The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16
CITIZENS ELECT
CHEVY CHASE
OFFICERS
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor


With the exception of George
C. Dieffenbach, elected secretary
treasurer. all officers were re
elected by the Chevy Chase Citi
ZenS Association, which met last
night in the E. v. Brown School
Those named we're Edwin S. Hege,
president; Louis Radcliffe, and
John R. Manning, vice presidents;
Mr.. Hege and Arthur Adelman,
delegates to tho Federation OF
Citizens Associa lions.
In submitting his annual report,
President Hege urged the members
to continue the fight for improved
transportation service.
The association diSapproved
Commissioner Aliens bill propos-
ing advisory referenda on major
District problems.
On motion by Fred S. Emery,
the association tabled a resolu-
ton expressing confidence in the
superintendent of schools and
teachers in the selection of text
books.
Action was deferred until the
February meeting on a resolu-
ton by H. V. Schneider recon-
mending compulsory examination
OF motor vehicles.
President Hege announced the
following committee chairmen:
Auditing and budget, j. Henry
Oehman; education, George B.
Fraser; entertainment, Walter
Cersley; fiscal relations, Godfrey
L. Hunter; highways and parks,
Harry B. Hambleton; law and
legislation. George E. Strong;
library, Clayton B. Aldrich;
lights, Harold B. Stabler; mem
bership, Louis Radcliffe; play
grounds, Harold Burnside; police
and fire. Atwood M. Fisher; pub
lie utilities, John R. Manning;
safety and traffic, Herman v.
Schneider; zoning, William M.
Steuart.
The Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association at last
nights meeting in the Bright
wood School by unanimous vote,
reaffirmed a former resolution
asking the Public Utilities Com
mission to order removal of car
tracks on Kennedy Street, be.
tween Georgia Avenue and Four
tenth Street Northwest.
A resolution was adopted urging
ordered sent to the director of
traffic asking one hour parking
in the entire business area ada
cent to Fourteenth Street and
Colorado Avenue.
On motion by Edgar c. Snyder.
former United States marshal, the
association opposed Commissioner
Aliens bill providing referenda
in the District.
The group later opposed Sena-
tor Vandenberg's bill to give a
member of the Board of Cornmis-
Sioners seat in the House of
Representatives without voting
power.
New members elected were C.
E. Ingling, John Foley and M. G..
Kindsfather.
L. G. Schilder, of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. explained
the work of the Omen.
A proposal by CORPORATION
Council Prettyman, to establish
magistrates courts in four of the
IL police stations for minor cases.
was Endorsed by the Dahlgren
Citizens Association at last nights
meeting in the Crosby Noyes
School.
A resolution was adopted urging
construction in the northeast sec.
ton Of new buildings proposed for
the War Department and General
Accounting Office,
1t was voted to appeal to Sena-
tor William H. King and Repre-.
sentative Mary T. Norton, chair
men of the Senate and House Dis
trict committees, to have restored
to the District appropriations bill
an item for an addition to the
Noyes School stricken out by the
budget bureau.