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Evening star., 1937-12-26

Phoebe A. Hearst.
Miss Ethel Bray. art director in the
schools, spoke at the meeting Monday
night. Mrs. Lillian Brousseau led in
singing carols. assisted by Mrs. E. l..
Bullock, violinist: Mrs. B. w. Hender-
son, Mrs. Hugh Dram. Mrs. Julian
Hammack and DR.. Sterling Bockoven.
Mrs. Oscar Hunt, treasurer, reported
to the Executive Committee meeting
last week the purchase, for the school,
Of the complete series Of pictures in
The Stars art appreciation campaign.
Mrs. James Wilson announced COM
pletion Of the series Of grade teas and
plans were begun for the annual card
party to be held early in the year.
Brookland- -Noyes.
The Executive Committee met De-
cember 20 at Noyes School.
Mrs. Cecil Wiman, student aid chair
man, is supervising the collection OF
food for baskets to be sent to needy
families at Christmas.
Whittier.
Eight hundred candy canes we're
given to the school children by the
association. Fifteen or more baskets
were distributed to the needy to the
neighoorhood. Carols were sung by
the Glee Club and a Christmas play
was given by the fifth and sixth grades
December 20 at the Albright Memorial
Church. A number Of Whittier chill
dren sang and recited at the Manor
Park Municipal Center tree lighting
December 81.
Stoddert.
A business meeting was held De-
cember 20 with a Christmas program.
Many toys were renovated in the
Santa Claus Shop" Several grades
adopted families to provide with food
and clothing.
A general assembly was held De-
cember % with = play. The Little
Red Cap"
Woodbridge.
Many children were given a happy
Christmas through the efforts of this
association.
The Hoffman dancers, through
courtesy of Mrs. j. Outlay, presented
a program Tuesday evening at the
Receiving Home for Children. Mrs.
Walter Little. accompanied by Mrs.
w. Arthur, entertained the children
with Christmas music. Mrs. William
Perkins. juvenile protection chairman
was in charge OF arrangements.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

relic of bygone days and recon-
mend that the District buy its cur
rent from the local power company
at the very low rate available to
the Government. Some years ago
q number Of mercantile and other
private as well as public establish
ments operated plants Of their
own. Gradually they abandoned
them because they can save money
buying the current from the EN-
cient modern plant Of the power
company. Some Of these MAIN
tain their plants for emergency,
but they are seldom, If ever, called
into play.
Another interesting angle Of this
matter ties right into the eyesight-
conservation program which Is
sponsored by the architects Of
fee through its lighting engineer.
Most all of the rooms in the Dis
trict Building are poorly lighted.
Among the worst are those oc-
cupied by the engineers and archi-
tectural craftsmen in the munic-
ipal architects ONCE. These men
are working under the very worst
forms Of irfeficient lighting that
are described by the specialists who
are leading the eyesight-conserva-
ton crusade. These are the men
who are designing the school build
ings in which the modern lighting
systems are to be installed and they
are almost driven to blindness do
ing their work.
Here is q civic problem requiring
thorough study and prompt action.
There is ample evidence that there
is need for saving the eyesight Of
the District employees and it is sus-
pected that junktng the plant and
buying the current might save the
taxpayers some money. Some are
askins, why hasnt this old plant
bean discontinued long agoi"
Evening star., 1937-12-26

The following promotions have been
announced:
In Company Civilian p. Fam.
from private. first class. to corporal: !:
Louie B. Rodier, from private, first
class, to corporal; George S. Collins,
from private to private. first class:
Cecil E. CAN'T, from private to pri-
vate, first class.
In Company D-Hugo A. Bonucceln,
from private, first class, to corporal; /;
Philip S. Webb, from private to pri-
vate, first class; Walter L. Bonor, from
private to private, first class.
The following enlistments have
been announced: Ralph H. Bond,
Company D; Raymond l. billiard,
Company B; Leonard J. Fenlon, Com
psny B; Angus v. dirton, Company
D. Amiel Kirshbaum, Company B, and
Willard r. Piggott, Company A.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Citizens Favor Use of Old
Hospital as Educational
Center.
HOW THEY STAND
WEEKLY REVIEW.


