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Evening star., 1934-08-12
Car Rerouting Plans
Center Of Civic Interest.

THE long-awaited plans for re-
routing the merged street rail-
way systems have been made
public at last, q preliminary sum-
mary being published on Tuesday
last and the complete plan Of the
Public Utilities Commission expert
appearing since in installments.
Many civic leaders have been
withholding opinion on the plan.
preferring first to see it in detail.
On Wednesday the commission
will hold its first hearing for the
purpose Of entering the report Of
its expert on the record and hav-
ing him explain its advantages.
It Is expected that there VIII be
at that time an opportunity for
representatives Of the Capital
Transit Co. and others to ask ques-
tions to clarity the plan. The
hearing Is scheduled to recess until
September 10 and then continue
until the Job is completed. When
the plans are finally in shape ap-
proval Is required by the joint
action of the Public Utilities Com
mission and the Board of Com
missioners.
Peoples Counsel Roberts has
called a conference at the District
Building Monday, August 20. to
which he has invited represent
atives Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, Board of Trade, Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation and Federation OF Civic
Associations, together with some
consulting engineers who have ex-
pressed q desire to participate IN
such q conference. In responding
TO this invitation President Yaden
of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations is calling into play citizen
association machinery Of great po--
tential value In the handling OF
the rerouting problem from the
viewpoint Of the car rider. He viii
call the chairmen Of the Commit
tees on Public Utilities Of ell Of
the member associations to this
conference for an interchange Of
views on the plans. These citizens
have been specializing in this
branch of civic work and are
familiar with the wishes Of the
residents Of their respective Sec
tions.
The other bodies to be represented
in the conference will appear
through their Transportation Com
mittees, which have long been
making transportation problems the
subject of close study. Leaders are
hopeful that substantial agreement
may be reached by these several
groups of civic-minded and in
formed citizens so that good team
work will result and rerouting be
an early reality.
A casual review Of the plans re-
veals number Of routings and
supplemental bus services which
have long been urged both by the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and some Of its constituent associa-
tions. Leaders who are anxious to
see rerouting an early reality are
inclined to urge O calm discussion
Of the problems involved as well as
team work by all parties concerned.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Knights of Pythias.

Calanthe Lodge viii confer the
esquire rank tomorrow evening. The
chancellor commander has been
searching the records Of the lodge,
making a complete history Of its
membership and their Pythian his.
tory.
webster Lodge win meet Tuesday.
Mount Vernon Lodge VIII meet We'd
neSday.
The Supreme Lodge viii meet In
Chicago tomorrow and continue in
session until Friday evening.
Union Lodge conferred the rank Of
esquire Wednesday evening. Past
Grand Chancellor Day took part in
the ceremonies. Eight applications
for membership were offered at the
meeting.
The rank OF esquire was conferred
by Amaranth Lodge last Monday
evening.
Capital Lodge met Tuesday eve
ming and welcomed Grand Chancellor
Earl @. Jonscher.
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Protected Home Circle.

Grand Circle is planning a series of
activities for the Fail and Winter
months The first of these viii be
rally for all local circles. The date
and place to be announced later.
National Circle is meeting on the
second and fourth Wednesdays at
Phoenix Club, 7 Fourth street north
east. Congressional Circle meets the
fourth Monday at Pythian Temple.
Dee Gee Circle meets ON the first Fri
day at Northeast Temple. Gardenia
Circle meets at Y. NJ. C. A, e14 E
street, the first and third Fridays. At
the last meeting, August 3, the new
deputy, Loretta Miller, installed the
following officers: Past President
Leslie E. johnson, President Carrie c.
johnson. Vice President William
Winters. Treasurer John S. Hilbert,
Secretary Edward A. Wagner, Guar
dian Jane Hilbert.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
COMMUNITY CHEST
OPEN HOUSE WILL
BEGIN NEXT WEEK
Contributors win Be Given
Chance to See What Be-
comes of Their Money.

