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Evening star., 1937-02-14
Clinic Attendance SOUGHT.

The Greater National Capital Com
mittee Of the Washington Board of
Trade is making a special effort TO
build up the attendance at the fifth
annual meeting of the Washington
Post Graduate Clinic to be held here
March 7-10. Last week $500 copies
Of the convention program were
mailed out by the committee. Since
the territory of the association has
been enlarged, 1t is expected the con-
vention this year will be attended by
2,500 to 5000 persons.
D. T. Harrigan. jr., secretary Of the
National Association of Penmanship
Teachers and Supervisors. was in
Washington recently and the Capital
Committee assisted him in arranging
the program for the organizations
meeting. slated April % to May /, in
elusive. Speakers from the Bureau Of
Standards. the United States Ofice
Of Education and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation will address the
meetings. A trip through the Archives
Building with Dorsey w. Hyde, chief
archivist, also has been scheduled.
Miss Eva Kicker Of the farmers and
mechanics branch Of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank has been appointed to
handle advance publicity for the con-
vention Of the National Deposit Asso-
citation to be held here May 6-8. With
the aid Of the Capital Committee. she
is preparing material for IL to Is
banking magazines published in diff
ferent parts Of the country. These
magazines will be supplied with ar
ticles and cuts showing views Of
Washington
The committee is sending invitations
to 400 subsidiary organizations of the
Young Peoples League Of the United
Synagogue of America, which will
hold its national convention here
February 1922. Copies of the com.
mittee's motion picture of Washing.
ton will be shown in SO cities for the
purpose Of building up attendance fol
the convention Of the Loyal Knights
Of the Round Table.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
500 SUPPORT DRIVE
FOR OXON RUN SEWER
Half of Thousand Questionnaires
Distributed in Southeast Draw
Support of Citizens.

With about 1000 forms circulated
and almost half that number returned,
citizens associations interested in the
Oxon Run sewer feel that this con-
certed drive, in the form Of petitions,
will help them considerably in their
efforts to get an appropriation in the
1888 District supply bill for beginning
Of construction of the interceptor.
Returns from the seWerless COM
munities, namely, Washington High
lands, Hillcrest, Congress Heights and
Summit Park, show that the property
owners are very much in accordance
with the move to get sewerage in their
respective areas.
In Washington Highlands almost
$50 have been signed and returned.
In most instances in this association,
residents have been without sewerage
for as long as 20 years. although some
have had the use of septic tanks, an
unsatisfactory substitute. Congress
Heights and Hillcrest report about 100
circulated. with the latter having that
lumber returned and Congress Heights
bringing in about half of its total dis
tribution.
Summit Park, the most vitality af-
fected group Of the four, inasmuch as
it has no sewerage at all except septic
tanks, which has proven unsatisfac-
tory, especially in rainy weather, has
distributed something like rs in a
community Of approximately so prop
erty owners, and has received a little
over dozen in return. The forms are
addressed to the Commissioners and
request the name and address of the
owner, size of property and length of
time without sewerage.
When all returns are in the next
move will be up to Congress. Ernest
j. Read, chairman of the Special Com
mittee and president Of the Congress
Heights association, is awaiting an
answer from Chairman Collins of the
House Subcommittee on Appropri-
ations relative to the date for the ap-
pearance of Reads committee before
the subcommittee. Pending this date,
Read intends to invite members of the
subcommittee Of both the House and
Senate to make visit to the area in
volved in order that they may have
firSt-hand knowledge Of the conditions
under which the residents are forced
to live.
Each association has two repre-
sentatives who will appear before the
subcommittee. The delegates include
d. H. Cole and @. E. Roberts of WASH
1ngton Highlands, Charles Foster and
George Absher, representing Hillcrest;
; Read and Benson Taylor from Con-
gress Heights and U. s. Fisher and
. W. ]. Thornhill, assigned from Sum-
init Park.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
MORE PAY ASKED
! FOR C|TY'S HEADS
William A. Maio Would Have
Salaries Raised to
10000 a Year.

