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Evening star., 1937-06-20
With Civic Units
Activities Light as Most
Groups Recess for
Summer Season.
WEEKLY REVIEW.

r EV1EW Of the civic week from
Thursday, June 10, to Thursday,
June IT:
BR1GHTWoOD-Opposed any In
creased taxes for the District; urged
appointment Of city manager to solve
the city's fiscal problems; opposed pro-
posed income tax; indorsed action Of
Joint Civic Committee on Traf1ic In
urging traffic study.
H1LLCREsT-Appropriated $40 to
boys clubs and IS each to the Boy
and Girl Scout troops.
STANTON PARK-FAvored In
crease in minimum age for marriages
from 16 to 18 years for women; op-
posed Government employees driving
taxicabs after hours; favored COM
pulsory liability insurance for taxi
cabs; favored universal Scent street
car fare; opposed increase In token
fare to four for IS cents: opposed
excise tax.
CITIZENS FORUM OF COLUMBIA
HE1GHTS-Reiterated opposition to
automobile weight tax and business
privilege tax; favored compulsory
liability insurance for taxicab owners;
indorsed request Of Joint Civic Com
mittee on Trafdc for "thorouah study"
OF traf11c situation.
SOUTHWEST-Favored study of
tramc problems; favored action Of
Alley Dwelling Authority in develop
ment OF alley from to K streets be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets
southwest; asked Mai. Brown, SUI
permtendent of police, to remove
wrecked cars from South Capitol and
I streets: appropriated SIS for Net
ropolitan Police Boys Clubs.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
For the first time in its history the
Lincoln Park Citizens Association will
hold q Summer" meeting, President
Alfred D. Calvert announced yester-
day.
The meeting will be held tomorrow
night 1T 7:30 O'Clock In the Bryan
School to consider pending legisla-
tion affecting the area. No other
section Is - vitality affected by pend
ing and proposed legislation ~ the
Lincoln Park ara, Calvert stated. The
group plans TO recess ct $50 O'Clock
to plan tor . Summer membership
campaign.
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larger section of the membership
than are usually turned out at
meetings. Therefore it is believed
that President Hege's experiment
shows the way to get a fair cross
section Of opinion in the Chevy
Chase section upon important civic
questions.
Whether the same method would
produce equal results in other
neighborhood groups is another
question which can only be an
swered by trial. Some see in this
ballot idea great scheme to
broaden and maintain active civic
interest, but others fear that it will
encourage more to stay at home
and wait for the opportunity to
vote by mail and thus save the
trouble of going to meetings. And.
say some, If the members will not
come out to meetings how can the
association function and how can
they find officers to carry on the
work?-but that is another story.
The highest vote on any item
of the Chevy Chase ballot was 278
favoring financial responsibility for
taxicab drivers. The next was 277
opposing liquor sales by the drink
near schools and only 7 favored;
256 favored the Chevy Chase civic
balloting plan, and 253 opposed and
only favored the erection Of the
Jefferson memorial in the Tidal
Basin.
In matters of taxation, large ma
jorities favored taxing automobile
parking lots, amusement admis-
sions, estates and irheritances,
general sales tax, cigarettes sales
tax, hard liquor and cosmetics sales
taxes.
Strong opposition was registered
against the following taxes: Auto
mobile weight, gasoline increase,
income, insurance premiums, per-
sonalty and real estate increase.
On this latter only II favored an
increase, while 252 voted against.
For a vote for President and
Vice President, ZIG favored, 43 o.
posed and 20 were neutral, and on
electing Commissioners, ls1 ia
vored, So opposed and 81 were
neutral. On electing the School
Board 1876 favored, AZ opposed and
20 were neutral.
The ballot contained no place to
vote for the election OF Senators
and Representatives to give the
District representation in the Con-
gress. which exercises the exclu-
sive legislative control over the Dis
triet. But the ballot did have space
for the question on the election of
delegates to the national party
conventions which nominate the
President and Vice President, for
whom District residents are barred
from voting. On this question le5
favored. 46' opposed and 81 were
neutral.
The number reporting themselves
as neutral on these important civic
problems is surprising. The largest
number in the neutral class is 80
on the question OF two-man cars,
while l57 favored the tvo-man
cars and 81 opposed. Space viii not
permit . further analysis Of the
ballot at this time.
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efforts to have q roof erected over the
stand at Roosevelt Stadium. Frequent
school events are held there, Miss
Bradshaw pointed out, when 1t Is
necessary to get all pupils together at
one time, which cannot be done in the
auditorium. As an example Of this
she pointed out that graduation exer-
cises are held there each Spring.
Those attending the Flag day exer-
cises there last week were caught in a
sudden rainstorm, and it is to prevent
this happening again that the roof
has been requested. Pullman. who
also Is president OF the Manor Park
Citizens Association, has promised to
bring this to the attention OF his
group when it reconvenes in the Fall,
and 1t is expected that they will have
the support Of the Petworth and other
citizens associations in the area.
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Parent.Teacher
Activities

