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Evening star., 1935-06-09

At its meeting last Tuesday night
King David Lodge initiated two new
members. Junior Warden jacobson
occupied the east.
A report prepared by Charles v
Burnside, lodge historian. on the Ma
sonic career of Past Master David G.
Cheesman was presented and ordered
spread on the minutes of the May
21st meeting. when Mr.. Cheesman was
presented with the Grand Lodge gold
button awarded him in token of his
so years membership in the Masonic
fraternity.
The lodge has called of its regular
meetings during July and August, but
July 26 Master Joseph w. Marshall
will call a special communication to
confer the Fellowcraft degree.
The Ladies Auxiliary to De Molay
Commandery, No. 4. Knights Templar
held the final business meeting of the
year June /, at the home of Junior
Past Comdr. and Mrs. Ernest Guide
Past Preside2t and Mrs. George Lai-
zure and Miss Ella Lamb were assist.
ing hostesses. Mrs. Freeman Sharp
president, presided
Guests were Junior Past Grand
Comdr. and Mrs. Roland Brown. Miss
Crystal Stringham of Madison, Wis.
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Hackett.
The annual picnic will be held al
the home of Sir Knight and Mrs. j
B. Halliday June % at Cedarhurst-on-
the-Bay.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
DIRECTOR
Of JULY 4TH FETE.
Takoma Park Committee to
Meet Every Saturday
Until Celebration.

Judge Herman C. Heffner has been
elected general chairman of the
Takoma Park independence day COM
munity celebration, which will be
staged again this year. with a street
parade as one of the outstanding
features.
Others who will assist in arranging
the details of the event include Walter
Trey. president of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association: Wallace C. Ma
gathan, president of the Citizens As
sociation of Takoma. D. c.. and Mrs.
Byron G. Coon. vice chairmen; Comdr.
E. Brooke Fetty of Takoma Park Post,
No. 2S, Department of Maryland, the
American Legion. chairman of the
Parade Committee: o. w. Youngblood
Maj Frank E. Skinner and William
D. Stuart. finance Committee; patri-
otic exercises. Col. A. L. Conger,
u s A. retired. Mai. C. Leonard
Boyer and Mr.. Magathan: printing
and publicity. Walter Irey.
Meetings of the General Committee
will be held every Saturday night at
o'clock at the residence of Judge
Heffner. l07 Carroll avenue Takoma
Park. Md. Additional committees will
be appointed at the next meeting OF
the committee, and Judge Heffner in
vites the citizens OF the community to
send in suggestions and cooperate
with the General Committee. Judge
Heffner has recently been appointed
a justice of the peace by Gov. Harry w
Nice for that section of Takoma Park
Md. lying in Prince Georges County
He is also president of the Community
League of Takoma Park, and last veal
was president of the Takoma Park
Volunteer Fire Department.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Public Welfare Association
Completes Its Orga nizatiOn.

THE new Public Welfare Associa-
tion of the District OF Columbia
practically completed its organiza-
tion last week. This organization
is sponsored by the Board of Public
Welfare and is expected to be Of
real practical value TO that citizen
board in the handling of its prob
lens. Some have inquired If this
new body Is not duplicating the
work of the Federation of Citizens
Associations or other bodies.
The Public Welfare Association
appears to be intended largely as
an information gathering and dis
seminating organization that there
may be q better understanding of
the multitude of intricate problems
classified under public welfare.
Being an organization of individ-
uals rather than delegated body,
it of course cannot displace the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
even in the realm Of public well
fare. 1t would seem TO duplicate
in an amplified way the work of
the Monday Evening Club, but in
noting that some of the most ac-
tive in the association are leaders
in that club no conflict is an
ticipated.
If the new organization meets
with popular approval its member
ship will undoubtedly be made up
Of many who will pay their dues
for the purpose of being on the
mailing list and receive informa-
ton which the association will
send out. A smaller active group
will devote their time to a study
of the problems, working out So
lutions and preparing matter for
dissemination among the member
ship ani the public.
This new evidence OF civic spirit
and civic-mindedness comes at the
very time when some of the people
in Congress are calling attention
to what they consider the absence
Of such spirit here in the Capital.
Members OF the Senate and House
who have conscientiousiy studied
the District Of Columbia and its
problems and have Joined forces
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Urgent Civic Job
Must Now Be Done Over.