Unuer the terms of a resolution to
be presented at the next meeting of
the Southeast Citizens Association,
the salaries of the District Commis-
sioners would be increased from $4,000
to $4,000 year. Williar A. Maio.
president, disclosed in an interview
yesterday.
Maio, who is also chairman Of the
Southeast Council, declared that in
sasmuch as the commissioners were
the Districts highest executives they
should be paid accordingly He cited
instances showing the higher salaries
paid some subordinates, who Incl
dentally are appointed by the Com
missioners Also, he said, the same
subordinates supervise only a small
percentage of the expenditures OF the
citys budget whereas the Commission
ers are responsible for the making up
and distribution of the entire budget,
which is almost S50000.000, although
their estimates as submitted to the
Budget Bureau are subject to revision
both by the bureau and Congress and
Furthermore approximately $4,000 Dis
trict employees come under their super
vision.
In further strengthening his argu-
ment for the increase, Maio revealed
salaries of private owners or heads OF
departments, who despite their re-
sponsibilities and efficiency, receive a
great deal more than the Commission
ers, who have the entire city under
their supervision.
The resolution will call for an ap-
preparation in the 1888 District sup
ply bill providing for the increase.
Both the House and Senate Subcom-
mittees on Appropriations will be in
formed of the action taken by the
association.
The citizens head felt confident
that leading civic and business Or
ganizations. including. the Federation
of Citizens Associations. the Board of
Trade and the Merchants and Manu-
: ofacturers' Association, would indorse
the measure.
' Maio, besides his duties with the
= citizens association. Is vice chairman
Of the Board of Governors of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club,
charter member and past president of
the Lido Civic Club and a member of
both the Hine Junior High and Bu-
chanan Parent-Teacher Association.
He was a division chairman in the
last Community Chest drive and was
on the Inaugural and Presidents
Birthday Ball Committee.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
First House "District Day" Late and Limited-Dis.
appointment Over ''Red Rider" Action.
Prety.,an Outlines D. c. Needs.
,chool Needs Outlined at

School Needs Outlined at
Representative Civic Conference.
FOLLOWING an established Gus
tom, conference was held at
the Franklin School Building on
Wednesday evening between the
Board Of Education, school officials
and nearly 300 delegates from civic
organizations. Supt. Frank w. Bal
lou explained the school budget
provisions In the 1888 District sup
ply bill and commented on the pro-
posed five-year building program.
In a similar, conference in the
Spring, delegates from these various
groups presented to the board their
requests for the inclusion OF items
in the budget. Partly as a result Of
this meeting last April, the boards
request for appropriations amounted
to $l7,525,619. The heavy cut in the
school budget was for building and
land purposes. Under the five-year
expansion plan approved by the
Board of Education and designed to
take care only of accumulated
needs" s6,000,0 700 would have to be
carried In the pending budget; but
only s2.000,o00 was approved.
Not only are OUR schools behind as
to building and class room accomo-
dations, but the superintendent re-
ports that on the basis of what the
schools had in 1927. there is now a
shortage Of 600 teachers. This causes
oversize classes, difficult for a
teacher to handle, and denies the
pupil that individual attention
which is so essential to efficient in
struction.
This problem of the schools is a
most difficult one and the civic
organizations are deeply interested.
The present condition represents an
accumulation of needs produced,
many believe, through the failure Of
Congress to have the Federal Gov
ernment pay an equitable share.
Just how this problem is to be solved
so that the school plant. both phys
ical and personnel, shall be made
adequate for present and future
needs is difficult to say. More funds
will have to be discovered some
where. The superintendent believes
the main trouble is that our schools
are getting too small a percentage of
the budget. He believes they should
get one-third Of the total, as in
many other cities. He points out
that our percentage is in the 20s.
1t is hoped that Congress will
decide upon some fair and equitable
plan for taking care of these de-
linquencies in the local school
system through outright grants Of
Federal money. supplemented by
loans to be repaid in installments.
One of the interesting things in
connection with these conferences
between school officials and civic
representatives is the fact that
there is shroud of secrecy main
tanned over recommendations made
by the Board Of Education to the
Commissioners and the Budget Bu-
reau and items approved by that
Federal bureau. Many have been
the inquiries by interested civic
workers as to the reason for so
much secrecy regarding this public
business. There appears never to
have been logical explanation as
to any necessity for such secrecy.
Evening star., 1937-02-14

these have already been prepared, Fin.
nan declared.
Field houses already exist in Ana
costa Park, East Potomac Park. at
the Palisades of the Potomac, west
Of Georgetown, and Banneker Recrea-
ton Center. Finnan pointed out.
There has been q big demand re-
Gently, Fnnan said, for these field
houses. since the Community Center
Departments conducts classes in some
Of them and Girl and Boy Scouts as
semble for their meetings In the halls.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
STREETS UNIT NAMED
Washington Highlands Group
Seeks New Alley.

