Evening star., 1935-12-15
Board Of Trade
EntertainS Officials.


TOMORROW night will be Dis
trict night at The meeting Of
the Washington Board of Trade
at the Willard Hotel. 1t will be a
veritable exposition Of District of
Columbia officials, including men,
bers of the various courts, depart
ment heads and some OF the Fed
eral officials having direct dealings
with the District. Addresses will-be
made by C. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of National Capital
parks, and John Nolen, jr., Secre-
tary of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
The Board of Trade committees
are hard at work in anticipation of
the approaching session of Con-
gress. AS usual, the Committee on
Municipal Finance Is making ex-
tensive expert studies of District
taxation and budget, so as to be
prepared for any eventuality. The
board. through the fine work of this
committee, has had an enviable
record during a great many years.
The present chairman of the COM
mittee, Edward F. Colladay, is a
veteran civic worker, and is the
only one who has filled the presi-
dency of both the Federation Of
Citizens Associations and the Board
of Trade. Colladay is also the sec
ond vice president of the Board Of
Trade.
The Board Of Trade Committee
on Bridges, George C. Shinn. chair
man, is busy assisting in the civic
ceremonies opening the new Calvert
Street Bridge over Rock Creek, on
Thursday evening next. A general
civic committee, composed of repre-
sentatives of a number OF citizens
associations, has charge with the
District officials of this event.
Transit Service Hearing
Begins Tomorrow Morning.
r EQUESTS for postponement Of
the transit service hearing
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion were needed only to the extent
of a few days delay. The neigh
borhood organizations, vitality in
terested, claim that they have not
had sufficient time to get together
the definite information which
Peoples Counsel Roberts requires.
1t was the desire of Roberts and
numerous citizens that the hear
ings go over until next month.
The general impression in civic
circles is that the commission is
anxious to have the ordeal over
before Congress convenes.
Roberts held meeting last night
in the board room at the District
Building for discussion of the
matters to be brought before the
commission at the hearing. This
meeting was attended by the pub
lie utility committees of the various
associations and. others interested.
Included in the plans mapped out
was schedule Of the time allotted
to the representatives of different
bodies at the hearing. This plan
worked admirably at the rerouting
hearing last Spring and resulted in
the saving of much time to the var
ious spokesmen.
Numerous replies have come to
Roberts questionnaires, sent to
the organizations, and also many
letters have been received making
specific complaints or suggestions.
All these, together with the testi-
mony, will go into the record upon
which the commission will base its
decision as to adequacy and i'm
provement of the service.
All organizations which have not
vet sent in the required data or
requested time before the commits
sion to present their case are urged
by the peoples counsel to do so
without delay and before the hear
ing closes. He will endeavor to get
time for such late comers at the
conclusion of the prepared sched"'
ule. He is most anxious to pass
the word on to the citizens that
unless they get their complaints or