Evening star., 1932-11-19
WEAVER REELECTED
NATIVES PRESIDENT
Society Conducts Annual
Business Session at
Washington Club.

DR.. Clarence A. Weaver was reelected
president of the District of Columbia
Society of Natives at its annual busi-
ness meeting last night at the Wash
ington Club. In his election DR..
Weaver defeated Jesse Suter by a vote
Of % to Is. and at Mr.. Suffers sug-
gestion the reelection of Mr.. Weaver
was made unanimous.
Other officers chosen included Judge
Robert Mattingly, who was retained as
first vice president; Henry w. Samson,
second vice president: Mrs Ada Hodge,
third vice president; Miss Emma
Bright, who was retained as recording
secretary; Mrs. Watson " Shelton, cor
responding secretary: Frederick G. Um-
hau, who was elected to his sixth term
as treasurer. and James F. Duhamel,
who was reelected historian.
Two Delegates Named.
Fred Emery. past president of the
society, and william H. Groverman we're
chosen delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Following the election DR.. Weaver
reappointed Mrs. Eel w. Oatlev chair
man Of the Membership Committee and
Mrs. Ella c. Robinson chairman of the
Entertainment Committee.
During the business session Mr. Um-
hau read the years report on the
society's treasury Miss Eta L. Taggart
reported on the work of the Federation
OF Citizens Association, and Mrs. Oatley
read her Membership Committee report.
The society adopted resolution call
ing for the establishment of the waters
of the Potomac River that are ada
cent to the Washington and Mount
Vernon Memorial Boulevard as a bird
sanctuary. The action was taken with
view to getting the Federation of
Citizens Associations to seek protection
of ducks on the river which now are
targets for sportsmen's guns.
Approves School Names.
The society at the suggestion of Mr..
Duhamel approved a list of five promi-
nent men in the history of Washington
as names of future public schools. The
names, which will be forwarded to the
Board of Education, which now is con-
sidering naming several new schools,
are Washington Topham, prominent
C4NAC 1CdOCI, VIII ulC4 lCCCIllly, NtO1Sc
DiggeS, master of Warburton Manor, at
the present site of Fort Washington,
who was George Washington's famous
Neighbour Digges"; George Mattingly,
old Washington steamboat owner; Not
ley Young, original proprietor of the
Southwest section of what now is
Washington. and Hugh Taggart, for
mer United States attorney for the
District.
In brief paper which he read to the
society following the business meeting
Mr.. Duhamel reviewed the history of the
section of the city surrounding the Capt.
tol. Referring to the forthcoming in
auguration Of President-elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt. Mr.. Duhamel tod the or
ganiZation that as Tiber Creek often
overf1owed its banks, it chose the day of
the Inauguration of President Jefferson
to go on one of its rampsges. The
President and his party were unable to
reach the Capitol in their carr ages
and on their horses, but were obliged
to abandon their efforts to rice at
Second street and Pennsylvania avenue
and continue their journey on foot by
way of a pebbled walk and fooo bridge.
The meeting was concluded with a
musical program. Mrs. Nav Hayre,
contralto, and Mrs. Freda Phillips, So
prano, were soloists. Mrs. Phillips and
William G. Starke sang a 6u.t Mrs.
Robinson. chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee, was pianist.