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Evening star., 1937-01-03
An Immediate and Vital
Legislative Problem.

OF IMMEDIATE and vital inter-
est to organized civic WASH
ington is the composition and set
up of the committees In Congress
dealing with District affairs This
is real problem of far-reaching
Importance. but as to the solution
OF which the voteless and unrep-
resented District of Columbia can
do nothing.
Some of our civic organizations
in the past have sought. through
various contacts. to have these
committees made up of sympa-
thetic souls who would be fair and
friendly to the District-but such
efforts have usually stirred up
congressional resentment as the
work of busybodies.
The greatest changes are an
ticipated on the House side, both
in the District Committee and the
Subcommittee on Appropria tions
for the District. Representative
Norton Of New Jersey is expected
to be reappointed chairman of the
District Committee, and she hopes
to bring about number of reforms
of procedure, based on her long ex-
perience in that position.
One OF these proposals is to do
away with various standing sub
committees, which have resulted in
long delay and the pigeonholing
Of urgent legiSla ton. She also has
been seeking the adoption of plan
similar to that which has given
such satisfaction in the Senate of
establishing a liaison between the
District Legislative Committee and
the Appropriations Subcommittee.
1t is reported that such proposal
is not looked upon with favor by
Speaker Bankhead. Civic leaders
who have been close students Of
District legislation express them
selves as being unable to see where
any tenable objection can be raised
against the plan which has been
such a success in the Senate.
IlSIS Ii SuCIl d ClOcC lAtCi ACio-
ton between Legislation and appro-
priations in the handling of District
affairs that, to many, 1t appears
that there should be close Cooper
alton to produce efficient and sat-
isfactory results. While the legis-
lative committees are unable to
have a part in the making Of ap-
propriations, District residents are
able to recall numerous instances
of legislation originating in the
Appropriations subcommittee and
being carried as riders on appro-
priation bills.
The Senate being a continuing
body, and there being no change
Of the dominant party, there Is not
expected to be any radical change
in the COMMITTEES considering Dis
trict affairs. There are some va
cancies. caused by death or retire.
ment, to be filled. 1t is understood
that Senator King will continue to
head the Senate District Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

held Wednesday
in the Janney
School at 7:30
pm.
DR.. Mar sh all
spent sc veral
years IN North
ern Alaska. and
Arctic village"
gives an account
ofthe mixed white
and Eskimo civ
ilization in that
section. Peoples
Forests" Is q
treatise on the
disastrot1s deters
Evening star., 1937-01-03
FRIENDSHIP TO HEAR
ADDRESS BY AUTHOR
DR.. Robert Marshall, Naturalist
and Forester, Will Speak
ON Wednesday

DR.. Robert Marshall, well-known
naturalist and forester and author
of a Literary Guild selection. Arctic
Village" and Peoples Forests will
be the speaker at the meeting of the
Friendship Citizens Association to be
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
District Awaits Budget News as Congress Prepares
to Conyene-National Representation Seen
Heading List of Needs.

The letter further states that 1t
Is too early to have the books Of the
association audited for the year
ending February /, 1887, but that
the treasurer reports for the latter
year q paid-up membership already
exceeding the 1,54S figure by more
than 50.
Consequently" continues Hege,
ut appears to be Q fact that the
Chevy Chase group has 400 or more
members in excess of the number
claimed by the group you referred
to (Petworth) as probably the larg-
est"
Chevy Chase Is proud to have
maintained and increased It's nu.
merical strength while at the same
time engaging In q missionary ef-
fort which resulted in the rebirth
of the neighboring Connecticut
Avenue Association and the build
ing up Of that body to q paid-up
membership of over 800.
Some of the civic workers regard
the success Of the Chevy Chase As
sociation as q direct challenge to
Petworth. The successes of both
these large associations are pointed
out as examples of what may be
done through systematic and sus-
tanned effort. OF course, in some
neighborhoods not so populous it
is impossible to attain such num-
bers, but 1t Is apparent that earnest
effort and good business methods
will increase substantially the
membership and consequent finan-
cial support of every neighborhood
group.
So far as known, the member
ship Of the Chevy Chase Association
has never been exceeded by that of
any other association. with the ex-
ception Of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association, in 1919, when
their roll contained more than 1900
names.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
A. A. A. MAN TO TALK
Southeast Citizens to Hold Meet
ing on Tuesday.

