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United Effort 10 Get
Parkway Sought

In plan to obtain section-vide
backing for immediate DEVELOPMENT
OF the proposed Anacostia Parkway.
the Southeast Council of Citizens
Associations has asked the North
east Conference for Joint support,
1t was announced yesterday by Will
nam j. Smith, secretary OF the
Southeast group.
Having commended the National
capital Parks and Planning Com
mission for its "splendidly compre-
henslve" designs to beautify the
parkway area at meeting earlier
IN the month, the council authorized
formation of special committee
headed by Mr.. Smith to enlist the
aid of all civic groups of East Wash
lngton with possible view Of ap-
pearlng before District authorities
for action. The parkway develop
ment move now has the Endorsement
OF the member groups of the coun-
Gil and of the Lincoln Park Citizens
Association.
The plans of the commission call
for a park area somewhat similar
to Mount Vernon Memorial Parkway
to extend generally north alons
the east bank of the Anacostia River
from Eleventh Street Bridge beyond
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge to
point approximately opposite East
Capitol street. At this point the
proposed drive would cross to the
west bank and run generally south
to connect with M street Sc. and
connect with the park areas about
the Potomac River.
Mr.. Smith explains that the park
area is to be planted and pruned
with shrubbery and grass with some
sort OF arboreal screen to camou-
fage such commercial interests as
the railroad on the west bank.
It is hoped by the council that
the municipal sports center, con-
sisting Of armory, stadium and audi
torlum, will be established at the
end of East Capitol street in order
to form direct connection" with
South and East Washington and
suburbs. Charles c. Gilikin. men,
Der OF The special committee, ex-
pressed the belief that if the sports
center and parkway plans were de-
veloped an additional drive area
would be undertaken in the future
to connect with possible road con-
struction on the railbed of the de-
funct w. B. g. A. electric train line
to link Baltimore and Washington.
Mr.. Gillikin declared that such road
development in East Washington
would go far toward relieving
traffic Of the other sections of the
city, and would make the city more
easily accessible from the neighbor-
ing sections of Maryland.
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Proposed ID. c. Invasion
OF THE World of Tomorrow"

Some of the absorbing District
civic problems have to be showed
aside for the moment while a
special committee of the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations
investigates and reports on the
cost and feasibility of the or
ganized citizens of the District
moving over to New York to learn
about the World of Tomorrow.
The idea originated with the
president of the Metropolis View
Citizens Association and the
committee was ordered appointed
at the federation's recent meeting.
The citizens generally, under
the leadership of the District
Commissioners, organized a very
formidable expedition in 1926 to
attend the Sesquicentennial at
Philadelphia. A joint committee
was formed from the Board of
Trade, Chamber of Commerce,
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association and other
groups. Special trains were run
and it turned out to be a gala
affair.
Upon arrival at the exposition
grounds parade was formed,
headed by a District brass band,
and the entire company marched
to the auditorium where they
were formally received and a
speech was made on behalf of the
District by William Mather Lewis,
the then president of George
Washington University. At the
conclusion of these exercises the
party broke up into small groups
and took in the fair for the re-
mainder of the day.
1t is understood that in some
way the management of the New
York Worlds Fair overlooked the
District of Columbia in arrang-
ing special Nation and State days.
A revision of this program ap-
pears to be part of the Fedora
ton Committee job. There are
many who believe that it is
worth the effort to form a gen.
eral Joint civic committee to get
up a big pilgrimage to New York
that will really be credit to
the people of the voteless and un-
represented District of Columbia.
This is no simple problem which
has been wished on this commit
tee, but one which requires thor
oughness as we'll as broadmind-
edness.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
BY JESSE c. SUTER.

Very few District matters have
made appreciable advance dur
ing the week. Monday was an
other short and uneventful Dis
trict day in the House of
Representatives. 1t took the
House exactly eight minutes to
pass six local House bills. Two
of these bills were, so called,
crime-control bills. They make
Jail sentences mandatory for all
crimes of violence and require
the registration of every pistol
in the District. Dealers are also
forbidden to sell firearms with
out permit from the Police
Department. The four other
bills passed exempt drivers of
Government vehicles stationed
outside of Washington from
being required to procure drivers
permits while driving these We
hicles in the District, increasing
the latitude Of the Commissions
erS in assessing benefits in OPEN
ing and widening minor streets
and alleys, permitting the Doc
tors Hospital Inc, to lay con-
meeting electric conduit under I
street between its two buildings
and granting retirement benefits
to a former public school teacher.
The milk investigation by a
House committee has continued
to draw crowds during a part of
the week. Whether anything of
practical value to the District
people will result from the in
quiry remains to be seen. Some
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CIVIC CALENDAR.

