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Evening star., 1939-01-01
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

Civic interest during holiday
week has been centered on tho
hearing before the District Com
missioners on the proposed regu-
lations for the control of pedes-
trians. It was well attended by
representatives of organizations
and individual citizens and it was
lively and replete with construc-
tive criticism and practical sug-
gestion. On the whole those in
attendance were in agreement
that it was a worthwhile occa-
sion.
With the 10th Congress con-
vening for its first session on
Tuesday, January 8, there is
keen local interest being shown
in the setup Of those commit
tees Of the two Houses charged
with the consideration of Dis
trict problems. There appears
to be real enthusiasm in the civic
organizations over the selection
Of Representative Jennings Ran
dolph as chairman of the House
Committee on the District Of
Columbia. He is reported to be
striving earnestly to get a strong
committee which will take an
active interest in this job for
their voteless and unrepresented,
involuntary constituents.
Chairman Ross Collins of the
House Appropriations District of
Columbia Subcommittee is back
on the job and already actively
at work. 1t is reported, however,
that the hearings on the District
1910 budget will not begin until
later in the session. Deficiency
appropriation items for the Dis
trict are expected to be taken up
at an early date. Among the
more urgent of these is to pro-
vide additional funds for heating
and lighting the public schools.
The amount carried in the cur
rent appropriation act for this
purpose, through a mistaken
idea, was cut so low that build
ings are being lighted insuf1i-
ciently and it is feared that the
shortage of fuel may require the
closing of the schools.
The reported interest of the
President of the United States in
District affairs was one of the
high lights of the week. His in
terest is understood to be chiefly
in improving the health condi-
tions in the District and providing
better located quarters for the
National Training School for
Girls and the Industrial Home
School. Location of these insti-
tutions, it is proposed, would be
outside the District on ample
tracts where better systems of
training could be possible.
Another evidence of the inter-
est of the President is the an
nouncement that he will soon
appoint successor to George
E. Allen as District Commis-
sioner. The appointee will prob
ably be Democrat, as the
time-honored custom of bi-par-
tisan membership on the Board
of Commissioners has been ig-
nored since President Wilson
named two Democrats as civilian
Commissioners, If the President
should return to the old custom
it would fit in we'll with Chair
man Randolph's idea of a nom
partisan District Committee.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Citizens See Films
Made Abroad

Scenes of the ruins of Pompeii, .
the Roman Forum. the Coliseum J
and many other points of interest
were shown the Summit Park Citi-
zens' Association in motion pic
lures taken by j. w. Ducidella of
Langley Junior High School and
Miss Angela Williams of Eastern
High School.
They took the pictures on their
trips to England, France and Italy
last summer. Also shown we're
scenes taken in Brittany, France;
at Oxford, England, and pictures
taken while on board ship.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
B. P. O. EIks

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The Dance Committee held It's
New Year Eve dance last night.
Favors and novelties were presented
those attending.
february will mark the I'D ami
versary of the order, which was
founded in New York, and the 57th
for Washington Lodge. Appropriate
exercises will be observed.
The initiatory class of February 8
is designated the anniversary class.
Proposers must present their appli-
cations by January 18 to be included
in this class. A social session of
music and songs, followed by a
buffet supper, will conclude the ses-
sion.
A party of Washington Elks will
attend Cumberland Lodge on jan
uary 4, when special exercises Of
burning of the mortgage will be
observed. A buffet supper will be
served.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
1888 Left Untouched
Many of Our Civic Problems.