Richard M. Ham, safety director OF
the District Motor Club of the Amer
lean Automobile Association, will give
an illustrated talk Tuesday night at q
meeting of the Southeast Citizens
Association.
The meeting originally was sched-
uled for the last Tuesday In De-
cernber. but due to the Christmas
holidays it was postponed. 1t will be
held at 8 pm. in the Hine Junior
High School, Seventh and G streets
southeast.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
HOW THEY STAND.

Weekly Review.
DEVIEW of the civic week from
~ Thursday, December "a, to Thurs
day, December 81.
Conduit Road-Protested plan to
abolish 81 street car pass; opposed
abolition of peoples counsel's ONCE;
opposed construction Of abattoir any
where in Washington.
Georgetown-Opposed Federation OF
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Bridge Plans Approved
But Name Overlooked.

THE united forces of Southeast
Washington and other CO.
operating civic bodies are rejoice
ing over the recent approval by the
Fine Arts Commission Of plans for
the new bridge over the Anacostia
River at Pennsylvania avenue. In
some way it appears that the pro-
posal, originating in the Southeast
Washington Citizens Association,
to name this bridge after the late
John Philip Sousa has been COM
pletely overlooked. Many substan-
tial reasons have been advanced for
the naming Of this structure after
this famous native Washingtonian.
Sousa, the famous march king"
was born in Southeast Washington
and as a boy played and swan In
the Anacostia River near the site
of the proposed bridge During his
long service in the Marine Band he
was quartered in the Southeast sec
ton and produced many OF his
best-known compositions during
this time. He loved his native town
and particularly the Southeast
section. Upon his death the body
of this world-renowned musician
was brought back home, and fol-
lowing services in the old Christ
Church his body was inferred in
Congressional Cemetery at a point
overlooking the present bridge.
which 1t is proposed to replace
with the new structure.
Since Sousa's death numerous
suggestions have been made as to
an appropriate memorial to this
great man in his home town. To
many the timely suggestion Of the
Southeast Washington Citizens
Association would make q fitting
memorial. This memorial bridge
in the eastern section to the COM
poser of the STARS and Stripes
Forever" would patriotically bal
ance the Francis Scott Key Bridge
In the western section-a memorial
to the author of the Star
Spangled Banner"
It Is expected that under the
leadership Of the Southeast Wash.
ineton Citizens Association the
proposal to name the bridge after
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Chevy Chase Association
Leading in Membership.
nRESInENT EDWIN s

DRESIDENT EDWIN S. HEGE
of Chevy Chase Citizens Asso-
ciation challenges the statement
made in this column last Sunday
that the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation, with 1,199 members, Is
probably the largest in the District.
Beyond question, Chevy Chase car
ries of the palm, for contained In
the letter Is a most formidable
document, which reads as follows:
Evening star., 1937-01-03
D. C. National Representation
Leads All Other Local Problems.

