Evening star., 1937-11-14
Representation.


The Chest is not rightfully blamed
for such cases, for the fault lies at
the door Of those of us who fail in
our duty to provide the required
funds.
The immediate pressing problem
is the putting of the Community
Chest over in way which will
leave no regrets. Any one con-
versant with local conditions must
know that only by oversubscribing
can We avoid the responsibility for
leaving many Of the individual So
cial service problems unsolved.
II we have already subscribed let
us Immediately give further study
to the matter and increase our sub
scription and tell our friends to do
likewise. We will have just cause
to be proud of what we have done
and it will centainly encourage
the workers. The solution Of this
financial problem is so urgent that
it deserves and requires the best
that is In each Of us.
d. C. Citizens Federation
Under New leadership.
A T ITS annual meeting, held q
week ago, Lemuel A. Carruthers,
president of the Forest Hills Citi-
zens' Association, was elected presi-
dent of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations. He succeeds Thomas
E. Lodge, who declined reelection
after completing two consecutive
terms. Mr.. Carruthers' election
was unanimous and he was the only
nominee, which is rather unusual
In the case of first election.
The new president is a we'll
known character in local civic
circles as he is also in national tax
expert gatherings. He has served
the federation for several terms
very efficiently as chairman of its
Committee on Fiscal Relations and
is member of the Citizens Joint
Committee on Fiscal Relations and
also Of the Board of Trade Com
mittee on Municipal Finance. He
is member Of the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants, having joined
just as soon as qualified by a resi-
dence in the District Of IS years.
He was selected by the Commits
sioners as the federation repre-
sentative on the Citizens Advisory
Tax Committee and the committee
originally known as the Committee
on Reorganization of the District
Government and now referred to as
the Committee on Efficiency. He Is
statistician in the Division OF Sta
tistics of States and Cities of the
Bureau Of the Census and has for
years made his expert experience
available in striving to help solve
our vexing taxation and fiscal prob
lens.
The only other change among the
officers Of the federation is in the
office Of second vice president,
where Mrs. Horace j. Phelps. dele
gate from the District of Columbia
Women's Clubs, succeeds Miss
Elaine Eppley, a delegate from the
same organization. Mrs. Phelps,
while an all-around experienced
civic worker, has specialized on
legislation particularly for the cause
OF national representation for the
District. She had a great deal to
do with having the General Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs of the
United States recommend to its
member clubs the making Of the
study of the question of District of
Columbia national representation q
part Of the program during the last
two years.
The retiring president, Thomas
E. Lodge, succeeded in establish
ing very friendly relations with
other civic bodies not connected
with the federation, and Mr.. Car
ruthers, by reason Of his close rela-
tions with other groups, assures the
maintenance and an extension OF
this policy Of practical teamwork
for the good Of Washington.
Wide Difference OF Opinion
Transit Rate Revision.
THE annual election in the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations
came near being crowded out Of the
picture by discussion Of the re-
cent order Of the Public Utilities
Commission establishing universal
transfers, uniform rates of fare on
cars and buses, permitting the use
of tokens on the 10-cent bus lines
and changing the token rate from
4 for 80 cents to for SO cents. At
the conclusion of the lengthy dis
cussion, by a vote Of 48 to SO, it
was decided to petition the Com
mission for a rehearing of the appli-
cation Of the Capital Transit Co.
for fare increase.
While the proposal carried q sub
stantial majority there were num-
Der among the 48 who voted in the
Affirmative, who stated that they
were Influenced by . desire to have
tha order revised only 70 the extent