Mrs. Walter B. Fry, president Of
the District OF Columbia Congress
Of Parents and Teachers. announces
q number Of last years manuals are
available at the state office for local
members who desire to use them In
making plans Of work for next season.
Roosevelt High.
The Executive Board was enter
tanned by the president. Mrs. Elsie
Lowry. at her home Wednesday from
1 to 6 pm.
The association will assist the fac
ulty at the senior prom to be held
In the gymnasium Wednesday.
Randle Highlands Orr.
Mrs. c. D. Lowe. third vice presi-
dent, District Of Columbia Congress.
installed the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. r. Clickner; first vice
president, Mrs. e. Simesen; second
vice president, Miss F. Wallace; Sec
retary, Mrs. E. Yowell; treasurer, Mrs.
G. Lee.
Whittier.
Mrs. P. c. Elicit, fifth vice presi-
dent of the District Of Columbia Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers, in
stalled the following officers: Presi-
dent. Mrs. w. H. Seaquist; first vice
president, Mrs. Kenneth A. Foote:
second vice president, Miss Elsie M.
Green: recording secretary. Mrs. F.. Ar
thur Oehm; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Charles S. Howard: treasurer,
Mrs. Samuel w. Stewart.
A teachers and mothers picnic was
held in Rock Creek Park Wednesday
afternoon.
The sixth grade graduating party
will be held Wednesday at pm.
Amidon F Fairbrother Rossell.
The following officers were installed
by Mrs. c. D. Lowe, third vice presi-
dent Of the District OF Columbia Con-
gress; Mrs. r. v. Strout, president;
Mrs. A. E. Brown, first vice president;
Mrs. Ross Hefelf1nger, second vice
president; Mrs. E. r. Riggles, secre-
tary; Mrs. L. Sherman, recording Sec
retary, and Mrs. Walter Stephenson,
treasurer.
Mrs. l.. Kingdom, historian, read q
report for the year.
Buchanan,
Plans have been completed for .
teachers luncheon to be given by the
association Thursday from IL to pm.
Under the direction Of Miss Evelyn
FernSner. children Of the fourth ora do
presented an operetta, cinderella" I"
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ARTILLERY. UNIT GETS
WAR TIME CHAPLAIN
Maj. Arlington A. McCallum Is
Assigned to Local
Organization.

A chaplain who served under FIRE
in the World War has been designated
to q similar post for the 260th Reg
iment Of Coast Artillery. He Is Maj.
Arlington A. McCallum, Oficers Re-
serve Corps. His appointment was
made on the recommendation OF Lieut..
Col. Walter w. Burns, commanding
the regiment.
Maj. McCallum Is rector Of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church here. He formerly
was the chaplain Of the District Of
Columbia Department Of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. During the World
War he was chaplain Of the 149th
Field Artillery, serving in France and
participating in nine engagements
with his regiment.
The appointment was made possible
by the increase in the complement
allowed by the War Department, and
which Is expected to be further in
creased so that other units will be or
ganized, bringing the regiment to its
full peace-time strength. When this is
brought about, probably through the
next increment authorized by Con-
gress. the present commanding oflcer
will be promoted to the rank Of colonel
and there will be general promotions
bf omcers al along the line.
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Another school where work Of this
nature has been carried out is the
Madison School, Tenth and G streets
northeast. Boys there have been
working on q small flower garden
and expect to continue this through
out the Summer.
Speaking OF their efforts to interest
other organizations in the work, Mrs.
Mc1lwee said, There is a lack of
civic pride in school grounds. and we
are attempting to arouse 1t. We want
Wsshington's schools to be the most
beautiful in the country" Part of
their work, she said, will be to get the
children to use the Fairgrounds for
playing and to keep of the lawns.
Stadium Roof Sought.
Another activity connected with
school ground Identification is their
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Complicated Accident.

