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Evening star., 1934-04-15
BENN|NG CITIZENS
ARRANGING DRIVE
FOR |NC|NERATOR
Hold Cost Would Be Less
Than That of Present
Obnoxious Dump.

A campaign to induce Congress to
enact legislation authorizing reopen
ing of the Anacostia incinerator is
being planned by members OF the
Benning Citizens Association, under
leadership of their president, Frank E.
James.
At the last meeting of the organiza-
ton, members launched an attack on
the Benning dump, which, they as
serted, is a menace both to their
health and to their property. Use of
the dump for the burning of rubbish
was begun, it was pointed out, after
the closing of the incinerator.
Cost Held Greater.
Although the incinerator was Or
de1ed closed by Congress as an econ
omy measure, several members of the
association declared they understood
the cost Of burning rubbish on the
dump was even greater than that Of
incineration.
"One of the employees of the dump
told me-" said r. j. Hickman, that
it costs S120 a day more to run the
dump than it did to operate the in
cinerator.
Aside from that, however, burning
of rubbish on the dump makes Ben
ming a smoky, smelly section, forbid
ding to persons who otherwise might
be interested in establishing homes
here and in helping to build up the
community.
Wind Is Ignored.
Although rubbish isn't supposed to
be burned on the dump when the
wind is blowing harder than 20 miles
an hour, I have seen fires there when
there was gale of from 48 to 81 miles
an hour. One time. during a high
wind, flames from the dump threat
ened to spread to my home, and had
to call out, the Fire Department"
Similar views were expressed by R.
M. Darragh. who urged members of
the association to join in a vigorous
campaign for legislation re-opening
the incinerator and eliminating the
dump "once and for all"
Carl Beale, secretary of the organi-
zation, was instructed to file COM
plants with both Senator King and
Representative Norton, chairmen of
the Senate and House District Com
mittees, respectively.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Booster Trip Plans Made.

The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association is rounding out plans for
its annual booster trip to be held the
last week of May.
The Booster Trip Committee. Of
which DR.. M. C. Gibbs is chairman
and Lewis Payne, vice chairman, map
ped plans for the event at meeting
Friday, at which time the date and
boat to be used were selected.
The cruise, which begins on a Fri
day and continues over the week end
returning to Washington Monday
morning, has been an annual event
with the association for "a years.
Ports Of call include Old Point Com
fort, Annapolis, Norfolk and other
points along Chesapeake Bay.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Proposal to Let Commissioners
Appoint Recorder of Deeds.

"RANSFER of the power to ap-
point the Recorder of Deeds
of the District from the
President of the United States is
proposed in a measure reported by
the Senate Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. This local Office,
long used as a reward to colored
politicians in the States for polit-
ical service rendered, for many
years has been urged for transfer
to the Commissioners so that the
action of the committee is sure to
meet with widespread civic organ
ization approval. Some Of the civic
bodies among our colored citizens
will probably oppose the transfer
of the appointing power for fear Of
losing patronage that has come to
be considered as belonging to one
of their race. An interesting fea-
ture in this connection Is that with
all of the fine able colored citizens
in the District, the office has
always gone to an outsider.
The bill also proposes to i'm
mediately increase the fees OF the
Office of the recorder so as to make
it self-supporting and further en-
powers the Commissioners to from
time to time revise the fees without
further legislation 50 to continue
the self-supporting policy.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
FRIDAY, APRIL 20.

Glover Park Citizens Association, 8
pm, Home Industrial School. Pro-
gram-Short business meeting, in
cluding discussion of liquor licensing
near schools in the area and action
to secure a sidewalk on the east side
of Tunlaw road, from Beecher street
to Benton street; dance at pm.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
WithD. D.C.Civic Organization
Associations Disappointed in House District Day.
What Do You Consider the Most Important
District Legislation?

question as to what is really re-
garded by the civic bodies and
their leaders as the most important
legislation awaiting action at this
session Of Congress. This observer
would like to learn just what legis-
lation is so regarded by our civic
workers. Send in your opinion at
once on post card bearing your
name and address. The tabulation
of such information will be of in
terest to all of the organizations as
well as the public and possibly to
the Congress.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Shall Commissioners Succeed
To Powers of Welfare Board?
COMMISSIONER ALIENS pro-

poSal to transfer to the Com
lniSsioners the powers of the
Board of Public Welfare is a sub
ject beginning to engage attention
of the organizations. The North
east Citizens Association last week
approved the principle of the idea,
but it has been opposed by the
Stanton Park Citizens Association.
The Stanton Park body is not in
clined to look with favor upon pro-
posals to have the Commissioners
supersede any of the boards of
citizens who patriotically and with
out remuneration carry on valu-
able work for the community.
Many organizations that bitterly
oppose the transfer of the control
of the schools from the Board of
Education to the District Building
fear that removal of power from
the Welfare Board might consti-
tute a dangerous and possibly en-
barrassing precedent. The Senate
Committee is reported to favor Mr..
Aliens plan.
While some would strip the
Board of Public Welfare of its au-
thority, which it has exercised so
efficiently, there are others among
the leaders who favor the transfer
of the Health Department to the
jurisdiction Of that board.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Southwest Citizens Association.