Community Chest ofacials are In
terested in the open house TO be held
at Camp Good win in Rock Cruek
Park next Thursday from Z to 0 pm.
This win be the second of . series
Of such open-house meetings tie
signed to give the contributors to the
Chest an opportunity to observe the
results Of the expenditure Of ct least
a portion of the money contributed
Through the Community Chest.
Workers Of the metropolitan, gov
ernmental and group soeialization
units are specially invited to this
event and the residents OF the camp
are planning special program for
the benefit Of the visitors.
Friendship House.
Students at the Summer school will
hold their closing exercises at the
settlement, 326 Virginia avenue south
east, next Friday. Parents and friends
are invited to witness q program
which will consist of plays, folk
dances and q handiwork exhibit. Miss
Doris Hilton and Miss Phyllis Harris
have been in charge of the Summer
school.
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.
There win be q chicken dinner Rt
o01 Rhode Island avenue next Thurs
day from 4 to 9 pm. under the aus
pices Of the industrial and business
department.
Southeast House.
The joint closing exercises Of the
0iddingS Vacation School and the
Southeast House Activity School took
place at the Southeast House grounds
last Thursday night. Two dramatiza-
tions, "A Pageant Of Hours" and Jack
and the Beanstalk," were presented by
the Oral English class Of which Miss
Bessie Patterson has charge.
As program was given by two Lead
ers of the recreational group Tuesday
evening, consisting OF an original
sketch written by Carroll Miller and
group Of dance numbers coached by
Maurice Butler.
Associated Charities.
A group OF 18o children with about
20 mothers went to Camp Good WIN
In Rock Greek Park Wednesday.
Boys Club of Washington.
Sixty-sIx boys left by bus from the
club last Wednesday for Camp Reeder
on the Wicomico River. They viii
spend two weeks at the camp, A
number of these boys were provided
with scholarships" supplied by the
Junior Board of Commerce.
ChiIdren's Country Home.
The home entertained members Of
the Community Chest speech clinic
at q meeting last Thursday night.
Columbia Polytechnie Institute.
Ralph II. Campbell, executive secre-
tary Of the Columbia Polytechnic In
stitute for the Blind. has just received
word that the Seeing Eye" Corp. has
been able to reduce the price Of It's
famous dogs TO $50. These dogs are
used by blind persons and display al
most human intelligence IN guiding
their masters around the city. Ar
rangements have also been completed
whereby q blind person can pay for
his dog over a period Of years.
Salvation Army.
A group of Salvation Army guides
and scouts are occupying Camp Hap
pyland, the Salvation Army camp at
Patuxent, Md, for the present To-day
period. Mrs. Asher, wife of Mai.
James Asher, commanding the Dis
trict Of Columbia Division Of the Sal
vation Army, Is In charge,
Evening star., 1934-08-12

the community Of the service Of many
patriotic citizens who could not be
replaced by men willing to work on
salary and whose talents are only
available because of the fact those
constituting such boards are willing to
serve on the basis of civic duty rather
than for fee.
Concerning the much discussed
question of whether the District bud
get should be handled by the Bureau
of the Budget, Mr.. Miller has this to
say: ''The check of the Bureau Of the
Budget is an excellent thing. 1t has
been excellently exercised on the part
Of the Federal bureau, and the very
fact of its existence has probably pre-
vented much unwise spending of the
taxpayers money. I do not believe
that any essential appropriations have
been prevented by 1t, and where items
of Importance have sometimes in the
past been eliminated by the Budget
Bureau they have been restored by a
demonstration Of propriety by the civic
organizations"
Consolidation of the recreational
activities under one head, Mr.. Miller
believes, would result in better and
more economical administration, with
consequent reduction of cost, which
would in turn permit an expansion
of activities.
City Unusual.
Fiscal equity for the District of Co
lumbia should have a prominent place
in any reorganization plans, in the
opinion Of Mr.. Miller. He says that
Washington is an unusual city. 1t
is not only a city for the Washing
tonians-it is the capital of a great
Nation. 1t is the city of Americans
generally and as such 1t should be re-
garded on different basis than a
mere municipality. It should be, he
thinks, the pattern for American
cities; that the systems of police and
nre protection and education should
De models for other cities generally.
This should be also true Of the parks
and Fairgrounds, which should be "the
proud boast of every American who
has indirectly contributed to the
glory that is Washington.
He believes that since this is not
commercial city we are deprived of
the revenues incident to large COM
mercial activities. Where, then "
says Mr.. Miller, are We to derive the
revenue to support the city of which
every citizen Of the United States
shall be proud? The great Federal
areas with their monumental i'm
proyements, the land owned by the
churches and hospitals, the land
owned by national patriotic and
educational institutions as well as
by the foreign governments all are
exempt from taxation. This consti-
tutes a load which it is msnifestly
unfair to place upon q group of dis
tranchised Americans" Therefore
ne believes, some of the burden of this
city should be borne by the Federal
Government. That share. he thinks,
could be easily ascertained by q
proper and impartial study.
In conclusion. he expressed the
opinion that it is high time that the
unrepealed organic law of a definite
proportionate Federal contribution be
observed so as to remove uncertainty
and thus relieve the District from,
dependence on the whims and fancies
OF Congress for permission to spend
proper share Of the revenues which
the District itself contributes.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
BY JESSE C. sUTER.

