Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-19
WILL HEAD
CIVIC FEDERATION.
Former Montgomery Group
President to Succeed Col.
A. B. Barber.

Stephen James, former president OF
the Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton, was elected chairman Of the Inter
Federation Conference, composed OF
delegates from the civic declarations OF
Montgomery County, Md; Arlington
County, Va, and the District OF Column
bia, at the regular monthly meeting at
the United States Chamber OF Com
merce last night. He succeeds Col. A.
B. Barber.
Other officers elected were Edwin s.
Hege of the District of Columbia, first
vice chairman; William c. Hull OF
Arlington County second vice chairman,
and E. l.. Bennett, also Of Arlington
County, secretary
viii Unite Opposition.
Following a discussion Of the five
Mapes financial bills, now before the
Bureau of Efficiency for study, ana
which are designed to raise approx
mately S4,000000 in revenue for the
District of Columbia, 1t was decloed
that the conference should cooperate
with the member declarations in the
presentation of the opposition OF each
federation to the bills and at the same
time prepare report to be brought IN
at the February meeting showing now
the bills would affect the economic
welfare, solidarity and proper develop
ment of the Greater Washington met
ropolitan area as a whole
A resolution covering the above mat
ter, introduced by w. B. Armstrong,
was adopted unanimously following the
receipt of report on the five Mapes
bills by a committee consisting of Hugh
]. McGrath. chairman, and Stephen
James. The new committee named con-
sists of Mr.. McGarth, Mr. James and j.
Louis Glebman, the latter OF the Dis
trict of Columbia.
A general discussion Of the Washing
ton Community Chest drive, now under
way, and its relation to the entire
washington area took place without
the conference proposing any definite
action in the matter, but Col. Barber,
the chairman, stated that in his opln-
ion the treatment of the entire metro
politan area without regard to political
boundary lines was the ultimate solu-
ton of this problem.
Frederic P. Lee introduced resolu-
ton, which was adopted by the confer
ence, that a committee be named to
study the resolution recently adopted by
the Montgomery County federation ad
vocating the grading and paving OF
Western avenue from the Potomac
River to the north point of the District
of Columbia and of Eastern avenue
from the north point to the Prince
Georges County line. This work, Mr..
Lee stated, would be entirely within the
District of Columbia.
Committee Is Named.
The committee named to study and
report on this matter consists of DR..
L. M. Christie of Montgomery County,
chairman; Robert E. Plymale of Airing
ton County and George A. Kicker Of
Washington.
Frederic P. Lee also introduced res
olution that committee be named to
study the bill of Senator Bingham
which would establish a commercial
airport for the District of Columbia
financed by Federal funds, which was
adopted. This committee consists Of
Edwin S. Hege, chairman; Robert N.
Anderson of Arlington County and Col
A. B. Barber of Montgomery County.
E. j. Brennan and George B. Bishop,
special delegates from the District OF
Columbia Federation for the meeting,
were seated. The annual financial re-
port of Secretary Armstrong showed a
balance on hand at the time OF the
meeting of SGT At