THE Districts 1886 supply bill,
now a known. but very deficient
quantity, it is up to the civic lead
ers and District officials to get
busy in gathering up the wreckage
and start all over again to have
funds made available for some of
the most urgent community needs.
A prominent member Of the Sen
ate District Committee states that
the items added by the Senate
Committee at the request of the
Commissioners and the representa-
tiveS of the civic groups met with
no local opposition so far as he
could ascertain. Every one of
these proposals, he said, would
have been approved and provided
for in any normal American COM
munity.
The annual conference between
the Board of Education and the
civic groups is scheduled for to-
morrow night at the Franklin Ad-
ministration Building 1t is ex-
pected that the school building
items and other matters requiring
appropriations will be urged anew.
There are also some new projects
which are to be advanced by some
of the organizations. There is a
decided air of encouragement
among those civic leaders who are
particularly interested in the bet
terment of our public school estab-
lishment.
Many of these citizens devote
great deal of time to studying the
needs of the school system and
bend every effort to cooperate
with the officials in the effort to,
in some degree at least. bring
school accommodations up to meet
the growing needs. From repeated
rebuffs, they frankly admit they
are discouraged so far as catching
I'D through regular channels. They
are looking into the possibility Of
aid from the new public works
funds.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Status of Bills
Legislation Of Civic Inter-
est Pending in House
and Senate.

The congressional status of District
bills of interest to Washington citi-
zens associations is as follows:
National representation for District
of Columbia IS. j. Res. 12). In Sen
ate Judiciary Committee.
Broaden divorce law IS. 2259). Sem
ate: Passed House: In District Com
mittee.
Regulation of small loan business
III. r. 3464). House: In District Com
mittee.
Creation Of a commission to con-
troll rents (H. r. 5000. House: On
calendar.
Provide pensions for the needy
blind III. r. 45l0. House: Passed.
Senate: On calendar.
Strengthen gambling laws Is. 398) 4.
Senate: Passed. House: In District
Committee.
Substitute civilian trial board for
present Police Trial Board CH. r.
1734. House: In District Committee.
Abolish capital punishment (H. r.
2808. House: In District Committee.
Establish training school for police
men and firemen III. r. 2858). House:
In District Committee.
Amend code relating to lunacy
hearings III. R. 345D. House: In
District Committee
Amend act authorizing Commits
sioners to remove dangerous build
ings CH. r. 3458. House: Passed
| Amend act creating board for con-
demnstion of insanitary buildings (H.
r. 3459). House: Passed.
| Regulate foreclosure of mortgages
and deeds of trust CH. r. 3461).
House: In District Committee.
Amend code relating to residence
of firemen (H. r. 364D. House:
Passed. Senate: In District Com
mittee.
Amend code relating to residence of
policemen (H. r. 3642). House:
Passed. Senate: In District Com
mittee.
Establish commercial airport for
District Oh. r. 3so6). House: On
calendar.
Provide old-age pensions (H. r.
4135). House: Passed. Senate: In
District Committee.
Provide for election Of delegates in
Congress for the District CH. r. 4346)
House: In District Committee.
Broadening powers of Commission
ers III. r. 434O. House: In District
Committee.
Authorizing use of District surplus
funds for necessary public projects
(H. r. 4345). House: In District
Committee.
Prevent fouling Of the atmosphere
Oh. r. 5232, S. 203D. House: In Dis
trict Committee. Senate: In District
Committee.
Tighten liquor control act III. r
661O. House: Passed. Senate: In
District Committee.
Abolish hidden bars" III. r. 5000
House: On calendar.
Evening star., 1935-06-09

open to the IN
genuity and endeavors of Frances
Shipper.
As result she set out to entice
Shriners to take advantage of the
conclave to "See Washington First"
Forty-tive Shrine temples have been
shown a motion picture of Washing
ton, with about $4,000 people looking
in on the shows. More than 1000
huge pictorial posters of the National
Capital have been distributed where
Shriners and Shrine temples would
see them. The posters were designed
especially for the occasion and in
cluded photographs of Dana S. Will
liams, imperial potentate; Leonard P.
Steuart, deputy imperial pOtentate
and host to the conclave; Robert P.
Smith, potentate of Almas Temple
and director general of the Conclave
Committee; and James c. Hoyle, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Convention
Committee.
Meanwhile. thousands of letters of
inquiry, each of which got more WASH
lngton information, were answered.
Several 30-minute radio broadcasts
about the convention were put on
the networks, and at least four spot
announcements daily have been made
over popular national programs for
several days. Norvelle w. Sharpe is
chairman of the radio end of the
campaign.
In addition to all the Shrine pub
licity, Frances Shippen has continued
AS usual-to keep the public in
formed that more conventions are
coming to Washington this year than
ever before and when they actually
show up. she has seen to it that ar
rangements have been made for the
sessions to obtain the newspaper COW
erage they need and deserve.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
ONLY Z MEETINGS
SLATED THIS WEEK
Shrine ConcIave Results in
Postponements by Three
Other Groups.