A casual review of the civic
events of the year 1888 shows that
while there was some advance in
the handling of tine Districts
civic problems many items of
great Importance remain un-
touched. Juvenile court legisla-
ton, the setting up of the small
claims and concilliation branch
of the Municipal Court, humane
procedure for the handling of
those with mental illness, the
tightening up of the gambling
laws and the provision of funds
for municipal structures were
gains which have greatly encour-
aged the civic forces to keep on
trying. A number of other i'm
portant legislative measures were
enacted which had long been the
subject of official recommended
ton and citizen petition.
There is, however, large accu-
mutation of unfinished business
including many items of urgent
need. Increased school facilities,
which includes both buildings and
teaching personnel and the pro-
vision of new central building
for the public library with an ap-
proved branch library building
program are considered by most
OF the civic groups as among the
more important of the unfinished
business which should have early
attention.
The Commissioners have an
nounced a tentative legislative
program for 1889 which is very
brief and will doubtless be length
ened as the session advances. In
looking over the events of this
same time in 1888 it is noted that
a program of legislation of six
items was announced by the
Commissioners. To give the
reader these items and the in
formation as to the results OBJ
tanned will afford some idea as
to the progress made by the
Commissioners in obtaining leg
islation for the District. The
six items for 1898 follow:
l. Amend the criminal code
with a view to making it more
difficult for murderers to escape
punishment on technicality.
2. Substitute a medical exam
liner for the present coroner and
abolish the coroner's jury.
3. Require the payment of
tuition for all resident chill
dren attending the public schools.
T.. Establish a farm for in
ebriates.
S. Create a commission to Sc
lect design for an official flag
for the District of Columbia.
6. Amend in minor respects
the new inheritance-tax law.
The only one of these recon-
mendations to be enacted into
law was No. S. creating a COM
mission to select a design for a
District flag. The commission
was organized and has completed
its appointed task, without the
assistance or approval of any rep
resentatives of the voteless and
unrepresented people whose en-
blem is this flag. But the District
is now ready with a flag to waive
in celebration for any needed
legislation which the 10th Con-
gress may enact.
The District lost, in 1898, the
60-40 law, which has long been
ignored by Congress. The citi-
Zens were reluctant to lose this,
for it recognized a fundamental
fiscal principle which the local
civic forces know must be recog-
nized if equitable fiscal relations
are to exist between the United
States and its National Capital
community.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
KuqeI to Speak

H. K. Kugel, smoke regulation
engineer of the District, will be
guest speaker at a meeting of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation Tuesday at 8 pm. in the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, 1410 Columbia road NV,
Col. Luther r. Maddox, president,
announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Meeting Schedule
Changed Because
OF Holidays
Federation and Oldest
Inhabitants Among
II Gatherings

For the second successive week,
changes in meeting nights of citi-
Zens' associations are necessary, this
time due to the observance OF New
Year Day tomorrow.
One meeting, however, will be held
tomorrow. The Association of Old
est Inhabitants, ordinarily sched-
uled to meet the 1st of the month
in January, will meet tomorrow at
1890 I'm. in the Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
NV.
OF the nine associations regularly
scheduled to meet the first Monday
In the month, seven will meet next
Monday and two, the Citizens Asso-
citation of Takoma, D. c., and Manor
Park, will meet this Tuesday.
Those meeting next Monday in
clude Bladensburg Road, Dupont
Circle, Progressive Citizens of Con-
gress Heights, Progressive Citizens
of Georgetown, Forest Hills, Kenil-
worth and Metropolis View. One
other group, the North Cleveland
Park Citizens Association, sched-
uled to meet this Tuesday, will meet
next Tuesday instead, it was an
nounced. In all, II groups will meet
this week.
The complete schedule is as fol-
lows:
Monday. January 2.
Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants-Old Union Engine House,
1890 am.
Tuesday, January 3.
Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. C.-Takoma School, 8 pm.
Columbia Heights-Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, 8 pm.
Manor Park-Whittier School, 8
pm.
Randle Highlands-Orr School, 8
pm.
Wednesday, January 4.
Friendship-Janney School, 8 pm.
Thursday. January 5.
Bradbudy Heights Bradbury
Heights M. E. Church, 8 pm.
Connecticut Avenue-All Souls
Memorial Church, pm.
Northeast Conference.-The II po-
lice precinct, pm.
Washington Highlands-3918 Sec
ond street S.W., s pm.
Friday, January 6.
Chillum Heights-Keene School,
8 pm.
Saturday, January I.
Federation - Boardroom, District
Building, 8 pm.
Because of the holidays only two
associations, Southeast and Mid
City. met during the week from
Thursday, December %, through
Wednesday, December %.
The principal business conducted
by the Southeast group was a re-
quest of District officials that funds
be appropriated to heat and light all
District schools for the ensuing year,
Endorsement of proposed changes in
taxicab rates and zoning, opposition
to the Patman chain store tax bill
and discussion of pedestrian control.
No action was taken on the latter
question, however.
Endorsement of proposal to es-
tablish civil service in the District
was the high light of the meeting
of the Mid-City Association.
Other action taken by the group
included opposition to a bill forbid
ding beauticians to treat clients out
side of their own business establish
ments, approval of a modified form
of pedestrian control, opposition be-
ing expressed to a proposal putting
the regulation throughout the city;
advocation of parking meters as
city-wide project, protest of any
effort that might be made to alter
the Commissioners plan for an ap-
preparation of 5000 to improve the
Women's Bureau and $4,000 to erect |
new No 2 police precinct and in
dcrsement of the Public Utilities
Commissions recent decision to per-
init Arlington and Fairfax auto
railers to operate in the District.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded Criminal Justice Head.