Southwest Citizens Association, 8
pm, No. 4 precinct, 492 E street
southwest. Program - Address by
Riley E. Elgen, chairman of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, on Change
of the Transportation Facilities for
Southwest; plans to secure extension
of the bus line on Twelfth street
southwest up to New York avenue
northwest: discussion of the question
of constructing loop on the Four
teenth street car line down by the
Wharves.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Effective Joint Consideration
BY ID. c. Federation Committee.

Grafton of Citizens Associa-
tions of the six-year highway
and bridge plan, sewage disposal
plan and water front improvement
plan were greatly facilitated at
the federation's last meeting be-
cause of the very thorough con-
sideration of these proposals at a
joint conference of the committees
on Highways, Parks and Water
ways; City Planning, and on Fis-
cal Relations. The report was
submitted by Chairman Llewellyn
Of the first named committee, and
was adopted with only three
amendments to the six-year plan.
Many of those who would have
engaged in the debate on the
floor of the federation had had
their say in the conference and
consequently were willing to have
the chairman do their talking
for them.
The changes in the siX-year plan
were to recommend substitution Of
the bridge at Franklin street
northeast for that on Eastern
avenue in the 1885 fiscal year,
specifically mentioning a proposed
bridge over the Anacostia River
at East Capitol street and in the
same Connection emitting refer
ence to a proposed bridge at
Massachusetts, avenue, and the
third modification was to request
authorization and plans for the
Michigan avenue bridge over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Associa-
ton. s pm, Crosby S. Noyes School
Program-Report of the Laws and
Legislation Committee on proposed re-
vision of the bylaws; report of Nomi-
mating Committee with election Of
officers for 1885; Streets, Alleys and
Highways Committee report on C. w. A.
projects in the area; nomination of a
delegate to represent the group at the
dedication at Taft Junior High School
on April Is; report from delegates to
the joint conference of Northeast
Suburban Citizens Associations on
the following: Proposal to replace
the old Bunker Hill School with a
new structure, erection of Michigan
avenue viaduct, the needs for Michi-
gan avenue and Franklin street
bridges, as compared with the neces-
sity for the proposed Eastern avenue
bridge, the terminal act of 19O1-3
compelling railroad companies to pay
for bridges crossing their tracks and
the needs for the Catholic University
bus line to be extended to Thirteenth
and Monroe streets northeast.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
PLAN ANNUAL DINNER
Society of Natives to Hold
Banquet April 90.

The regular meeting of the Society
Of Natives of the District will be
omitted this month, according to an
announcement made by Jesse C.
Suter, president He said the annual
dinner Of the body will be at the
Broadmoor on April % at 7 pm. to
celebrate the 14th anniversary Of the
society, and also to commemorate
the 143d anniversary of the laying of
the first corner stone of the District
on April IS, 1871.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is.

Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
pm. E. V. Brown School. Pro-
gram-AddresS by DR.. David Lums-
den, horticulturist of the plant quar-
entine division of the Department of
Agriculture, on the effect Of the severe
Winter on plants.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
SAME PRESIDENT KEPT
BY NORTHEAST GROUP
FOR ALMOST ~ YEARS
Civic Calendar
Interfederation to Hear
Report on Chain Bridge
Project.
MONDAY, APRIL 16.

Forest Hills Citizens Association, 8
pm, Ben Murch School. Program
General discussion Of liquor control
administration in the Forest Hills
area.
Interfederation Conference, pm,
room F, United States Chamber
of Commerce. Program-Report on
progress made to secure the proposed
new high-level Chain Bridge.
Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
8 pm, Bryan School. Program-Ad-
dress by E. ]. Murphy, former presi-
dent of the Board of Trade and presi-
dent of the National Capitol Civic
Fund, on "Civic Events; Public
Utilities Committee report on a hear
ing called recently with represent
atives from the traction company,
Police Department and the Public
Utilities Commission; report from
delegate to the Federation of Citizens
Associations on the proposed East
Capitol Street Bridge.
West End Citizens Association, 8
pm, No 3 precinct, 2014 K street.
Program-Report and discussion of
the proposed taxicab liability insur-
ance bill: report and discussion of
moving picture censorship for the
District; action on the proposed Dis
trict budget bill; action on changing
the meeting place of the association
for next season; formulation of plans
for the last meeting of the group this
season in Nav
Evening star., 1934-04-15
SATURDAY, APRIL 21.

