Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
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RELIEF FUND SHARE
Interfederation Conference
Advocates U. S. Workers.
Fund Division.
BY HOWARD T. BAGGETT.

Automatic distribution of the funds
for relief work collected from Govern
ment employees among the relief or
CARNATIONS of their respective, COM
munities was advocated in a resolution
adopted by the Inter- Federation Con-
ference last night, meeting at the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
UMder the plan which the conference
advocates the funds collected by Pres
ident Hoover's committee headed by
Gov. Thomas Campbell would auto
matically go to the nearby communi-
ties in which the employees live in pro-
portion to the contributions received
from these employees, unless 1t was
specified otherwise.
Campaign Approaches.
With campaign about to begin
among all Federal workers for the allo-
eating of one days pay per month for
the months Of January, February and
March to the relief fund to be raised
this Winter for the aid of the idle, the
matter of diverting back to commune
ties outside of washington the share
contributed by Federal workers living
In those communities was brought up
by w. B. Armstrong, secretary OF the
conference.
The resolution, PROPOSED by Frederic
P. Lee which was adopted unanimously
included q provision that the funds
should be so distributed unless other
wise specified by the individual Gov
eminent employee, which left the way
open for the employee to specify that it
should 60 to unemployment aid in the
District of Columbia if he desired.
Col. Alvin B. Barber. chairman of
the conference, appointed a committee
consisting of Mr. Lee of Montgomery
County, chairman; Mrs. G. s. Senones
Of Arlington County and M. NJ. Mclean
of Washington to seek from those han
ding the Federal employees campaign
recognition Of the principle enunciated
in the resolution.
100000 To Be Given. =
1t has been estimated that more than
81 100000 would be collected from the
Federal employees as q result OF the
campaign which was adopted as sub
stitute for the original proposal Of the
Clifford Employment Commission that
Federal employees share their jobs with
the unemployed under "stagger sys-
The action Of the interfederation con-
ference, which Is composed Of delegates
from the Federation of Citizens ASso-
Citations Of the District Of Columbia, the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
and the Arlington County Civic Fedora
ton, follows the announcement yeSter-
day that O meeting of the Chambers OF
Commerce of Alexandria City and Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties, Va, was
being arranged to urge that the money
contributed by Federal employees living
in those communities be returned TO
their own relief organizations.
The conference also adopted reso-
luton ito study and report at the meet
ing to be held December 81 on the
problems which will be raised by the
prohibition of parking in the general
Mall area, with special reference TO
facilities available to the citizens in
travelling between their residences and
this area"
This action followed discussion of the
recent letter to the George. washington
Bicentennial Commission from the
Fine Arts Commission deploring the
parking of automobiles about Govern
ment buildings and parks as detracting
from the beauty Of these areas.
Committee Named.
A committee consisting Of Stephen
James of Montgomery County, chair
man; E. s. Hege Of Washington and
Robert e. Plymale Of Arlington County
was named to study this matter.
New delegates to the conference must
be certified by the next meeting, Chair
man Barber announced.
Pride in the selection of DR.. George
G. Havenner, District of Columbia Fed
Grafton delegate to the conference, as q
member of the George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission was expressed
in a resolution adopted. Another reso-
luton expressed the pride of the con-
ference in the election of Harry A. Fell
lows, delegate from the Arlington
County Federation, as a member of the
new County Board of that county. Mr..
Fellows announced that because of his
new ONCE he was resigning from the
conference and from his civic fedora
ton.
Cooperation of the conference was
assured Brig Gen. Pelham d. Glass
ford, Washington's new superintendent
Of police, in another resolution.