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Evening star., 1937-10-24
WEEKLY REVIEW.
EvIEW of the civic week from

Thursday. October IA, to
n Thursday. october 81.
i CONGRESS HEIGHTS. -
Suggested three traffic reforms COM
prising request to maintain clear bus
stop areas, request TO drivers to signal
properly when pulling into and out
of these areas and request Police
Court officials to cooperate by assess
ing full penalties when or if arrests
are made; renewed membership IN
Citywide Playground Council; favored
movement of District Suffrage Asso-
citation.
GLOVER PARK. - Asked for
equipped playground at Stoddert
| School site.
TAKOMA PARK use of
abandoned tuberculosis Hospital site
as a recreational center and recon-
| mended placing Wilson Teachers Col
| lege there; opposed re-issuance OF off,
sale LIQUOR license in Takoma Park;
indorsed Washington Taxpayers As
sociation, which disapproves proposed
| land tax
INTERFTDERATION c ON E r :
ENCE-In resolution praised civic
activities of the late Oliver Owen
Kuhn, managing editor of The Star,
citing his part in organizing the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation,
favored consideration Of proposed ex-
tension of service into downtown areas
by the Arlington Fairfax Auto-Rail-
road Co.; favored Nationwide cam
paien of Public Health Service against
venerial diseases.
| LINCOLN PARK. - Opposed busi-
ness privilege tax and asked its repeal
by Congress; favored organization OF
q proposed health club for diabetes.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FORUM
Opposed use of abandoned Tuberculo-
sis Hospital site by Gallinger Hospital
for maternity wards and reiterated ap-
proval of location of proposed recrea-
tion-education center there; opposed
control of public schools by District
| Commissioners; opposed use of Powell
| School only one night weekly for COM
munity center activities.
PETWORTH-Jame G. Yaden
delegate to Federation of Citizens As
sociations for IA years and federation
president for five years. declined re-
nomination because he alleges fedora
ton is doing nothing on the tax situ-
alton in the District; opposed use OF
abandoned tuberculosis Hospital site
by Gallinger Hospital for maternity
wards and favored establishment o1
administrations center there;
reafhrmed approval of present Schoo
Board until Congress makes provision
for election by popular vote.
SOUTHEAST COUNCIL - Con-
demned traffic violations by CONNER
cial vehicle drivers and favored full
penalty" for violators of traffic regu-
lations.
CHEVY CHASE-Opposed construc-
tion of abattoir in District; adopted
special eight-point report on fiscal
situation, including opposition to pro-
posed increase in 1899 District budget
over this years figure; opposed pro-
posed District bond issue.
SIXTEENTH STREET HIGHLANDS
Opposed business privilege tax; IA
vored voice in tax affairs by District
residents.
| SOUTHWEST-Opposed any change
Evening star., 1937-10-24
IDENTIFICATION GROUP
PLANS FALL CAMPAIGN
School Grounds Committee Meets
Friday to Begin Fall Program,
Mrs. McIlwee Announces.

A meeting of the Special Committee
on Beautification of School Grounds
will be held at the Mcfarland Junior
High School Friday at pm. prepara-
tory to an active Fall campaign among
schools and civic organizations to i'm
prove appearance of city school
grounds.
Looking toward flve-year plan for
Identification of the school areas, Mrs.
B. G. McIlwee, chairman of the
special committee, pointed out yester-
day that no public expenditure is in
volved. The efforts of the group will
be directed toward arousing public
and official sentiment on present con-
ditions.
Since its last meeting in June the
committee has continued its survey of
the school ground situations in the
various sections of the city. The ef-
fort will be made to point out the dis
tinction to the pupils and school Off
GERS between lawn or garden space
and play space.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
PETW0RTH BODY BACKS
FUNDS FOR RECREATION

Whole-hearted support of the IN
creases sought by the Community
Center and Fairgrounds Department
in the 1899 budget has been given by
the Petworth Citizens Association.
In a resolution sent to the Commits
sioners, the group voiced its approval
of the increase of $4,000 requested
by the Community Center and the
1851, ,430 increase asked by the Play
ground Department.
The resolution was the outgrowth
of study of the Education Commit
tee, headed by Mrs. Horace j. Phelps,
and the Parks and Fairgrounds Com
mittee, led by D. A. Spencer.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
John Philip Sousa Bridge
Proposed in Copeland Bill.