Federation of Citizens Associations,
8 pm, board room, District Building.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
TUESDAY, APRIL II.

Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights, pm, Powell Junior High
School. Program-Committee on
Suffrage to report on the Burroughs
plan" for District government; re-
port on progress made to secure
widening of Thirteenth street.
Petworth Citizens Association, 8
pm, Barnard School Program-Ad-
dress by Sibyl Baker, director of play
grounds, on Back Yard and Home
Play" Report Of Street Improve
ment Committee on progress made on
the sidewalk on Georgia avenue from
New Hampshire avenue to Taylor
street; discussion of traffic conditions
on Upshur street, report and action
on inadequate treatment in hospitals
of emergency cases, Public Library
Committee report on the costs and
progress made to secure a branch
library for the area
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Increased and Improved
School Facilities Demanded.
THAT Is a rather strong

T>HAT is a rather strong head
ing for mention of the urgent
pleadings of practically every
one of the neighborhood organiza-
tions and central bodies for relief
from the intolerable conditions pre-
vailing as to school accommoda-
tions. The word demand" is put
ting it pretty strong for a voteless
and unrepresented taxpaying COM
munity. Representative Weide-
man Of Michigan is righteously in
dignant that the school needs are
not met. He places the blame on
the Commissioners and the school
officials for not demanding funds
from Congress for the purpose. He
has overlooked entirely the Budget
Bureau and the House appropri-
ations subcommittee in fixing the
responsibility.
Organizations have been beg
ging and imploring that school
projects be approved, and know
there has been an apparent desire
on the part Of the Commissioners
and school officials to go along with
them as far as possible. The real
stumbling block has been the Bud
get Bureau. District and school
officials are prohibited by the
budget and accounting act from
making any demands" or even
recommendations not approved by
the bureau. Congress, the Districts
exclusive legislative body, has thus
gagged our officials and now they
are berated because they do not
disregard the gag law and de
mand" school funds.
Organized civic Washington is
depending upon Mr.. Weideman di-
recting his fire in the line Of the
distractions which prevent Con-
gress from getting the true picture
of the Districts needs. Additional
school buildings and class rooms,
replacementS and renovizing of old
buildings and increased teaching
force are urgently required, as are
sites for other buildings to be
needed in the near future. Our
school officials and our civic bodies
know, with great detail, Of these
needs, but are powerless to obtain
the relief except through Congress.
If there was ever time when the
District needed strong champions
of its cause in the halls of Congress
it is right now, and that is the
sentiment generally expressed in
our civic circles.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

ME Dlstrlct'S special day m
the House Of Representa-
tives last Monday turned
out to be an interesting ex-
Evening star., 1934-03-18
A Cappella Choir Concert.
DUSSIAN numbers characterized by

RUSSIAN numbers characterized ny
intensity Of tone and dark tone
color with difficult changes Of key will
be included in the program of Lenten
music to be offered by the A Cappella
Choir of First Congregational Church,
to be conducted by Ruby Smith stahl,
at the Mayfower Hotel next Monday
night at S:45 o'clock. These num-
bers include Rachmaninoff's GLORY to
the Trinity" Tschaikowsky's How
Rlest Are They" Nicolsky's "The
Earth Is the Lords" and the carol
OF the Russian Children" arranged
by Gaul.
Schubert's God Is Our Guide" for
male voices only, will be feature OF
number will be the arrangement in
polyphonic writing Of "A Mighty Fort
ress Is Our God" Luther's battle
hymn, arranged by the American COM
poser, Monson. Mrs. Stahl and Louis
Annis will sing the soprano and tenor
solo parts in Godfrey Shaw's An
Easter Alleluia." Dorothy Wilson
Halbach will be heard in the contralto
solo in Mark Andrews Rock of Ages"
and in Holst's modern English num-
ber, "Lullay My Liking" The four
soloists will be heard, the basso being
Dale Hamilton.
Louis Annis will also be heard in
the tenor solo prelude to THE Bene-
dictus," by Charles Gounod, and the
male chorus will sing again in Peace
Be Unto YOU" by Trowbridge.
The male chorus comprises Louis
Annis Earl Brown. Jack Davis, Claude
Hanan, Percy Mettler, Jesse Nursear.
Wayne Rice, Malcolm Toone, Don
Waite and David Weimer, in the tenor
section, and in the bass section there
are Wendell Anderson, William Ben
nett, jr.; Stanley Covert, George Field,
Richard Green, Dale Hamilton, Rob-
ert Metcalf, Herber. Molineau, Gar
rett Rush, Marlin Smith. Earl Yates,
George Wood and Carl Freeman.
Tickets may be had at First Con-
gregational Church and from Mrs.
Stahl and members Of the A Cappella
Choir.
Evening star., 1934-03-18

