Evening star., 1933-11-16
HAzEN AND ALLEN
TAKE OFFICE OATH
New Commissioners Sworn
In Before Largest Crowd
Ever to Attend Ceremony.
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officials. Behind them sat the heads of
various District departments, flanked
on either side by men prominent in the
civic and commercial life of Washing
ton, and a number Of former municipal
officials
Ceremonies Broadcast.
A microphone picked up the cere-
monies for Station WJSV, marking the
hrst time that the induction into Office
of District official had ever been
broadcast. Bob Trout, Columbia Broad
casting Systems presidential announcer,
described the preliminary scenes for the
radio audience
H Reichelderfer, retiring president of
the Board Of Commissioners, from at
tending the exercises. Maj. Gen. Her.
missioner. presided. and Engineer Com
missioner Gotwals, the only hold-over
from the previous administration, paid
a farewell tribute to his former associ-
ates on the Board of Commissioners.
The organization meeting of the new
Board Of Commissioners, scheduled to
have been held Immediately after the
induction ceremonies, was postponed
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Commissioner Hazen to attend lunch
con given in his honor at the Occi-
dental Hotel by a group of friends.
At the board meeting Commissioner
Hazen is expect-i to be elected presi-
dent. Departmental assignments also
are expected to be decided upon. Com
missioner Hazen has requested that the
Police and Fire Departments and the
office OF the collector of taxes be placed
under his supervision
Praises City Workers.
Commissioner Hazen, in his inaugu-
raj speech. paid glowing tribute to the
loyalty and efficiency of the personnel
Of the municipal government, and point
ed out that the record Of the commits
sion form Of government in the Dis
trict had never been blemished by a
scandal. That, in itself, he declared,
stood as a silent testimonial to District
officials and employees.
The two problems closest to his heart
Commissioner Hazen described as COM
pletion in the suburban section of the
LEnfant plan, and the construction of
the proposed municipal center. He
said he hoped that the first unit of the
center. the courts building, would be
under construction in the near future !
Commissioner Hazen also declared his |
Office always would be open to the |
citizens of the District and members of i
the press. II want the citizens to bring |
their problems to the Commissioners" |
he said, land I also want 100 per cent |
support from the citizens when the |
Commissioners go to Congress for |
needed legislation"
Allen Silent on Plans.
Commissioner Allen said his policy /
would be to keep his mouth closed" |
until he had time to study and ia
the municipal government. He then |
recited the old adage: Its better to |
keep your mouth closed and be thought |
fool. than to open it and let every
body know it."
Allen also declared President Roose- |
welt had not used snap" Judgment in |
making his selections for the commits |
sionerships.
At the outset of the ceremonies, Com |
missioner Gotwals lauded the service of !
DR.. Reichelderfer and Gen. Crosby and |
pointed out it was during their admin |
istration that the real and personal |
property levy had been reduced from |
$l70 to $3.50, despite the economic |
Gen. Crosby expressed his regret over
the inability of DR.. Reichelderfer to !
attend the exercises.
Commissioner HaZen took over the |
Office in the District Building occupied |
by DR.. Reichelderfer Gen. Crosby's |
Office will be occupied by Commis- |
sioner Allen.
Gen. Crosby will leave Washington |
tomorrow, at / pm, for San Antonio,
Tex, to take over the presidency Of |
the National Bank of Fort Sam Hous- |
ton. He seemed happy to be relieved |
of his duties at the District Building !
which he has carried on since March 6 |
last, at the request OF the President |
The luncheon at the Occidental was |
given to Commissioner Hazen by E. E. |
Helm of Akron, Ohio; William P. Rich |
ards, District tax assessor; Maj. Gen. |
E. M. Markham, chief of engineers of |
the Army; G. B. Hunt, retired engineer |
of highways of the District, and Percy i
Crawford.
Yesterday the 40 members Of the staff |
who worked with Mr. Hazen as Surveyor /
Of the District, presented him with a !
gold ring, set with diamonds. The |
presentation was made by Edward Ad- |
olson Dent, who succeeded him as sur
veyor