Evening star., 1937-03-28
FEDERATION PLANS
REPORTS IN DIGEST.
Work Done to Be Outlined in
Briefs Sent to Each
Member Group.

delegates of all member associations,
President Thomas Ellis Lodge an
nounced yesterday.
The resume will be known as the
Digest, which will in no way take the
place Of the Calendar, which the fed
Grafton has furnished to member
groups for little more than year.
After each meeting of the fedora
tion, Secretary David Babp said, the
minutes of the meeting will be pre-
pared and printed by Tuesday of next
week and be in the mail on the follow
ing day. On Tuesday of the following
week, or five days previous to the next
scheduled meeting the calendar will
be mailed as usual.
Purpose of Calendar.
The purpose of the calendar is to
list all matters before the federation
and indicate to which committee they
have been referred These matters in
clude not only resolutions from men,
ber citizens associations but bills and
resolutions on District affairs in Con-
gress as well
For the first time since the start of
the civic season last Fall all commit
tees were called upon for a report at
the last meeting, Lodge declared. Busi-
prompt way, he said, and this did
much to clear up legislation which has
been piling up on the calendar.
approximately 1O3 items are before
the federation and stand on its cal
endar today There were this many
separate items listed in the latest issue
OF the calendar preceding the meeting
of March 90 While IL of these items
were disposed of at this meeting an
equal number of new problems have
come to the federation since the meet
ting. Bahp declared,
The following list of committees
shows the matters which are now
pending for the federation's action:
Law and Legislation.
Restricted sale of liquor from Co.
lumbia Heights and Burroughs Asso-
thority matters, West End House bill
providing retirement pay for Police
Court judges, Southwest and Mid
city: House bill to repeal Section of
A. B. G. act, Mid-City; House bill CIV
ing right Of redemption in sale of real
estate, House bills for incorporation of
National Association of State Libra
rfes, House bill to exempt non profit
concerns from workmens conpensa-
ton act, Southwest and Mid-City;
House bill for a public defender,
Southwest and Columbia Heights;
Senate bill governing practice of law,
Senate bill governing sale of lottery
tickets, Senate bill controlling regis
trstion Of foreign corporations, Sen
ate bill controlling sale of goods, House
and Senate bills for Juvenile Court,
House bill controlling sale of beer in
containers, House bill for rewriting
code Of laws, House bill controlling
sale OF spirits at lunch counters, House
bill controlling second and third con-
victions, House bill for election of
delegates to national conventions.
Mid-City; House bill to prohibit sale
Of slugs, Mid-City; House small loan
bill, House bill to define grand and
petit larceny.
Public Utilities.
Takoma Park shuttle bus favored,
Takoma Park taxicabs changed to
public service cars, Columbia Heights;
up-to-date service transit company,
Columbia Heights: congressional con-
troll of street car service, Columbia
Heights; versus increased car fares,
Washington Highlands and Petworth:
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die Highlands; approving purchase OF
As one-man street cars, Takoma Park,
GEORGETOWN and Sixteenth Street
Heights: calling stops on busses and
cars, Mid-City; House and Senate bills
for enforcing public utilities orders,
opposing one-man cars, Columbia
Heights; financial responsibility of
taxi drivers, North Capitol; token fare
on buses, Sixteenth Street Heights.
Public Health.
Hard of hearing education program,
Glover Park: control Of milk prices.
Columbia Heights; approving foot
health, Manor Park.
Highways, Parks and waterways.
Underpass on K street, West End;
favoring Potomac River Valley Author
ity. Conduit road, Columbia Heights;
prompt repair Of pavements, Columbia
Heights House bill to name Missouri
avenue: Senate bill for Federal road
pay; for safety islands, Logan-Thomas
Circle; painting through-route signs,
Columbia Heights.
Education.
Northern senior high school, cltlzens
Of Takoma, D. c.; tuberculosis Hos
pital site for recreation purposes, Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers; i'm
provements OF school grounds, Roose-
welt Parent-Teacher Association,
House bill for sabbatical leave in
schools, Mid City; Senate bill con-
trolling use of school buildings, Pet
worth and Logan Thomas Circle.
Public Celebrations.
House bill to establish Jefferson's
birthday.
Public Welfare.
House bill to rehabilitate disabled
residents; Senate bill for vocational
rehabilitation funds; House and Senate
bills controlling sale of coal and coke,
City; jail employees program, en-
ployes' lodge and American Federation
of Government Employees; House bill
to regulate sale of admission tickets,
Mid-City; House bill to assure all per-
sons full and equal rights in public
places; House bill controlling working
hours for women; House bill prohibit
ing Government workers from driving
taxiS.
Police and Fire Protection.
More fire equipment and personnel,
petworth; eight-hour day for fremen,
Benning, Petworth, Randle Highlands
Columbia Heights, Dahlgren Terrace
and Kalorama; protesting dog nui-
sance, Manor Park; House and Senate
bills to increase police salaries; House
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