A REVIVAL or civic activities
~ ts indicated In the recent
"a Board OF Trade conference
A 4 and Tire elaborate program
of its Committee on
Bridges as weIi as the prospective
conference OF public utilities COM
mtttees Of the associations COM
prising the Federation Of Citizens
Associations for an interchange or
views regarding pending plans for
rerouting local transportation lines.
Some organizations have been kept
more or less active during the
Summer with special problems.
Petworth and Takogna, d. c., have
had their lights against the grant,
ing of licenses for the sale Of
alcoholic beverages, and Takoma Is
still very busy along that line.
The Southeast Washington Busi-
ness Mems Association has kept
the problems of that section TO
the front, and indicates this Ia only
the beginning Of q concerted drive
to see that its section Is given
its Just due.
Of course, the routine work OF
the Board OF Trade has continued
during the hot weather, and its
Membership Committee has been
meeting on alternate Tuesdays
with encouraging success. The
Greater National Capital Com
mittee OF the Board Of Trade is a
12-month activity. It's big job Is
bringing conventions to Washing
ton and taking care of them when
they come here. Printed matter
and correspondence goes out from
headquarters, and field representa-
tives of the committee are visiting
conventions the year round. One
of these field men has just re-
turned from q months trip Of
visiting convention prospects.
There Ia q little let-up in the
taking care of visiting organiza-
tions at present. because there are
fewer conventions meeting In
Washington Just now, but this
serves only as a breathing spell to
permit the personnel to get little
vacation.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Eastern Star.

Mrs. Lille Mckenzie, grand treas
urer and secretary; Mrs. Dorothy
Puryear, grand Martha and matron
Mrs. Emma Shamleffer, associate
matron, and Miss Julia Haslett, con-
ductress; officers of Lebanon Chapter
with their families, entertained the
grand matron, Mrs. Mamie Green
street, and Charles Greenstreet at q
fishing party and shore dinner last
Saturday and Sunday at the Summer
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chapel at
Kelley Springs, Va.
Games were played. Mrs. Green
street won first prize as the most
graceful in the boat-jumping contest
Emma Shamleffer was second. Mr.
Greenstreet was first with a string
of a fish.
The Mems Night Committee will
meet Tuesday night at the home OF
Chairman Elgin Smith, ASH Iowa
avenue.
The Lebanon Card Club members
are sojourning at Colonial Beach this
week end.
The Lebanon Players will rehearse
songs Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Myrtle Mofitt, 233 Ninth
street southeast.
William F. Hunt Chapter will at
tend religious services at Temple
Heights August 10 at 4 pm.
Matron Pauline Fry announces
members of Martha Chapter will take
part in the open-air religious services
at Temple Heights today at o'clock
Gavel Chapter will hold q tacky
party August II at Grace Episcopal
Church, lo4l Wisconsin avenue. There
will be dances and prizes. The chap
ter will celebrate its thirteenth birth
day anniversary September IS.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Garbage Transfer Station
Removal Urged.

n EMovAL of the garbage trans
N fer station from District
owned property at New Jer-
sey avenue and K street to another,
undesigiiated location, is being
urged by the Southeast Business
Mems Association. This has been
incorrectly referred to as the gar
bage disposal plant" instead Of
what it actually Is, merely a place
of transfer of the garbage from the
trucks, which collect it, to gondola
cars for shipment to the garbage
reduction plant at Cherry Hill, Va.
District officials state that this
station has been located on the
railroad siding at this point since
1900, and there has been q great
improvement in the method Of
handling the transfer so as to re-
duce to a minimum necessarily
annoying features. This place Is
Immediately adjacent to the rail-
road yards and coal dumps and it
Is declared that 1t Is q natural loca-
ton for such station.
The reduction plant at Cherry
Hill, for q number of years, was
operated at substantial profit to
the District, amounting In one year
to q net profit Of more than $780,
600. The present low price Of grease
has greatly reduced the revenues Of
the plant so that last year instead
Of showing q profit it cost about
$50, 900. This Is considered an ex-
ceedingly low cost to the taxpayers
for the service rendered. The city
refuse department Is proud Of the
way 1t handles this disagreeable but
very necessary municipal job. and
has succeeded in keeping the place
far more presentable than would
be expected from such q plant.
They say that, of course, during
the very warm weather disagree
able odors are more pronounced.
The garbage Is moved out by train
each night. but If 1t was really Q
garbage disposal plant the nuisancs
would continue for the entire "a
hours.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Masonic.