SENATOR COPELAND Demo-
crat, of New York, on June Is,
1897, introduced in the Senate a
bill which consists of just nine
lines. but will do honor to that re-
nowned native of the District. John
Philip Sousa. The idea of the
naming of the new bridge to be
erected over the Anacostia afterthe
great march king has met with ap-
proval in many quarters, but the
sentiment has not yet crystalized
into single demand. There have
been some organizations pass reso-
lutions favoring the proposal, and
many oral expressions by indivi-
duals, who seemingly have taken it
for granted that the matter has
been settled on Capitol Hill.
The pending bill which is before
the Senate District Committee is
S. 1851 and is entitled, "A bill to
name the bridge to be erected over
the Anacostia River in the District
vi Soiuiiibld ditcl tIlC idtS iildl Cli
king, John Philip Sousa, composer
of The Stars and Stripes Forever"
The language of this bill is as fol-
lows: BE it enacted" etc, That
the bridge authorized to be erected
over the Anacostia River, in the
District of Columbia, in the line of
Pennsylvania avenue be hereafter
known as the John Philip Sousa
Bridge"
The language of the bill is
the same as used in the naming of
the Key Bridge after Francis Scott
Key. The Sousa Bridge honoring
the composer of The Stars and
Stripes Forever" will completely
balance its companion at George
town, the Key Bridge. honoring
the author of The Star Spangled
Banner"
Now, that is the problem and the
solution, the remaining question is
how the required legislation will be
accomplished. Numbers have re-
queSteQ adVlce as 10 What they
can do.
Organizations and individuals
who favor thus honoring a great
American and a great native of
the. District should write their in
dorsement and send it at once to
the author of the bill, Senator
Copeland, or to the Senate District
Committee. The passage of this
bill does not require the expendi-
ture Of funds. The bridge is an
item in the highway program and
will be paid for out of the ear
marked funds derived from gaso-
line tax and other motor vehicle
taxes.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
DRIVE FOR MEMBERSHIP
BEGUN IN CHEVY CHASE
E. Nesbit Wright Is Named to
Canvass Area to Boost Last
Years 1900 Total.

A membership drive was inaugu-
rated last week by the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association in an effort to
increase the membership of 1900
which was on the associations books
last year.
According to Lewis Radcliffe, chair
man of the Membership Committee,
E. Nesbit Wright has been appointed
official canvasser for the association
snd he will cover the entire Chevy
Chase area within the next few weeks
At the same time the association
secretary, George Deiffenbach, re-
ouested members to file returns in the
ballot being conducted by the asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Dinner Planned Thursday.

Plans are being completed by Board
of Trade officials for the testimonial
dinner given annually for the i'm
mediate past president of the board.
This year the honored guest will be
Edgar Morris, now chairman of the
Municipal Finance Committee.
The affair will be held next Thurs
day night at the Mayflower Hotel
Present officers and directors of the
board, as well as the officers and
directors who served under Morris
as president last year, will attend the
dinner.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Attend st. Louis Meeting.

Fred B. Linton, Washington repre-
sentative of the United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce: Minor Hudson,
national director, and DR.. Henry
Refining, chairman of the national
chambers Public Service Standards
Committee, are in st. Louis attending
meeting of the Board of Directors.
The trio left last Wednesday and
will not return until Tuesday.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
SEEK ALARM BOX
North Randle Officer Cites Com
munity Need.

Thomas Bethel, treasurer of the
North Randle Community Citizens
Association, said last night he had
high hopes fire alarm box would be
installed at Thirty-second and E
streets southeast, after agitation over
several years. The location has been
approved by the fire and electrical de-
partments, he said. Hitherto the in
stallation of the box has been held up
by lack of funds, but recent reports
are that funds are now available for .
few boxes.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
D|SPLAYMEN PLAN
CONVENTION HERE
Board of Trade to Honor
Past President With Ban
quet on Thursday.