The Cosmopolitan Club an
nounced, during the past week,
that 1t has awarded it's distin-
guished service medal "for out
standing civic service rendered to
his city during 1888" to Eugene
Meyer, publisher of the Washing
ton Post and president of the
Washington Criminal Justice As
ISOLATION. The award is made
for the work as president
of the Criminal Justice Associa-
ton, which has established itself
as an important permanent
community institution. The re-
suits of the systematic work of
gathering, assembling, co-ordi-
mating, analyzing an6 interpret
ing the widely distributed facts
involved in the administration of
criminal justice have been salu-
tory. And this work is only in its
beginning.
To Mr.. Meyer must be given
much credit for undertaking the
burden of heading this new work
and seeing to it that it was put
on a sound financial basis. When
some of the civic leaders got to-
gether several years ago with
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Several Expert Reports
Due Early in Session.

The report of the tax experts
of the Congressional Joint Com
mittee on1nternal Revenue Tax
alton will not be the only re-
port of experts on District mat
tiers to go to Congress early in
the session. The survey of re-
lief in the District made by Bur-
dette Lewis, nationally known
authority on public welfare, has
been turned over to the Citizens
Advisory Committee on Public
Welfare and by them placed in
the hands of Chairman Ross Col
Inns. The report is expected to
be released for publication
shortly.
Another expert report is due
from the Chicago firm on the
survey it has been making of
the many proposals for a reor-
ganization or revamping of the
government of the District of
Columbia. 1t is understood that
these experts are to formulate
a plan, in proper legislative form,
for changing the District gov
ernment into an efficient and
we'll co-ordinated modern gov
ernmental machine.
There is keen interest in this
forthcoming report but local
civic leaders are inclined to be
skeptical as to the possibility of
obtaining any worthwhile i'm
provement in the setup of the
local government until the Dis
trict is enabled to participate in
such legislation through it's own
voting members of the House
and Senate.
1t is generally recognized
among civic leaders that many
changes of business methods
can and should be introduced
to bring the District government
in line with the more efficient
modern practice of large private
business establishments. To this
extent they are hopeful of early
improvements along these lines.
The District governmental ma
chine represents gradual ex-
pansion largely through annual
appropriation bills. 1t is believed
by some of our leaders that over
tapping of duties and functions
exist and that the elimination of
these, while not necessarily re-
ducing the personnel. might per-
nit transfer of employees to de-
partments where there is
shortage of help.
This matter of reorganization
of the District government is one
of the old problems and if the
Chicago firm has comprehen-
sive plan it is sure to have the
close study of the organized citi-
zenry of the District.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Catholic War Veterans

The Father Francis j. Harvey
Post will meet Wednesday night at
the Knights Of Columbus Hall, 91S
Tenth street NV.
The Washington times., 1939-01-30
Passion Play
In March

Not since the late Rev. Fran
els J. Hurney and his st. Patrick
Players presented "The Holy
City" at the National Theater
more than a decade ago has
Washington had a Passion Play.
During this coming Lenten
season, however, The Catholic
Players Guild, under the produc-
ton wand of Paul Messink, will
offer for a two-week run, "The
Third Cross" an entirely new
drama of Christ's Passion, which
has just been completed by
James J. Glade, brilliant young
New York playwright.
The play will open in the new
Holy Name Auditorium, at West
Virginia Ave. and Neal st. N. E.
on Sunday, March IL, and con-
tinue until and including Satur-
day. March Is. There will be
two matinees, on successive Sum
day afternoons.
This piece, which is laid in
three acts, an epilogue and
seven scenes, is a beautifully
written story of the tragic
events in the Saviour's life. and
follows the lines of the Oberam-
mergau Passion Play, now world
famous. It will also have mu-
Sical embellishments, yet to be
arranged.
The recent Broadway sue
cesses Of 'tFather Malachy's Mir
acle" and Shadow and Sub
stance" has created a demand
for the religious play, and it is
fitting that "The Third Cross"
should be done here in the weeks
. preceding Easter. Mr.. Glade
has granted the exclusive pro-
duction rights to The Catholic
Players Guild and this presen-
tation will mark the first per-
formance on any stage.
Mr.. Messing, who will direct,
plans to start casting immedi-
ately. The script calls for a
large number of actors and
actresses of all types. All local
thespianS with experience who
are interested in securing roles
are invited to call at 634 Earle
Building, where interviews will
be granted on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week
(January "a, 25, 26) from 3 to
6 p. m. Special appointments
can be made by calling National
6O61.
The Washington times., 1939-01-30
Redmon Bond
At Howard