MAKING national Americans Of
the Washingtonians is re-
garded by many civic leaders as
the local item which should be
placed at the top Of every legis-
lative program. Aside from any
purely local consideration. District
residents are entitled to representa-
tive participation in the councils
OF the Nation of which they are q
part and whose burdens they are
compelled to bear Washingto-
mans are as vitality interested in all
matters Of national legislation and
public policy and are affected in
the same way by these as all other
Americans This is entirely aside
from anything regarding the Dis
trict Of Columbia as a local COM
munity.
An increasing number of nation
al legislators and editorial writer's
throughout the country recognize
as just the demand Of the Wash
ingtonian for the granting of his
rights as national American.
When the District of Columbia
citizen is given his place in the
councils of the Nation, it will
naturally follow that he will there
by derive valuable rights as to his
local affairs. 1t is the National
Government, through its Congress
aud thn prncjlnrf urhinh hn1(c AND
exercises the real power Of govern
ment over the District of Columbia.
To obtain this right of participa-
ton in the councils of the Nation,
it is absolutely necessary that the
Constitution of the United States
be amended so as to empower Con-
gress to grant unto the residents Of
the District these representative
rights enjoyed by the citizens Of
the States. When this amendment
shall have been passed by two
thirds vote of both Senate and
House of Representatives and rati-
fed by the Legislatures of three
fourths of the States, Congress will
have a new power which it does not
now possess to relieve Washing
tonians from the present tyran-
nical rule.
This proposal does not involve a
change In the local government.
1t neither increases nor diminishes
the present control exercised over
the National Capital by Congress
under the Constitution. It will,
however, permit the District to
elect a Senator or Senators. Repre-
sentatives in proportion to its popu-
lation. the right to vote for the
President and Vice President and
the same rights to sue and be sued
in the United States Courts
throughout the country as is the
privilege of citizens of a State.
The closest students of District af-
fairs are agreed that to obtain
such recognition as national Amer
leans is the most vital proposal
affecting the District and is really
the key to the solution of many
other problems of the day and Of
the future.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

(See CIVIC STORY, Page DID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
Good Etiquette Says Use Sympathy and Tact

Accidents Test Your Manners
 Is your etiquette so shaky you can't meet an emergency with boise [?
 A gracious hostess puts herself in her awkward guests place when he srnashes something. She hides distress with reassuring, Don't give 1t another thought" or Tt real- ly doesn't matter. Forget it."
 If you are the culprit who breaks @ vase, for instance, make 8 sincere apology. Then stop talking about the fi1ishap. But later, find out whether it's possible for you to re- place the damaged article.
 Consideration for others is the real test of good manners. If some one f1ispronounces word, don't pronounce 1t correctly right after him.
 Always cooperate with your hos- tess. If a game is suggested, play 1t with enthusiasm. When refresh- lnents are served, be ready to help. But don't insist. Some hostesses manage best alone.
 Why not meet every social emer- gency with tact and charm? Our 32-page booklet gives pointers on dinners, theater parties, visits, wed- dings, travel.
 Send 10c for your copy of ETH QUETTE FOR ALL OCCASIONS tO the Waterbury Democrat Home Service, 0SB sixth Ave-, New York, N. Y, Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, and the NAME of booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
PERKY TURBANS AND PERT BERETS TOP SMART HEADS WHEN Hats Put Accent On Youth

Furthermore, this is 9 yeai when you simply cannot veal the same hat from morning until late at night, day after day. That is, of course, if you take your fashions seriously and if you aren't exactly an Alice-Sit-by-the-Fire and il you have bought a formalized street length dress or two Afternoon frocks call for hats which are quite different from those for street wear. The brimmed felt that is love. ly with your suit won't be even mildly lovely with a lame or velvet afternoon model.
 Fur for Luxury
 Not exactly inexpensive but truly stunning, are fur trimmed hats. A black fell shako with a touch of black Persian lamb is something the girl who owns 8 Persian coat might well save her pen. ries for. And a peaked tur. ban of rich brown felt with pompom of mink ought to make the girl with a mink coat pretty happy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16

cteted, as sweat. (4) When exposed to sunlight or even skyshine the skin generates vitanin D, from the chem ical or actinic effect of ultraviolet this vitamin D Is carried through rays upon ergosterol in the skin, and the circulation to the places where 1t Is needed for maintaining gool calcium phosphorus inetabolistn which Is essential for perfect health (B) The formation of pigment, tan, which apart from the Vitamin D ef- feet may be concerned in the Ila. tural healing processes especially the healing of tuberculosis. (8) Accord ing to Leonard Hill, foremost Eng fish physiologist exposure of the naked skin to infra-red rays pro- duces reflex shrinking of nasal mu. cous neinbranes-opens the nose while exposure to ordinary heat tends to make the nose close up. Open fire or radiant heaters give of mira -red rays.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Cough
 Our son, 6, has been subject tG' bronchitis and has had many at- tacks. Last spring he used the vita- min D nose drops which you sug- gested and coughing and irritation disappeared and did not return, Thank you. (Mrs. B. J. D.
 Answer-The vitamin D inhalant or nose drops (vitamin D in bland oil solution) may or may not have cleared up the cough. I do recom- mend the use of three or four drops of 1t in the nose two or three times a day as & good remedy in the onset of nose infections with or without cough.
 FOrJnaldehyde AntidOte
 As student of osteopathy, in dis- section course my eyes and nose much irritated by formaldehyde used to preserve bodies. Grateful for any suggestion to relieve irrita- ton. c. D.
 Aiiswer-piluted ammonia water counteracts or mitigates the effect Keep a bottle of ammonia water on hand and keep e cloth wet with it near while you are dissecting. Copyright, 1887, John F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16