Two officers of the International
Association of Displaymen were in
Washington last week to confer with
representatives of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee of the Board
of Trade on plans for the display
mems convention. scheduled to be
held in Washington for the first. time
next June.
The officers-Irwin Hiffman, presi-
dent of the international organization,
and Syl Reiser. secretary, both of St.
Louis-met with members of the local
Display Club to discuss hotel arrange
ments for the 1900 delegates expected
and other problems relating to the
convention.
They named Arthur Gray. display
manager of LanSburgh's Department
Store. as convention director, and
Joe McCann, display manager of S.
Kann Sons Co., as chairman of the
national contest for the best window
display.
The Greater National Capital Com
mittee aided in organizing the local
Displaymen's Club early last Summer
This will be the international organi-
cations forty-first convention.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Hold One Service a Year.

DONEGAL, Irish Free State (P).-
To avoid payment OF taxes and insure
benefits accruing from past bequests,
one service year is held at Gweedore
Protestant Church. The church ii
virtually In ruins and has only one
parishioner, q hotel keeper.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
GETS II NEW MEMBERS
PARK View Now Has Over 200
on Rolls.

fdIh view NOW LAaS ostA NOO
on Rolls.
Eleven new members of the Park
View Citizens Association we're Sc
cured in the start of the Fall drive
for new members Miss Edith Shan
ron, chairman of the Membership
Committee of the association for the
past several years, announced last
night.
The new members raise the total
membership to over 200. according to
John S. Cole, secretary of the associa-
tion.
The new members are as follows:
Mrs. Minnie Soler, J. C. Moore, Mrs.
E. Bladen, Mrs. James o. Reid, Bru-
nello A. Landi, Mrs M. Britain, Mrs.
C. E. Currier, A. B. Williams, Mrs. M.
L. Noval, E. P. Taylor and II. A
Toomey.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
NORTHWEST AREA
LIBRARY SOUGHT
Connecticut Avenue Group
to Push for Branch in
It's Community.

The building of a large branch
library north of Calvert street and
west of Rock Greek Park to take
care of the far northwest area of the
city has been proposed by the Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Association.
Several individual citizens associa-
tions within that area have requested
branch libraries in their neighbor-
hood, and it was to consolidate these
individual requests for smaller branches
that the Connecticut Avenue Asso-
citation acted. 1t is the belief of
Harry B. Grove. association presi-
dent. that the citizens in the entire
area will have better chance of
obtaining a branch if they put a
concerted action behind having one
building constructed rather than try
ing to get several smaller libraries.
DriscoIl to Confer.
Mr.. Grove appointed A. ]. Driscoll
to confer with presidents and Off
cials of other organizations regarding
consolidated library drive. AS yet
Mr.. Driscoll has not interviewed any
officers of other associations which
might be interested in such a library,
but he believes that they will CO.
operate with the Connecticut Avenue
Association in attempting to get a
large library for the far northwest
section.
At present the nearest libraries
which serve that area are the Mount
Pleasant branch, at Sixteenth and La
mont streets; the Georgetown branch
at Wisconsin avenue and r streets,
and the small Tenleytown branch, at
Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
street. Of these the only one which
is in the far northwest area is the
Tenleytown Library. This is small
unit located in an abandoned police
station, Mr.. Driscoll points out. and
it has few of the volumes necessary
to serve such large area.
Fund of S20O, 900 Needed.
From a preliminary survey he be-
| lieyes that centrally located branch
for a cost of about $780, 900. or $780,
| 900 would adequately serve the
entire area for many years, doing
away with the necessity of several
smaller branches. He. declared that
he would confer with other asSocia-
ton officials before attempting to de-
eide upon the proposed location Of
| such q branch.
Among the other citizens associa-
tions in the area which have sent
in requests for branch libraries are
Chevy Chase. Friendship and Ameri-
can University Park. The Tenleytowr
branch is located in the Friendship
associations area, and me,nbers oi
this group have been campaigning
for five years to have it replaced
President Samuel j. Flicking has
pointed out that the Public Library
already owns a plot Of ground neal
the present branch, and 1t is on this
plot that his association has beer
trying to have another branch con-
| structed at a cost of about Sl30,OO0
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Press Goes to Tax Session.

