Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
JUNIOR CITIZENS =
|. TO FIGHT FOR VOTE
Members of Younger Genera
ton to Be Organized Into.
Alliance Tonight.

Designed primarily to promote inter-
est In the cause Of national representa-.
ton for the District Of Columbia, among
the younger generation. but having also
as its object study of civic affairs and
the cultivation of social relations, the
Junior Citizens Alliance is being formed
here, and will have its organization
meeting tonight, 1t was announced to-
day.
The organization is sponsored by the
Citizens Joint Committee on National
Representation, and has the indorse-.
ment Of the Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade.
Prize Essay Contest Planned.
The alliance will meet in the as
sembly room of the Board of Trade and
the session will be marked by announce
ment of plans for prize essay contest
on the subject, National Represents
ton for the District of Columbia"
The organization is intended to be
composed principally of young people
who reside within the metropolitan
area of Washington and who are in
terested in the cause of National rep
resentation for the District. However,
the only age limit Is the minimum re-
quirement of 10, and consequently per-
sons OF mature years are eligible for
membership
The members are called Junior Citi-
zenS" because of their youth and also
because, as residents of the District.
they have no; right to vote in. National
elections, and therefore, politically
speaking, have never grown up.
The stated purpose of the J. c. A.,
it was announced, is twofold "First,
to promote the cause of national rep
resentation for the District of Column
bia, and, second, to create friendships
among members which will be of value
and enjoyment to them socially and in
their business careers"
City Problems to Be Studied.
In carrying out this second purpose
1t Is planned to organize and instruct
drama unit, dance orchestra and
| q debating team, and there is enyisaged
also study of such current business
| and political problems as are peculiar
TO washington. Lectures will be deliv-
cred by Washingtonians well known In
business and professional life, and every
EFFORT will be made at these lectures to
bring about personal contact between
Inc speaker and interested members OF
| the audience.
| The meeting tonight will be addressed
py Judge Mary OToole and Jesse C.
Suter OF the citizens committee on ma
tlonal representation. The meeting Is
scheduled for 8 o'clock
| Rams for the essay contest, to be
announced tonight, call for the Offer
ing OF a first prize of 500 for the best
essay on the subject selected, and prizes
OF $40 each for the 10 next best es.
says on the same subject,
There VIII also be offered four Spe-
car prizes OF SIS each, for the best
essay on any one'of the following SUBJ
National representation is needed
Tor the District of Columbia.
2-National representation would not
endanger white supremacy.
Open to Members Only. ,s,,s
3-National representation for every
American citizen was contemplated ~
the fathers OF American independents
National representation for tie
! DlStrace would not create a sovereign
| city state.
| The contest is open. TO members n
the alliance only, but the organization
may be Joined by any white person over
IL years OF age, of good standing in
ms or her community. upon payment
OF q 81 initiation fee. other rules are
That the essays must not be more than
5000 words in length; that the decision
OF the judges Is final; that the copy
right and title to all prize winning es-
says will be vested in the alliance, and
that essays which do not win prizes
Will not be returned unless submitted
with a self-addressed return envelope
on which postage is prepaid. The con-
test closes at midnight, November rs.
The, judges of the contest viii be paul
E. Lesh, Judge Mary O'Toole and Fred
eric William Vile.
| George j. Adams. jr., originator of
the plan, will preside at the meeting
tonight.