Evening star., 1938-01-30

n EV1EW Of the civic week
X from Thursday, January 20.
L \ to Thursday, January 27:
GLOVER PARK-Heard talk by
Tswen-ling Tsui. Second Secretary of
the Chinese Embassy, who explained
China's side Of the Sino-Japanese
war.
TAKOMA PARK-Voted approval
OF representation in both House and
Senate for District residents; voted
nearly three to one in favor of elec-
tion of School Board members by
popular vote.
NORTH CAPITOI-Indorsed move
ment to convert the old tuberculosis
Hospital into an educational or recrea-
tional center, rather than a GONZALES
cent home for Gallinger patients.
MIDC1TY-Reaffir ffirmed stand for re-
establishment of the old second pre-
cinct, at the same time indorsing the
request of Supt. of Police Ernest w.
Brown for additional police; passed
resolution favoring Use of pictures on
automobile operators permits and re-
affirmed action in voting that District
schools and school properties should
be kept under control of Board OF
Education
GEORGETOWN-Asked that old M
Street Georgetown Market be retained
by the District government and con-
verted into free parking lot and
that viaduct be constructed on K
street linking Rock Greek Park with
Key Bridge, thus draining off I'M
wanted through traffic; opposed diver
sion of gas tax funds for street light
ing: opposed direct control of District
Fairgrounds by the Commissioners.
SOCIETY OF NATIVES-Heard
talk on crime problems by Dr. James
Allen Nolan. director o. the Wash
ngton Criminal Justice Association:
adopted resolution commencing ad-
ministration of Maj Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police. and indorsed
his request in the 1889 District supply
bill for additional personnel.
SOUTHEAST-Urged support of
amendment by Representative Gam
brill. Democrat, of Maryland that
would include 1889 budget appro-
priation of s65o,O0O for beginning
construction of new Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge; opposed use Of old
tuberculosis Hospital as convalescent
home for Gallinger patients: favored
increase in Metropolitan police force
by l35 men; approved proposal made
last week by Chairman Palmisano
Of the House District Committee that
would increase the Federal payment
toward support of municipal govern
ment from S5.00O,000 to $9.000,000
thus avoiding necessity of any new
tax legislation to balance the 1899
budget.
BROOKLAND-Adopted four point
resolution calling for continuation of
business privilege tax, limited sales
tax, reduction in real estate levy
and increase in the Federal share of
the District appropriation; opposed
increase in present 22-mile-per- hour
speed limit i'll District.
LOGAN-THOMAS CIRCLE-Heard
talk by Edgar NJ. Peterson of re-
Gently formed Realty Owners and
Dealers Association, which attacked
the real estate licensing law setting
up q Real Estate Commission for
the District as having passed with
a "monopolistic Intention; approved
construction of underpass at Thomas
Circle, with specifications that the
circle itself was not to be altered.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following associations are
- scheduled to meet this week:
Monday. January 81.
TR1N1DAD-Wheatley School, 8
Tuesday, February 1.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS - Fourth
Presbyterian Church. 8 pm
NORTH CLEVELAND PARK-3923
Window place NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday, February 3.
FRIENDSH1P-Janney School, 8
pm.
Thursday, February 4.
BRADBURY HEIGHTS-Bradbury
Heights M. E. Church, 8 pm.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE - AL
Souls Memorial Church, 8 pm.
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE.-THE.
IL police precinct, 8 pm.
WASHINGTON HIGHLANDs-3s2l
First street Sc, pm.
Friday. February 5.
CH1LLUM HEIGHTS Keene
School, 8 pm.
Saturday, February 8.
FEDERAT1ON-Board room, Dis
eict Building, 8 pm.