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Evening star., 1934-12-16
FRIENDSHIP CITIZENS
TO HAVE PUBLICATION

The Friendship Citizens Association
will have for its official organ one OF
the oldest community papers in Wash
ington when Top Notch resumes pub
licatiop Thursday.
Top Notch will be published by j..
Wallace Talley. who acquired the
rights to the paper at the death Of its
former owner. Alfred G. Seller 1t was
founded in 1923, and for many years
was an outstanding community paper
in Northwest Washington. having an
active part in building up the Friend
ship Heights area.
In addition to news Of the associa-
tion, it will carry local items Of in
terest to those living in Friendship
Heights. Howard Ennis, the editor,
does not plan to compete with the
large daily papers by covering the
whole city, but, by specializing in local
news and editorials, to build up
strong monthly of interest to the i'm
mediate neighborhood
Samuel j. Flickinger, president of the
association, believes that it will be Of
real value to his group. He thinks
every citizens association should have
newspaper of some sort, mot only
for news Of the association, but for
better knowledge of what is going on
in the community as a whole"
Evening star., 1934-12-16
MEETING TO HONOR
PAST PRESIDENTS
Randle Highlands Group An
nounces Special Plans for
Gathering Wednesday.

Past presidents night will be fea-
tured Wednesday by the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association.
President Adelbert w. Lee an
nounced yesterday that, after a brief
business meeting, the program will be
turned over to A. H. Bacas. vice presi-
dent. in charge of the committee ar
ranging the program.
There have been 1S presidents of
the group since its organization in
1906, II Of whom are expected to
attend the meeting and present a
brief resume of their administrations.
The presidents of the group and those
to be represented are as follows:
Robert F. Bradbury, president in
1906, 1907 and 1918, who is to be
present; Charles G. Robinson, 1908,
1909, to be present; Charles A. Bark
er, 1910, 1911, 1915 and 1919, to be
present; the late j. Walter Mitchell,
1912; DR.. B. T. Woodward, 1918 and
1914; Samuel E. Snyder, 1916, 1917
and 1926, to be present; Rex B. Duck
EFT, 1920, to send greetings; Thomas
Crane, 1921 and 1922, to be present.
The late Alfred K. Ware, 1928;
Reuben H. Randall. 1924, to be pres
ent; Joseph G. Herbert, 1925. to be
present: Clifford Shoemaker, 1927,
will not attend; Paul E. Mckinney,
1928, to be present or send word; Will
liam G.. Gath, 1929. to be present;
j. Milton Collins. 1880. to be present
John Gibson, 1881, to be present
Herbert F.. Marti, 1882. to be present,
and the present incumbent, Adelbert
W. Lee, 1888 and 1884.
Half of the past presiding officers
are still members of the group, Mr.
Lee said. They are Bradbury. Rob-
inson. Barker. Snyder, Randall, Col
lins, Gibson, Marti and Lee.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Ne,u Georgetown President
Visualizes d. C.. Ciric Utopia
Vote, Police Protection
and Transportation
Betterment Cited.
John H. Small Repre-
sented North Carolina
in Congress p Years.

