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Evening star., 1935-12-22

to watch a train go by" Once he
rode on top Of a train for the ad-
venture
Emery's interest in the present and
future of Washington is evidenced in
his relentless fight for home rule for
WaSkingtonianS, including national
representation in Congress and in
the electoral college and for the ap-
pointment of only bona hde residents
to local Offices.
Emery speaks affectionately Of two
hobbies which he regards as his pri-
mary ones-'the memory of mother
who never had an enemy and who
as a mathematician could multiply
figures quicker in her mind than ]
could with pencil and paper, and de-
votion to a sister, Miss Ina c. Emery,
who has had brilliant career as an
author and publisher and who as an
educator had students taking her
course Of study in short story writing
in every State and practically every
country"
He speaks of Theodore w. Noyes
editor of The Star, as "an Outstand-
ing type of the real native Washing
ton and a personal hobby of mine
which I evidenced in arranging
symposium Of civic tributes to him at
a Natives Society banquet in $780,"
Another man whom he regards as a
personal hobby is Allen c. Clark
president of the Columbia Historical
Society, who, he declares, is the
greatest living authority on the Ma
tionaI Capital.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

was assistant chief of the Washington
Bureau of the Baltimore Sun, cover
ing in 1923 the Washington Confer
ence on Limitation of Armaments.
After that work he conducted a col
umn in Golfers magazine entitled
Behind the Scenes in Washington"
and then, in 1926, he joined the staff
of the United States Daily before the
first issue was printed. He is now a
writer for the United States News,
which succeeded the daily publication.
Books-that is, constructive litera-
ture-he regards as his regular hobby.
For light reading he chooses Kent's
Commentaries" Blackstone in full
and Ewell's Essentials Of Blackstone. "
He prizes highly his copies Of first
issues of Harper's Monthly and the
Atlantic Monthly. A great number Of
his books deal with the history of old
Washington.
He has also delved extensively into
the history and geography of Yer
mont. Although he has always lived
in Washington. he has a Summer
home at Danville, VT, and has made
it a point to learn the State and make
friends in almost every town and vii
lage there. Senator Gibson Of the
New England State once introduced
Emery to a friend as a man who
knows more about Vermont than ma
tive Vermonters."
Emery recalls that one of his
greatest pastimes as a child was play
ing railroad" in the driveway of his
grandfather's home in Vermont and
admits that now he will stop any day
Evening star., 1935-12-22
MICHIGAN PARK UNIT
TO HOLD CELEBRATION
Christmas Tree Exercises to Take
Place Tuesday Night-Needy
Will Be Helped.

A public Christmas tree celebration
will be held by the Michigan Park
Citizens Association for the benefit of
poor apd sick children Of the COM
munity Tuesday night.
The associations Christmas Tree
Committee will erect neighborhood
tree at Twelfth and Shepherd streets
at Michigan avenue northeast. The
grown-ups and children are invited to
turn out in person and participate in
the exercises which will consist of
carol singing under the direction of
Mrs. Kiernan-Vasa.
In letters sent out to members of
the associa ion this week are envelopes
in which members are asked to con-
tribute money for expenses. The mem
bers are asked to write the names and
addresses of sick or needy youngsters
on the back of the envelopes so that
they also might have a merry
Christmas.
The Christmas Tree Committee con-
sists of the following: william Tobin,
Mrs. K. Kiernan-VaSa, Franklin
Adams, Mrs. w. H. Fuller and w. M.
Deviny.
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FEDERATION FEE
PLAN IS PROPOSED
PetWorth Group Wants to
Have Dues Determined
by Groups Size.

