Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06
R|CKERS RENDERED
FAREWELL LUNCH
Civic Leaders Guests OF
Honor at Testimonial
at Y. w. c. A.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Alfred Kicker
for years active in civic affairs and in
the movement to secure national repre-
sentation for the District of Columbia,
were guests Of honor today at testi-
monial luncheon given by civil and
social organizations and bodies working
for District suffrage ut the Y. w. c. A.
Seventeenth and X streets The AFFAIR
was given on the occasion Of the de-
parture of Mr.. and Mrs. Kicker for Chi
caso after residing in Washington for
IL years,
Mr.. Kicker, q civil engineer, and re-
nnenbered best for his work in con-
structing the gorge trolley line at
Niagara Falls, viii leave his post here
with the American Portland Cement
Association TO assume charge Of the
associations bureau of education in
Chicago.
Many PAY Tribute.
Joining in the tribute to Mr.. and
Mrs. Kicker are;
The Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation, Federation OF
Citizens Associations, Twentieth Cen
tury Club, board of trustees OF All
Souls Unitarian Church, Women
Alliance Of All Souls Unitarian Church
Unitarian Eaymens .Soas1o, WASHING
ton Society at Engineers, VoteleSS Dis
trict Of Columbia League OF Women
Voters, National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and other organi-
cations.
Jesse C. Suter. chairman Of the COM
mittee on arrangements for the lunch
con. is being assisted by Mrs. r. Thomas
West, Or, Percival Hall, Mrs. Edna NJ
Johnston, Edward S. Hege, Mrs. Frank
Hiram Smell. Col z. H. Newcomer ana
John W Adams.
Col. Grant Present.
The list of thos. attending the lunch
.or includes. Lieut.. Col. U. 8. Grant
I'd. director of public buildings and pub
lie parks; Maj. Carey H. Brown, en-
Rineer of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, and Mrs. Brown
Frederic william Vile, Theodore W
Moves, Commissioner Proctor l.. Dough
erty. Rev. Ulysses G. y. Pierce, pastor
of All Souls Unitarian Church, ano
Mrs. Pierce, and Or. George G. Haven
ner. president Of the Federation OF Git
liens Associations
Mr.. and Mrs. Kicker both have beer
members of the Citizens Joint Commit
tee on National Representation ane
ordinatinE committee of the Nationa
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, Of which Mai, Brown Is cfalrman
Served RaHrcads.
Mr. Kicker began his engineering
work on the Erie Railroad at 10 years
Of age. Two years later he enteree
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
After leaving there he was assistan
engineer on the Erie road and later OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad In Mon
tana. He surveyed and built the Mag
ara GorRe Railroad and was chief en-
rlneer of the Buffalo traction lines. HI
also built the firSt three concrete gralf
eIeye torS In Buffalo harhor.
II 1918 he was appointed frst deputy
comm. saioner OF highways Of the stat
of New York. He started that state II
the construction Of concrete roads. II
1918 he was civil service examiner OF TIT
New York state Civil Service Commits
sion and In the same year, he was con
ultine enTineer of the New York State
Automobile Association and editor o.
Motordom, It's ofheial magazine.
In 1918 he Joined the Portland
Cement Association Of Chicago as high
way engineer and In 1918 came here
as It's representative. He Is now goini
10 the CniCakO HVAuuuai IcIS VA tis -
soeiation to become manager OF III
educational bureau.
Civil Service Hobby.
His hobby has been civil service re-
form, having been for II years a mem
Der and president of the Buffalo City
Civil Service Commission. He vas
active In civic work In Buffalo and
member of the Civil Service Reform
avAa,tttUa aaNaF aittAA
He was also chairman of the board al
trustees Of All Souls Unitarian Church
here during the building of the new
edifce Of sixteenth and Harvard
streets.
Mr.. Kicker is member of til,
American Society of Civil Engineers
Massachusetts, Institute Technology
Societies and the Cosmos Club,
Mrs. Kicker became interested early
In civic affairs and welfare work In
Buffalo. She was o director Of the
Womens Educational and Industrial
Union and one Of the first members Of
the D. A; r. She was also one OF Mrs
Carrie Chapman Cats lieutenants T.
the campaign for woman suffrage ir
New York state She was engaged ir
similar activities later in Albany. Kan
sas City, Chicago. and has continued
her interest In civic and welfare work
in Washington.
She has been president of the Vote
less District Of Columbia League q
Women Voters. chairman of the civic
section Of the Twentieth Century Club
and a trustee Of All Souls Unitarian
Church. She has worked on the eiti'
zsns' joint committee for number oi
years and Is q member Of the District
Of Columbia commission for the George
Washington Memorial celebration oil
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