William Press, assistant to the
boards executive secretary. will at
tend the session of the National Tax
Association. to be held in Baltimore
tomorrow through Thursday.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Background of Ali District Tax Troubles Seen in
Lack of Responsibility of Congress to
Washington Residents.

occurred last year" This COM
mittee has also declared that, "un-
til the Federal Government is will
ing to carry out more eQuitatly the
obligation upon it to adequately
share in the support of the Federal
City, it is our earnest opinion that
the citizens of the District of Co.
lumbia. who are already carrying
so per cent more than the burden
required under existing statutes,
should not be required to do more"
Another group is in process of
organization to wrestle with the
tax problem from the taxpayers
point of view. On last Monday eve
ming there was a meeting of the
representatives from about 40 or
ganizations called by the Fedora
ton of Business Mems Associations.
Indignation at the injustice of the
business privilege gross receipts tax
was the chief grievance, though
some present we're equally ag-
grieved over the automobile weight
tax
The idea back of the meeting ap-
pears to be to unite the business
and professional groups in an Or
ganization or committee on equable
taxation. Neither the Federation
of Citizens Associations nor any of
the large sectional bodies, organized
simply as citizens, were invited to
be represented at the meeting. A
committee was appointed to report
a plan of organization and out
line method of procedure. This
committee will report at second
meeting of the group on Monday
evening, November /.
The one thing which is haunting
all of these groups is that they are
compelled to deal with the all pow
erful and exclusively governing
Congress, which is not in the slight
est degree responsible to the vote
less and unrepresented District.
They are all determined to give the
very best account of themselves
and make a clear showing of the
equities involved.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
COttrelI to Buffalo.

Robert ]. Cottrell. executive secre-
tary of the Board of Trade, will leave
Washington for Buffalo tomorrow TO
attend the two-day national conven-
ton of the National Association of
Commercial Organization Secretaries.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

the civic groups do not seem in
clined to solve their tax problem
through that method.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
With the Associations
tuberculosis Hospital Site for Recredtional Pm-
poses Grows in Fdyor-Nine Units to
Meet During Week.
HOW THEY STAND

The attitude of District citi-
zens' associat tions on current
citywide problems as evidenced
since the start of the Fall season
follows:
Increased 1899 District Budget.
Oppose
Gross Business Receipts Tax.
Oppose ---------------- IL
Favor o
Evening star., 1937-08-15
by EMILY Posi-

couldn't shout with laughter at songs
and jokes. which would never have
been thought clever by any one in
his sober senses. To me this seemed
to explain perfectly why ! as we'll
as the others around us were drinking
so steadily.
Il finally suggested that I'd like to
60 home. But j didn't even seem
to hear me. He kept repeating sense
less remarks about small town girl
who ought to stay in a small town. l
couldn't have been more unhappy!
When told ! that it was getting
late, he did not pay any attention.
Not knowing what to do, at last got
up and left alone have never heard
from ! since - nor do want to!
Here at home the most popular
dances are given at our best hotel
where there is first-class dance Or
chestra and where drinking is at least
Incidental to the evening But there
are other dancing places and refusing
to 60 to them is one of the can't take
it incidents. At the one to which all
the dare-takers are now going, the
floor so small that ten couples crowd
it so that you can't tell whether it's
good or bad. For that matter, most of
the girls and men spend the evening in
their own parked cars, going back to
their table from time to time so that
their families can be told by others
that they we're sitting there.
Then, too, people give dances and
other parties at their own houses. But
even there so many of the girls go out
and sit in parked cars that the girl
who says No to parking and petting
gets a shrug and curt OK. prissyr
and the boy friend goes out with one
of the girls who never say No
I'VE want to be popular and to have
a good time. and yet it looks as though
we'll have to sit at home by ourselves
because we don't find petting tempt
ing. nor jokes clever just because they
are coarse, nor men funny who drink
too much!'
Evening star., 1937-08-15

three of us who are certainly not going
to stay up on the crest of the social
waves, unless we know how to ride
threatening breakers. The most threat
ening breaker is an attitude that if
you can't take it you're a poor sport.
Last Spring l went to New York
to be bridesmaid for my roommate at
school. The wedding was most beauti-
full; New York girls and men were. in
my mind, set apart as the very best
At all the parties saw lot of one of
: the ushers - prominent young New
Yorker and the most attractive man |
had ever seen.
After the wedding he took me to
play and then to dance at the X Club
The head walters all bowed around us
and called him by name and showed
us to foorside table. He and the
waiter studied the menu and suggested
dishes to me and made my choice.
! gave the order. including cock
tails and champagne.
"A man trundled up a little piano
near our table and began to sing, and
! explained: This is really the
most amusing place in town. The
shows are raw sometimes, but always
clever And then he added that, no
matter how rough the show, he hoped
l wouldn't show everyone l was a
small town girl by walking out on him.
For an hour or more had a lovely
time And then everything went wrong.
1t began by his being annoyed because
wouldn't take more champagne, so
he apparently drank enough to make
up for me- | know too that he was
thoroughly annoyed because l just
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Stranger than Man
by CARL KULBERG