Washington's larger citizens asso-
Citations would be required to pay
higher membership fees to the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations In
the future under resolution adopted
by the Petworth Citizens Association.
Horace j. Phelps, at a meeting OF
the Petworth body last week, intro
duced q resolution which proposed
that the present membership fee be
retained as a minimum for the smaller
associations, but that the larger groups
be required to pay higher fee pro
rated as to their memberships.
Hardly had the question been
opened to discussion when A. D. Sart-
well arose and offered an amendment
providing that the groups which are
required to pay higher fee be given
more representation in the federation
than the smaller groups. At present
each association sends two delegates
irrespective of its membership.
Amendment Opposed.
Phelps said he did not want this
amendment incorporated in his motion.
In support of his motion, and to de-
fend it from attack by large associ-
ations throughout the city, he pointed
out that the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation is nearly the largest body in
the city and would be one Of those
required to pay the higher member
ship fees.
In voting on Sartwell's amendment
members opposed it by vote Of eight
to seven, the majority of the members
present not voting on this issue.
Phelps original motion was carried
by a margin of only one vote-the
figures being 10 to 9, and most Of the
members not voting.
Commissioner George E. Aliens pro-
posal for a referendum for the Dis
trict was indorsed in another reso-
luton with the provision that voters
should not be limited to only those
residents not having a vote in any
other place.
Provisions Of Bill.
The proposed bill provides for not
more than two referenda a year, but
that any number of questions may be
voted upon at each referendum, Har-
vey o. Craver, author of the resolu-
ton, explained.
A member saw, in the passing of
this proposed bill by Congress, an
end to local citizens associations. In
defense of the proposed bill James G.
Yaden, former president of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, an
swered: There's not a city in the
United States with population in
excess of 100000 that does not have
a citizens association of some kind.
He explained that the referenda held
twice each year would stimulate in
terest in civic group work, since these
bodies furnish a means of getting
together in open forum to settle issues
of current interest.
Eight new members were admitted
at this meeting. They are Mrs. Annie
L. Belheld, A. F. Shambaugh, David
Katz, Julius r. Royal, A. c. Garnhell,
John K. Green, Miles S. Bray and
w. L. Laws.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
VETERANS UNIT ELECTS

Government Printing Once Unit,
No. /, United Veterans Of American
Wars, elected officers wednesday as
follows: Commander, Harold A,
Mayer; senior vice commander, Lem
uel Porter; junior vice commander,
Paul Grolock; chaplain, Edith Lyles;
quartermaster, Ernest Wickstrand;
service officer, Jack Mursell; color
bearer, Hubert Melton; officer Of the
day, C. o. Wood; officer of the guard,
C. E. Hughes; trustee, Past Comdr. C.
S. Hawkins. Adjutant to be named
later.
The unit will hold its annual ban
quet in Harding Hall, G. p. o., Janu-
ary 16, at pmA Installation will take
place January is, at 8 pm.
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Proposed District Primaries
To Elect Convention Delegates

To Elect Convention Delegates.
THE bill introduced last Winter
providing for the holding of
primary elections every four years
for the election Of delegates from
the District of Columbia to the
political party national conventions
is being considered by the De-
partment of Government and Its
Operation Of the VotelesS District
of Columbia League of Women
Voters. AS some of these wide
awake women see it there should
be bipartisan election conducted
exactly as if District citizens were
regular voters, voting for regular
candidates. Republicans would
vote for Republicans and Demo-
Gratis for Democrats.
The chairman Of this department
believes the same voting machinery
would be available for the proposed
referendum. The study of this
problem by these women, with their
usual thoroughness. will include
survey of the present method of
selecting delegates to the national
conventions.
The various civic organizations
have held back on this proposal
for the reason there has been a
feeling that, in as much as the
matter of representation Of the Dis
trict in the party conventions is
entirely under the control Of the
national party organizations, the
problem is one for them to solve.
The District occupies rather Pc
culiar position as participant in
the nomination Of presidential can
didates for whom she does not have
the privilege of voting. There are
other privileges in the political
party line which the District en-
joys or rather endures. gathering
in the sheckels and getting out the
vote. Neither party, it is pointed
out, were ever known to spUrn
either our work or our contribu-
tions of money.
A number of organizations have
indorsed this bill III. r. 5443). but
as far as known there is no indi-
cation as to what, if any, opinion
regarding it is entertained by the
members Of either national COM
mittee. The bill is pending be-
fore the Judiciary Subcommittee
Of the District Committee, of which
Representative Palmisano Of Mary
land is chairman.
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Chairmen Are Named.

George E. Reneipp, chairman Of the
Public Schools Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade, last
week announced the appointment Of
three subcommittee chairmen and .
special committee to study the ques-
ton Of the study Of communism in
the schools of the city.
The special committee is composed
of Pau E. Lesh, chairman; John B.
Debnam, Adelbert w. Lee, Joseph ].
Malloy and Cooper B. Rhodes.
The subcommittee heads are Mer-
ritt o. Chance, school buildings; Ray
mond B. Dickey. teachers. and Louis
Gutenberg, nonresident students.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
.YULE SPIRIT TO RULE
MEETING OF NATIVES
Christmas Tree and Carols and
Gifts for Poor Hold Places
on Program.