YOHN HUMPHREY SMALL,
former Representative from
North Carolina for % years,
~ and recently elected president
of the Georgetown Citizens As
sociation, has visions of Nations
Capital with national representation,
improved civic government, unpar-
alleled police protection, miles OF
modern subways and traffic fatalities
reduced to a minimum within the next
five years.
The day of the street car is come
and gone" says Mr.. Small. Five
years ago such views would have been
called visionary, imaginative and un-
reasonable but today transportation
has assumed such proportions of speed
that the street car is no longer a
necessary public utility"
Active for Transportation.
All his life, Mr.. Small has been in
f1uenced by the speed and safety of
transportation and especially during
his IL terms in Congress, most of
which we're spent in getting authorize
ton and Federal appropriations for
the "Intra Coastal Waterways" from
Boston to Florida. He started the
movement by getting Virginia and
North Carolina interested in the 200
mile Norfolk to Beaufort Canal in
1902. 1t was 1912 before he attained
any mark of success with his project.
His aim was to avoid the choppy,
rough waters of Cape Hatteras for
commerce through the Atlantic Ocean
down to Florida.
Speedy, safe buses through sub
ways from all suburban districts to
the present congested areas will solve
the traffic problem. save the Govern
ment vast expenditures in rerouting
street cars, and be the initial step
toward the reduction of traffic fatal
tiles, Mr.. Small believes.
THE time is ripe and the people
are ready for this improvement" he
declares.
Believes Views General.
Because of his interests in speedy
transportation for pleasure and COM
merce, Mr. Smalls views on the pres
ent traffic question here just about
mirror the public sentiment, he be-
lieveS.
Public opinion and the relation
ship of the Government with the peo-
pie are the two principles that the
Evening star., 1934-12-16
CHEVY CHASE BODY
ANNOUNCES MASS
MEETING PROGRAM
City Officials to Be Present
With Transportation as
Topic Wednesday.
A mass meeting, at which the vari-

A mass meeting, at which the vari-
Gus plans of increasing transporta-
tion service from Chevy Chase are to
be presented, will be held Wednesday
night at the E. V. Brown School.
Many prominent transportation Of
ficials, who will give opinions, will be
present, including Col. Daniel I. Sui
tan, District Engineer Commissioner
Riley Elgen, chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission; Richmond B.
Keech of the Public Utilities Commis-
sion, James j. Martin, secretary of the
commission, and John H. Hanna,
president Of the Capital Transit Co.
Regular Program Short.
The regular meeting date Of the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association Is
scheduled for Wednesday night, but
its meeting at that time will include
only short business session, so that
the remainder of the time can be
given to an open forum on transpor-
tation problems, Edwin S. Hege an
nounced yesterday This forum is the
result of a resolution introduced by
Mr. Hege at the November meeting.
Several hundred posters have been
distributed throughout the Chevy
Chase and neighboring areas prom
inently advertising the meeting and
inviting the public to attend. A local
theater has for the past week been
showing announcements on its screen
with invitations to the public to at
tend. Mr.. Hege declared the idea of
the meeting is to get the opinions Of
not only the members of the associa-
ton but Of non-members living in
Chevy Chase, Forest Hills, Devonshire
Downs, Friendship Heights and other
areas affected by the proposed trans
portation changes. Officers and men,
bers of all other civic groups along
upper Connecticut avenue have been
invited.
j. r. Manning, chairman Of the
Public Utilities Committee of the
association, proposed several changes
in transportation at the last meeting
of the Executive Committee, which
will be considered. They are:
l. To augment present street car
service, not less than 10 per cent
during morning and evening rush
hours only.
Seek Better Bus Service.
2. To augment present bus service,
not less than 20 per cent, during rush
hours only
3. To establish one cross-town bus
line in the vicinity of Porter street,
to run between Connecticut avenue
and Fourteenth street or Georgia
avenue.
4. To establish transportation for
residents of Military road and Rock
Creek Ford Road section. in the area
Creek Park.
5. To secure adequate transporta-
ton to the Alice Deal Junior High
School and Woodrow Wilson Senior
High School.
A petition of 102 persons has been
placed in the hands of the associa-
ton requesting removal Of the car
tracks from Connecticut avenue, to be
substituted by bus service, and will be
presented by proponents OF this
theory, as well as other petitioners
who are now active and who will be
present to present their views.
The mass meeting is to be held In
the auditorium of the Brown School
and an attendance is expected which
will fill the meeting place to its ca
pacity. Mr.. Hege declared.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