Test your knowledge of correct social usage by answering the fol- lowing questions, then checking against the authoritative answers below:
 l. If you arc leaving word for e person to telephone you, should you leave you number as well as your name?
 3. May 6 telephone number be printed on personal stationery?
 3. What might a secretary say to 6 telephone caller if she has to keep him waiting while she looks up information riecessitated by the call2
 {. How might c man announce himself to another man whom he Is calling on business?
 6. What k the best way to be- gin . tslephone conversation when one has called to give ail order to . bushes firm?
 What would you do if--
 You ere fesuming . telephOne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16

but men tell us that nine times out of ten the girl who looks glarnorous enough to raise high hopes turns out to be a dud. She is about as much fun to spend an evening with as a beautiful wax dummy.
 Life Is More Than Looks
 Looking like Miss Debutante is the beginning and the end of her exist ence. It doesn't occur to her that a pretty face with nothing behind 1t can become mighty monotonous-- even to the men who are most slis- ceptible to beauty.
 She would be a smart girl if she would come to see that personality Is as important as prettiness--tnore important really, for personality lasts lifetime.
 If she would start thinking about pleasing people as well as dazzling them, she would be on the right track. Out would go the pet ex- pressions that she has substituted for conversation. Out would go the habit of dividing her time between her companion and her compact mirror.
 She would see that looks attract, but by themselves they seldom hold. She would realize that men like cotnpanionable girls for a steady diet. v
 It takes brains to be a real com panion to a man. For 1t isn't enough to simply 90 where a man whats to 60. The girl has to keep an evening interesting, She can't do 1t if all she knows to talk about is what someone said to her and what she said to him, Nor Is Q man interested in hearing what 8 simply swell" time she had at such and such Q club last highland three others the night before. He's more than bored if the places she keeps talking about are a lot more expensive than the place he has taken her--he's uncomfortable. The evening gets to De rather stupid for him If she is more interested in watching the people come and 90, taking mental notes of who's with whom, than she
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
RY MAR.AN YOUNG

ANAAA11&1 AAN ANOANS
 NEA Service Stan CerresponEent
 New York-New hats are definitely youthful. From the high, wide and handsome be- rets and brimmed models for daytime to tiny hats of sump- tuous fabrics for afternoon and dinner, hats tend to make faces look younger and to give spirits a decided lift.
 Successes of the current season are peaked turbans, high shako turbans, fur trimmed models of all shapes and sizes, brimmed creations, also of all shapes and sizes, dressy hats with wells and, of course, the ubiquitous beret. There's wide variety from which to pick and choose. If your b0nnetS aren't flatter- ingly gay, smart and beauti- full, it's your own fault.
 Star Models
 Modistes call the dressy hat with a veil a "carry through" number, Meaning that a girl can wear one to tea, then go on through dinner, the thea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16