ThereIl be the old-time Christmas
spirit at the meeting Of the Society of
Natives of the District at its meeting
tomorrow night, President Fred Emery
promises.
1t will be primarily for sociability
for members and their guests, the lat
ter being asked to join with their hosts
in a common Yuletide observance,
lighted Christmas tree, "f1xin's and
ALL" Emery declares. The business of
the meeting will be postponed until the
January meeting.
Included on the program will be
some of the Natives own talent. Mrs.
Mary Lloyd Willis will recite "The
Golden Cobweb" and THE Little Gray
Lamb" and Miss Nellie Roman, So
prano soloist, will contribute to the
program.
Christmas carols will be sung under
leadership of Arthur L. Barrett, Wash
ingtonian by adoption, and Mrs. Bar
rett. The hostesses in the dining room
will be Mrs. Johan C. Kondrup and
Mrs. Roscoe j. Oatley. One of the
features will be charity donations of
toys. candy. oranges, potatoes and
other gifts to be sent to needy chill
dren, under the personal distribution
of Mrs. Kondrup.
Committee chairmen have been an
nounced by Emery. The chairmen of
the committees are as follows: Gen.
eral Christmas Committee, Mrs. Kon-
drup; Reception, DR.. Clarence A.
Weaver; Refreshments, Mrs. Watson v.
Shelton; Entertainment, Mrs. w.
Stuart Hodge; Auditing, John A. Saul;
Membership, William H. Groverman:
Sociability, Mrs. William L. Broaddus;
Welfare, Miss Emma A. Bright; Ways
and Means, Evan H. Tucker, and Spe-
cial Annual Dinner Committee, Mrs.
Shelton.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
PLEAS FOR SCHOOL
BUDGET ARE MADE
Takoma Citizens Appear
Before Budget Bureau.
History Reviewed.

Three members of the Executive
Committee of the Takoma Park Cit
izens' Association appeared before the
Budget Bureau during the last week
in the interest of additional school
facilities for the Takoma area.
Those attending the meeting were
Mrs. Mary Lamond White, former
president of the association; Reed F,
Martin and David T. Blose. They
urged that the sum of S500,000 be
appropriated for starting the con-
structioL of a Northern senior high
school and S165OO for 10-room and
gymnasium addition to the Paul Junior
High School.
The senior high school, when COM
pleted, will cost, according to plans
of District officials, S1,250,000. 1t is
expected that this structure will be
erected in the southwestern corner
of the Takoma Recreation Center at
Fifth and Sheridan streets. The ad-
dition to the Paul Junior High School
will form the south wing of the pres
ent building, which now has the main
building and north wing.
President Walter Trey is the author
of a detailed history Of the associa-
ton, together with its activities and
future plans in the Takoma Enter
prise, which made its appearance dur
ing the last week. The historic events
of the organization from the first
meetings in October, 1888, to the
present time are depicted, while at
tention is called to accomplishments
during the long service of its members
who reside in the District, in the
Montgomer.' County section of Ia
koma Park and also that portion lying
in Prince Georges County. Md. A
list of the present officers is also in
cluoed in the history.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Civic Calendar
Society of Natives and
Mid-City Groups to
Meet Tomorrow.

4 S USUAL changes have been made
n in the scheduled meeting dates
of civic groups during the holiday
season.
Only two groups will meet this
week, the remainder having either
postponed, advanced or omitted the
regular December gathering alto
gether. The two meeting on sched-
ule are the Society of Natives of the
District and the Mid-City Citizens
Association. The North Capitol Citi-
zens' Association. Anacostia Citizens
Association and the Trinidad Citizens
Association will omit December meet
ings. The Conduit Road Citizens
Association, met last Thursday in
stead of the day after Christmas.
The programs for the two groups
which meet tomorrow night are as
follows:
Mid-City Citizens Association, 8
pm, Thomson Community Center.
President A. ]. Driscol announces
a report and action will be taken on
commissioner george T.. Al4eu . PIO-
posal for a referendum for the Dis
trict. The associations new stand
ing committee personnel will be an
nounced, after which a musical pro-
gram will be offered.
Society of Natives of the District,
8 pm, Washington Club. Regular
business will be dispensed with this
month, President Fred A. Emery
promises. and instead the evening will
be devoted to Christmas recitals,
musical program and refreshments.
Members and guests are invited and
all attending are asked to bring a
toy, food or clothing for needy chill
dren.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
TIPS ARE PREPARED
FOR LATE SHOPPER
to Seek to Bring
Scientists Here for Next
Convention.