The appointment Of the Streets and
Highways Committee, consisting Of
Mrs. Carroll Wall, Mrs. w. 3. Lovejoy
and Mrs. D. II. Cole, was announced
yesterday by the president, D. H. Cole,
Of the washington Highlands Citizens
Association.
Incident to the appointment, the
secretary was instructed to send a let
ter to the Highway Department ask
ing the opening Of an alley from First
street to Mississippi avenue southeast
running parallel to Atlantic street.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Will Discuss Bridge.

The proposed new Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge and street improve
ments In Southeast will be discussed
by Capt. Herbert c. Whitehurst, Dis
trict director of highways, at a meet
ing Of the Southeast Council Tuesday
at 8 pm. in the eleventh police pre-
cfnct.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
MEMORIAL ADOPTED.
Death Of NJ. A. Robbins Marked bv
Logan-Thomas Circle.

The Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens
Association expressed deep sorrow"
for the recent death Of M. A. Robbins,
prominent figure in civic activities in
the District, in formal resolution re-
Gently.
Mr.. Robbins, a charter member of
the Logan-Thomas Circle group when
he died, formerly served for several
years as the second president of the
organization nearly is years ago.
He was lauded for his city-wide civic
work and one of the most capable
presidents of the association.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
HELP IN CHOOSING
VOCATION PLANNED
Junior Board Arranges
Series of BroadcastS
Over Station WJSV.

A series Of weekly radio programs
designed to aid Washington public
school students in selecting their vo-
cations will be inaugurated Wednes.
day over Station WJSV under spon-
sorship Of the Junior Board of Com
merce.
The broadeastS In the series will be
heard each Wednesday, from 4:45 70
pm. until June 8, under present
plans arranged by the radio station
and the Committee on Radio Of the
Junior Board.
In each one high school students
will participate with a prominent
leader from a certain business field.
Lyle ORourke, vice chairman Of the
Radio Committee, will lead the dis
cussion.
The speaker on the initial program
will be Frederick P. H. Siddons, sec
retary Of the American Security g.
Trust Co. and former president Of the
District Bankers Association. Two
Woodror Wilson High School stu
dents sill question Siddons along the
lines Of the possibility for advance
ment and the proper training neces-
sary for that particular field.
This same procedure will be fol-
lowed in subsequent programs deal
ing with hotel. stenographic, printing,
merchandising and other businesses.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED
Mid-City President Picks Com
mittee Heads.

r A. j. Driscoll, president Midcity
Citizens Association has announced
standing committee chairmen for the
coming year. They are: Law and
legislative, Paul A. Graves; streets and
highways, Frank B. Hoffman; educa-
ton and schools, George A. Warren:
public health, DR.. r. Thomas Evans;
membership, Mrs. Arthur w. Skinner;
entertainment, Mrs. Heul A. Graves.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Northeast Approves Program.

The Northeast Conference of Citi-
1ens' Associations has indorsed with
out reservation an improvement pro.
gram Of the Bladensburg Road Asso-
citation. their newest member body.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Warning Issued.

The Better Business Bureau last
week issued a warning TO Washing
tonians to be on the lookout for a new
racket involving photographs and pic
ture frames
The salesman in this case calls at
a home with an offer to make
painting of your favorite photograph.
Then they simply take the picture,
blow it up," tint 1t and bring the
enlargement back to you with another
offer for frame for the enlarged
picture, which they represent as a
painting.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Race Track Gambling Bill
Opposition Increases.

THE Federation Of Citizens As
sociations at its last meeting
renewed the vigorous fight of two
years ago against the proposed
legalizing of race track gambling
in the District. The action of the
federation assembly was nearly
unanimous, though there was some
sentiment which favored striking
from the report which the feder-
alton adopted a vigorous denun-
citation Of rack track gambling,
contained in q decision handed
down by the Supreme Court of the
State Of Tennessee in 1929.
The chairman of the federation's
Committee on Law and Legislation
gave as o special reason for the
inclusion of this famous decision
the fact that the race track bill
had been reported out Of the House
District Committee without q hear
ing. The assembly voted to include
this court decision which, though
written over q century ago, is be.
lieved to be q very good descrip-
ton Of the present fundamental
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Get Four New Members.