THE open-air religious services on
Temple Heights today at 4 o'clock,
under the direction of the grand chap
lain, DR.. John c. Palmer of the Grand
Lodge Of Masons, will be addressed by
DIR. Hirl A. KeSter, pastor Of Congress
Street M. P. Church. The music, un-
der direction of Past Master J. Walter
Humphrey, will be furnished by Mrs.
Myra McCathran Myers, soprano So
loist. together with congregational
singing.
Special guests at this service win be
members Of the following blue lodges:
Lebanon, Stansbury, Cathedral and
Barrister, together with their families.
Also members of the following chap
tiers Of the Order of the Eastern Star,
with their families: Ruth, Martha and
Hope.
Takoma Lodge will confer the F. C..
degree Tuesday evening, according TO
announcement by Paul R. Mattix.
master. Senior Deacon Fields Will
preside during the conferrtng of the
degree and Junior Deacon Lawson will
deliver the lecture. Included in the
class will be three candidates from
Acacia Lodge.
Petworth Lodge will confer the r.
c. degree Thursday after a short busi-
ness meeting. Junior Steward John
L. Allen will preside assisted by SEN
Tor Deacon Jett.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
The Maccabees.

District Camp wiz hold q visitation
to National Tent August IS, 8 pm. in
Odd Fellows Temple, 419 Seventh
street. District Comdr. Ray F. Pifer
win conduct the visitation National
Tent, under the command OF Sir
knight Herbert Hunter. jr., has ar
ranged special program Of enter
tainmelt. AL members invited.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Takoma Referendum Continues
to Hold Public Attention.
Movement to Operate
Both Incinerators.


EVEN the rerouting Of the street
II cars fails TO eclipse the civic
interest in the approaching
referendum In Takoma on whether
that section shall continue its So
year dry record or shall be invaded
by places licensed to sell alcoholic
beverages. While District oficials
are making UP the voting register
and selecting voting officials rep
resentatives Of opposing sides are
giving out statements and an op-
ening address for the dry side has
been made over the radio.
Station WJSV extended an in
vitation to both sides TO divide the
time over that station each Tues
day evening ct Q o'clock. SO far
only the drys have accepted and
the first address last week was by
Wallace G. Magathan, president Of
the Citizens Association of Ia
konns, d. c., who was permitted to
use the entire time. These ad-
dresses are to continue each Tues
In his radio address, Mr..
Magathan specifically replied to
several assertions made by d. d:
Lamond, counsel for four OF the
applicants for license. These we're
that parts of the area In question
are a mile or more from the ap-
plcants' places of business; the
area In which license is sought Is
in a first commercial and adjacent
to O second commercial zone; that
the July sales Of beer indicate
that Takoma Is not dry and, fur
ther, that the loss of legitimate
business win be heavy II licenses
are refused.
To these statements Mr.. Maya
than replied that reference to an
ofncial map and the use of its
scale Of miles would show that
one mile measured from these
proposed licensed places would ex-
tend far beyond the boundaries
Of Takoma, touching Rock Creek
Park, way over into Silver Spring
and Takoma Park, Md, and to
other remote points on the south
and east. With reference to the
first and second commercial
zones, he stated that the first was
little neighborhood supply
island" while the latter was
merely q narrow strip along the
tracks Of the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad. All these, Mr.. Magathan
said, are completely surrounded
by q residence neighborhood.
Replying to the claim that the
beer sales indicate the area not TO
be dry, he stated that the beer in
question was Of the 81 variety,
which Is declared by act of Con-
gress to be q Notwithstanding
drink. He denied any more justi-
f1cation for basing any such claim
on sales Of this legally declared
non Intoxicating beverage than
upon sales Of some Of the popu-
lar soft drinks. Finally, he denied
that there is any ground upon
which to base the claims Of
heavy business losses and prom
ised that future speakers would
completely refute all Of these
claims.
Efforts have been made by the
Representatives OF the citizens
association to have the referen-
dunn held at least one week later
because Of the fact that many
residents viii not return from
their vacations until the week
following September S, which was
Takoma people,
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National Union.
NTICTORY COuNCII. mai in