ECEMBER 16, 1773-161st
anniversary of the "Bos-
ton tea party"-is a date
- which should be marked
for observance on the CAL
endar of every citizen of the Ma
tional Capital who values liberty
and the fundamental American
principles. Organized civic Wash
ington strives for both financial
and political equity for the Dis
trict. To many Of cur leaders
there has come a realization that
real financial equity for the Dis
trict is only possible and sure
through obtaining political equity.
BY political equity is meant the
granting Of voting representation
for the District in both Senate and
House of Representatives, the right
to vote for President and Vice
President and the same access as
citizens to the courts Of the
United States as possessed by the
citizens of the States and even
aliens.
Observance of an anniversary
could not be more timely than the
present Right now while bodies in
which the District has no repre-
sentation are framing our annual
budget and deciding for what pur-
poses and in what amounts our
tax money is to be spent it is well
for us to harken back to the period
when the American Colonies were
experiencing a similar form OF
tyranny. OF course none of our
civic bodies, no matter how mill
tant, would propose strong arm
methods as used by the Boston
brethren, but there is in the air
a spirit of unity of sentiment in
vigorous demand for square deal
for the District. The local press
and the citizen bodies are united
in backing up the Commissioners
for a better financial deal and
many believe the press should unite
with the citizen body in demand
ing political equity as the only real
assurance of fair treatment as re-
CARDS taxation, appropriation. Fed
eral financial participation. or
legislation.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

present District government heads
know nothing or very little Of" he
declares with national represen-
tation and a voice in the govern
ment and taxation, the residents OF
Washington would be better served
than they are at present." says Mr..
Small
All his life he has been public
servant. Born in Washington, N. c.,
known as Duke University. Mr.. Small S
first public Office was that OF attorney
for a board of county commissioners.
Next he was mayor of his home town
for six or seven consecutive terms,
then he came to Congress His life
has been an unusually colorful one, he
believes.
Resembles George Arliss.
Small of stature, with striking re-
semblance to George ArliSs, the actor,
Mr.. Small has an outstanding char
acteriStic about hinl-that of meeting
a man on his own level. Whether
you're huckster or Congressman, Mr..
Small can Immediately launch into an
absorbing conversation most suitable
to your taste or profession. Eccentric
is his tricky way of shaking hands
that of clicking his heels together
after a military fashion and extending
his hand on a level with his heart.
Much of the flavor of the old
Georgetown that once approached ro-
nance is still there today" said Mr..
Small, speaking of the community OF
which he is a civic leader. If more
Washingtonians knew of the genuine
hospitality of Georgetown and the old
Southern pride of its social order,
there is no doubt that it would be the
leading community in the Nations
Capital"
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Getting Acquainted With
New Members of Congress.

TN A recent bulletin Of the De-
partment of Legislation of the
District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, the chair
man. Mrs. Edith L. Phelps. casu-
ally remarks: The people of
Washington have been studying
with interest the list of newly
elected members of Congress.
Many of these" she says, ARE
strangers to us and we are strang-
ers to them, but our welfare is in
their hands"
These members of the Congress.
both in the Senate and House of
Representatives. by the grace of
the Constitution of the United
States, are both our national and
our local legislators. We should
know them and they should know
us, but just how are we to become
acquainted? They feel first al
legiance to the folks back home
who elected them to office, and
many of them doubtless really
know nothing Of these other con-
stituents at the National Capital
who have been wished on them
by the Constitution. Here is
civic job for all Of our voteless or
ganizations to go Systematically
after getting acquainted with
these new people in Congress.
Some civic leaders see big help
in learning who among the men,
bers of our civic organizations are
acquainted with the new members.
Drawing our membership in the
civic bodies from all over the
United States, there are, no doubt,
many among us who recognize
friends in these new arrivals in
Congress. It is considered a good
rule, out in the United States. to
know your Congressman, and it
ought to be just as good rule in
this voteless community to know
your Congressman and Congress-
women.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
EAST WASHINGTON UNIT
SEEKS MEETING PLACE

The major problem confronting the
East Washington Heights Citizens
Association is centrally located and,
at the same time, a suitable meeting
place for the organization.
Its first meeting of the year was
held in the home of one of the men,
bers. This, however, proved unsatis-
factory due to lack of space. The last
meeting was held in the newly COM
pleted Junior Order of United Amer
ican Mechanics hall at 2407 Mime
sofa avenue southeast. Members
complained Of this as their meeting
place as it is located about two miles
from the area in which most of them
live. This fact, they argued, would
tend to decrease the attendance at
meetings, as several of the members
have no way of travelling that far.
Next months meeting is to be held
in the Bradbury Heights Methodist
Church. This is only a tentative
meeting place pending more definite
location.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
NAMES CHAIRMEN

