Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-27
|RAD|0 TO CARRY
IVOTELESS D. c. HOPE
WRC and WMAL to Give Plea
of District for Voice in
Government.

While the attention Of the Nation
is centered here in anticipation of
the elevation to the presidency of the
choice of the majority of franchised
citizens of the country series Of ad-
dresses setting forth the justice and
hopes of the now voteless citizens of
Washington for a voice in their Gov
ernment will be broadcast over two
powerful local radio stations, WRC and
WMAL.
AS part of the extensive educational
program to be staged during the inaug-
ural period under the auspices of the
Citizens Joint Committee on National
Representation, spokesmen for Wash
ingtQn will deliver radio talks on the
Joint resolution now pending in Con-
gress which would make possible the
granting of representatives for the Dis
trict in the Senate and House.
Gideon A. Lyon tomorrow evening at
Z pm. will make a 10-minute address
over Station WRC on 1.-The Voteless
Plight Of the Washingtonian." Sat-
urday evening, March 2, at 8:25 o'clock.
Theodore w. Noyes, chairman of the
Citizens Joint Committee. will speak
over WMAL. and Monday evening,
March 4, at 7:45 o'clock over the same
station, another address will be delivered
by Jesse C. Suter.
Workmen today were engaged In pre-
pairing the headquarters of the tom
mittee in the large corner Office on
the first floor of the National Press
Building, Fourteenth and streets,
where the activities of the special sub
committee on inaugural activities will
be centered.
The headquarters Office will be fully
equipped for the reception of out-of-
town visitors here for the Inauguration
OF Herbert Hoover and to acquaint them
with the condition of the disfranchised
half million local citizens. Attractive
slogans urging representation in Con-
greSs and the electoral college for the
District will be placed in windows and
on the walls of the Office and there will
be wealth of printed material on hand
for distribution.
Pamphlet Is Planned.
Mr.. Lyon is chairman of a group in
charge Of preparation of literature for
distribution and among this material
will be specially prepared eight-page
pamphlet. copies Of hearings on the ma
tional representation petition, news
paper broadsides of news and editorials
and other informative matter. Special
copies of petitions for national repre-
sentation also have been printed for
use.
Mr.. Suter Is in charge of a group
which provided the numerous signs and
slogans today being hung under the di-
rection OF an expert decorator provided
through the courtesy of w. w. Everett
OF woodward & Lothrop Another local
agency which is cooperating in the
preparation Of the headquarters is the
Willard Hotel. which has provided car
peting for the Office
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg, in charge of
distribution of literature telling of the
national representation movement, has
been asked for material for distribution
by the inaugural information bureau to
be established by the Kiwanis Club in
the Washington Hotel An ample sup
ply has been allotted for this purpose.
Through the cooperation of w. C.
Wood of the veterans flag committee,
the national representation headquer-
ters will be laviShly decorated with
American flags, provided for the occa-
sion.
Committee Personnel.
Serving on the committee on prepara-
ton OF material are Frederic william
Vile, chairman of the special committee
in charge of these activities in behalf
of national representation; Dr. George
F. Bowerman and Dorsey w. Hyde, jr
Slogans for use at the headquarters
were arranged for hy the committee
consisting of Mr.. Suter and Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle. Equipment of the Offices
was arranged by committee consisting
of Judge Mary OToole, Washington
Topham and Mr. Hyde. Distribution
of literature is being arranged by Mrs
Gutenberg, Miss Frances F. Stiles, Mr..
Topham Mr.. HYDE and John Clagett