PACSCl4bt d1I0 ~A11C4A 1ldo OCCh dpPCdIe
ing In the orchestras program at the
last half dozen concerts.
The most popular compositions to-
ward the latter part Of the past week
were Ravel's "Bolero," Strauss wine,
Women and Song" among the shorter
works. Among the overtures, Webers
''Euryanthe" and Gluck's "Iphigenia
in Aulis" were leading Among the
compositions Of larger scope, including
the symphonies, the highest number
Of votes have been cast for "Schehe-
rezade," by Rimsky- -Korsakov; Schu-
bert's Unfinished Symphony; New
World Symphony" by Dvorak; Cesar
Franck's Symphony in D Minor;
Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique," and the
Pines of Home" by Respighi. Tchai-
kovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" has also
received a very large number of votes.
In order that sufficient rehearsals
could be planned, programs printed in
ample time, ETC., it was necessary to
close the voting yesterday. c. c. Cap
pei, manager of the orchestra, an
nounced the final vote last night.
According TO Conductor Hans Kind
Ter, the overture which obtains the
most votes will lead the program.
One large composition either a SYM
phony or a work OF similar scope,
will be played, taking the work which
received the largest ballot. Then will
follow the most popular shorter works.
Nearly two thousand votes had been
received up until last week, indicating
the interest which the request" pro-
gram, now an annual National SYM
phony event, has aroused among
Washingtons music lovers. Last
years request" concert was attended
by one of the largest audiences Of the
season.
Gauged by nationality, Russian
music is the most popular among
the concertgoers, with the music Of
Germany second. The music of Rich
ard Strauss and Wagner also received
a great number. The popular vote
| also shows a distinct increase in the
taste for modern music. Stravinsky's
Fire Bird" Sibelius' "Saga," and
RavePS "Bolero" are examples.
As the season is drawing to close,
increased attention is being given to
the orcheStra's campaign for next
year. The orchestra association had
hoped to have the drive to raise the
$50 900, needed to insure the orches-
tra's existence next season, completed
by the end of March, but so far the
results have been discouraging. Only
slightly more than half Of this amount
has been received to date. The WON.
ems committee, in charge of the CAM
paign, will intensity the drive during
the next few weeks, In the hope that
at least enough Of the fund will have
been raised by the end of the month
to warrant extending the drive and
completing the fund. Every person
interested in music is being urged to
subscribe to the orchestras sustaining
fund, which is absolutely necessary if
concerts next year are to be given.
Donations to the fund may be mailed
to Mr.. Robert V. Fleming, treasurer
of the National Symphony Orchestra,
at the Riggs Bank.
Evening star., 1934-03-18
In Local Music Circles

Marie c. Deal, dramatic soprano;
Vera Neely Ross, contralto; Elsie Har-
vey Weaver, pianist, and Charlotte
Klein, pianist, will give a musical pro-
gram at the Lenten Book Review to
be given Tuesday, at 23G pm, at the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Headquarters, 1874 N street, held
under the auspices of the District of
Columbia Federation of Women s
Clubs, when Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam will review her own book on life
in Washington. Mrs. Edgar B. Mer-
ritt will be hostess.
The program today for the Hour
Of Music at o'clock, at the Y. w.
G. A, Seventeenth and K streets, will
be presented by the Schubert Singers,
who will sing THE Vision of Sir
Launfal," cantata by Charles Wake
field Cadman. Mrs. Chester Adair Is
director and accompanist, and will be
assisted at the second piano by Mrs.
Fritz Hauer. The personnel of the
Singers is Jessie Veitch, William Jack
son, John Wander Sys, Frank Shore,
Melvin Houseman, Hugh Miller, Oscar
AuHNClI anu NcIIlOll Hill. MI. N6lICIl.
tenor, and Mr. Kuldell, baritone. are
the soloists. The public is cordially
invited.
Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta,
"The Gondoliers," will be presented
by the Tech Opera Club on Friday
and Saturday at Central High School
under the direction of Florence r.
Keene, assisted by the faculty staff.
Scenery is being prepared by the
students under James Lamb, and Mrs.
Rush and Miss Roberts are directing
the making Of the costumes. The
Tech Orchestra of 65 will play, di-
rected by Dore Walten, celliSt. There
will be a chorus of 60 and the prin-
cipals will be Herbert Staiger, Frank
Numbers, Richard Hilder, Marvin
Fisher, Robert Kinney, Harry Pitzer,
Esther Galbraith, Winefred Bowman,
Mildred Carson and Eleanor Gallogly.
An organ recital by Conrad Bernier
will be given tomorrow evening at
BIS at st. Johns Church.
X X
The monthly meeting of the Music
Club OF the Daniels School Of Music
was held in the lecture room of the
Asbury M. E. Church last Sunday. A
program of music was given by Irone
Watson, Geraldine Westry, Stella
Fielder, Geneva Penn, Josephine Far
rar, Beatrice Black, Kathleen Nash,
Geneva Norris, Sarah c. Reeves, and
the Quartet Harmonizers, M. Taylor,
N. Nixon, H. Payne and j. EppS.
The Felicia Rybier Music Club gave
its musicale last Wednesday. The fol-
lowing artists participated: Joseph
Bruno, baritone; Delphine Desio,
cellist; Helen Spasoff, pianist. Mr..
Evening star., 1934-03-18
Rechlin PLAYS Tuesday.

