Evening star., 1929-12-19

president of the VoteleSs District Of Co
lumbia League of Women Voters; Paul
E. Lesh, chairman of the committee on
speakers; DR.. George C.. HaVenner
president of the Federation of Citizens
Associations: H. H. Classic, special as
sistant to the Attorney General; Mrs.
Grace Hays Riley, dean of the WASH
ington College of Law; Representative l..
F.. Dyer. ranking Republican member
of the House judiciary committee; Rep
reSentative Frederick N. Zihlman OF
Maryland, chairman of the House Dis
trict committee; Charles w. Darr, pres
ident of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce; James j. Noonan, president
of the Central Labor Union; Senator
Wesley L. Jones of Washington, Sena-
tor Arthur Capper of Kansas, chairman
of the Senate District committee; Will
liam Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and Justice Wen
dali Phillips Stafford of the District
Supreme Court.
$4,000 for Budget of 1880.
Robert v. Fleming, chairman of the
finance committee, reported that his
committee had organized and was &C
lively at work raising the $4,000 ten
tative budget for 1890. He reported
many contributions already received
and gave assurance of the early COL
lection of the full amount needed for
the purposes of the budget.
Paul E. Lesh, chairman of the COM
mittee OH speakers, reported that his
committee had held an organization
meeting and was actively at work in
preparing a list OF well informed and
ineffective speakers to be utilized to
promote the cause wherever speakers
were desired.
The executive committee accorded
Mr.. NoyeS and his associates in the
task of seeking national representation
for the District a rising vote of ap-
probation at last nights meeting.
In the course of the session Mr..
NoyeS named Washingtonians associated
with the joint committee and its work
who had died during the past year.
Those he named were w. T. Galliher,
former chairman OF the finance COM
mittee; Roy l.. NeuhauSer, Albert l..
Schulteis.
Robert J. Cottrell, secretary of the
executive committee, was instructed to
write letters Of condolences to the fam
lilies of the dead workers.
In resolution adopted by the execu-
opening of the headquarters office by
the chairman and the employment of
a campaign director in accordance with
the authorization given at the June
meeting. The resolution carried ap-
proval also of the expenditure on the
headquarters Office from october Is
to the end of 1929 for equipment and
personal service. The executive COM
mittee also confirmed the tentative
budget OF $4,000 for 1880 and author
lied subcommittee. composed of Mr..
NoyeS. Mr. Fleming and John Joy Ed
son. to allocate the funds among the
budget items according to their dis
cretion.
:, Many in Attendance.
Among those present at last nights
meeting were; Theodore w. NoyeS, Mr..
Edison, Mr.. Suter, A. Leftwich Sinclair,
Robert j. Cottrell, Ross p. Andrews, E.
C. Brandenburg Mrs. Grace Ross
Chamberlin. Allen c. Clark, Oscar
Coolican, Karl w. Corby, Jesse P.
Crawford, Fred A. Emery. Robert v
Fleming, Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, Edward
j. Hine, Dorsey w. Hyde, jr,; Richard
w. Hynson, Mrs: Edna L. Johnston,
Paul Keogh. Paul E. Lesh, Thomas E.
Mr.. Lyon. Mrs. Charles L.
McNary, A. M. Nevius. Theodore P.
Noyes, Judge Mary O'Toole, Horace J.
Phelps, George Pitt, Grahame H. Powell,
John Clagett Proctor. Miss Janet
Richards. I. j. Roberts, John Lewis
Smith, Mrs Clara Wright Smith, Gen.
Anton Stephan, Washington Topham,
Evan H. Tucker and Frederic William
Vile.
Among those unable to attend who
presented their regrets were:
Mrs. Ellen Spencer MuSSey, DR..
George F.. Bowerman, d. J. Callahan.
E. F' Colladay, Commissioner Proctor
l.. Dougherty, W. w. Everett, E. c.
Graham. Dr. George H. Havenner. E.
j. Murphy, George w. Offutt. jr.; Maj.
julius l. Peyser, Edward D. Shaw, John
H. Small, Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell,
Edgar C. Snyder, Miss Florence Stiles
and Ben T. Webster.