The Washington times., 1937-10-19
CITIZENS SCORE.
BUSINESS 7 AK,
URGING REPEAL
Lincoln Park Group to
Seek Refunds
By A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor


Protesting the business privilege
tax as unjust and confiScatory'
the Lincoln Park Citizens AsSocla-
ton. meeting last night in Bryan
School. urged its repeal by Con-
cress and that legislation be en-
acted providing for the refund OF
all payments.
Declaring that a majority Of &C
cidents to children resulted from
their being compelled to use the
streets as Fairgrounds, it was
urged that all school Fairgrounds
be kept open from 3 to 6 on school
DAYS and all day Saturday. Re
tired Government employees, in
Guiding police and firemen, would
be enlisted as volunteer super
ViSors.
VANDALISM COSTS
Following an address by Mrs.
Alma Shugrue, principal of the
Klngsman School. who said that
damage to school property cost
District taxpayers $4,000 last
year. citywide movement among
the parents to educate their chill
dren against such vandalism was
voted.
The association. at the request
of Mrs. Ernest Moose, reaffirmed
a resolution for the merger of Co.
lumbia Hospital with Gallinger.
The Washington Times was
asked in a resolution to sponsor a
movement to establish a special
hospital in the District for the
treatment of diabetes, similar to
that operated in London.
LUNCH FUND BACKED
The association voted to con-
tinue it's fight for a new Pennsyl-
vania Avenue bridge, Endorsed the
free lunch campaign for needy
school children, and requested a
Handicapped limit around Lincoln
Park.
C. C. Gilligan, John w. Barse
and John W. Kern, were named
to select the associations candi-
date for queen of the Halloween
festival. New members elected
we're: Brook Hedrick, Howard
Carver, J. c. Bealle, E. V. Schul-
man, j. C. Hatton, C. A. Seller, w.
T. Charles, ]. E. Taylor, H. D. Tai
bert, w. E, Rittenhame, Alice
Mechaw and R. H. Harstin.
D. c. VOTE DEBATED
The Sixteenth Street Heights
Citizens Association, meeting last
night in A. r. Shepherd School
after prolonged debate, referred
to the committee on legislation
the question of suffrage for the
District and the new business
privilege tax, for a report at the
November meeting.
DR.. Allan A. Stockdale, chair
man of the speakers unit of the
Community Chest, urged support
for the Chest.
President Samuel B. LoveleSs,
announced the appointment of the
following committee chairmen:
Public utilities, M. j. Cairns;
legislation, Oliver E. Sweet; fire
and police, Earl w. Sapp; educa-
ton, Major Frank A. Frost; streets
and sidewalks, Perry Cleveland;
health and sanitation, DR.. w. H.
England; publicity, James I.
Turner; membership, j. D. Skin
ner; license and zoning, William
H. Ramsey; program, Mrs. Charles
w. Shafer. Mrs. J. M. Phillips
and j. Preston Swecker were Sc
lected as delegates to the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations.
JUDGE CURRAN SPEAKS
Addressing the Lincoln Civic
Association last night in Liberty
Baptist Church, Police Judge Ed,
ward M. Curran advocated a crime
clinic for the District. He said
that a majority of laW-breakers
needed psychopathic treatment
and a study of their background
to aid in rehabilitation. The asso,
citation Endorsed establishment of
such clinic. Members also ap.
proved the appointment of pub
lie defender for the District
courts.