ON TUESDAY evening at BIS Ed
~ ward Rechlin, organist, will give q
program of organ music of Bach and
contemporaries at the National City
Christian Church. The concert Is un-
der the auspices Of Trinity Lutheran
Church. Mr.. Rechlin, pupil OF
Guilmant and Widor In Paris, Is
considered Americas foremost Bach
interpreter, and has given 500 recitals
throughout this country specializing In
this period Of music for the organ.
The program Is as follows:
"Allegro-D Major" Haendel {1ss5-17599>>
(sl "Sonatine" Ritter 5 SlS4to-l72o)
(c) Thee, Lord, Love With All ,o>
My Heart" -. .Krebs Q713-17SO)
I'm mprovisation-
ta) "Adagio."
(6} Jesus. suffering. sh Pain n spd sst.,76o,
.cFsntasie and Fugue-A Minor. .. Bach
Evening star., 1934-03-18

Kaiser gave an interesting reading on
Franz LiSZt.
The Zalipsky Music Study Club will
present compositions of French COM
posers at Christ Church parish hail.
Thirty y-first and o streets northwest,
Wednesday at 8:45 pm, under the
direction of Helen c. Kiernan-Vasa,
chairman of Program Committee. Ap-
pearing on the program will be Nine
Marie Zalipsky, Milton Schwartz,
Vladimir Vasa, DR.. Alfred Toye, Ed
win Singer, John Herman, Sylvia
Shapperio, Elise Hastings and Marie
Lyons.
The Chaminade Glee Club, under
the direction of Esther Linkins, will
sing the offertory anthem at this
evenings service in Christ Church,
Alexandria, Va. Mrs Howard Blandy,
director of Christ Church choir, will
preside at the organ.
The second program in a series
which is being given at the Ten
O'Clock Club on alternate Thursday
evenings, will take place Thursday at
$3.50 pm. The artists for this occa-
sion will be Katherine Lippert, pian-
ist; Howard Moore, baritone, and Ber-
nard Milofsky, violinist.
The oratorio "The Holy City" by
A. r. Gaul, will be given by the COM
bined senior and young peoples
choirs of Calvary M. E. Church, Co
lumbia road near Fifteenth street
northwest this evening at 8 O'Clock
under the direction of Louis A. Pot
ter. Edwin Steffe, Ruby Potter, Norma
Black, Bertha Morgan, Fred Gross
and Theodor Morgan win be the so
loists. Lyman McCrary will be guest
organist and Harriet Frush will assist
at the piano.
Warren F. Johnson, organist, will
play Prelude and Fugue in c Major" +"
Saint-Saens, and "Vesperale," by
Alexander Mottu, before the evening
service at the Church of the Pilgrims
today.
Nation Boyce will be guest organist
this week at Universalist National
Memorial Church, when on Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock the musi-
cal meditation period is held there,
arranged by DR.. Albert w. Harmed,
director of music for the church and
conductor of the National Capital
Choir For the musical meditation in
Holy week, March %, DR.. Harmed will
play a Wagnerian program of music
appropriate to the late Lenten sea-
son and on Good Friday night, March
80, at 8 o'clock the prologue and CAL
vary sections of "The Redemption" I"
by Charles Gounod, will be sung by
the National Capital Choir, conducted
by DR.. Harmed. The public is invited