~ Thursday, December 16, to
N Thursday, December %.
4 y TAKOMA PARK-Discussed
inadequate Takoma Park bus service;
heard report from John Walker, chair
man Of the associations Zoning Com
mittee on the rezonihg Of Third street
NV. between Aspen and Whittier,
adjacent to the Baltimore 81 Ohio
Railroad.
GLOVER PARK Cited achieve
ments accomplished by the association
in the last year and elected officers,
headed by Irving L. Chilcoat.
SIXTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS
Addressed by Robert E. Mattingly,
Judge Of the Municipal Court Of the
District Of Columbia; passed resolu-
ton opposing the use Of the old Tuber-
culosis Hospital as Gallinger adjunct,
favoring. instead, its use as an educa-
tional or recreational center.
LINCOLN PARK - Appointed two
committees, one to investigate the
overcrowded conditions at Gallinger
Hospital and the other to study the
influx Of nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia students to District public
schools.
INTERPRETATION CONFER
ENCE-Referred the matter of COM
memorating the memory Of Thomas
Jefferson by erecting stadium or SIM
ply memorial to the respective bodies
in attendance for further study.
SOUTHEAST COUNCIL - Heard
report from William A. Maio on the
proposed local self-government to be
known as the District Council, OF
which Mr.. Maio is author. The leg
islative powers under Mr.. Maio's plan
would be in the hands of at least 13
city residents chosen by popular vote
passed . resolution calling for nom
resident students attending District
schools to pay q tuition.
CITIZENS FORUM OF COLUM-
BIA HEIGHTS-Decided to take legal
steps to close all liquor stores within
the John Sherman tract, stating that
the manufacture or sale of spurious
liquors in buildings constructed in this
tract was prohibited in q decision
upheld recently by the District Court
PETWORTH-Paid tribute to James
G. Yaden, member of the association
for II years. IA Of which he represented
the association as delegate to the
Federation Of Citizens Association.
and as president of the federation,
passed resolution opposing the mer.
ger Of Gallinger with the old Tubefcu.
losis Hospital, advocating the use o1
the building as an educational q
recreational center.
BENN1NG-Passed resolutions call
ing for the consolidation Of 0allingel
Hospital with the old tuberculosis
Hospital, re-establishnent Of the 81
street car pass, four tokens for 80 cent.
and reorganizatio ton Of the Public Utili.
ties Commission.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following five associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, December ~.
GEORGETOWN-Parish Hall, st
Johns Church, 8 pm.
M1D-CITY-Thomson School. 8 IN
SOCIETY OF NATIVES-Washing
ton Club, 8 pm.
Tuesday, December 20.
LOGAN-THOMAS CIRCLE -l12(
Rhode Island avenue NV, SPIN.
Thursday, December 80.
CONDUIT ROAD-Palisades Parh
Field House, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Civic Probabilities for 1888
Absolutely Unguessable.

C1v1c legislative and other civic
programs are usually formu-
lated by the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia and by the
civic bodies. These various groups
and officials are usually in q general
way agreed as to what the District
needs. Improvement of existing
laws and new laws as well as ap-
preparations are supported with q
fair degree Of unanimity. Such
general demands on a legislature in
a normal community would most
surely receive prompt and satisfac-
tory action. In such community
q civic program would be formulated
with the confidence that 1t would
receive legislative approval or else
there would be some new faces in
the next legislature.
That is the American way Of do
ing the Job. but American plans Of
government are not fashionable for
the District Of Columbia. No mat
ter what the men and women in
Congress do or neglect to do for the
District, there is no way Of replacing
. single ohe Of them with one who
will champion its program. And
that is the real difnculty in civic
program making for the District.
In spite Of this discouraging and
un-American condition, there are
many reasons why uniform pro-
gram should be prepared carefully
and include as many items as most
Of the local groups can agree upon.
A united front could then be put up
behind these without tying the
hands of any groups interested in
pushing other legislation. It is q
common thing for District people to
be told on Capitol Hill, If you will
all get together and support the
proposal Congress will give it to
you." Many times such advice has
been followed in q far more unani-
nous way than the folks back home
send these ladies and gentlemen to
consress, but Congress failed to
come across.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Langley Junior High.