With only two shopping days left
before Christmas, Edward D. Shaw,
secretary Of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, has issued a
series of six suggestions to late shop
pers to aid them and the stores to
make the last-minute rush a little
easier.
Shaw pointed out that early shop
ping this year was more widely done
than perhaps any past holiday sea-
son, yet tremendous congestion re-
mains ahead for the city in the last
days.
His advice includes the following:
l. Study your newspaper for shop
ping suggestions and make a tenta-
tive shopping list before leaving home.
2. Get down town early, before
the usual congestion and before clerks
are worn out.
3. Carry home your small bundles.
4. If an article is to be delivered,
take the trouble of ascertaining the
approximate time of delivery from the
clerk and then have some one at
home TO receive it.
5. Keep young children away from
the downtown streets.
6. Don't put of until tuesday the
shopping you can do tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Civic Activities Give Way to YMle Celebrations.
Trade Board District Night Snccess-New
Civil Service Plan Suggested.

District. The plan is to create a
purely local civil service commits
sion and TO remove the District
positions entirely from the Federal
body. This commission would con-
duct examinations and certify only
one person, who showed the high
est efficiency rating, for each po-
sition in the District government.
The proposal also suggested that
patronage be distributed on the
same basis as the share toward
support of the District is divided
between the local and the national
partner. In other words, if the Dis
trict taxpayers put up 30 or 80 per
cent Of the budget, then that per
cent of the positions would go to
District residents and the remain
ing 10 per cent would be available
for congressional patronage.
A number Of civic groups have
from time to time declared for Dis
trict jobs for District people, but as
far as known this is the first def
mite plan to be suggested. The
proponents of this local civil serv-
ice plan claim it would increase
largely the efficiency of the Dlstricr
Government and eventually work
appreciable economies.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Women of the Moose.

Columbia Chapter met at Moose
Hall Friday night. The guest speaker
was Mrs. Maurice Otterback Of the
receiving home. The Child Care and
Training Committee prepared bags of
candy and toys for the children at
the home. Mrs Margaret Deegan,
chairman of the Moosehaven Com
mittee, reported having sent box Of
Christmas presents for the old folks
at Moosehaven, Fla. The Social Serv-
ice Committee received large supply
of groceries, fruits and jams for the
poor. The chapter sent box of toys
and candy to Dixie Hall for Boys at
Moosehart, Ill The chapter will have
q Christmas party ht Moose Hall De-
cember AZ.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
JOBS DAUGHTERS

Bethel No. / installed officers as
follows: Dorothy Linz, honored
queen; Harriet Schmidt, senior prin-
cess; Mary Ellen Bailey, junior prin-
cess; Marthena Mehrling, guide, and
Kathryn Blakenship, marshal.
The following are appointive off,
GERS to serve for the next six months:
Recorder, Lucille Johnson; treasurer,
Mildred Beauverd; chaplain, Norma
Coburn; librarian, Ruth Campbell;
messengers, Ethel Wilkes, Emelie
Black, Florence Rhodes, Margaret
Rathall and Ida Lewis; inner guard,
Grace Duvall; outer guard, Dorothy
Burback: senior custodian, julie John
son, and Junior custodian, Margaret
McCatharan.
The installing officers were: Hon
ored queen, Catherine Norris; chap
lain, Marie Whitbeck; junior custo-
dian, Emma Horstmann; senior GUS
todian, Minnetta Barnes; guide, Mar
jorie Davis; recorder, Betty White,
and pianist, Helen Bertram. At the
gates were Audrey Erickson and
Betty 10 D'Orsay. Miss Aurelia Bir-
mingham was in charge of the install
lation.
After the installation a party was
held at the Lotus Restaurant. The
choir met at the home of Mary Ellen
Bailey, with the line officers enter
tanning. Election of officers was:
Betty Reynolds, president; Marjorie
Stein. vice president; Rosa Johnson
secretary, and Evelyn ingalls,, treas
urer.
The next meeting will be followed
by refreshments and dancing.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