This week, during the Imperial
Shrine Conclave, all but two OF
Washington's citizens associations
scheduled to meet at this time have
postponed their regular meetings
until next week, officers announce.
Among the groups scheduled for
this week but postponed until next
week are Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens' Association, Burleith Citizens
Association and Summit Park Citi-
zens' Association
The Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton. according to President Charles
W. Ray, probably will not meet again
this season until October However
later announcements will be made II
the group should meet this month.
Those meeting are:
HilIcrest.
The HillcreSt Citizens Association
holds its final seasons meeting to-
morrow night at the East Washing
ton Heights Baptist Church, Rudolph
Malth. president, says
Our efforts to have the Hillcrest
bus service improved have met with
success. and starting June % the
new schedule will go into effect We
will have 15-minute service for ap-
proximately eight hours of the day
and the remainder of the schedule
will be half-hour service Busses will
come up alternately Branch avenue
and Naylor road and maintain the
loop between Thirty-second street
and Branch avenue"
Plans for the second annual picnic
OF the association are also to be
made. At the end of the business
session a representative of the Ma
tional Pork service will give an
illustrated lecture, after which re-
freShmentS are to be served.
Benning.
Last year the Benning Citizens
Association endeavored to secure an
underpass at Gault place northeast
to connect Minnesota and Kenilworth
avenues northeast, President Frank
E. James asserts.
I'VE live east of the tracks," James
says, "and the street car tracks are
to the west: we need these tracks
even more this year"
This is expected to occupy most of
Wednesdays program when the
group meets at Odd Fellows Hall, sos
Minnesota avenue northeast.
This also will be the groups final
meeting this season.
Those groups which for the past
few months have been meeting about
this time OF each month and which
ended their season in May are the
following: Piney Branch, Stanton
Park, Park View, Cathedral Heights
Cleveland Park, East Washington
Heights, Kalorama, Mount Pleasant
American University Park, Richmond
Park, Congress Heights and the
Federation of Citizens Association
which held its final meeting or
June l.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
SHEPHERDS OF
BETHLEHEM

Loyalty Lodge was called to order
by the commander, Mrs. Mary E.
Wolfe. Ollie Brown was received
into membership. Deputy Supreme
Comdr. Mart ". Copeland was the
principal speaker. The second NOM
ination of officers will be held tomor-
row night. and a surprise is to follow
the meeting, which will be held at
Northeast Masonic Temple at 8
o'clock
Trinity Lodge was called to order
by the commander, Mrs. Hattie
Campbell. Mrs. Regina Corbin of
Alexandria. Va, paid her respects Of
hcially to the lodge. The next meet
ing will be Tuesday night at Fourth
street northeast. The second nomi-
nation of officers will be held.
Capitol Lodge was called to order
by the commander, Mrs. Anna Ap-
olonio Mrs. Eva r. Green. deputy,
was the principal speaker. The next
meeting will be Wednesday night at
14l4 street.
National Lodge will meet June II
for election of officers. A bingo party
will follow.
Star of Virginia Lodge will meet
june 1s for election Of officers.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
SUMMER MEETINGS
PLANNED BY CITIZENS

The Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights has announced 1t will con-
tinue its regularly monthly meeting
throughout the Summer months.
H. G. Phillips. president of the
forum, said in making the announce
ment that ''it looked as If Congress
would be In session most of the Sum-
mer anyway, and If so, We would want
to oficially make known the desires
Of the Columbia Heights residents.
Also there are certain other problems
We feel must be looked after at all
times"
The association met during the
Summer three years ago, skipping the
past two years. A vote this year ap-
proved continuation of the meetings.
The June meeting will be held in
the Powell Junior High School. Hiatt
place, between Irving street and Park
road, Mr.. Phillips said. After that 1t
will be necessary to find new meet
ing place as the school viii be closed.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
United Action Needed Nov on Next Years
District Appropriation BM-School Board
Faces Reorganization.

