Evening star., 1934-07-31
Project Is Expected to Be
Well Under Way When
Congress Convenes.
TWO COMMITTEE GROUPS
ARE DIRECTED BY SAUL
Schedule Includes All Problems
Confronting Community at
Present Time.

program OF civic work Tor the Capital
which 1t hopes to have well under
way when Congress convenes.
In effect, the schedule of activities
for the trade body's 27 COM
mittees represents the civic program
of Washington itself, with the efforts
of the two most powerful civic organ
izations Of the city united under one
leadership.
The whole program, as approved by
the directors of the Board of Trade.
was set before committee chairmen
and officers at a special meeting last
night at the Columbia Country Club,
presided over by Robert v. Fleming,
president of the board.
Two Groups Under Saul
Claude w. owen and Francis O..
Addison, jr., are general chairmen of
two groups of committees who will
function under supervision of First
Vice President John Saul. Under
Owen will be the Traffic, Streets and
Avenues, Public Utilities and Trans
portation, Public Order and Bridges
Committees, while Addison will over
see the Municipal Finance, Insurance,
Law, Industrial Interests and Com
Affairs Committees. The
Membership and Midwinter Dinner
Committees are under MIR. Saul.
L. E. Williams, Harry Blake and
George Pitt head three groups of
committees under Second Vice Presi-
dent Edgar Morris. williams will
have supervision over the Aviation,
Rivers and Harbors, Water Supply and
Sewerage Committees; Blake will head
the group comprising the Municipal
Art, Parks and Reservations, Public
and Private Buildings and zoning
Committees, while Pitt is general
chairman of the group consisting of
the Charities and Corrections, Public
Health, American Ideals Public
Schools, Public Library and Universe
ties and Private Schools Committees.
Independent committees, which win
be responsible to the boards officers
through Robert j. Cottrell, executive
secretary, are the National Repre-
senSation. Military and Naval Affairs
and Greater National Capital Com
mittees.
All Problems Included.
In listing the program of work, the
Board of Trade. according to Mr..
Fleming, has attempted to include
all problems before the community as
a whole at present.
Rated as most important in the
program is the work Of the Municipal
Finance Committee, under Edward
F. Colladay and Of the National Rep
resentation Committee, headed by
Theodore w. Noyes.
It was the. sense Of those present
at last nights meeting that the fight
for national representation should be
carried forward with unceasing vigor,
as in the past, to the end that the
disfranchisement of District residents
might be wiped out, and with It the
source of many Of the city's problems.
The Bridges Committee, Of which
George G. Shinn is chairman, will
continue its efforts to have formu-
lated a definite bridge program for
the District.
Investigation into Communistic ac-
tivity was assigned to the American
Ideals Committee, Of which A. j.
Driscoll is chairman.
The Aviation Conmitte, led by
Clarence A. Miller, will bend its ef-
forts toward a municipal airport for
the Capital at Gravelly Point.
The job of following up the Black
Copeland old-age pension bill was as
signed to the Charities and Correc-
tons Committee, headed by George
M. Whitwell.
Major Tasks Of Committee.
The Community Affairs Committee,
w. w. Wheeler, chairman, win con-
centrate on the Fourth of July Cele-
bration, Presidents Cup Regatta and
National Capital Cherry Blossom
Festival.
Promotion Of the "Buy-in- Wash
ington" movement, continuation of
radio broadcasts dealing with local
industry, and seeking the award of
municipal building contracts to local
contractors are the major tasks Of the
which Thomas P. Littlepage is chair
man. George e. Keneipp's Insurance
Committee will push the automobile
responsibility law. The principal
matter of business before the Law
Committee, Of which George w. Of
futt Is head, is the question Of amend
ments to the District condemnation
law. The problems Of proper head
quarters for the 9Th Regiment, Ma
rine Corps, and a suitable armory for
the District are placed before the
Military and Naval Affairs COMMITTEES,
Of which Col. Leroy w. Heron is
chairman.
The Municipal Art Committee,
Thomas A. Mullett, chairman, viii
conduct its contest again this year
for meritorious architecture. A study
of Washington's public recreational
facilities, bringing closer cooperation
between the District officials and the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, Is assigned to the Parks
and Reservations Committee, headed
by Karl William Corby. The Munich
pal Center problem and the alley
elimination project wiz be under the
Public and Private Buildings Commit
tee, Of which Arthur B. Heaton is
chairman.
A survey of public health problems,
with the District Medical
Society in matters Of public health
interest and consideration of the Tu-
berculosis Hospital fund controversy
are duties assigned to the Public
Health Committee. of which DR..
Arthur c. Christie is chairman
Five-Year Program Urged.
DR.. Stephen Z Kramer and his
Public Library Committee viii con-
centrate on obtaining q five-year
development program for libraries in
the District. An outstanding problem
before the Public Order Committee,
Odell s. Smith, chairman, is the sp-