Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-27
Commissioners Order New
Changes to Prevent Un-
due Inconvenience.
VIOLATION PENALTIES
WILL NOT BE INCREASED
Area From Third Street East t.
Seventeenth West Only I'm.
der Restrictions.

Restrictions on parking Of automo-
bileS in the congested downtown area
during the period of the Shrine con-
vention, the week of June 9, were
lightened further today by the Com
miSSioners after conferences with
Shrine leaders, police and traffic Off
Gals
The Commissioners decided to re
duce the amount of the area affected
by their original stand on the park
ing of cars either in the day or nigh
and also sliced heavily the penaltie:
for violations of the special order
The latter was accomplished by set.
ting rules for the amount Of collat-
eral to be taken by police from Of
tenders.
Original Order.
The Commissioners original order
forbade the parking of cars or
streets within the area bounded or
the east by Second street east of the
Capitol. on the south by Independence
and Maryland avenues and as far west
as Fourteenth street, and then along
Constitution and Virginia avenues
on the west by Twenty-fourth street
in the vicinity of Washington Circle
and on the north by K street, Yer
mont and Massachusetts, avenues.
As amended Saturday, this order
would have applied from am, June
TO- to pm, June IA.
Today the Commissioners decreec
this order would apply only TO the
area as far east as Third street ano
as far west as Seventeenth street. The
areas east of Third street and west OF
Seventeenth street will be subject tc
the ban only from midnight of JUNE
10 to midnight of June Is, with the
exception of Massachusetts, avenue,
from Third streets to Union Station
Plaza New Jersey avenue, from Mes
sachuSetts to Constitution avenues;
Louisiana avenue from Union Station
to Constitution avenue. and Union
Station Plaza and except for K street
and Pennsylvania avenue from Seven
tenth street west to Washington
Circle.
The changes were ordered to pre-
vent any undue inconvenience which
might be caused to car owners living
in the area which might not be neces-
sary to prevent unmanageable traffic
congestion in the downtown section
during the time of the presence OF
thousands of visitors.
More Modification Possible.
1t was explained again today that
District officials will De prepared to
further modify their rules if they find
this can be done and still maintain
proper traffic conditions.
The Commissioners original order
set as possible maximum penalties for
violation of this special parking rule
fines ranging from 81 to Sle0 or Jail
sentences of from l to 80 days for
each offense. In modifying this. the
Commissioners reverted to existing
traffic regulations, which permit pos
sible maximum fines of $500. but the
sting was taken out of this by refer
ence to prescribed rules as to the
amounts of collateral to be required by
police for violators.
The rule is that police ask deposit
of So collateral for first offenSe for
parking in a restricted zone, SIS for
a second offenSe and $40 for a third
OAANAAcN' AOALAI1dl dLCo apply W OI1lCL
minor traffic rule violations.
Past Potentate Charles D. Shackel-
ford, the adjutant, will be in charge
of the uniformed bodies, which will
| consist of the Almas Temple Military
Band, with Frederic Wilken leader:
tire Drum Corps, with Frank j. Paul,
director; the Arab Patrol. under the
command of Jesse E. Porter, and the
Legion of Honor, commanded by Capt.
Clyde N. Strange.
Smith to Head Ritual.
Illustrious Potentate Robert P.
Smith will be In charge of the ritual
iStic part of the ceremonial and will
be assisted by the following: Allen H
Potts, chief rabban; Ara M. Daniels
assistant rabban; Granville GUIDE. high
priest and prophet; Stanley D. Willis
| Oriental guide; Karl E. FARRELL, first
ceremonial master; Earl w. Shinn,
second ceremonial master; Howard p.
Foley. marshal; Needham C. Turnage,
captain of the guard; William P.
Amos. first alchemist; Harry Gardner,
second alchemist, and Arthur G, Fes-
| sender will be the orator.
The second section of the cere-
monial will be in charge of Ernest w.
Shoots, director; Guy G. Harper, stage
manager. with Harry S. Evans acting
as master of ceremonies. At the con-
clusion of the initiation ceremonies
an elaborate program of entertain
r1ent will be provided.