Evening star., 1937-01-31
WEEKLY REVIEW.

WEEhLI hEt1EWs
u EVIEW Of the civic week from
Thursday. January II, to Thurs
day, January %:
Anacostia-Indorsed five-year school
building program OF Board Of Educa-
ton: indorsed Southeast Council re-
quest for restoration of $4,000 for
purchase of land for branch library
in Anacostia.
Georgetown-Opposed Jacobs Com
mittee report on fiscal relations; ap-
proved use and purchase of new one
man street cars and opposed fedora
ton for attempting to restrain the
Public Utilities Commission order for
the purchase of the cars.
Mid-City - Favored administration
Of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
under its present set-up.
North Capitol-Indorsed compulsory
automobile insurance for taxicabs;
asked for traffic lights on r street at
North Capitol street and Lincoln road.
Committee to Study Report.
Sixteenth Street Highlands-Voted
to oppose before congressional commit
tee the Jacobs fiscal report-the COM
mittee named to study the measure
includes Henry I. Quinn, chairman;
z. C. Snyder. DR.. ]. P. Turner. Havi.
land Hobbs and DR.. Charles H. But.
Ter; opposed rezoning Longfellow street
at Colorado avenue TO permit apart
ment house construction; asked Street
Cleaning Department for more rigid
enforcement Of laws against scattering
rubbish; approved increase In police
personnel recommended by Police
Supt. Ernest w. Brown; approved
purchase of additional one-man street
cars: appropriated $40 to Red Cross
for food relief.
Society of Natives-Named Theodore
w. Noyes, editor Of The Star, as the
native washingtonian who rendered
the most distinguished civic and public
service to the District during 1885:
announced its annual banquet a.
planned for April Is at the Mayf1ower
Hotel.
Trinidad-opposed Jacobs Commit
tee report; indorsed program of Dis.
trict Jail employees calling for better
working hours and wages; asked dele.
gate to federation to urge repeal OF the
red rider; asked replacement OF
safety buttons" recently removed
from street car loading zones.
Benning-Opposed Jacobs Commit
tee report and complained of section
D, providing TO-. smaller appropria-
ton to the Districts operating ex-
penses; indorsed the Norton racing
bill; opposed the Norton bill provid-
ing for retirement of Police. Municipal
and Juvenile Court judges with IL
years Of service at the age Of IS.
Approves Six Bills.
Observation-Disclosures James g..
Yaden, former federation president.
to oppose Jacobs Committee report at
congressional hearings this week; sp.
proved the following bills-to prose.
cute sellers of numbers game slips; TO
regulate the practice of law; to gov
ern lunacy proceedings; to control
sale and manufacture OF narcotics; to
set up proposed real estate commits
sion; q new corporation act; to pro-
vide for an inebriate farm; disap-
proved proposed extension OF hours
for sale Of liquor on Sundays.
| Logan Thomas Circle - Appointed
the following committee to study and
! report on the Jacobs Committee report
at a special meeting to be held soon:
w. w. Stout, chairman; H. M. Full
ton, w. E. Baker; named committee
to investigate working conditions at
the District Jail; appropriated funds
for Red Gross for flood relief.
Southeast-Opposed Jacobs Com
mittee report and urged Federal pay.
ment Of 80 per cent of Districts an
nual expenses; opposed increase in
gasoline tax, automobile weight tax
and diversion to tax funds; reiterated
Its Endorsement Of Capt. William L.
Peak, present superintendent Of Lor.
ton Reformatory. for the post OF su-
perintendent of penal institutions to
succeed Capt. M. M. Barnard.
CIVIC CALENDAR. e..
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 1.
Dupont Circle, 4:30 pm. Pam
American room, Mayfiower Hotel
Forest Hills, pm, Ben Murch
School.
Georgetown Prosressives. 8 pm.
Curtis School.
Kenilworth, 8 pm, Kenilworth Rec.
reation Center.
Manor Park, 7:45 pm, Whittier
School.
Michigan Park. 9 pm. Bunker Hill
School.
Takoma Park. D. @, 9 pm. Tskoma
Public Library.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 2. -.
Columbia Heights, 8 pm. Fourth
Presbyterian Church. ..
North Cleveland Park, 3 pm, 1928
Window place. -,-a
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY ..
Friendship, Q pm, Janney School.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4.
Bradbury Heights, 8 pm, $500 Bow.
en- road southeast. -. .-
Northeast Conference, 9 pm, No.
II precinct. ....- ..
Washington Highlands, 8 pm, 100
Xenia street southeast.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
Burroughs. g PM, John Burroughs
School. ~..
Chillum Heights, q pm. Keens
School
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8.