Langley Junior High.
Sixty Christmas baskets were filled
by the association. Langley Boy
Scouts, assisted by A. Riley, workshop
teacher, who offered the use Of his
truck. delivered them.
The January meeting will be in
honor Of the fathers.
LanSdon.
approximately 100 parents were
present at the December "at home
held in each classroom on the morn
ing following the regular meeting
These "at homes" are proving very
interesting and popular. Following
the classroom demonstration of the
activity or subject discussed the
previous day, there is a short period
for consultation with the teacher.
Wheatley.
School officials, officers of the D. C.
Congress of Parents and Teachers
and representatives of the Community
Center Department were guests at
the annual school Christmas play,
why the Chimes Rang" on Thurs
day. Mrs. j. N. Saunders accom-
panied women from the Episcopal
Home for the Aged to the morning
performance of the play.
The Christmas Committee delivered
baskets Of food and toys on Friday
to the needy.
Amidon- Fairbrother -Rossell.
The Fairbrother Girls Sewing Club,
under the direction of Mrs. Kitty Nc
Conchie, held sewing exhibit OF
dresses, quilt tops and Christmas gifts
at the December meeting.
Ashley NJ Abendschein, owner OF
the Ashley Theater, gave special
matinee and distributed candy to each
little guest on December 10. canned
goods being the admission price. The
proceeds, 600 cans. were given to the
association to help fill baskets of
food and toys for needy families OF
the school.
All grades had Christmas plays last
week. The kindergarten children
were given presents by the Girl Re-
serves Club Of Powell Junior High.
Barnard.
A pageant presented in pantomime
was given at the last association
meeting. The Glee Club sang Christ
mas carols.
Miss Eta Mai Russell of the Dis
trict Juvenile Court will speak or
Juvenile Delinquency" at the next
study group meeting. JANUARY 4.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Presides in Pajamas.

PITTSBURGH CP)@There's q bed
room atmosphere in Night Court,
where Magistrate Anthony Lucas Is
presiding in pajamas.
Police said they wanted . magis-
trate Immediately available at all
hours during Christmas season cru
SADIE against drunken drivers.
So Lucas moved q bed into q
downtown police station and retires
between hearings.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Consider Gallinger Mercer

Reamrming Of its stand on the re-
establishment Of the onice of peoples
counsel and action on the merger OF
Galltnger with the old tuberculosis
Hospital Is expected to be taken up
at . meeting Of the Conduit Road
Citizens Association Thursday at 8
pm. at the Palisades Park Field
House, Charles E. Rich, president, an
nounced.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Review of the Year and Outlook; Lighting to Con-
serve Eyesight; Homemade Electricity
at District Building.
Many Major Problems Require
Study and United Acti0n.

Many Major Problems Require
Study and United Action.
How is the District to catch up
with its needs for which large
expenditures are required? School
buildings. libraries, police head
quarters and buildings for the penal
institutions, hospitals and accom-
modations for the ofices of the
District government are all urgent
ly required. They represent the
accumulated needs of a growing
community through long years Of
neglect by Congress and its failure
to have the United States bear an
equitable share.
Can the District ever catch up
with these delinquencies and pro-
vide for the natural growth under
the prevailing plan Of appropria-
ton from current revenues? In
asking this question there is no
thought of either advocating or
starting controversy over a bond
issue or any other form Of debt.
This is q serious problem that must
surely have solution which some
body can find.
Who will discover a reasonable
and workable formula whereby the
Federal Government may, in an
equitable and businesslike manner,
bear Its share of the expense of
the operation, maintenance, de-
velopment and identification Of its
National Capital? To find that
solution is a fine job worthy of the
effort of any number of organiza-
tions or individual citizens. A
fixed lump sum just will not do,
because Of the fluctuating require
ments, which are usually on an
upward trend. AS an initial re-
quirement in budget making it is
absolutely essential that the pro-
portion to be borne by the United
States be known.
Other proposals requiring study
and united action for or against
include the following: Advisory ref
erendum, public defender, magis-
trate courts, easy-payment plan for
paying taxes. more teachers and
policemen and how to get them,
unified recreation system, small
claims court, modern and equi-
table system Of taxation and a bet
ter system of control of the alcohol
beverage traffic which will free
residential neighborhoods of the
nuisance.
The revisions of the form Of the
District government recommended
by the Commissioners Citizens
Committee on Efficiency have not
been enumerated in the foregoing,
but that report requires the most
intensive study and full discussion.
Nor is the list as given by any
means complete.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Meeting SHIFTED
Federation Session Is Set for
January 8.