DR.. z. E. Richardson. president Of
the Congress Heights Citizens Asso-
citation announces chairmen Of COM
mittees for the ensuing year as fol-
lows:
Highways. streets and water. E. j..
Read; Parks and Fairgrounds, E. j..
Newcombe; schools, Mrs. MacAgney;
sewers. R. o. Russell; public utilities.
H. G. Costello; coming, Thomas Bowles;
lights. E. G. Beagle sr.; membership,
Mrs. Alma Allen; relief. DR.. Richard
son; entertainment. z. M. Richardson: /:
application for membership, r. O.
Russell: legislation, 9. J. Benner; po-
lice and IRE, Aurthur Newcombe.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
District Still Lacks Political Equity as Boston Tea
Party Is Recaled-Richberg to address
Trade Board Tomorrow.

the subject of Federal suffrage for
the District is at the boiling point.
The letter adds, The financial
issue is the core of the Districts
fight for representation"
The group on national repre-
sentation is following the progress
of the District budget closely. This
group already this season has re-
viewed the history of the District
government, including the period
from 1871 to 1874, when We actu-
ally had representative in the
House-but he had no vote"
Indicative of the care of this Or
ganization in the selection of its
officers, announcement is made
that at the November meeting
three members were elected on a
nominating committee, TO which
the president will add two, with
the approval OF the board. This
committee will present one nomi-
nee for each Office at the annual
meeting, April Is, 1895. The only
officers to be then elected are presi-
dent. second vice president, treas
urer and two directors
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Board of Trade
December Meeting.

TINE December meeting Of the
Washington Board of Trade
will be held at the Willard
Hotel tomorrow night. The prin-
cipal guest speakers will be Donald
R. Richberg. executive director of
the Presidents National Emergency
Council and j. Howard Ardrey,
deputy administrator, Federal
Housing Administration. So large
an attendance is expected that the
meeting will be limited to mem
bers. The members are cautioned
not to leave their membership card
home.
Plans are under way for the
Midwinter dinner at the Mayflower
Hotel on February 2, 1885. From
an entertainment and spectacular
standpoint this affair will main
tain the boards well-deserved rep
uta1on. Even at this early date
the Ticket Committee reports an
excellent advance sale.
The bulletin Of the Board OF
Trade announces the personnel of
additional subcommittee and lists
some of the problems under con-
sideration. The Public Utilities
and Transportation Committee, Of
which John j. Esch is chairman,
has the following subcommittee:
Telegraph and telephone. Victor
Deyber, chairman; buses. trucks
and traction lines, Henry j. Saun-
ders. chairman; legislation, E. c.
Graham, chairman, and the mer-
ger of Washington and George
town Gas Light Cos, William B.
Willard, chairman.
The Law Committee under
craftsmanship of George w. Offrtt
has the following subcommittee:
Changes in the powers of the Dis
trict Commissioners, Paul z. Lesh,
chairman: lunacy law, Joseph c.
McGarraghy, chairman: small
loans. Wilbur L. Gray, chairman;
primary law. Robert N. Harper.
chairman; foreclosure of mort
cages, j. Leo Kolb, chairman: taxi
cab insurance. Godfrey L. Munter,
chairman; liquor law amendment,
Henry I. Quinn. chairman; COM
bination Of small courts and small
courts building Of the Municipal
Center, H. Winship Wheatley.
chairman; new paving law. Alvin
L. Newmyer, chairman; amend
ment to the gambling law, James
B. Flynn, chairman and amend
ment to the prostitution law. Jo-
seph A. Burkart, chairman.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
O. (. ROBBINS ELECTED
HEAD OF ASSOCIATION
East Washington Heights Group
Reorganizes for "New Deal'
in Its Community.