The following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, May Is.
1nterfederation Conference, United
States Chamber of Commerce, 8 pm.
Lincoln Park, Kingsman School,
Fourteenth and E streets NE, Bpm.
Sixteenth Street Heights, A. R.
Shepherd School, 8 pm.
Tuesday, May 16.
Benning, Odd Fellows Hall, Ben
ming road and Minnesota avenue
NE, 8 pm.
Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights, Powell Junior High School,
8 pm.
Petworth, Petworth School, pm.
Wednesday, May II.
Chevy Chase, E. V. Brown School,
8 pm.
Dahlgren Terrace, Crosby S. Noyes
School, 8 pm.
sixteenth Street Highlands,
Brightwood School, 8 pm.
Thursday, May 18.
Southwest, Jefferson Junior High
School, 8 pm.
Friday, May 10.
Glover Park, Industrial Home
School, pm.
Takoma Park Cd. C.-MdD, Ia
koma Park Library, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, May 20.
Federation, board room, District
Building, 8 pm,
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B. P. O. EIks

The annual orphans outing will
be held at Glen Echo Park on
June %.
Harvey c. Belt was renamed
chairman of the Visiting Sick Com
mittee.
The annual Moonlight Cruise of
the Elks, formerly known as The
Showboat, has been changed to
June IL.
The delegates and alternates to
the State Association Convention to
be held at Crisfield in August will
be named at the first meeting in
June.
The Elks Bowling League banquet
will be held May Is at 7:30 pm.
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Plaque Will Honor
Miss Given

Appropriate ceremonies will mark
the dedication of a bronze plaque
to the memory of the late Miss Ella
M. Given, for IS years principal
OF the E. " Brown School, prior
to the meeting of the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association Wednesday at
8 pm. in the school.
The Rev. j. Hillman Hollister, pas
tor OF the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church, assisted by pastors of other
churches in the community, will
conduct the services.
Following the meeting, the last
until the third Wednesday in Octo-
Der, movies will be shown of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Camp.
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D. C.. Parent eocher Conqress
Sessions Open on Tuesday
Prominent Speakers Will Address
Two-Duy Meeting Of Organization
BY MRS. WALTER b. FRY,
President, D. c. Congress OF Parents and Teachers

1t with present program for our
twenysxh Departmena
Auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday, Sapp
the Program Committee that the
convention will with
will be the officers of the
Of Managers The march will be led by
NO a. music furnished Mckinley
The entire assembag will the
convention will be formally pastor of
Norhmnster Presbye Church,
The presidents and treasrers annual
after interval OF community
specialist Department
place and the Nominating Committee
tunity for nominations from
At 1:l5 the Mothersnger David
Gates will sing and Birch physical education District
Columbia public schools will
the Safety OF the Chd? He
nonal program sponsored by the National Safety
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Civic Groups Push
Fight for D. {.
Voting Right
Federation Heads List
Of Is Organizations
Meeting This Week

Action taken at recent meetings
indicates that many civic groups,
aware that the season is nearing a
close, are endeavoring to do every
thing possible to make progress be-
fore the adjournment of Congress
on getting vote for the District
Support is being given the post
card campaign of the Citizens Con-
ference on District Suffrage, which
is distributing cards to organizations
and individuals in the city addressed
to Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee, urging him to
include some form of District suf-
frage in the Griffenhagen report.
The Summers resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution
to give Congress power to provide
for representation in Congress for
the District and other privileges to
citizens here is also being pushed
to the full" by many of the asso-
Citations. And one group, Randle
Highlands, although it has ad-
journed for the summer neverthe-
less has special committee func-
tloning in behalf of District vote.
Following is a review of the as
sociations that met from Thursday,
May 4, through Wednesday, May 10:
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tral library at proposed Municipal

trail library at proposed Municipal
Center.
SUMMIT PARK-Favored erec-
ton of new central library at John
Marshall place and c street NV
in lieu of any more branch Libraries:
again asked Identification of Penn
sylVanla avenue Sc. from Second
street to new bridge over Anacostia
River; approved bill requiring all
motorists involved in accidents to
submit to tests to determine if they
are under influence of alcohol.
STANTON PARK-Indorsed in
principle Kennedy bill for local
suffrage; resolution specified that
of council board of q five should
serve as councilmen at large, while
others would represent Is precincts
of city, and voiced approval to main
tanning three Commissioners as ex-
ecutive administrators, with powers
not to exceed those of council, until
time when full suffrage rights were
accorded District; protested work.
ing hours of guards at District
Building, citing that guards only
receive one day off every two weeks
in comparison to day and a half per
week accorded other public building
guards.
NORTH RANDLE COMMUNITY
Installed Boy Scout Troop 26,
sponsored by group, at ceremonies
of last meeting of season.
MICHIGAN PARK-Passed reso-
lutoin for proposed rezoning of Ger
tain parts of Michigan Park NE.
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE-Fa-
vored 11-point resolution, separately
lndorslng eight sections of Lewis
relief report; opposed proposed cut
of s56,o00 in District Fire Depart
ment appropriations.
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wherever there is an indicated
need or interest in carrying for
ward an effective community pro-
gram for social betterment. These
councils are not planned to sup
plant any existing organization,
but simply to bring about some
effective teamwork along agreed
lines.
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To Elect Officers