VICTORY COUNCIL met in Pythian
Temple. Senators Arthur S.
Brown and Michael J. Kindsfather
reported on the proceedings of the
thirty-ninth session Of the Senate, on
Mackinac Island, Mich Mackinac
Island. Mich, was again selected for
the meeting in July, 1896.
Ex-Senators James A. williams and
j. Harry Jones spoke on the work ac-
complished by the last session and the
preceding one. Jack /. ReSnicof will
be initiated with q number of cAndi-
dates at the class ceremonial, to be
held the latter part Of September.
w. Gordon Bell, in charge of United
Councils entertaining features, an
nounceS guest meeting August IL In
Pythian Temple. President NJ. D
Newland VIII preside.
Congressional Council will assemble
IN Columbia typographical Union
Temple August IS, at 8 O'Clock.
Mckinley Council will not meet
during August. Preparations are be-
ing made for q large gathering at
the meeting September IL.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

he would later expect to collect.
His appearance before the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations re-
suited in the appointment OF a
special committee 10 conSider and
report on the matter. So far as
known that committee has never
reported.
The Board Of Trade Transports
ton Committee was thoroughly
sold on the practicability Of the
IDEA and the results so far have
completely sustained their judg-
ment. But for the financing By
the Board Of Trade this campaign
would not be possible.
Evening star., 1934-08-12

The president OF the association
Is TO appoint q committee TO in
vestigate the matter and II this
committee recommends removal it
is expected another location will
be suggested.
Movement 10 Operate
Both IncineratorS.
ENoR several years the large In
cinerator in Southeast waAh-
ington, erected with District
tax money, was required by Con-
gress TO be kept out OF commits
sion and only the one OF smaller
capacity in Georgetown used. The
last session Of Congress, upon the
earnest pleas Of District officials
and citizens permitted the use of
the one in the Southwest, but
transferred the ban to the one in
Georgetown.
At the time the erection of these
incinerators was authorized and
money appropriated II had been
established very definitely that
both were needed. For some un-
explained reason the District has
been forbidden the right to get
the full use Of It's investment In
incinerators and has even had to
resort TO the nuisance Of burning
trash on open lots. Resort to such
primitive methods OF trash dis
posal in the face Of ownership Of
expensive modern plants has made
the annoyance OF citizens In al
fected areas all the more exasper-
ating.
A movement Is now under way
to urge upon Congress with all
possible vigor the keeping in COM
mission Of both OF these modern
devices and In addition prohibit
the burning Of trash on open
dumps altogether. There are in
dications Of this movement re-
ceiving general organization sup
port. A number of organizations
are on record to bring this about,
but there hiss never been any real
concerted effort in its behalf.
Probably the first place to present
this proposal win be at the bud
get hearings to be held by the
Commissioners commencing Sep
tember 10.
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Wholesome Influence OF
Citizen Traffic Observers.

Cltizen IramC observers
DUBLIC spirited citizens as traf-
fic observers or the Secret
l00," as they have been called,
aside from the actual violations re-
ported have exerted q most whole
some influence on the drivers Of
motor vehicles. Many pedestrians
have been heard to remark re-
Gently Of q greater consideration
for the walking public than here
tofore Nearly all such pedestrians
have added, "but there Is still much
room for improvement" and most
drivers will add that there Is also
room for pedestrian Improvement.
In some quarters there has been
a tendency to sneer at these un-
official observers and call them
"traffic spies" This corps Of OBJ
servers includes many Of our lead
ing and most highly respected
citizens. While It was reported at
the time that the selection Of the
100 were being made. there had
been several hundred applications
received, many Of those appointed
were not among the list Of appll-
cants. Many OF these men knew
nothing Of the matter until polite
letter was received from Maj.
Brown drafting them for this pub
lie service.
When Mr.. Bendell Of Albany,
N. Y, was here last Winter and
explained the plan which Is sub
stantialiy the one now In use, he
aroused considerable interest and
enthusiasm among his hearers.
Some acted like they were afraid
he had something To sell for which