The Washington times., 1938-04-14
CITIZENS HEAR
MRS. SMITH ON
SUFFRAGE POLL.
Urges All to Take Part
In Election April 80
By A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

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Expressing satisfaction at the
manner In which residents Of the
District are supporting the suf-
frage movement here, Mrs. Clara
Wright Smith, treasurer Of the
District Of Columbia Suffrage
Association, In an address last
night before the Cathedral
Heights-C Cleveland Park Citizens
Association, urged all members to
vote on the suffrage amendment
April 30.
MRS. Smith also urged they In
SiSt their friends do likewise, so an
expression Of opinion may be OBJ
tanned whether the people desire
only national representation, or
complete local suffrage.
Mrs. Smith said IS school build
tngs are to be used as polling
places, the Phoebe Hearst, John
Eaton, and James F. Oyster being
assigned in the associations ter
ritory.
FLOAT IN PARADE
Mrs. Smith spoke Of a float the
suffrage association will have IN
the Junior District Day parade,
and announced that her aSSocia-
ton hopes to have Mrs. Roosevelt
address a conference meeting at
the Central High School April %.
President Waldron Faulkner re-
uuested members to sign up as
tally clerks and inspectors and for
other duties at the schools on ref
Orendum day. /
The association opposed pend
ing legislation to legalize horse
racing in the District. The aSso
citation also heard Miss A. Patricia
Morss, chief Of children'S division,
Board of Public Welfare, speak
on treatment Of delinquent and
dependent children. It was pointed
out that last year the District took
care Of 1920 with only "a case
workers.
RACING OPPOSED
The Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
EenS Association, meeting last
night in Woodbridge Branch Ii
brary, in q resolution by Chester
r. Smith, chairman Of the COM
mittee on fire and police, opposed
the bill before Congress to legalize
horse racing in the District.
In adopting q report by j. G.
Holland, chairman Of the leglSla-
tive committee, the association
favored a reduction from $1.75
per hundred to $3.50 in assess
ment on real estate and opposed
the business privilege tax in favor
Of a general sales tax.
It tabled q proposal to create a
special home.oWner tax, and also
tabled a recommendation for a
graduated individual and corpora
ton income tax, and disapproved
proposed creation Of a welfare
committee. The police were asked
for a more rigid enforcement Of
one.hour parking restrictions on
Rhode Island Avenue Northeast,
and the National Capital Parks
Office was petitioned for install
lation Of toilet facilities at Lang
don Fairgrounds.
URGE SCHOOL NEEDS
George F. Gee was directed to
appear before the Board Of Edu-
cation at a public meeting April
IS to press for needed school items
In the associations territory.
President Freeman Weiss was
directed to name a committee to
arrange for a celebration Of the
thirtieth anniversary Of the aSSo-
citation In May.
Resolutions were adopted by the
Garfield Civic Association, at q |
meeting last night in Garfield
School, requesting the Superin-
tendent Of schools to transfer toll
Garfield from the Stephen School
all undernouriShed children.
The association favored an in
come tax for the District with no
exemptions. A committee consist
ing Of President H. A.. johnson,
Jerry Forrest and Julian Brown
was appointed to report on the
plan Of the Committee on Fair
Taxation.
New members elected were Mary
61lleary and Edgar Smith,