Annual election of officers will be
the order of business at the last
meeting of the season of the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association to-
morrow night. The group will meet
at 8 pm. in the Kingsman School,
Fourteenth and E streets NE, A. D.
Calvert, president, announced.
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Committees Named
By New President
Of Trade Board
Members to Testify
This Week on
1910 D. c. Budget

Lawrence E. Williams, president
OF the Board of Trade, now is en-
gagged in the task of appointing
committee chairmen and committee
members who will serve during his
term of Office.
Mr.. Williams expects to complete
the job sometime before next month,
when officers, directors and COM
mittee chairmen of the Trade Board
will hold an organization meeting
to map out a program for next
fall.
Meanwhile, board officers are
completing plans for appearing.
this week before the Senate SUBJ
committee on Appropriations to
testify on the new District supply
bill.
Robert v. Fleming, chairman of
the Municipal Finance Committee,
will be chief spokesman for the
Board of Trade Other committee
chairmen who may appear with
Mr.. Fleming are George E. Keneipp
of the Public Schools Committee;
OdeH S. Smith of the Public Order
unit, DR.. Arthur c. Christie of the
Public Health Committee and Ar
thur B. Heaton of the Public and
Private Buildings Committee.
The Board of Trade is believed
to be in agreement with most of
the provisions of the appropriations
bill as it passed the House. However,
the Board Of Directors recently went
on record indorsing the East Capitol
street site for the new National
Guard Armory. A House provision
would place the armory in South
east Washington.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

describe in detail the type of
construction to be undertaken
and the proposed new agencies
would be free to plan their own
large-scale operation to meet
economic need in the community.
1t is believed that if Washing
ton is to be truly the city beauti-
full its beauty must be everywhere
in evidence, and not marred by
whole sections of outmoded and
dllapidated buildings. Such an
extensive reclamation project in
the District of Columbia would
be in the interest of public
health, sanitation, preservation
of property values, safety public
convenience and the general
welfare. This presents a real
challenge to organized civic and
business Washington. An inten-
slve study of the problem by the
citizens will fit in with the plans
ana activities of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and may arouse an active
interest on the part of Congress.
Merited Recognition.
OF Real Civic Builder.
Wednesday evening, May 10.
1889. will long be remembered
by local civic and social workers
as the time of the testimonial
dinner to ElWood Street and his
good wife. The news columns
have told that it was a largely
attended and spontaneous affair
tenederd as farewell to the
Streets upon Mr.. Street retiring
from the Office of Director of
Public Welfare to assume the di-
rectorship of the Richmond (Va)
Community Chest.
Spokesmen for the civic and So
clal welfare leaders of Washing
ton rendered eloquently the we'll
merlted praise of the splendid
work done by Mr.. Street in
planning and building the fine
and efficient institution known
as the Community Chest of
Washington. All told of the far
reaching results of this fine
organization which has welded
the community together as MOTH
ing has ever done before.
Equally warm were the praises
OF his administration as Direc-
tor of Public Welfare and his
activities in various civic and
social welfare organizations. Mrs.
Street came in for much praise
to which she is justly entitled.
her f1rst love in the civic work,
she confesses, is that of the Vote
less District of Columbia League
OF Women Voters. She will lose
the 'voteless' appellation when
she afflllates with the women in
richmond, but it is predicted
that her new friends will hear
lot about the voteless and un-
represented helplesSness of the
good American people at the Ma
tional Capital.
Much regret was shown at the
dinner that Washington is to
lose the presence and the work
OF two such valuable citizens.
This regret is tempered with the
knowledge that Richmond is
only short way off-and then
the Streets may, as missionaries,
be valuable to the voteless and de-
Americanized people of the Dis
trict.
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d. c. Convention Sought.

Representatives of % Junior
Chambers of Commerce, at a recent
meeting in Alexandria, adopted a
resolution supporting Washington
as the site for the 1910 convention
of the United States Junior Cham
Der of Commerce.
This years convention is to be
held June 2l-24 at Tulsa, Okla. The
local Junior Boards Convention
Committee is taking steps to pro-
mote Washington's bid for next
years meeting.
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Meetings Slated.