Because Of the New Year holiday
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions will postpone its meeting to the
second Saturday In January. its presi.
dent, L. A. Carruthers. announced
yesterday.
In s~epirg with It's policy OF meeting
the first and third Saturdays Of the
month, while Congress Is in session
the federation will meet again the
following Saturday, January is. There
after the regular schedule will be
followed.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Toy Campaign Sponsors Feel
Good Job Has Been Well DOne|
Work accomplished on Time by Co
operation of Members of d. C.. Congress
of Parents and Teachers.
BY MRS. WALTER b. FRY,

YE HAVE all heard the
\n/ year"-but Il who
had any part in the Christmas
1t does come-f only
Whe on the afternoon December 49, loads
unloade after the other
National Broadcastng every
Washington must have attended one Of the IA
uonae medium
would delight heart
Quoted unoaded And god
dresses trousers coats galoshes soveso things
When we nrst waded into the steadily mounting
almost hopeless had
Saturday the 18h and Wednesday,
But with the wonderful
the capable supervision was
plshed-and
nowhere
from good 700 well done Therefore that
people
because ~ rF'
So just this short
gon my thanks that the
whether through
the toy headqarters And must forget
WIN their delivered
where they distributed INTENDED NAV
your New Year be Of unusual pleasure experience
this campaign be of ~ l 10
Evening star., 1937-12-26
COUNCIL FORMED
BY MARINES UNIT
Capt. Stickney Establishes Ad-
ministration Group for
5th Battalion.

Capt. William w. Stickney, execu-
tive officer, 5th Battalion, Fleet Ma
rine Corps Reserve, has established .
battalion. council of administration
and . n-commksioned ondcers'
council Of administration.
Members of the battalion council
are: Capt. William w. Stickney, chair
man; Capt. Charles B. Nerren. Capt.
Ralph M. King, Capt. John w. Au-
gustine, 1t. John E. FondAhl, It.
James A. Hennessy, 1t. Otho L. Rogers
and 1t. Henderson A. Melville.
sergt. Maj. Harry F. Volkman Is
chairman of the non-commissioned
omcers. Other members are: First
sergt. Harry w. Warner, First Sergt.
Myron e. Thompson, First Sergt. Nor
rls j. Litchenberg, acting first sergeant
Company G; First Sergt. Samuel Win
neld. First Sergt. James w. Crawford,
FIRST Sergt. James r. Miller and First
sergt. Dewey G. Graham.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

A DJOURNMENT Of Con-
~ gress for once was not an
1 \ occasion Of disappointment
to the civic-minded of the
voteless and unrepresented District
Of Columbia. Nothing was ex-
pected. and the District got exact
ly that. Our local legislature did not
function as such. It announced
upon convening that 1t would stick
to the Presidents program and
that District Of Columbia affairs
would have to await the regular
session.
As one looks down the civic line
for the year 1887 the crop appears
to be exceedingly light. In keeping
with the times, many fond civic
hopes and aspirations seem to have
been plowed under, or they might
Just as well have been, for they
have vanished in thin air.
A civic review Of 1887, while far
from satisfactory or mildly en-
couraging, does disclose a few
events which stand out in bold re-
lief. Chief OF these was the re-
peal Of that breeder Of civic dis
cord and personal enmities, the
red rider, which In effect prevent
ed the teaching in the public
schools facts about Communism
and the government of any Com
munist countries. Another legisla-
tive victory was the enactment of
a modern adoption law for the
District. This is not as good law
as it was hoped to get, but is re-
garded as vast improvement over
the one it replaced. A Uniform sales
law, similar to those generally pre-
vailing, was also enacted. These
were all in the class Of wanted leg
islation.
An unwanted revenue bill was
also hurriedly thrown together and
enacted. It was necessary to raise
additional revenue to meet the
District 1898 budget because of the
continued failure of Congress to
abide by the law which requires the
Federal Government to pay 40 per
cent of the amount of the Dis
trict's annual appropriation bill.
This brought about increased
taxes on the users Of motor
vehicles and owners Of real and
tangible personal property, increase
of the water rate and q new tax
on the privilege of doing business
in the District of Columbia. The
latter tax requires the payment of
fiat license fees and percentage
of gross receipts. The gross receipts
tax is about as popular and re-
garded as being as beneficial as the
smallpox.
Congress was apparently no better
pleased with this hurried job of tax
law making and directed the Com.
miSsioners to cause . survey to be
made of the local tax structure and
report to the regular session Of
Congress.
Organized civic Washington Is
grateful for some of the omissions
Of Congress, but deeply regretful
for others. Among the former
the most conspicuous is the failure
to wish leglized race-track gam
bling on the District. Among the
regrettable omissions there are in
cluded modern, humanized
Juvenile Court. q small claims
branch of the Municipal Court,
humane lunacy law and the failure
to provide for our schools more
adequately. These lists could all
be stretched out to greater length,
but they would require more space
than Is available.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
TO NAME COMMITTEE
Mid-City Group Seeks Precinct
Re-esta blishment

