Evening star., 1935-05-17
SPIRIT Of COUNTY
GROUP IS LAUDED
Montgomery Federation Is
Urged to Greater Progress
on Anniversary.
BY JACK ALLEN,
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

SLaU Correspondent VI He Quar-
BETHESDA, Md, May 17.-Another
chapter of achievement and progress
was written into the history of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
last night when the powerful parent
body of some 40 citizens associations
closed its business year with a dinner
at Kenwood Country Club.
One hundred and fifty members and
their friends attended the fete and
heard figures of both national and
county prominence implore the or
ganization to dedicate itself to a pro-
gram of even greater advancement as
it enters the tenth year OF It's ex-
istence
In the principal address, Repre-
sentative John Kee of West Virginia
lauded the spirit and ideals of fed
Grafton and told his audience that
only through the display Of such spirit
can the Nation hope to survive the
crisis it is undergoing at present.
Past Presidents Speak.
. "The Nation is founded on such
spirit and ideals" he declared. I'VE
have an idealist at the head Of this
great country and God grant that his
ideals materialize 50 that We may
endure"
: Oliver Owen Kuhn, Col. Alvin b.
Barber and Stephen James, past presl-
dents of the association and three OF
those who were most active in its or
eaniZation, also spoke and they praised
the civic body for its vast attainments.
Kuhn. who served as president OF
the federation during the two years
following its founding, declared that
one of the really great and sincere
happinesses of his life has been the
progress. undying loyalty and united
effort of the federation"
Il happen to know of the ideals OF
the organizers of this association and
] want to say that it has kept the
faith" he added.
Extension Urged.
James urged in his talk that civic
groups give serious thought to an eX-
tension of the scope of their activities
to include a greater field-recognition
in Congress.
Representative Kee declared that
The ideals of civic bodies such as the
federation lead naturally to good citi-
Eenship and said that ''it would be
better for the country If we as citi-
zens return to the old ideals of the
founders of this nation"
Frederic P. Lee, who served two
terms as president of the federation,
was to have spoken last night also,
but he was unable to attend. Presi-
dent Robert E. Bondy, who served as
toastmaster, read message from
Lee, however, in which he attributed
q goodly portion Of the Federation's
success to Its sound policies and its
pleasant, cooperative relationship
with the county government"
James G. Yaden, president of the
District of Columbia Federation of
Citizens Associations: Arthur Orr,
president of the Arlington County
Civic Federation: William C. Hull of
Clarendon, president of the Inter-
federation Conference. and H. C.
Case, general chairman Of the Board
of Trades Greater Washington Com
mlttee, were introduced during the
dinner.
Bondy also presented the officers
OF the federation, including w. I.
Cleveland, vice president; Walter B.
Armstrong, recording secretary; O. M
Kile, corresponding secretary, and
John A. P. Farnham, treasurer. and
the members of the Banquet Com
mittee, Chairman Cleveland, Richard
H. Akers, Joseph A. Matre and Col
H. I. Gilbreth
The entertainment was presented
by the keystone Quartet of Philadel-
phia, musical unit of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, and the Palais Royal
Chorus of Washington. The latter
group was led by Robert Frederick
Freund and included Mrs. Freund,
Ruth Kaldenbach, Grace Grimm,
Phillip Ellis, Daniel Johnson, William
Rabey, Edward Garyn, Hilda Rock
well and Virginia Wittstatt.