Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
TAK0MA PLANNING.
MEETING IN MARCH
Officers to Be Elected and
Action Taken on D. c. Ref
erendum Proposal.

Nomination of officers and the report
of the Executive Committee on a refer
endum for citizens Of the National
Capital will be features of the March
meeting of the Citizens Association of
Takoma, D. c.
President wallace G. Magathan yes
terday appointed the following Nomi-
mating Committee: Will H. Carleton,
chairman; Russell s. Krout and Erwin
j. Hibbs. Nominations will be per-
mitted from the floor next month and
the election will take place the follow
ing month.
To Discuss Referendum.
The matter OF referendum for the
District will be discussed at meeting
of the Executive Committee of the as
ISOLATION to be held this week and the
report submitted next month. The dis
cussion will be led by George E. Sulli-
van, chairman OF the Laws and Legis-
lation Committee. with particular ref
erence to the bill advocated by Com
missioner Allen.
Chairman Sullivan believes the bill
in its present form Is not entirely salts
factory. He feels Congress will con-
slider that the votes in any referenda
will indicate the interest of the citi-
zens of the District in national repre-
sentation or local suffrage, and since
the proposed bill provides that the ref
brenda shall be advisory only, a vote
in the referenda would be meaningless
and many citizens would not bother
to 60 to the polls.
Plan Held FruitIess.
1.-THE resulting small vote" says
Chairman Sullivan, may be taken by
Congress as lack of interest OF Dis
trict citizens in such affairs, whereas
it would only mean that citizens will
not take the time to 60 to the polls to
cast a meaningless and fruitless
vote. ."
He also believes that under the pro-
visions of this bill the expense in
volved is too great for the conduct OF
balloting of no real effect or conse-
quences and as present organized the
citizens associations serve the same
purpose contemplated by the bill with
out the expense which would be coca
stoned. The bill provides for not more
than two referenda year and officials
of the association have been advised
that it would cost approximately
$4,000.
Actual Vote Favored.
At the last meeting President Maya
than introduced a resolution, which
was adopted by the association, favor
ing bill now before both branches OF
Congress. granting residents of the
District the right of voting representa-
ton in the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, for President and Vice
President Of the United States and the
same rights in United States courts
which are possessed by citizens of the
States.
He stressed the point yesterday that
at the coming hearings the voteless
and unrepresented plight of the peo-
pie of the District should be forcetully
brought to the attention of Congress
and the people of the Nation. The re.
port Of the Executive Committee Is be-
ing awaited with much interest BY
members of the association.
William M. Greene, chairman Of the
School Committee, presented request
on behalf of the association at the
meeting of the Board of Education TO,
funds for plans and starting the cen.
struction Of northern high school ir
the Takoma Recreation Center and 9
Junior high school in territory west
of Georgia avenue.