Evening star., 1938-04-21
LEGISLATORS BID
TO VOTE PARLEY
D. c. Committee Members
Asked to Attend Meeting
on Suffrage Poll.

Members of the Senate and House
District Committees have been invited
to attend the mass meeting to be held
tomorrow night at Central High School
to arrange final details for the suffrage
plebiscite April 80.
Invitations have been extended to
the committee members by Wilbur S.
Finch. chairman of the Citizens Con-
ference on District Suffrage, which is
sponsoring the plebiscite.
Meantime plans were being pushed
forward for the suffrage vote by the
subcommittee on elections. headed by
William H. Mondell. At special con-
ference IN his office Mr.. Mondell con-
1erred with committee of representa-
tlveS from the citizens associations
concerning selection Of supervisors for
the various precincts. At the confer
ence were Harry N. Stull David Babp
and Orrin Davy.
Information Booth.
The Junior Board of Commerce has
thrown its support behind the plebis-
cite and extended its offer of CO.
operation. The board was repre-
sented by Bradford Ross, chairman of
Its Committee on National Repre-
sentatlon, who conferred with Chair
man Mondell of the Elections Com
mittee
With a view to helping inform the
pubic as to the plebiscite. The Star
Today opened an information booth in
lts lobby, which will make available
all necessary information concerning
the movement,
A committee Of outstanding women
civic leaders has taken over responsible
ltN Tor operating the booth and will
assign from day to day various pro,1ps
OF publc-spirited women who yolun-
teer their time to the cause.
Committee Members.
The committee consists OF Mrs.
Eona L. Johnston, Mrs H. L. Parkin-
son and Mrs. Alfred Klein, all of
"hom are members of the Voteless
ID. c. League of Women Voters Mrs
PARKINSON also is a member of the
Womens Bar Association and is chair
man OF the Committee on Laws and
Legislation of the Burleith Citizens'
ASSOCIATION Mrs. Klein is a member
OF the Women's Bar Association and
OF the d. c. Legislative Conference.
MIS- johnston is president of the
kalorama Citizens Association and
treasurer Of the Voteless D. c. League
In the booth. where The Star
formerly displayed its Art Apprecia-
tlon pictures, are presented cartoons
by Clifford K. Bergman, Star car
toonlst, depicting the voteless plight
OF the District of Columbia. The
central cartoon shows the District
calling on Washingtonians to vote in
the plebiscite.
The two questions are shown: DO
you want the right to vote for officials
OF your own city government? Do
you want the right to vote for Presi-
dent and members of Congress from
the District?"
John B. Colpoys. chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
who is United States marshal here.
issued a statement last night urging
Washingtonians to vote in the
plebiScite.
Held Un-American.
Pointing to the Boston Tea Party
as an example for home rule for
Washington. he said:
1t was never intended by the IA
theirs of our country that situation
should exist such as can be found in
the District of Columbia. The great
est heritage that should be ours is to
make us American citizens in all that
the name implies.
Il would llken our condition here
somewhat to conditions prevailing in
some of the foreign countries, where
they are deprived of a voice in govern
nent. Surely this is not American.
To accomplish our purpose we
must continue to agitate, educate and
organize. I ask that all residents of
the District 90 to the polls on April
30 and register their opinion on this
vital and most important question"
Chairman Mondell of the Elections
Committee and Arthur Clarendon
Smith, civic leader, will discuss the
plebiscite at the Sunday evening serv-
ice at Lincoln Congregational Temple, |
Eleventh and r streets.
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