Two Board of Trade committees
are scheduled to meet next Friday
they are:
Public Health 8 pm. in the Board
OF Trade Offices in The Star Build
ing.
Public Schools at 1915 pm. in
the Harrington Hotel Main order
Of business probably will be dis
cussion of the committees current
survey of the local public school
system.
Four Conventions This Week.
-Four conventions are scheduled
for Washington this week, according
to the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Board of Trade.
The organizations, dates of meet
ings and headquarters follow:
Home Office Life Underwriters
Association, under auspices of the
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
at the Wardman Park Hotel, to-
morrow through Wednesday. About
200 are expected to attend.
American Federation of Arts,
Wardman Park, Wednesday through
Friday.
League of Women Shoppers, May
flower Hotel, Friday and Saturday.
National Wooden Box Association,
Mayfower Hotel, Thursday and
Friday.
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Teachers To Hold A District
Meeting In High Point Friday

HIGH POINT, Oct. 28-Approx-
imately $500 teachers are expec-
ted to attend the 18th annual con-
vention of the Northwestern Dis
trict Teachers Association which
will be held at the Senior High
School Friday.
T. E. Story of Wilkesboro,
president of the district associa-
ton, will provide over the first
session. At the first general as
sembly, which gets under way at
10 o'clock in the auditorium of
the Senior High School, election
of officers will command the at
tention of the teachers.
The theme of the convention
will be Observation-Disclosures
and Qualitive." How good are our
schools? How can we make them
better?
Among the outstanding speak
ers who will make addresses at
the convention are DR.. Ebert K.
Fretwell, professor of education,
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity, New York city; DR.. JUL
ian Miller, editor of the Charlotte
Observer; DR.. J. Minor Gwyn,
professor of education, Chapel
Hill; Charles E. Griffith, educa-
tional director, Silver Burdett
Company, New York city; D..
Frederick Koch, of Chapel Hill;
Clyde Erwin, superintendent of
public instruction, and many 9TH
er educational leaders.
At the first generar meeting
teachers will be welcomed to
High Point by Charles F. Carroll
Jr., superintendent of the city
schools. DR.. J. Henry Highsmith,
president of the North Carolina
Education Association, will give
brief statement of the theme of
the meeting He will be followed
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by the main speaker on the morn.
ing's program, Charles E. Griffith
of New York city, who will speak
on Making Music School and
Community Resource"
Following the first general
meeting, the assembly will sepa-
rate into groups to attend the de-
partmental meetings which will
be held in the Senior High
School.
Officers of the district associa-
ton are T. E. Story, president,
Wilkesboro; J. Sam Gentry, vice
president, Mountain Park High
School, Mountain Park; and Ethel
Perkins, secretary, Robbins
School, Lexington.
In addition to the election of
officers for the district association
will be the election of a member
to serve on the governing board
OF the North Carolina Education
Association whose duty will be to
serve for three years.
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there's no danger from them"
might as we'll all of us be rid
in, said Jake, and added COM
fortably, ''but there amt any
hurry. They'll be moon later"
mo; we're to keep the two
men here until Tom comes. They
have something hidden here that
|,he wants. Better tell the boys,
Jake, to scatter as they head
back, so they'll be sure not to
miss Tom"
"How about your" asked Jake.
you'll stay here, waitin' for
Tom"
There were many ways IN
which she might have said yes
Still thinking of the rag doll, she
answered, IF you want me to,
Jake"
His hand crawled along the log
like a crab and fastened on hers
For just a single loathsome Sc
cond she let is rest there; then
she slipped hers out from under
it. At that moment one of the
men beyond the fire called
through a yawn: "Hey, Jake!
Come alive, will yuh? What're
we dom, squattin' here all
night?"
And he spoke in low tone.
What he said Lucy could not
catch. They laughed and one of
them slapped Jake on the back,
and off they went, dragging their
spurs clankingly.
Then she noticed that as Jake
came slouching back and the 9TH
ers went to their horses and rode
off with a whoop and a rush, one
man had remained behind; and
this man went straight to the two
prisoners.
(TO Be COntinued)
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TENTH INSTALLMENT
SYNOPSIS

Barry Haveril goes hunting for
a cousin of his, Jesse COnrOy,
known as the Laredo Kid, who
murdered his brother, Robert.
Barry is befriended by Judge
Blue and his daughter, Lucy. The
Judge turns out to be a friend
of Laredo's and a bad actor. Bar
ry escapes, however, and meets
an old man named Timberllne,
who also is cunning for the La
redo Kid. After several years OF
searching, Barry returns to Judge
Blues home, where he meets
man called Tom Haveril whom ne
accuses of being his cousin, Jesse,
in disguise. Barry becomes con-
WINGED of this later and they have
a gun battle, both getting hurt
Recovered, Barry discovers Tom
Haveril has married Lucy whom
he loves. He also finds evidence
to show that Laredo has some
thing on Judge Blue and the
Judge has to do what Laredo tells
him. But with Barry and Tim
berline, the Judge goes to the ca
bin where Tom and Lucy are
Tfnberline takes the Judge and
Laredo to the kitchen while Bar
nv tries to tell Lucy that her
new husband is no good. - -