TESTS prove that most captive birds
can see. at 100 yards, fragment of
grain smaller than a wheat kernel.
That beats the Scotchman who spotted
Ia tuppenny piece rs yards away in
six inches of mud.
IHE tapeworm has no mouth, and the
same is true of certain other parasites.
Food is absorbed through their sur
faces.
HERE are no snakes in the Hawaiian
Islands - that is, none of the crawling
variety.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

Turing Information, wild alligators
remain under water all winter. Like
turtles. they lie dormant until spring.
In WASHINGTON an eagle swooped
down on a yearling fawn. clamped
his claws in the animals head and
virtually ran the deer to death. When
a state game protector arrived four
eagles we're feasting.
SEvERAL species of minnows or
chubs pile gravel over their eggs, the
males picking up tiny stones with
their mouths.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Good Taste Today
THIS WEEK

In answer to this letter let me say
that anyone can find the counter
parts of the night club in every great
city. But even so, the behavior of GER
tain of their patrons can not be ac-
cepted as characteristic of the best
people in New York or Chicago or
anywhere. In other words, don't let
your world capsize because you lacked
judgment in appraising j."
Among the other ushers whom you
overlooked, there may very we'll have
been one whose attributes were ex-
actly those your imagination gave to
!. So cheer up and learn to i'm
prove your judgment! Do you see?
On the subject of the attitude that
seemingly considers the never-say-no
girls as good sports, must protest
that it is certainly turned hindside-
foremost. Sportsmanship always i'm
plies courage and certainly it takes
more courage to stand up for prin-
ciple than to surrender and let the tide
carry you.
But to find an answer to the princi-
pal question in your letter - which
reduced to its essence asks: How are
you going to make other people make
themselves over into the pattern
which you find admirable? The an
swer is that you can't possibly do any
such thing. But whether you and
Betty and Jane can make yourselves
the nucleus of a social group that
shall be to your liking depends of
course on number of things.
1t depends first upon the leader
ship of at least one of you - or bet
ter, all three. If you are among the
most attractive and popular girls in
town and if the social prominence of
your families can give you support,
then it might not be impossible, little
by little, to form circle of other girls
and men who have talent or intelli-
gence or wit or charm. Obviously you
will have to show no small ability in
developing your circle 80 that those
who are attractive and amusing, as
we'll as intelligent, will want to join.
Not so easy, is it? But it ought to be
possible if you can start out with an
enthusiastic few of the really likable
and most attractive people you know,
and take in none who have the man.
ners and habits you are protesting
against. On no account may you ever
say this, or even let yourself think it,
because if any one imagines that you
are starting a reform school it will die
right there!
One last word of encouragement -
the Junior League was started by just
such girl as you - and needn't
say more about that, need L?
Copyright. 1887. by Emily Post
Evening star., 1937-08-15

N THE hand
writing Of
our young
e S t m od-
erns, and on
letter paper of
excellent taste,
a reader tells
me: This let
ter to you. Mrs.
Post, is an sos
S e n [ ut by
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Of 1t?
by R. w. DAWSON

(UBA's record is nine presidents
since the comic opera of the Machado
in 1888.
Down there they seem to use their
presidents just for Havana filters.
SoME countries, when changing their
government, make it mathematical
certainty by adding foot to their
ruler.
kULEs of etiquette state that hos
tess need wait only twenty minutes
for a tardy guest before beginning
dinner without him Week k-end
golf widows take note.
a FOREIGN power plans to use GOO, 900
tons of scrap" iron to manufacture
war material Logical enough.
IHE American prune is 80 years old.
No wonder it full of wrinkles.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

Gentlemen Up-to-Dote
Ms. Posts lsoNsf olso discusses bs.
hovios fkot sormorks modem wonsn
as psrsons Of good breeding. To sst II.
send q thrss.esnf stump with your
request TO This Wssk Moaozine, in
core Of this newspaper.
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