DALLAS, Tex. R).-Here's what
happened when Harry Sigel's car hit
J. w. Harris. machine: Harris car
struck one driven by J. r. Phipps.
Sigers machine continued on and
sideswiped that OF Mrs. Mary Shipp.
Mrs. Ships car hit post, knocking
down sign. The sign fell on Mrs. ].
d. Hills foot. Sigel's car. just for
good measure, bumped a truck. which
slid to within 3 feet of q telephone
pole. No one was hurt.
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Norton would be showered With
resolutions in appreciation Of her
services and imploring her to
retain the Craftsmanship Of the
District Committee.
Retirement Pay for Judges
Of Local Courts.
HEARINGS were held by a
House District subcommittee
on the bill Oh. r. 2732) providing
retirement pay for judges OF the
local Police Court, Municipal
Court and Juvenile Court. This
bill provides that when any Judge
OF the Police, Municipal or Juve-
nile Courts, appointed to hold Office
for term OF years, resigns his
once, or his term OF office expires,
after having held commission or
commissions as judge Of any such
courts at least IL years and having
attained the age Of 65 years, shall,
during the remainder OF his life,
receive retirement pay equal to
half the salary Of such office.
The bill is made retroactive so
as to cover the case Of two former
judges. one Of the Municipal Court
and the other OF the Juvenile
Court. While the bill Is permanent
legislation 1t is understood to be
really in the interest OF these two
former judges and judge at pres
ent on the Police Court bench who
u incapacitated.
The bill has the support Of the
Bar Association but has been dis
approved by the Federation of Cit
liens Associations. The fedora
ton held in a report which it
adopted that these judges do not
hold a life tenure like the judges
OF the United States District
Court and the United States Court
Q Appeals for the District of
Columbia. The local judges are
only appointed for a few years,
aftsr which most OF them return
to the practice of law, while these
other judges give up the practice
OF the law permanently.
While there were general express
sions OF sympathy for the three
disabled judges for whom this leg
islation is really sought, it was con-
sldered unwise to pass such legis-
lation until such time as q differ
ent tenure OF of1ice was provided
for our local judges.
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Golf Tournament Thursday.

The first golf tournament Of the
Junior Board Of Commerce will be
held at the Indian Spring Country
Club Thursday. beginning at pm.
Tournaments also are to be held in
July, August and September, with
the winners Of each contest compel.
Ing for loving cup.
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Bill Introduced in Senate to
Name John Philip Sousa Bridre.

Name John Philip Sousa Bridge.
WHILE the fate Of the bridge
w over the Anacostia River in
the line Of Pennsylvania avenue
rests in the hands of the con-
ferees on the District Of Colum-
bia appropriation bill, Senator
Royal S. Copeland, Democrat, Of
New York has introduced q bill
to name the bridge after John
Philip Sousa. It appears specially
appropriate that this action should
have been taken by the Senator
from New York, as Sousa made his
home and spent the last days Of
his life in that State. It Is also
regarded as of interest that the
Senator is a member both Of the
District Committee and Of the
Appropriations Committee, and Is
one Of the conferees on the part
ef the Senate on the District bill.
Senator Copeland was q friend
apd admiyer Of the great composAr
and hand leader. The Senator is q
tried and true friend Of the District
of Columbia who has served faith
fully In District matters for many
years.
Among those who are interested
in the building Of this bridge and
the naming Of 1t after John Philip
Sousa the hope has been expressed
that citizens who favor 1t will let
the members Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives know of
their interest in the matter.
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Chairman N6rton's Loss
Will Cause General Regret.


