Evening star., 1937-02-27
COMMITTEE Of IS
BEGINS STUDY OF
D. c. NEXT WEEK
Civic and Business Leaders
to Weigh Changes to Pro-
mote Efficiency.
SEVERAL PROPOSALS
ASSURED IN AGENDA
Hazen Declares Appointees Are
Chosen as Representative Citi-
zens, Not Organizations.

investigator of the efficiency and
possibilities of reorganization Of the
District Government is scheduled to
be started next week by group Of 18
civic and business leaders nominated
by the Commissioners.
Invitations to participate in the
study were sent today to ID proml-
nent residents, selected by the Com
missioners late yesterday, after a
conference with smaller group. Hazen
plans to call the group into its first
session some day next week.
1t appears likely the group may re-
ceive suggestions that the costs OF
three District Courts should be divided
between the United States and the
municipality. These would be the
Court of Appeals. the United States
District Court and the United States
branch of the District Police Court.
May Weigh Increase in Power.
Questions of enlargement of the
powers of the Commissioners, of con-
solidation Of the Metropolitan and
Park Police and other matters also are
expected to be considered.
Hazen announced that the 18 per-
sons invited to constitute the investi-
eating committee were considered a
good cross section" of the community
and emphasized the members were Sc
1ected as representative citizens" and
not as representatives of organized
civic or business associations
Those invited to participate were:
Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle, who is presi-
dent of the Federation Of Women's
Clubs.
L. A. Carruthers, statistician at the
Census Bureau, who is president of
the Forest Hills Citizens Association
and prominent delegate to the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations.
James A. Cobb, lawyer, former judge
OF Municipal Court.
Harold E. Doyle, former president
Of the Washington Real Estate Board,
who is vice president of the Thomas
j. Fisher Co. and a member of the
Commissioners Committee on Tax De-
Inquency.
Fleming Included.
Robert v. Fleming, president Of
Riggs National Bank, who is a past
president of the American Bankers
Association.
Theodore S. Grape, president of the
Federation of Business Mems Associa-
tions, who is vice president and
treasurer of the Pennebaker-G Grape
Co., investment securities.
Thomas j. Groom, vice president
and cashier of the Bank of Com
merce and Savings.
Frank r. Jelleff. proprietor of the
department store bearing his name
and leader in the Boys Club move
ment.
Mark Lansburgh, an official Of
Iansburg & Bro, and a past presi-
dent of the Merchants and Manu-
iacturers' Association.
John Locher, president of the
Central Labor Union and secretary
of the Washington Building Trades
Council.
Thomas E. lodge. lawyer, president
OF the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations
Dr. William Mcclellan, president of
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Trade Board Head Membe
Edgar Morris, president of the
Board of Trade, who is head of the
Edgar Morris Sales Co., distributors
of water heaters and other produ6 is.
E. Barrett Prettyman. attorney, for
mer District corporation counsel and
president of the Monday Evening
Club.
Henry I. Quinn, attorney, member
OF the Board OF Educatic-l.
Dr. William M. Sprigg, president
Of the District Medical Society.
Lloyd B. Wilson, president Of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.
Ford E. Young, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation, who is an officer of the
Fussell- Young Ice Cream Co.
Commissioner Hazen u--ounced
that the committee .tse'- would select
Its own chairman.
Office space for the group is to be
provided by the District in a recep-
ton room next door to Commissioner
Hazen's private Ice on the fifth
floor Of the District Building.
The District also has volunteered
to supply clerical help, thou II has
been said the District has no funds
now available for the employment
of technical eXnertS