Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
NATIVES BEGIN
PLAN FOR OUTING
Site Committee Authorized
and Several New Mem
berS Elected.

The Society of Natives held the final
meeting of the season last night at the
Washington Club.
President Fred Emery was authorized
to appoint a committee to select a site
for the annual Summer outing of the
society, to be held in June.
The following members were elected
to the society; after their names had
been favorably reported by Ralph L
Hall, chairman of the membership COM
mittee: Victor Kaufman, r. M
Kaufman, George Adams Howard
Mrs. Nellie Colman Charlton, Mrs
Louise M. Linthicum, James E. Dali
gleish, Mrs. Allan Davis, Mrs. Beulah T
Davis, Charles G. McQuiggan, Joseph
F. Rose, Daniel Lee Chamberlain ano
Guilford S. Jameson.
Ballot Fight Outlined.
A report outlining recent progress
in the fight for national representa-
ton and advancing arguments fol
local franchise based on population and
tax assessments was submitted by
Jesse c. Suter, chairman of the ma
tional representation committee OF the
society.
Mr.. Suter called attention to statistics
showing that the amount paid by the
District in internal revenue taxes dur
ing the last fiscal year was greater than
that paid by each of Is States and In
excess of that paid by 10 States COM
bined.
He said: "The District of Columbia
-, ;,&kn al foY during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1929, ST.
094,719 The District with its estimated
population of $4,000 represents As one
hundredths of per cent of the entire
population of the country. The amount
we paid in internal revenue tax Is So
one-hundredths of l per cent OF the
entire total paid by the Nation. The
tax rate for the entire Nation was at
the rate of S2441 per capita, while
that paid by the District of Columbia
was at the rate of $30.97 per capita. In
this connection it Is interesting to note
that the per capita contribution to the
internal revenue tax from one OF the
States was as low as Sill"
Two members have been added to
the personnel of the committee, the
chairman reported. They are miss Etta
Taggart and Mrs. Marguerite z. Baugh-
man. He said further additions to the
committee would be made later.
The report stated that the cause OF
national representation for the District
was given first place in the program OF
work at a recent convention in Louis
vile, KY, of the National League OF
Woman Voters.
Suggests School Names.
A list of suggested names for SIX
new schools was Endorsed by the So
ciety. The erection of the schools has
been assured by congressional appropri-
alton. it was said.
j. F. Duhamel proposed the follow
ing names, which were approved:
Daniel Rapine, mayor Of washing
ton; Zalmon Richards, first superin-
Taggart, prominent Georgetown resi-
dent; Andrew Rothwell, tax collector
and builder: Nathan Loughboro, Ten
leytown property owner; William Muir
doch. Wesley Heights property owner;
Benjamin Stoddert, first Secretary Of
the Navy, and Crosby S. Moves, forme.
editor in chief of The Evening Star.
President Emery, in brief prepared
talk, expressed the hope that the Fed
eral Government eventually would as
sumo the ownership of Mount Vernon
A varied program OF entertainment
was presented at the conclusion of the
business meeting, the last until the
society reconvenes In the Fall. The en-
tertainment, under the direction Of Mrs
Ella c. Robinson, included DRAMATIC
sketch, Rotations and music.
Contributors to the musical entertain
ment were Miss Lena Parks, readings:
Mrs Florance Price, contralto solo, as
sisted at the piano by Mrs. Robinson.
who also rendered q piano solo, and
Mrs. Eva Whitford fsovette, assisted at
the piano by Miss Elsie Crammer.
A comedy sketch, "a Dramatic Club, v
presented by the Wigs and Queues, con-
cluded the program.