Evening star., 1933-02-28
ASK SECOND TERM
FOR DISTRICT HEAD
Local Groups Urge Reap
pointment of Commissioner
ReicheIderfer.

Reappointment OF DR.. Luther H
Reichelderfer to serve another term as
member of the Board of District Com
missione-s is being urged by local groups
in movement which now has reached
organized proportions, it developed
today.
DR.. Reichelderfer's term as president
Of the Board Of Commissioners will ex-
pire April 9, which also will be the end
of the term of Maj Gen. Herbert B.
Crosby. as police commissioner of the
District. For some weeks there have
been reports that friends of DR.. Reich
elderfer have been hoping President
elect Roosevelt. after his Inauguration
Saturday, would see fit to continue the
service of Dr. Reichelderfer for an
other three years.
Movement Public Today.
The movement in DR.. Reichelderfer's
behalf became matter OF public
notice today when the board of di-
rectors of the Association for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis made public a
resolution urging his reappointment.
At the same time it was made known
that two other medical groups here
have taken the same position. They
are the Women's Medical Society and
the Medico- -Chirurgical Society.
In addition to these groups, accord
ing to persistent reports, many other
some of them holding Off
cial positions in Government service,
stand ready to say good word for the
proposed reappointment.
Gen. Crosby last week announced his
intention of submitting his resignation
to President-elect Roosevelt day or
two after the Inauguration OF the new
President. He was motivated, he said,
by a desire to take a rest from his
rather hectic duties Of the past three
years to consider offers Of later activity
and private pursuits and also to pave
the way for the new President, II he
chose, to at once place one Of his per-
sonal appointees on the Board Of Com
Gen. Crosby, according to comments
of his friends, also had In mind that
his resignation about five weeks prior to
the official end of his three-year term
might open the way for consideration
by President Roosevelt of the then
known recommendations which would
come for the reappointment of DR..
Reichelderfer.
Makes No Comment.
Dr.. Reichelderfer himself has had no
comment to make so far on the reported
seeking his reappointment.
When asked If he was considering fol-
lowing the lead of Gen. Crosby in ten
dering a resignation shortly after the
Of President Roosevelt, he
merely indicated he had not given the
matter serious thought and rather was
devoting his full attention to the duties
of his Office.
The other District Commissioner. Maj.
John c. Gotwals, in charge of the en-
gineering divisions of the District, also
plans to continue In harness at the
pleasure of the incoming President. His
term will not expire until early next
year.
The resolution adopted by the d.
rectors of the Association for Prevcn-
tion Of tuberculosis reads as follows:
whereas by virtue of the law one Of
the three Commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, appointed by the
President Of the United States, must be
an officer Of the Engineering Corps of
the United States Army, a trained ex-
pert in the construction OF buildings
and highways, therefore be it resolved
lens are of major consideration, a
physician has special contributions to
make in the interest of the health and
protection of some half million resi-
dents of the District.
THAT in view of the fine record made
by DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, presi-
dent of the Board Of Commissioners,
the tuberculosis Association joins with
the District Medical Society, the Wom-
ems Society and the Medico- -Chirurgical
Society In recommending to the Presi-
dent-elect Of the United States the re-
appointment Of DR.. Reichelderfer as
Commissioner.