A committee is expected to be ap-'
pointed at meeting Of the Mid-City
Citizens Association tomorrow 1t Z
pm. in the Thomson School to seek
re-establishment Of the old second
police precinct.
Also on the program, according to
the president. A. ]. Driscoll, viii b
the establishment Of . boys club in
the neighborhood.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
BRIGHTWOOD.
COMMITTEE chairmen Of the
Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation, recently appointed by

the president, Charles w.
Ray, were announced yesterday.
Those serving in their respective
capacities this year are:
William NICK. Clayton. public utili-
ties; John A. Saul, taxation and legis-
lation; G. r. Wilhelm, Boning; Capt.
Walter Emerson. streets, lights and
parks; Milton M. Flanders. public
schools and Fairgrounds: Elmer john
son. fire and police; Richard Sauer,
post office; John Clagett Proctor, his
torical and Memorial Day; P. j. Moy-
nihan, membership: W. E. Brown,
health and sanitation; Mr.. Wilhelm,
program, and A. Y. Casanova, Ii
brary.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
SCHEDULES CHANGED
Two Groups to Omit Their De-
cember Meetings.

Three associations, Southeast, Trim
idad and North Capitol, have re-
arranged their meeting schedule this
month because Of the holidays.
The North Capitol and Trinidad
associations decided to abandon en-
tirely the December meeting, but the
Southeast group will hold its Decem-
Der meeting the first Tuesday in
January. The January meeting will
b held on the usual meeting night,
the last Tuesday,
Evening star., 1937-12-26
PETWORTH.

The IS chairmen of the standing
committees Of the Petworth Citizens
Association have been appointed by
President Earl w. Cooper, Raymond Z.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

ters Will be held on the third Thurs
day Of each month.
special Troops goth Division Gar
saSon met at the Armory. Comdr.
James Lynch presided. Capt. Earle
em!tnsou, Dspartmsut commander,
spoke,
Evening star., 1937-12-26

The National Rifle Association,
through its executive secretary, c. B.
Lister, and in cooperation with the
washington Pistol Club, has donated
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Conservation Of Eyesight
Through Efficient LiGhtinG.

RETARDATION Of pupils In the
schools through insufficient
lighting Of classrooms and defective
vision was explained and illustrated
at the recent meeting Of the Com
mittee on Public Schools Of the
Board Of Trade. The committee
met in the Electric Institute Of
Washington and listened to an
interesting lecture illustrated by
various apparatus, diagrems and
statistics. An additional recorded
lecture with lantern slide illustra-
tions was also given. It would pay
any civic group to witness this
demonstration.
Reports on tests made Of classes
in improperly lighted and also in
efficiently lighted rooms were COM
pared with startling results. The
improvements noted after the in
stallation of proper lighting were
surprising.
DR.. Murphy, medical officer of
the schools, present as a guest, told
Of the work under way to improve
the lighting in the schools and to
discover pupils with defective vision
which might be helped by glasses,
by change Of seat In the classroom
or other means.
The Public School Committee
was urged to do all possible to aid
the movement and as q result
subcommittee was appointed to
prepare q plan for the practical
aiding Of this work by the Board
Of Trade. The entire group Of
about 40 persons attending the
meeting were so thoroughly sold on
the plan that the proposal to give
1t the support of the Board Of
Trade was adopted unanimously
after interesting debate.
In the course of the discussion
it was developed that the staff Of
the Municipal Architect now in
cludes an able lighting engineer
who Is planning proper lighting in
all Of the buildings to be erected.
The many old buildings are the
ones among those Improperly
lighted and it Is to be one Of the
purposes of this movement to take
care Of these.
The District Building
Makes Its Own Electricity.
FEW people are aware Of the fact
that the District government
maintains an electric power plant
in the basement of the District
Building and manufactures the
current which operates the trick
elevators and lights the District
Building. The plant Is one Of an
cient vintage and turns out 220-
volt current which is not adaptable
to standard electric appliances.
This interferes seriously with the
work in the Health Department
and makes the use Of proper light
ing fixtures dimcult II not i'm
possible.
There has been some surprise ex-
pressed that the Citisens' Efficiency
Committee did 1et dbeovee this
Evening star., 1937-12-26

the services Of its range to the bat.
talon each Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

Company d now reports that First
Sergt. Samuel Winfield has rejoined
the company.