-Four new members were accepted
by the Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association at 0 recent meet.
ing. They were Or. A. II. Richwine,
J. L. Donnelly. Harold A.. Graft and
". =. Dick
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Districts Greatest Needs
Outlined by z. Barrett Prettyman.

THE forty-first anniversary ban
quet of the Monday Evening
Club at Wardman Park Hotel on
Monday evening last was the occa-
sion for the gathering of 800 civic
leaders. In the course of an ad-
dress, President E. Barrett Pretty
man Of the club outlined four
points which he described as the
Districts greatest needs. These
we're:
/. Determination by the legisla-
tive and executive branches of the
Federal Government as to whether
Washington is solely Federal
territory or whether it should be
governed as a municipality inde-
pendently of Congress.
2. Modernization of the entire
District code of laws, which he con-
siders as being very much out of
date.
8. Initiation of a comprehensive
building program to remedy ex-
isting deficiencies in the schools.
penal institutions, libraries and
other local institutions.
4. Definition of the executive
branch Of the District government,
which. he said, has become inter-
twined with various Federal bu-
reaus in recent years.
Some of these problems have
been treated in the report of the
so-called Jacobs committee, and
they have all been recognized for
a number of years as distinct
needs.
The District is, Of course. the
seat of the Government of the
United States. It Is the National
Capital. 1t is the Federal city.
But, 1t is also a great American
community, peopled largely by a
population whose home is here.
These isolated Americans are de-
serving of legal recognition as
American citizens and as such, to
representative participation in the
councils of the Nation. Through
such participation In the councils
of the Nation, they would be able
to have the same fractional in
terest in local affairs which are
possessed by all other Americans
out in the States.
Those most conversant with local
affairs believe that it is absolutely
necessary for the local taxpayers
to have some voice in their affairs.
Federal departments and bureaus,
set up to deal with the Nation as
a whole, are not equipped to act
in a municipal capacity and when
they attempt to perform such func-
tions, their actions are generally
arbitrary and without regard to the
wishes Of the local citizens.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Schools Group to Meet.

The Public Schools Committee Of
the trade board will meet at 1890
pm. next Friday at the Harrington
Hotel. George Keneipp. chairman,
will preside at the luncheon. The
Buildings and Costs Subcommittee of
the school group met last Friday
with its chairman, Adelbert w. Lee.
The executive offices Of the Schools
Committee attended the meeting at
the Franklin Administration Build
ing Wednesday night, when Supt.
Of Schools Frank w. Ballou discussed
the needs of the school system.
Evening star., 1937-02-14

DR.. William E. Mosher Of the Uni
versity Of Syracuse will be the speaker
at the luncheon Of the Junior Board
of Commerce at 1915 pm. Thursday
at the Lee House. His subject will
be THE Young Business Man and
Politics.
The speaker last week was Col.
William p. Upshur, Marine Corps.
whose subject was The Marine Corps
and National Defense Week"
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Blick Named Chairman.

Samuel S. Blick was eletced chair
man OF the coal division of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associ.
alton at luncheon Tuesday at the
Raleigh Hotel. Other officers chosen
were:
Thomas w. Perry, first vice chair
man; Hartford E. Bealer. second vice
chairman; c. F. Dickey, treasurer,
and John Meiklejotn, assistant
treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
The House Favors a Pink Rider"
Rut Senate Votes Extinction.
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WIDESPREAD has been en- the eds, dis.
w appointment that the House
on Monday did not vote for the out.
right repeal of the red rider as was
done by the Senate. The opinion
expressed during the debate in the
House indicated an almost unani-
NOUS opinion that the enactment
Of this provision Of law was mis-
take that could only be rectified
through its complete removal from
the statutes.
Instead Of passing the Kennedy
bill, as favorably and unanimously
reported by the House District
Committee, it was amended so as to
be aimed only at advocacy Of COM
munism and to relieve school en-
ployes from the necessity OF sign
ing statements before each pay DAY
that they had not been guilty OF
violating the law.
Champions of our school teach
ers in and out of Congress ex-
pressed great dissatisfaction that
our teachers must continue under
this slur at their patriotism. The
consensus Is that any such slur
on our teachers was unwarranted,
as is evident from the fact that no
specific instances have been pro-
duced.
Advocates of repeal are still
hopeful that the House may yet
Join. the Senate in removing this
chief local breeder Of civic dis
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-04-29
BOYD

