Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-22
CAPPER FAVORS
VOTE FOR DISTRICT
Senator Asserts Citizens
Should Have Right to Bal
lot for President.

National representation for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, along with the right
of citizens to vote for President of the
United States, and a more liberal policy
regarding the expenditure of funds
| here, were urged by Senator Arthur
Capper, chairman of the Senate Dis
| trict committee, in an address at a
meeting of the Monday Evening Club
in the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation Building, Seventeenth and K
streets, last night.
After stressing that the citizens
| should have the right to vote, Senator
| Capper, while stating there are good
schools here, declared the school plant
| is inadequate" and added: There Is
something wrong when a city like
Washington has 72 portable schools
and number of part-time classes"
Urging more liberal policy for spend
ing the surplus, Senator Capper said
that much of the 100000 District
surplus should be used for better
schools, more adequate Fairgrounds ana
parks.
General Topic Outlined.
The general topic of discussion at
tarium for Washirgton's Tuberculous
Children" with Mrs. Ernest r. Grant
program chairman. The topic was
touched upon by local officials and
health authorities.
Maj. l.. E. Atkins, Assistant Ell
gineer Commissioner, stressed the need
of such sanitarium being located
where 1t will have plenty Of room
outside the crowded section OF the city.
A. L. Harris, municipal architect, IN
brief address suggested that a med
ical director for the institution be ap-
pointed in time to consult with the
municipal architect regarding the plan
ming of the building.
DR.. E. j. Schwartz, assistant District
health officer, stressed the importance
of proper care being given children
suffering with tuberculosis, even though
those children are not menace 20
other children. DR.. Joseph Winthrop
Peabody, superintendent of the Tu-
berculosis Hospital, told Of the work OF
that institution, and stressed the need
of a Sanitarium. Other speakers were
DR.. Viola Anderson, medical director Of
the Children'S tuberculosis Clinic, ana
Theresa Dansdill, who stressed the I'M
portance of educating parents regard
ing tuberculosis.
Ballou Talks Of Health Schools.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, president of the
club, in a brief address told of the
health schools, declaring that the
health of the individual child attend
ing is considered of first importance,
with education coming second.
The club adopted resolution urging
the enactment of legislation making
it compulsory for physicians to report
all cases of tuberculosis in the District
to the District Health Department. The
motion was introduced by Mrs. e. r.
Grant.
Present legislation provides for a de-
tailed study of plans for a sanitarium
for tuberculosis children and authorizes
the Commissioners Of the District to re-
port on the matter at the next session
of Congress.
Club EnrolIS New Members.
The following new members of the
club were installed at the meeting: San
ford Bates, Isle Burroughs, A. G. Lam
drus, Mrs. Davis Leute, A. H. McCor-
mick, Miss Beatrice Merritt, Mrs Alder
tine Osgood, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w.
Persons, Miss Helen Swygert, Miss
Frances Torian Mrs. Douglas Whitlock,
Miss Frances Bensinger, Rev. Henry
Menken, Miss Florence Phillips, Miss
Ruth Isbell, Miss Charlotte HasSel-
busch and Miss S. Westenberger.