Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
GUIDES OF CAPITAL
FORM ASSOCIATION
AT MEETING HERE
Officers Elected and Rules
Adopted in Session
Last Night.
GROUP PLANS TO OPEN
Permanent OFFICES
Efforts to Be Made by Members to
Keep Prices at Maximum
of $40 Per Day.

Licensed guides of the city formed
their first organization last night, when
they met at 121 Maryland avenue
northeast, elected officers, and adopted
constitution, bylaws, and regulations
for the new Washington Guides
Association" A business headquarters
will be set up soon.
William H. Hickey Of 1887 Eighteenth
street northeast, who has been a guide
for ~ years in the National Capital,
and was chairman Of the committee on
organization, was elected president.
Other officers are: Charles r. Burgess.
attorney, of 1880 Riggs place, vice presi-
dent, and Miss Ruby M. Policy, 1920
Albemarle street, secretary-treaSurer,
the only woman officer.
AS explained today by Miss Policy,
herself licensed guide, the new organi-
cation is formed to put the guides and
their work on a more buSinesS-like
foundation, to establish headquarters,
nized as body.
Purpose of Headquarters.
A newly-enacted regulation here will
prohibit guides from soliciting business
on the street and by having headquar-
tiers the guides will be able to obviate
necessity for such practice, it Is pointed
out.
The new organization hopes to estab-
liSh more firmly the rates for guiding
authorized by the municipal government
under the license, which is $50 an
hour and $40 day. The organization
hopes to eliminate the unlicensed
guides, who not only take business away
from those officially recognized by the
District Government but often give
tourists misinformation. For instance,
it was reported that ignorant guides
have recently been telling tourists that
Abraham Lincoln is buried in the Lin
coin Memorial, whereas his body lies at
Springfield, III.
A school for instruction of guides was
considered at the meeting, and will be
taken up later. 1t was suggested also
that the District should be more strict
in its examination, so that guides, to OBJ
tain license. would be required to have
an adequate and more accurate fund of
| information about this city.
Will Keep Up Prices.
A campaign will be waged also by the
association, it was learned, against cut
ting of prices by guides, as the author
lied $40 per day, permitted by the Dis
trict would assure higher type OF
guiding service for visiting Americans
and also assure a more buSineSslike
system.
The question of insignia, uniform
and a business headquarters will be
taken up at meeting to be held next
Monday night at the Woodmans Hall
Tenth street and Grant place.
Initiation fee was placed at $40 and
membership dues were placed at 81 a
month. There are 81 charter members
Committees which are working or
various phases of interest to the new as
ISOLATION were appointed as follows
Housing committee, Charles r. Burgess
John G. Hail, William w. Cook; finance
John c. Hall, Walter e. Collins, James
Grace; membership, A. r. Rowles, Rob-
ert Harper and William w. Cook; trus-
tees committee, Edwin Rowles, Harry
Motley and Daniel Shorter.
The original committee on arrange
| ments for organization consisted OF
Hickey, Miss Policy, Harper, Jack
Rowles and E. r. Bland.