Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
death" HIGHWAY
SURVEY ORDERED
BY CIVIC LEAGUE
Interfederation Delegates
Approve Efforts to
Better Road.
LEE BOULEVARD'S
EXTENSION URGED
Prince Georges Representatives
Join Group and Pledge
Cooperation.
BY GEORGE PORTER.

Agreeing that the Defense High
ways dangers affected them all, dele
gates to the Interfederation Confer
ence from Arlington, Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties and the City
of Washington, last night ordered a
thorough study of the proper methods
of eliminating the roads hazards.
The action was taken at the first
Fall meeting of the conference at the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States Building, at which the delegates
also urged immediate completion Of
the Lee Boulevard and admitted
Prince Georges County represent
atives to membership.
Hull Heads Committee.
William C. Hull of Arlington County,
president of the conference, appointed
Stephen James of Montgomery County
as chairman Of the Defense Highway
Committee, which is composed OF
Robert E. Plymale of Arlington Coun-
~, Jesse C. Suter of Washington 1no
John S. White and Burdette Fighter
Of Prince Georges County.
Chairman James, who called the
dangers of the highway to the atten-
ton of the conference, said his COM
mittee would begin work at once in
the hope of having a report ready
soon.
His proposal provoked immediate
expressions of approval when it was
laid before the meeting. Mrs. Eliza
beth T Sullivan of Washington said
she was particularly interested in see
ing the highway widened and straight
ened because two of her sons were
seriously injured on it.
Having just returned from visit
to Tennessee, Mrs. Sullivan said the
Federal Government had built ex-
pensive four-lane boulevards with
marble bridges" for sightseeing pur-
poses there and expressed the opinion
that improvement of the Defense
Highway in the interest of saving
human lives would be more important
and less costly.
After Judge Alfred D. Bailey. presi-
dent of the Prince Georges County
Federation, explained that body is do
ing all it can to convince the STATE
Roads Commission that traffic over
the highway is sufficient to justify its
widening, the federation pledged its
support in the effort to have it i'm
proved.
Judge Bailey said that as a tempo
rary emergency measure the fedora
ton would propose county police be
assigned to direct traffic at the Bla-
denSburg Peace Gross bottleneck. re-
lieving the State officer usually sta
toned there to patrol the road on
Sundays and holidays.
Others who spoke in behalf of the
modernization of the road included
Suter, Plymale, Miss Elaine Eppley
W. I. Cleveland, White and Louis A
Day.
Acts on Lee Highway.
At the request of Arthur Orr, presi-
dent of the Arlington County Civic
Federation. the conference urged COM
pletion of the Lee Boulevard to the
Memorial Bridge. The resolution
adopted avoided any mention of the
route to be followed. 1t will be sent
to Gov. Peery and the State Highway
Commission.
The Prince Georges delegation wa:
admitted to membership on motion Of
Mr.. Suter, who said the County Fed
Grafton was found to meet the require
ments of the conference.
He told the delegates that Oliver
Owen Kuhn, who was president Of
the Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton when the interfederation confer
ence was formed, was greatly pleased
to learn Prince Georges was to be re-
ceived into membership and sorry thai
engagements prevented him from be-
ing present.
Judge Bailey affirmed the new del
egates' intention to cooperate In every
way with other members Of the con-
ference. He announced the County
Federation'S detectives for the veal
as Defense Highway widening. Bla-
densburg flood control, New York ave-
nue. extension and establishment of
county hospital.
The delegates voted to have a din
ner in conjunction with their October
meeting, at which each member Will
be permitted to have one guest.
A resolution paying tribute to the
services of Frederick e. Mann Of
Arlington County and expressing re-
gret at his death was adopted after
several speakers had eulogized him.
County Buys 400 Tracts.