THROUGHOUT the ranks o! Or
ganized civic Washington there
are heard expressions of the sin
cerest regret at the retirement Of
Representative Mary T. Norton
from the Craftsmanship of the
House District Committee.
She has been . patient and cour.
teous advocate of the cause of the
District and she has usually had
the local citizens back Of her on
whatever she has undertaken. OF
course the case of the race track
bill was q notable exception, but
1t Is believed that had she known
Of the bitter 1ight in the District
years ago against race-track gam
bling she would not have been out
Of tune with the community on
this one matter.
Her contacts With local citizens
and groups and her study Of local
problems has greatly increased her
value q the head Of the District
Committee. She has learned to
recognize the handicaps under
which voteless and unrepresented
people live. She is so good an
American as to see the impossible
ity Of square deal for people Of
q community where taxation with
out representation prevails with its
inevitable tyranny.
With its many other unsolved
civic problems there Is deep regret
on tho part OF civic leaders to have
the problem Of , new chairman
Of the House District Committee
added 10 the list It u belieysd
that II The civic bodies we1s not
now fsoaassd for the summer Mrs.
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w. A. LINK is ACTIVE
IN CONVENTION PLANS
Treasurer Of Third Marne Divi-
don, Branch No. 7, II Max

ing Arrangements.
w. A. Link, treasurer Of the Society
OF the Third Marne Division, Branch
No. 7, is one of the active members
OF the organization, arranging for the
annual convention to be held at the
Wardman Park Hotel July IS to 1S.
Link, who Is a resident Of Land
over. Nd, served with distinction as
staff sergeant, Company B, 9th En-
gineers, and received the Order Of the
Purple Heart and the Silver Star
Medal. He Is commander OF the
Cheverly. Nd. Post, the American
Legion.
Copies Of the Watch on the Rhine
have been received here for members
and can be obtained from w. A.
Shoemaker. 38l1 Twenty-fifth place
northeast.
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Glee Club to Sing.

The Junior Board membership will
meet q week from Tuesday. The
organizations Glee Club will give
Z concert at that time.
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Golf Invitation Extended.

The Baltimore Junior Chamber OF
Commerce has invited local club MEM
bers to join in golf tournament next
Friday at the Five Farms course OF
the Baltimore Country Club.
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Some Gleanings From
the Chevy Chase Civic Ballot.

AN INTERESTING civic exhibit
is the civic ballot Of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association, the
result of which was given on the
civic page in The Sunday Star Of
last week. In the 1lrst place, the
whole number Of ballots received
vaS . comparatively small per.
eentage Of the entire memhership
Of over 1900. The number Ye-
spending. however. represent .
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Citizens Federation Officials
Visit Childrep's Sanatorium.

ne Objects, members OF the Ex-
ecutive Committee, Public
Health Committee and Public
Welfare Committee Of the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations were
entertained at luncheon at the
Children's tuberculosis Sanatorium
at Glenn Dale. Md. on Tuesday, by
the Board Of Public Welfare. The
occasion was the monthly luncheon
meeting Of the superintendents of
the various institutions under the
Welfare Board. Director Ellwood
Street OF the board presided and
introduced President Frederick w.
McReynolds. who briefly greeted
the company. The heads Of the
different institutions wer. intro
duced merely for Identification.
President Thomas E. Lodge of the
Federation spoke briefly for the
federation and then introduced
individually most Of the members
OF his delegation.
After lunch the party was broken
up into groups and conducted
through the building. concluding
with the witnessing Of Flag day
play by group Of the children
who had prepared It Is . part OF
their classroom work
The federation delegation was
profoundly impressed with the fine
plant and the excellent manner
in which 1t appears to be run.
There were heard many expressions
OF regret that the appropriations
have not been sufncient to employ
additional personnel 50 that the
plant might be used to its full
capacity. There are 80 beds now
not in use. though it is reported
that there are over 80 children
who need this very disqualification
but cannot be admitted for the rea-
son that the limited funds allowed
by Congress will not permit of
the employment OF additional
nurses and teachers.
One sign Of encouragement noted
oy the delegation was the opera
ton Of tractor and . grader
beginning work on the play.
ground. The present play facili-
ties are confined to recreation
rooms in the basement of the
building. The outdoor play space
Is badly needed 50 the children may
have the benefit Of play In the
sunshine and have more room to
run and play games.
1t is believed that this sana-
torium made many friends among
the civic leaders who comprised
the party, and that they will be
found championing the cause Of
these af1iicted youngsters whenever
the occasion offers.
Evening star., 1937-06-20
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Regret Expressed at Shift in Mrs. Norton, Duties.
Il Visit to Glenn Ddle-The Chevy
Chase Ballot.