result in the reorganization Of the
Board of Education. The civic or
ganizations are deeply interested
in the personnel of the board and
there Is rather general desire
that Gilligan be reappointed for
another term. Gilligan, an earnest
civic worker for a number of years,
is former president of the North
Capitol Citizens Association.
. Just who will be selected to fill
the vacancies caused by the two
designations will not be known Until
their appointments are announced
by the judges of the District Su-
preme Court. Rev. E. E. Richard
son, Phi. D., president of the Con-
gress Heights Citizens Association
and pastor of the Congress Heights
Baptist Church, has been indorSed
by the Conference Of Southeast
Citizens Associations for the first
vacancy. The conference has also
Endorsed for second vacancy A.
D. Calvert of the Lincoln Park
Citizens Association.
1t Is presumed that a colored
citizen will be named to succeed
Houston who is one of the three
colored members of the board.
There Is much speculation as to
who will be elected president of
the reorganized board. Several
have been suggested as possibilities
with the present vice president,
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, appar-
emily in the lead.
The retirement Of DR.. johnson
as member and president is much
regretted throughout the civic
groups where there is keen appre-
citation of the reforms he was able
to effect in the boards procedure,
among which may be listed
the open sessions of the board and
OF all committees except those
committee meetings dealing with
personnel as required by the school
organic act. Compliance with this
law was repeatedly urged by citl-
Zens' groups but was completely
disregarded until DR.. johnson ef-
fected the change.
Much of the sentiment for the
election Of the Board of Education
is due to the complete lack of
knowledge as to who are being
considered by the judges for ap-
pointment. A number of inf1u-
entail citizens express the opinion
that If the judges of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
would give out list of candidates
with sufficient information to iden-
tify them and also by whom these
candidates are sponsored such
friendly gesture would be appre-
ciated. Such a course they believe
would be helpful to the appointing
power and give an opportunity for
citizens TO express their preferences
as well as their objections.
In any event here is an imme-
date problem in the filling of these
vacancies and every citizen has the
privilege of rendering his aid to the
judges by sending in nominations
with supporting information as to
qualifications. Two white men and
one colored man are to be ap-
pointed and there is an opportunity
to vote by mail with a possibility
of you naming the lucky (or may
be the unlucky) candidate Send
your nomination to Chief Justice
Alfred A. Wheat.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Tells Shriners OF Capital.

When the Shriners come to town
tomorrow many OF them will be more
or less familiar with the changes that
have taken place since the national
cenclave was held here in 1923 in
spite of the tremendous building pro-
gram of the Government that has
transformed the Federal Triangle. the
Capitol grounds, and other adjacent
territory.
Curtis Hodges, executive director of
the Greater National Capital Commit
tee of the Washington Board of Trade,
Is also director of publicity for the
Shrine convention. Naturally. he
utilized the facilities of the former
position to help with the duties of
the latter
AS result, Frances Stubbs Ship
pen, press agent for the Greater Ma
Evening star., 1935-06-09
ODD FELLOWS

The second annual pilgrimage to
| the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
Arlington Cemetery will be held the
afternoon of June l6.
! Large delegations are coming from
/ neighboring States, more than 6o0
| from Wilmington. Del, with their
/ bands. The Patriarchs Militant are
coming in full dress uniform and their
canton banners from Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Delaware. Virginia and
Maryland. Grand Sire William A.
Pittenger member of Congress from
Minnesota. will deliver the address of
the day Deputy Grand Sire Parke P.
Deans of Richmond, Va, will also be
! present.
District of Columbia Lodge will
! turn out in full formation and all
members will march behind their lodge
banners. Capt William F. Becker of
Canton Washington, No. /, who is in
direct charge of the arrangements. will
head the procession. The 1. o. o. F.
Temple will be open all day Sunday
to receive the visiting members from
neighboring Jurisdictions. Various
lodge rooms will be assigned TO the
NlollLlS lIelT comfort
and convenience. A Reception Com
mittee has been organized to receive
the visitors when they arrive at the
station and they will be transported in
buSseS to the temple and from the
temple in time to the pilgrimage ex-
arcises. Refreshments will be served to
the visitors in the temple following
the Pilgrimage.
All subordinate lodges. Rebekah
lodges and other branches of the or
der are expected to be in line for the
pilgrimage at 230 pm, at Fort Myer
| gate.
Noble grand and vice grands Of each
subordinate and Rebekah Lodge have
been requested to be at the temple TO-
morrow evening. when the grand sec
retary will preside and ARRANGEMENTS
completed for the reception Of the
visitors June is.
The Moonlight Excursion Committee
reports that all plans have been COM
pleted for the trip down the river
June 10 on the Potomac River line.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of Canton
Washington, No. l, met June l with
the president, Mrs. Beatrice Lampe.
presiding. The degree was conferred
on Mrs. Laura Spilman. Members TO
turn out in uniforms next Sunday for
the memorial service at Arlington
Cemetery.
Schools of instruction In Rebeksh
Lodges are scheduled for June II at
Brightwood and June 81 at Miriam
Rebekah Lodge.
Schuyler Colfax Rebekah Lodge
celebrated its thirteenth anniversary
last Tuesday evening with a dinner
party at the Lotus Club, followed BY
party at the National Theater. A
Dingo party will follow the regular
meeting June Is.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
District Federation Women
At Detroit Convention.