This week the Howard Thea
ter divides top billing between
the Little Giant of Rhythm"
Don Redman and those three
charlottesville originators of
the dance craze, "Peckin. A
speedy revue supports these
stars.
The Redman swing out their
SyncOpatiOn wares with Honey
SuckIe Rose" ''YOu Go to My
Head" Fats Waller'S newest
hit, "Spider and the Fly" and
other of tOday'S most tOrrid
tunes. Redman himself comes
through with featured specialties
on his favored soprano sax and
easily proves his musical wiz
ardry. Sepia song vendor, Laura
Watson, does a nice bit Of
thrOaty vOcalizing and opening
show kept them begging through
three encOreS.
The tan trio co-starring on this
bill set a fast pace for their
initial hot-stepping number and
follow up with the famed
"Peckin'" routine which gained
them nationwide acclaim in
the film, New Faces" The
Chocolateers are as original and
unique dance combination as
this town has ever seen. An
other tapster of note is Ralph
Brown, real artist with a song
in his feet; Victoria Vigal, a
blues warbler; Jackie Young.
with plenty of pepper in her
steps; The comedy StayoverS
who continue to ring the bell
for laughs, and the chorus OF
precision dancers complete q
snappy and smartly produced
stage presentation.
On the screen, "TarnlShed
Angel" starring Sally EilerS, a
clever film revealing the low.
down on the fake miracle heal
ing racket.
The Washington times., 1939-01-30
MOVIE
| CLOCK

CAPITOL-Bi Binnie Barnes.
Thanks for Everything"
11:1O a. M, 1:50, 4:35, 1920,
10 p. M, 12:45 a. m. Stage:
Roscoe Ates, 1855, $40, $40,
9:05, 11:45 p. m.
PALACE-Tyrone Power, Ran.
dolph Scott, "JesSe James,"
1855 a. M, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10,
9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Merle Oberon,
Gary Cooper. Cowboy and
the Lady," 11:15 a. m, 1:2O.
1925, $50, 7::35, 9:4O p. m.
EARLE John Garfield, Ann
Sheridan, "They Made Me a
Criminal" 11:10 a. m, las,
4:25 1920. 9:10 p. m. Stage,
1855. 3:35, $50. 9:1O p. m.
METROPOLITAN Joan Blon-
dell, Pat O'Brien, "Off the
Record" 1925 a. m, 1870.
1885, $40, 7:45, $50 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S M arg aret
Lockwood ard Paul Lukas in
"The Lady Vanishes," HAS
a. m, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45,
9:45 p. m.
LITTLE-"Power," II a. M, /,
8, 5, Z and 8 p. m.
BEL A S C O." Beethoven
Sonata" 2:40, 4:30, 6:15. 8,
GAS p m.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts,
10. 11:45 a. M, 1880, las,
3, AIS, $50. GAS. 8, 9:15,
1O:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1939-01-30