Norton would be showered With
resolutions in appreciation Of her
services and imploring her to
retain the Craftsmanship Of the
District Committee.
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BY JESSE C. SUTER.

sented, the District OF Co.
lumbia has during the past
week hAAn fhA uiefix~. ~
Evening star., 1937-02-22

persons out Of the 100000 who
voted for Mr.. Roosevelt are at all dis
turbed by the Supreme Court contro-
versy, at least sufficiently to take the
trouble to write to members of Con-
gress or even to listen to the urgings
of friends who may persuade them
that they have q duty in the present
crisis far beyond the casting Of any
vote heretofore on an election day.
Many Phases to Vote Decision.
There Is no way of telling just what
arguments caused different groups in
the election last November to vote
for Mr.. Roosevelt, but it is quite prob
able that among the 27,000,000 were
many millions who never received an
A. A. A. benefit or a relief check, who
had no connection with Democratic
national or State political organiza-
tions and who exercised in 1886 the
same Independent judgment that they
have exercised in previous elections.
This group did not believe MIR. Roose-
welt would be more radical in his
second term than in his first. They
did believe that Mr.. Landon was in
experienced and that Mr.. Roosevelt
Evening star., 1937-02-22

Representatives in Congress that they
favor changes in the constitutional
system only by the process Of consti-
tutional amendment with each speci-
nc issue voted upon as heretofore
when the Constitution has been
amended, the plan to make the Su-
preme Court subject to the will OF
other branches of the Government
would be defeated.
Such a group Of 100000, when
added to the 100000 who voted
against Mr.. Roosevelt in the last
election, would constitute majority
of the celebrates. The figures are
used, however, not to indicate by any
means how the final lineup might be
II the Presidents plan were put to
referendum vote, but to point out how
many are the people holding the bal
ance of power today in the controversy
which has arisen over the proposed
change in the Supreme Court.
Democratic Reaction Sought.
Members of Congress are being
flooded with letters and kilograms,
and unquestionably many Of the 49,
600 900 Republicans who voted against
(Mr. Roosevelt are now protesting. for
they still have g right to petition Con-.
gress no matter how they voted last
November. But it is, on the other
hand, a fact that members of Con-
gress are carefully analyzing their mail
TO see how many Democrats are writ
ing them in addition to the Repub-
Ncans in their districts
Thus far there has been no or
eanized campaign of letter writing on
any large scale by either side and 1t
Is generally admitted that the letters
are the spontaneous expression of the
voters. This week and next week,
however, when the labor unions and
the John Lewis organizations get busy
with their pressure from back home.
there may be plenty Of evidences Of
organized campaigning to influence
Congress in favor Of the plan.
It will be assumed, however, that
the pressure groups can be lined up
for anything that their leaders tell
them Is for their own interest and
hence the spontaneous expression Of
citizens, Democrats and Republicans
alike, who do not protest as q result
Of pressure group action will become
even more important in the next 10
days in gauging public sentiment.
Could Solve Crisis.
Are there 100000 persons who
voted for President Roosevelt in No
vember who do not wish him to tam
per with the Supreme Court and who
prefer the constitutional amendment
process to attain true liberalism? II
there are and they tell their Repre-
sentatives and Senators about it, the
American constitutional crisis will
pass with q greater stimulus to the
cause OF liberal reform than it has
yet received, because conservatives will
be impressed with the fact that lib
sral reforms can no longer be blocked
by court action and must be voted
upon concretely by the people in elec-
tions separated from partisanship or
the personality of rival candidates
or the intermingling Of State and
Federal political issues.
It will be asked whether 100000
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had had the benefit Of nearly four
years of familiarity with Government
problems, and that it was unwise to
change Presidents anyway In the mid
die of the stream Of economic re-
covery.
In that same independent group
were millions who did not take seri-
ously the Republican argument that
. change in constitutional forms was
in the mind of the Roosevelt admin
iStration and they, indeed, resented
any such charges as pure campaign
alarm
Numerical Comparison Unknown.
OF the letters being received on
Capitol Hill. there are thousands from
all parts of the country written by
persons who voted for Mr.. Roosevelt
because they did not think he
planned any such change as is in
volved in q precedent whereby the
Chief Executive asks for a change in
justices because their decisions are
unfavorable to his projects. But no
body knows q yet how these letters
compare numerically with the Others.
(Copyright. 1879