Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
COLUMBIA FORUM
VOTED ADM|TTANCE
I. TO FEDERATION
application for Membership
7 Has Been Pending Since
T. December |, 1923.
FORUM FOUNDED AFTER
F.! ELECTION FLARE-UPI
Opposition Argued Against Double
Representation From Single
Territory.

( The Federation of Citizens Associ-
debate, last night admitted to member
ship the Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights. The application for admission
has been pending since December /,
1923, and has been a subject for for
ensic skirmishes at almost all of the
meetings since that time. The new
association. with boundaries almost
identical with those of the Columbia
Heights Citizens. Association, was
formed after a flare-up over the cleo
ton of Clinton Hiatt as president of
the latter. 1t now has membership
of 142.
The arguments in favor of admitting
the association were that any group
which conformed' to the requirements
for admission as set out in the fedora
tons constitution should be admitted.
Against this those who opposed admis-
sion argued that it would be improper
to have double representation from
single territory, that it would under
mine the federation's influence with
Congress in case of conflicting recon-
mendations from the associations. that
larger northwest associations could split
I'D into a sufficient number of small
associations to drown out the voice OF
the eastern section of the city in fedora
ton politics, and that it would be I'M
fair to the old association to admit the
new one over its protest.
Long Debate on Admittance.
The committee on membership, re-
porting through A. H. Gregory, Stanton
Park, moved to refuse admittance.
James G. Yaden. PetworSl, moved as a
substitute that the association be adj
Knitted. Then followed the long debate.
Among those who upheld the commit
tees report were Capt. G. L. Shorey,
Piney Branch: w. B. Todd. Columbia
Heights: William A. Roberts. Conduit
road: Capt B. B. Bierer. Richmond
Park; Clayton Emig, Dupont Circle: j.
G.. Gammell, Lincoln Park: D. H. Cole,
Washington Highlands, and Harry N.
Stull Stanton Park.
Those who supported the Yaden
motion included William NICK. Clayton,
Brightwood Mrs. Eta Taggart, Pro-
greSsive Citizens of Georgetown; B. A.
Bowles, Georgetown; Lewis Goldman.
Congress Heights; and Mrs. May D.
Lightfoot. William G. Henderson,
North Capitol, said he would vote as
his conscience dictated. He later voted
to- exclude.
Yaden Motion Carried.
Mr.. Yaden's motion finally carried by
vote OF ~ 10 "a.
A committee of five was appointed
to assist the Trinidad Citizens Associa-
ton in its fight against benefit assess
ments in its territory for the widening
of Benning Road. The association con-
tends the improvement is city-wide in
scope and should be paid for entirely
out of general revenues. William NICK.
Clayton was made chairman of the
committee. Other members appointed
were: Thomas E. Lodge, American
University Park: Mr.. stull, Thomas j.
Llewelyn. chairman of the highways
committee; and E. B. Henderson, Piney
Branch.
The federation approved resolution
from the highways committee favoring
improvement of South Dakota avenue
from Riggs road to Twentieth street
northeast and another opposing SELL
ing District water to Maryland resi-
dents at any discount under the rate
paid in the District.
The federation voted to send let
ter Of coincidence to the family of the
late Carey Hodgson, former dele
gate, who was drowned with his son
in a canoe accident. A resolution Of
regret that George Kicker, another for
mer delegate, is leaving the city was
also adopted.
The federation has no further regu-
lar meetings until the first Saturday
in September.