THE headquarters of the Citizens
l. Joint Committee on National
Representation for the District OF
Columbia on Wednesday received a
telegram from Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley and Mrs. Horace j. Phelps.
who are representing the District
Federation of Women's Clubs at
the convention of the General
Federation. They asked for addi-
tional literature to distribute
among the delegates and liberal
supply, was Immediately shipped
them by air express.
These able and energetic District
delegates are very hopeful OF the
adoption of the District Fedora
tion's resolution, which provides
for the General Federation and its
constituent federations and indi-
vidual clubs making the question
of District Of Columbia national
representation the study during
their next fiscal year. This reso-
luton has been reported favorably
by the Committee on Resolutions
and is now on the convention CAL
endar. It is expected to be reached
for consideration very shortly.
ReorganizatiOn Of School Board
At Beginning Of Fiscal Year.
EXPIRATION of the term OF
Il Henry Gilligan and the resig-
nations of President Hayden john
son and Charles Houston will
Evening star., 1935-06-09
WOMAN STARTING
14TH YEAR IN POST
Mrs. Ella N. Thompson Has
Been Association Head
Since 1921.

Civic minded Mrs. Ella M. Thomp-
son last week began her fourteenth
year at the head of what is now
known as Logan-Thomas Circle
Citizens Association.
When she was chosen as president
In 1921 to succeed her husband, Frank
Thompson. Mrs Thompson was the
first woman in the District ever SO
honored. But so consistently salts
factory has been her work and so
unremitting her interest in the
Capital that the Federation Of
Citizens Associations awarded her a
trophy four years ago for a decade
Of outstanding service to the District.
Helped Start Business Group.
Mrs. Thompson helped launch the
Business Mems Association. She is
president of the Northminister Aux
iliary and past matron of the Acacia
Chapter of Eastern Star. She is a
music teacher a choir singer and
ardent temperance worker.
MY chief hobbies are my music
and dancing and the Identification of
Washington, says Mrs. Thompson.
Right now my biggest campaign in
the city is to enlarge the playground
facilities.
We need more space for our
children to have protected play. We
must keep the youngsters out of the
street. The battle for recreation is a
long. hard struggle, but 1 hope
eventually Washington will be
model in this respect for the whole
country. There ought to be a play
ground by every apartment. Not a
single child should be overlooked in
this campaign
Mrs. Thompson is a housewife and
mother. as we'll as civic leader. She
has reared two daughters and one
son in her home, at 1920 Rhode
Island avenue.
Wife Of Organist.
Mrs James w. Brown. the elder
daughter is the wife Of DR.. Brown,
for Is years organist at Falls Church
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Phillips
Talbot. the younger daughter, is
married to the third vice president Of
Woodward & LOthrop. Frank NJ.
Thompson, her son. is an attorney in
the Interior Department.
The civic association of which she
is president has gone through many
viciSsitudes since she became its chief
officer. Then it was the Iowa Circle
Association. In 1925 it consolidated
with the Thomas Circle Club to be-
come the Thomas Circle ASso-
citation. In 1927 the name of Iowa
Circle was changed to Logan Circle,
and the group became the Logan
Thomas Circle Association.
In this same year she worked with
Arthur Smith to organize the Busi-
ness Mems Association.