NUTRITION AND COMPLEXION
 In mediavel physiology complexion was the combination of heat, cold, moisture and dryness which was be- lieved to determine the nature of Q body or plant; or the combination of the four bodily humors-blood phlegm or mucus, choler (yellow bile) and melancholy (black bile), Remember, 1t was not until the time the Pilgrims settled in New England that William Harvey, M. D. discov- cred the circulation of the hlood-a doctrine he began to make known about l0iS but which was rejected as Q queer notion by the big noises of the profession of that era-it took fifteen years for the profession to swallow and digest this crazy teach- ing of pr. Harvey.
 To this day current terms refer- ring of temperament, disposition constitution or complexion reflect ancient concepts long since discard ed. For instance sanguine pertains to blood, red, rosy ruddy, warm, are dent, hopeful, cheerful; phlegmatic means sluggish, calm, lymphatic lacking energy, unavoidable; cholel means anger. irascihlllty; and mel ancholy means gloomy, dismal, sad
 Technically we know that the con- dition of the skin, and hence the appearance of it, the complexion depends on nutrition and hygiene But actually millions of creduloui folk and their medical advisers still imagine CD that the skin absorbs medicines, foods, or poisons, (O that the skin "breatheA" through hypo- thetical pores, and (3) that the skin Is an important excretory or gan eliminating" or throwing off waste matter. No recognized au- thority on physiology supports these quaint notions, although they enjoy vigorous support from certain sub- sidized medical propagandlsts.
 The real functions of the skin are as follows: CD It forms a sensory covering for the body, supplied with nerves which convey sensations of pressure, temperature, pain, irrita- ton and so enable the body to make necessary adjustments to changes in the environment. (2) It serves also as 0 mechanical and chemical bar Tier of defense. The horny layer oi the cuticle mechanically protects against injuries, and the clean skir has an acid reaction which destroys bacteria in a short time, though creams, fats or dirt on the skin may interfere with this elf-disinfectant action. (3) The most important function of the skin is the regulation of body temperature, by variationl in the blood supply and by varia' tions in the amount of water ex'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
"6ANENT8~-''''1''''''''''''''-'''''
 Your
 Children By Olive RNharta RariNE
TRAINING CAN CURB SLACKING

Children are usually in a hurry to finishe things. They lack the patience to see anything grow slowly Also they want to get a task off their minds as soon as possible, and see results
 If this makes some of my readers smile, as they think of Johnny pok- ing his way to the grocery store and back, 1t is not this type of activity that refer. Rather 1t is the con- crete job of building an airplane or making fort. Anything that inches along slowly loses charm. Il is one thing to plan and then dc each part thoroughly; another tc slap a few things together in Q hur- " and be satisfied with the product
 For this reason, 1t is wise to train all children in the art of patience One thing proposed and then carried out 8 little each day Is golden in results.
 Good Starters, Bad Finishers For instance, Mary tires of croch- eting her little squares for Aunt Nellie's throw" It takes too long and the end is not in sight. Or Jack has the habit of skipping over the informative part of his books, and reading the breathless end Poor plodders, both of them. They should learn to use the step method, and control their irnpatience.
 This is the psychology of the good beginner and the bad flnisher. Allow for the normal emotional defnculty of children to persevere. But there should be @ limit to tolerance of It. lest the roots of habit take too firm Q hold. Mothers will know when thoroughess is being unwarrantedly neglected,
 In childhood, 1t is no particular sin to slack, or quit, once the first thrill has vanished. But this immature habit will remain through a lifetime unless discouraged.
 believe the technical training our boys get today in school with its de- mands on care and detail, Is an eK- cellent conditioner for Btick-to-it- iveness. The radio set must be per- feet. Also 1t has to be put away from day to day and resumed on the morrow. Slow, tedious, thorough The keynotes of true accomplish inert.
 Hobbies offer 6 splendid medium also in fostering thoroughness. A garden does not grow over night, nor 8 photograph itlateralise in a second Developing and printing are tedious but justified by results.
 Capture Interest We use the interest of children as a starting place for most valu. able lessons, and so l have used iIl- terest as ail example. But gradually the child must grow in power aflC include those tedious things that are not conceived in interest. Hs should, in short, be growing In ma ture thinking and feeling, and mol remain an emotional infant ell hiI life.
 Men and women who rove ant are never satisfied with the work oi the moment are usually efnotionAlly immature. Formed in childhood, thil habit has never ceased to grow. Lel Us teach our children that Q joI worth doing is worth doing right. lC0pyTight 0ST, NEA Service Incl l