Mrs. Roger Nichols will entertaip
the Ladies' Aid Society at her home
on Thursday, April 20. ~ :
Mrs. Edward Gault was given re-
ception and shower one evening last
week in Rockville at the home Of her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Wire.
Mr.. Frederick Pickrell, of Warren
ton, Virginia, was the guest Monday
night of his brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kingston Pickrell.
Mr.. Charles Israel is improving
rapidly.
Mrs. w. H. Hit visited her mother,
Mrs. Catherine Elkins on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Watkins
visited Mrs. Watkins mother, Mrs.
Warthan on Sunday. Mrs. Warthan
has been seriously ill in a Washing
ton hospital. Her condition is very
much improved however.
Mrs. Charlie Kuster is spending
some time in Washington, D. c.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-04-29
Fireside Affection

The ideal life should be in the blood
of every man. Sad will be the day
when we become contented with the
thoughts we are thinking and the
blowing we are doing-where there is
not forever beating at the door of
our soul some desire to do some job
better for therein lies the security
of the future of every farm and
every fireside.
l believe that "the history Of civil
lization is the history of fireside af-
fection," for amid all the devastating
and disintegrating mysteries that
confront the race, one institution per-
sists with high promise of perman-
ency, and that is the family.
One can easily believe that values
will shift, and indeed some may dis
appear; one may easily believe, how
ever, that returns other than money
may become worthwhile; indeed a
mode of life may emerge as a para
mount endeavor, but men and women
and children are here to stay to carry
on by family fireside, where the ad-
vancement of civilization lies in the
return to a better practice of eternal
verities of truth, purity, love of home
and family, and in restoration Of
faith in God, and a faith in our fell
low men.
How I cherish the tradition of the
family fireside, the farm home, the
family-size farm where every mem
Der of the family finds in land and
livestock satisfying section of life's
activities, perhaps only for childhood.
I wish for them to become endowed
with ample acres, intelligent use Of
soil and livestock, with the under
standing of an obligation to contri-
butte to the needs of the race and
very especially to the development of
better children, who may realize q
bitter mode of life. A mode of life
inspired by the ideals formed around
the freside make for an invincible
trust in Goodness and Love.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. James Schaffer KING
who have returned from their wed4
ding trip We're entertained on FRI
day evening with a miscellaneous
shower at the home of the brides
aunt, Mrs. Carroll Walker, given by
Mrs. Russell Gloyd, Mrs. Herbert
Butts, sisters of the bride, Miss Lau-
ra Hershey and Mrs. Fenton KEEP
hart. Mrs. James King, mother Of
the groom also entertained on Thurs
day evening in their honor.
Mrs. Welsh, of Washington and
Philadelphia, was the house guest of
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rodney McCathran in Washing
ton Grove last week.
Mr.. Clayton X. Watkins spent sew
eral days last week on a fishing
party with friends in North Carroll
ma.
Mrs. George Anderson has returned
to her home in Brookline, Mass,
after spending some time with her
friend, Mrs. Charles Fox on Fred
erick avenue.
Pentalpha Chapter No. 38, O.E.S.
win sponsor a dance in the Masonic
Hall, Gaithersburg, tonight, Friday,
April 80 from til IL. Good music
by the Fort Myer orchestra. Refresh
ments will feature.
An Old Fashioned Barn Dance will
be sponsored by the East Circle Of
Pentalpha Chapter, No. 38, O.E.S. in
Clay Plummer's Barn on the Fred
erick Road near Gaithersburg Satur-
urday evening, May 8, from $3.50 It'll
IL. Square Dances, Virginia Reel.
Cake Walks, etc., with prizes will
feature under the direction Of Mrs..
w. D. Robertson. General admissions
35 cents.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Mrs. Leslie Mullican, Mrs..
Eugene Waters, J. B. Nicol, Mrs. w.
D. Barnett, Mrs. A.. R. Selby, Mrs.
Mamie Dutrow and Mrs. Merle King.