The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-19
GRAPE U R C E S
ALL TO VOTE ON
BALLOT FOR D. C.
Business Men Behind
Referendum

Grape, president of the Federation
Of Business Mems Associations, as
serted today his organization was
In full support of the suffrage ref
erendum.
We've been on record for a
vote in the District for many
years." Grape said. Were def
nitely lined up in support Of the
referendum on the last day Of
this month";"
Asserting that opinion in the
membership of his organization
was divided as to what kind of
representation the District should
have. Grape added:
"We're waiting to see the re-
suits Of the polls. We want to
know what type Of suffrage is
favored by the majority Of Dis
tr4ct citizens. First and fore
most, we urge that all residents
of Washington go to the polls
and strike their blow for suf-
frage."
Northumberland of Wash.
fngton's CSC, 900 people was termed
Q national disgrace" by William
H. Mondell. chairman of the Dis
trict Suffrage election committee
ia call for volunteers to help the
balloting organization in the April
30 plebiscite, in an address over
WRC last night.
Mondell noted that after years
Of inertia, Washington citizens
who live in parliamentary exile"
had taken the initiative. He cited
the breaking up of all party lines
rs evidence of the united front
. District residents would show in
marching to the polls to vote for
the VOTE"
COMMITTEEMAN APPROVE
Endorsement of the plebiscite
has come within the past week
from leaders of both the Republt.
pan and Democratic party. Demo
cratic National Committeeman
Malcom S. McConihe, and Re-
publican National Committeeman
Edward F. Colladay, have joined
In support of the movement.
Mondell's address was part of
the radio campaign-time for
which has been contributed by
every station in Washington.
Representative Jennings Ran
dolph CD of West Virginia. will
speak in support Of suffrage over
WAIAL at 6:15 tonight.
SMITH TO SPEAK
Arthur Clarendon Smith, found.
er Of the Federation Of Business
mems Associations, will go to
VOLS microphone at $50 p. m.
Meanwhile, a sixty-third voting
district, with Central High School
as the polling place, was added
yesterday. Mr.. Mondell also an.
bounced the addition Of Birney
School, Nichols Ave. and Talbot
BIT. s. E., as a second polling place
TOR the Seventh precinct, for
which Anacostia Junior High
School, Sixteenth and r SITS. s. E.,
already had been selected.
DEMANDED BY PUBLIC
Both additions Mondell said,
we're ordered to afford easier vot-
Ing facilities for large populations,
whose organization leaders have
reported spirited popular activity
rs promise of heavy voting April
30. Originally the new Sixty
third had formed part of the
Forty-sixth precinct, with Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
Bts. N. w., as its polling place.
The sixty-third district was de-
lined:
Voting place: Central High
School, 18th and Clifton SITS. N. w.
Boundaries: 18th st. N. w. and
Columbia Rid: to 18th st. N. W.;
to Florida Ave. N. W.; to w st. N.
w.; to 18th st. N. w.; to Columbia
Road.
AS amended. boundaries of the
10Th precinct, are:
Rock Greek and Calvert ST.; to
Euclid st.: to 18th st. N. W.;
10 Florida Ave-: to New Hampshire
Ave.: to S St. N. W.; to Florida
Ave-: to Massachusetts, Ave-; to
Rock Greek; to Calvert st.
VOTE AT HOWARD U
Mondell announced also that
Howard University had been sub
stituted for Miners Teachers Col
Iege. Georgia Ave. and Paramount
st. N. w., as polling place for the
rhirty-eighth Precinct, and its
boundaries have been amended as
follows:
Eleventh st. N. W. and Column
bia Rd. to Michigan Ave-, to North
Capitol st., to Charming Street,
30 First St., N. w., to Trumbull ST.,
TO Fourth st. N. W., to Georgia
Ave, to v st. N. w., to Florida
Ave. to Eleventh st. N. w., to
Columbia Rd.
Corollary alterations have been
prdered for the limits of the Twen.
ty-ninth precinct, which adjoils
the Thirty-eighth, for which Mott
school, Fourth and w st. N. W..
will be polling headquarters III
stead of Gage School, U st. and
Flagler Pl., originally named.
CLEVELAND SCHOOL
New boundaries for the Twenty
ninth are:
Georgia Ave. and W st. N. W.
10 Fourth st. N. W., to Trumbull