Representative-atlarge Caro-
line O'Day of New York was
hostess for the Sunday after
noon party in the East Room of
the Mayflower. with the Holly
wood visitors as guestS-of-honor.
1t was real field day for the
autograph hunters, booklets and
cards keeping the stars busy,
both before and after serving in
the reception line.
Brunette Andrea Leeds was
looking very chic, although she
confessed her Hollywood fare
well party, tossed by Ken Muir
ray, almost put her in the doc
tors hands. You see Ken
bought her fancy English pipe
and very mild tobacco for mi
lady as a souvenir of his Wash
ington engagement at the Earle.
Andrea says she'll stick to clga-
rettes.
I vote for the little red hat
that Eleanor Powell wore above
her mink coat. Cute is the
word. Annabella had her blond
locks fixed in a boyish bob.
Charlie Pettijohn of the Will
Hays office was chaperonlng
Mitzi Green, a yourgster who
got her first notice in these col
umns when she took a bow with
her parents in the vaudeville act
"At the Post Office" with Keno
and Green back in 1921 at the
Belasco. That was in the days
before the strict District child
labor law.
Isaac Cans of the Alcohcl
Control Board, Justice Peyton
Gordon, Countess Cassini, Cor
neliuS Vanderbilt. jr., Senator
Alben Barkley, of Kentucky;
District Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen. Bob Denton, of Para
mount; Hal Peterson, of Metro
GoldWyn-Mayer ana Ben WASH
er of United Artists; Irene Wed
ber Sadel and division manager
Carter Barron, of LoeW's, were
among those who kept the
photographers busy.
Jean Hersholt received at a
table over washline Oh which
were suspended the quintuplet
diapers, as a reminder of his Of
ficial connection with the Di-
onnes.
The pineapple punch was
called "[nnabella." the fancy
salad, Honolulu" in honor of
Eleanor Powell's next picture
Handsome Ralph Bellamy had
his own reception line and had
the walnut dishes named after
him.
Luise Rainer was among the
missing, the grapevine being
The Washington times., 1939-01-30

RATES AS TOPS
Thanks to Hitchcock's intelli.
gent direction and his happy
penchant for never taking things
too seriously, the entire produc-
tion comes off with a smooth
ness and elan sufficient to place
it on anyone's must" list.
Action takes place on a train
streaming through Central Eu-
rope. An elderly lady, the hero
ines travelling companion, van
ishes with the SwiftnesS of a
Houdini rabbit. SuSpecting there
is something more to the diSap-
pearance than meets the eye,
the heroine attempts to locate
her.
Her attempt is stymied at the
start when fellow-passengers.
porters and conductors deny the
existence of such ar old lady.
Delicately, they hint to the young
girl that she is suffering from
mental alterations or some
thing.
Furthermore, they offer SEEM
ing proof that no such person
ever existed. To say, this puts
her in a dither is to let her
down lightly-what with others
at their current low rate of ex-
change, a dozen would more
closely approximate the truth.
Fortunately, a h n d o m
young chap aboard believes her
story and joins in the search.
The search, incidentally, de-
velops more angles than an ad-
vanced problem in trigonom-
etry.
The plot is a trifle strained in
parts but Hitchcock's gay direc-
The Washington times., 1939-01-30
Nadia Is Star
At Goyety

About the only thing lacking
to make this weeks revue at
the Gayety one of the best of
the season is one more come
dian, or perhaps a new and
original scene or two for Max
Coleman and Al Golden. Aside
from this, the attraction is
quite complete with pretty girls
and two swift-moving vaude-
vile Specialities.
Heading the distaff side Of
the bill is Countess Nadia. the
Russian beauty, whose past per.
formances on this stage are al
ready well known for their
originality, color, and manner
Of presentation.
Diane Logan and Zorita are
two charming misses who prove
keen competition to the above
mentioned lady from the banks
of the Volga.
Al Golden, billed as straight
man, and his co-Worker, Max
Coleman and Billy Ain sely
handle the comedy skits abound
ing throughout the production,
but it is Ainsely with his rare
sense of humor and comedy
timing who stands out in this
sector of the revue.
The musical portion of the
program is enhanced by the
ballroom dancing of Kane and
Harris, while the Moran Broth
ers offer several nifty tap-step-
ping routines that rank much
above par. T. ]. r.
The Washington times., 1939-01-30
'Zazo' Moves
the Met

Claudette Colbert comes to the
Metropolitan Theater on Friday,
February Sin the role Of
"zaza," the provocative French
Music Hall favorite Of the 1900s.
Based on the famous play, this
new version Of the story Of
Zaza's mad infatuation for Q
man Of the upper classes has
just completed a popular week
at the Earle.
, Herbert Marshall appears op-
posite Miss Colbert, while the
supporting cast includes Bert
Lahr, Helen Wesley, Constance
Collier, Genevieve Tobin, Wal
ter Catlett and Rex O'Malley.