The East Washington Heights Citi-
zens' Association at a recent meeting
of the organization elected Orland E.
Robbins president for the ensuing year.
He succeeds w. K. Harmon as head
Of the group.
Other officers elected were Cyril E.
Albrecht, vice president; Mrs. Florence
L. Jackson, secretary, and Charles H.
Baumbach, financial secretary.
Robbins stated that the association
had reorganized for the year and that
he would see to 1t that the group
had a new DEAL" with all the mem
bers having q chance to express their
views on any matter concerning the
association.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Selling Public Welfare to
Organized Civic Washington.

%IVIC bodies have been prompt
to respond to the offer of Ell
wood Street, director of pub
lie welfare, to furnish competent
speakers to tell of the expenditures
of District tax money under the
Board of Public Welfare. This is
applying to governmental agency
methods which have made friends
for agencies under the Community
Chest and produced a much more
widespread interest in our welfare
and character building agencies.
With Mr.. Streets letter is a list
Of speakers available, together with
their subjects. This list includes
members of the Board of Public
Welfare and officers of some of the
institutions and departments under
the board. Most favorable com.
ment has been heard in civic cir
cles on this innovation to tell the
taxpayer what he gets for his
money.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
LAUDS CITIZEN GROUPS
Housing Official Says influence
Is Great One,

Since District natives are voteless
people, the citizens associations are a
powerful influence on legislative mat
ters, John Pool, executive director of
the Federal Housing Administration,
told members of the Burleith Citizens
Association at recent meeting.
Commenting on the many talks
made by F. H. A. representatives at
most of the citizens associations
within the past six weeks, Mr.. Poole
said, I'VE are not going around ad-
vocating that you spend money on
repairs which you do not now need, y
and added that when needed it Il
"a good investment to put money In
home improvements"
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Chevy Chase Citizens
Transportation Meeting.

THE mass meeting Of citizens
called by the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association is to be
held on Wednesday night at the
Elizabeth Brown School. Other
sections will watch with interest
the outcome of this meeting for the
discussion of the transportation
problem as applied to the section.
Street cars or BUSES is one of the
questions at issue.
Peoples Counsel Roberts has ex-
pressed desire to have other
neighborhood groups hold similar
meetings, but so far there appear to
have been no others announced.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
PROPOSAL PROGRESSES

Partial success was reported at the
last meeting of the Randle Highlands
Citizens Association in its efforts tc
have land on both sides of Naylor
road south of T street southeast
cleared off.
A letter from C. Marshall Ffnnan
superintendent Of national capital
parks, was read, stating. I'VE will
have a study of the problem made
with a view to accomplish this work
If possible, through c. G. c. OF
emergency relief project. and will
advise the Randle Highlands Citizens
Association OF our decision within the
next two weeks"
Evening star., 1934-12-16
CHAIRMEN APPOINTED

Committee chairmen for the Six
teenth Street Heights Citizens Asso-
citation were appointed recently by
President Samuel B. Loveless. Those
appointed were the following:
Public Utilities, Irving Bolotin: Leg
islation, Milton Dunn; Fire and Police,
Earl w. Sapp; Health and Sanitation,
DR.. E. c. Schneider; Education, Mrs
H. M. Phillips; Streets and Sidewalks,
Perry Cleveland; Membership, j.
Preston Swecker; Publicity, Mr.
Swecker; Special Program Commit
tee, Reginald c. Dill, and delegates
to the Public School Association,
Joseph H. Wilson and Mrs. Lucille
Mccall.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
First Lady Joins
V0teless ID. c. League.

~ ECEMBER News Letter OF the
II Voteless District of Colum-
bia League of Women Voters
announces as a new member Of
the District league Mrs. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt
has been a Lacquer in New York
State for many years. She will
meet with the District league at
luncheon on Saturday, January
10, 1885.
In referring to the pending fiscal
relations situation between Federal
and District governments the let
ter states that the proposed survey
by order of the President is badly
needed and that the fact that 1t Is
being made this Winter indicates