Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Or. Havenner, as Result, May
Not Attend Civic Leaders
Meeting Wednesday.
LETTER ON SUBJECT
OFFERED IN VAIN
51-to-23 Vote Prevents Action
on Resolution-Suter Talks
on Suffrage.

The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions last night fought of repeated eff
forts to discuss the propriety of the
prospective nomination of Mai Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby as District COMMITS
sloner by President Hoover AS a re-
suit its president, DR.. George c. Haven
ner, probably will not attend the con-
clave OF civic leaders summoned for
next Wednesday to discuss the appoint
ment. DR.. Havenner passed up the con-
ference last Wednesday at the board OF
Trade Offices on the ground That the
federation had not made known IFS
Views on the matter. Last night he was
among those who voted against any dis
cussion Of the subject.
Efforts to bring Gen. Crosbys nan.~
into the meeting last night were mes
with smothering. It is usually possible
at the meetings of the federation to dis
cuss anything under the sun. It was
learned at the meeting that considerable
work had been done since the Crosby
discussion at the Board Of Trades
ofnces last Wednesday, and that group
OF votes had been definitely lined up
to kill off any embarrassing reference
to the Commissioner designate.
The first effort to bring Gen. Cros-
by's name into the meeting was made
by Grover w. Ayers, who asked that a
letter from an organization known as
the Ten Miles Square Club, Offering to
hire hall for discussion of the NOM
ination of Gen. Crosby be read Before
the letter reached the hands of the
secretary point of order against II
made by George r. Wales of Cathedral
Heights, had been sustained by Presi-
dent Havenner.
Quinn Offers Resolution.
Henry I. Quinn of Sixteenth Street
Highlands next sought to introduce the
following resolutions
Resolved, That the Federation of Cit
liens Associations in regular meeting
assembled this 18th day of Febru-
opposed to the appointment of Mai. Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby as a civil Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia, on
the sole ground of his ineligibility."
Capt. B. B. Bierer of Richmond Park
promptly moved to table the resolution
DR.. Havenner ruled this motion out of
order, as the motion was not properly
before the house Reading from the
federation'S constitution the rule that
resolutions not coming from member
bodies may be considered on a vote Of
three-fourths Of the delegates voting,
DR.. Havenner ruled that q vote must be
taken before the resolution could even
be considered for the purpose of tablinR.
James @. Yaden Of Petworth called
for the ayes and nays and on the ensu-
ing roll-call vote 81 votes were cast
against receiving the resolution and %
in favor.
Mr.. Quinn then moved that the reso-
luton be referred to the appropriate
committee. This is a matter Of public
interest" he shouted, and a thing the
delegates ought to discuss and tight
out"
Charles l. Stengel Of Petworth made
point Of order against this motion OH
the ground that the resolution was not
before the house and could therefore
not be referred The point was sus-
tanned, Mr.. Quinn appealed from the de-
ciSion of the chair. Mr.. Yaden moved
to lay Mr.. Quinns appeal on the table.
oh, let's argue it out" exclaimed
Quint. Lets see if the gentlemen here
are men or rubber stamps
Point Of Order Sustained.
William A. Roberts of Conduit road
made a point of order against Mr..
Yaden's motion to table the appeal.
President Havenner sustained the point.
saying he wanted to go to the fedora
ton on the merits of Mr.. Quinns APP
peal. He then put the appeal to the
40 to 49,
The vote not to discuss the nomina-
ton revealed unusual strength. 1t con-
tanned the names of practically the en-
tire roster of officers and committee
chairmen of the federation. Immediate
ly following the last vote DR.. Havenner
suggested adjournment and the meeting
broke up.
Jesse C. Sauter, a former president
fadarofinA AA iof
on the subject of national representa-
ton, in which he reviewed some of the
work being done by the citizens joint
committee in keeping the country in
touch with the Capital City's problems
Allen Davis, principal of Business
High School, and a delegate to the
federation from the Southeast Citizens
Association. pointed out that 20 years
ago that association had recommended
building vocational school in the
southeast section, and that the site had
been bought. but never used. Recently.
he said, he had noticed portable build
ing on the site. and he asked the fedora
ton to call on the board of education
to do something about installing a
vocational school there. His motion
was unanimously adopted.
The federation decided to hold an
informal dinner at the Raleigh Hotel
March %, at which the entertainment
will be in the form of skits presented by
talent within the federation and no
speeches.
special committee was appointed
to consider the federation's attitude
toward flower market in Washing
ton. The members named were H. X.
Bush Brown, B. A. Bowles. William z.
Rabenhorst, A. H. Gregory and Mrs.
F. T. Du Bots.