Evening star., 1934-01-09
WOMAN |ND0RSED
FOR LIQUOR BOARD
Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Back
Mrs. Smith.

Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, one of its
two delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations, last night was
indorsed by the Cathedral Heights
Cleveland Park Citizens Association to
be the woman member Of the Liquor
Advisory Board. Placed in nomination
by Mrs. M. L. Streeter. Mrs. Smith was
unanimously chosen by the body for the
post. The recommendation will be for
warded to the District Commissioners.
Asked from the floor whether she was
wet or dry. Mrs Smith asserted jokingly
that she Is Democrat. In answer to
another question, asked in jocoSe vein,
she declared that she would have no
special privileges as q member OF the
board.
Pension Measure Endorsed.
The association unanimously voted to
indorse the Copeland Black old-age
pension measure for the District, in
principle. 1t declined to tack on pro-
posed amendments to the BILL designed
to reduce the age limit to so years and
to lower the length of time necessary
for residence in the District.
Mrs. Smith presented the salient
points of the proposed old-age pension
act here, pointing out that the First
Lady of the Land hopes that Washing
ton will be q model for the whole Ma
ton. Mrs. Roosevelt's dream is Fed
eral bill, Mrs. Smith said. Payments
to elderly people would be from 50 to
$22 per month, although they might
60 up to $40 in exceptional cases, said
the speaker, stressing the point that all
the nations of the world have federal
bills save China, India and the United
States. There are about $500 here
who would come under the old-age pen
sion provisions, she said. The program
would cut in half the present expense
of the poorhouses and do away with
them entirely she told the association.
Tentative estimates Of the cost OF the
measure were placed around $3.50 900
annually. At Blue Plains. D. c., she
asserted, there are about $50 poor per-
sons, at an average cost OF $44 per
month. New York and Massachusetts,.
under their old-age pension laws. pay
as high as $40 monthly. said Mrs.
Smith.
Paving Sought.
John w. Townsend. the associations s
vice president, who was In the chair,
appointed Mrs. Streeter the chairman
Of a special committee to wait on the
District Commissioners to request ac-
ton in paving the sidewalk along Wis
consin avenue. south OF Davis street,
near where the old car barns used to
be-
The association voted to cooperate
with the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations In its membership drive. A
committee of three will be named by
the president of the Cathedral Heights
Cleveland Park group to assist in this
program.
New Members.
New members voted in last night
during the meeting, which was held in
St. Adams Parish Hail. were: Capt.
and Mrs M G. Cook of 36l6 Ordway
street. Mrs. John J. Rothamel Of 1926
Woodley road. E. r. Davidson of 1925
Fulton street. Charles B. Dulcan Of
1898 Cathedral avenue. Christian Heu-
rich, ir., Of ?400 Massachusetts, avenue;
Mr. and Mrs Albert A. Jones OF 1921
Cathedral avenue and D. E. McQueary
Of 3842 Window place.
The association listened to an address
by Mr.. McQueary. who is president of
the Association for Adequate Parking
and Recreation Facilities Among Gov
eminent Employees. Incorporated. and
who pleaded for provision by the Gov
ernment for parking cars OF its workers
After discussion. the matter was re-
ferred for study to the associations s
Committee on Streets and Highways.