
taxes and directs the expenditure of its
money.
Washington does not ask that its
present excellent system of municipal
government be altered or modified. 1t
seeks only to be given the right to send
voting representatives to the Congress,
so that it may. through those represent
atives. participate in all law-making
affecting its own welfare and also
in the making OF the laws Of the |
More populous than seven of the |
States. paying larger share of the |
Federal taxes than % of the States, |
exceeding in military and naval quotas |
during the Great War seven OF the |
States. Washington asks merely that it |
be rated as an American community |
in the essentials Of representation and |
in the Federal elections. |
Tested by every rule of logic. the |
measure of enfranchisement |
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