there is large sudden increase in
the population.
Some of those attending the
hearing complain at the lack Of
proper ventilation of the hearing
room. They claim that the room
is overheated, the air heavy and
stagnant and so filled with tobacco
smoke that one can scarcely see
across the room. One man was
heard to remark as he left the
room: How can any one ever hope
to clear up anything in a reeking
atmosphere like that? Why" said
he, 'the members of the commits
sion and every one else look as II
In Semi-stupor." :"
As a matter of fact, there are
sometimes about 40 or more people
present and sometimes, so it is re-
ported. at least two-thirds are puff
ing pipes, cigars or cigarettes. The
room is an ordinary Office room,
originally occupied by the munici-
pal architect when the building was
completed
The hearing is to be followed by
immediate action, so the commits
sion promises. Another hearing
will be announced later on the
companys request for authority to
operate the new streamline cars
with one man. A storm Of protest
Is promised by many organizations
against such q change.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Books, Autographs and People Prouide
Hobbies for Head of Society of Natiues
Fred A. Emery Has Been
ActiUe Journalist for
IS Years.
Signature Collection In
CLudeS LOngfeLLOtU
and Whittier.
BY JOHN H. CASSIDY, Jr

BY JOHN H. CASSADY, Jr.
~ OOKS. people and a deep per-
x sonal interest in the past,
present and future Of Wash
ington-these are the hobbies
of Fred A. Emery, president of the
Society of Natives OF the District of
Columbia and a widely known jour-
nalist, who, during 35 years of news
paper work in the Capital, has built
up many intimacies among the leaders
in Congress.
Surrounded by many of his favorite
books, Emery sat in the library Of his
home at 53l5 Connecticut avenue the
other evening and talked about his
favorite diversions, his many interest
ing experiences in newspaper work and
his early life. One gathers from lis
conversation Immediately how vitality
interested he is in everything that
concerns the Nations Capital. While
talking with him the interviewer was
reminded of a statement Emery made
a couple of years ago before the So
ciety of Natives.
IF ever falter in my loyalty to the
District of Columbia" he said, i
wish you'd say all the mean things
in the English language about me-
Emery's interest in people had an
early start in his boyhood hobby of
autograph collecting. And he vas
quite successful. too. His collection
included the signatures of Presidents,
members of the cabinet, justices of the
Supreme Court, as well as those of
such famous personageS as Longfel-
low, John G. Whittier, Harriet Beecher
Stowe and Thomas A. Edison.
incidentally, this hobby provided
the means for his first newspaper job.
At the age of l3 years he wrote and
sold to the old New York World half
column story on autograph collecting
as hobby He got SIS for the story
and this was his first pay as a news
paper reporter.
To give a brief resume of Emery
newspaper activities, his first regular
job was as a reporter on the Wash
ington Evening News in 1892. Later
he worked in various capacities in the
Washington Bureau of the Associated
PreSs-reporter, day and night editor,
day and night manager and as Cap
itol manager-from 1893 TO 1918.
Then he was named chief of the
Foreign Intelligence Bureau Of the
State Department, serving under Sec
retary of State Robert Lansing. He
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Lockard Back in CITY.

Thomas Lockard of the convention
staff of the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Board of Trade,
returned last week from New York
where, in the course of a week, he
attended three conventions. In ad-
dition he called upon a number of
national organizations to open nego-
tistions for future convention as
semblieS in Washington.
While in New York, Lockard called
on the National Advisory Council on
Radio in Education and learned that
the 1886 convention will be held in
Washington next May.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
The Transit Hearing
A Confusing Proceeding.

A Confusing Proceeding.
CIVIC groups, through their rep
resentatives, have been ap-
pearing before the Public Utilities
Commission during the week list
ing their complaints at the Serv-
ice or lack of service and in some
instances offering constructive Sug-
gestions. Some of these Spokes-
men have been so gracious as to
compliment the company for some
of its service. The company off,
cials doubtless appreciate these
few kind words in the vast desert
of complaints.
As was feared, many of these
spokesmen are unable to supply
specific instances which would be
helpful in correcting shortcomings
Of the service. The hearing was put
on too short notice for these public
utility committees to gather data
which would have been of the
greatest value. In some instances
complaints have been sufficiently
definite to aid in getting the relief
sought.
The time schedule plan which is
being followed is working admirably
and is saving time for the citizens
who have to appear as representa-
tives of their respective associa-
tions. While the attitude of many
attending the hearing is one of
dissatisfaction and impstience with
the company, there are others who
concede that the company has
difficult job to effect so complete
a reorganization Of its Transporting
ton system, and at q time wheA