Evening star., 1939-05-14
WEEKLY REVIEW.

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
Committee appointed to investigate
District milk situation
WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS
1ndorsed Griffenhagen report in
principle, with provision that pro-
posed city council be elected by bona
fide residents of District, that all
geographical sections of city be rep
resented on council and that no
changes be made in School Board
holding that board be entirely au-
tonomous body, "answerable to
itself; approved petition asking
establishment of Federal post office
branch in vicinity of Congress
Heights.
BRADBURY HEIGHTS - Re
quested contract post Office station
in its community, citing that nearest
station at present is at Pennsylvania
and Minnesota avenues Sc 212
miles away; opposed erection of
penal wharf in Southeast Wash
ington
CONNECTICUT AVENUE-Heard
remarks by several prominent civic
leaders deploring lack of suffrage in
District, requested District Zoning
Commission to rezone both sides OF
Cortland place NV, from Devon
shire place to Klingle road, so as to
prohibit erection of apartment
houses.
RANDLE MISUNDERSTANDING
ed special committee to intensity
campaign to arouse support of Dis
trlct suffrage legislation in Congress:
voted to confront Secretary of Inter-
ior 1ckeS in effort to stop P. w. A.
allotment for construction of pro-
posed penal wharf in Southeast; in
dorsed program of City-Wide Play
ground Council calling for consoi-
dation of all recreational facilities
of District under one department:
disapproved proposed deduction of
$4,000 in appropriations of District
Fire Department.; opposed bill estab-
fishing legalized horse racing in Dis
trict; approved authorization of city
wioe parking meter installation, with
specification that funds derived be
utilized for highway maintenance
and Endorsed bill to regulate optom-
etry profession in District: also in
dorsed current milk investigation by
House
CHILLUM HEIGHTS-Approved
action of Citizens Association of Ia
koma, D. c., and Manor Park asso-
citation asking District Zoning Com
mission to bring zoning regulations
In District up to date.
LINCOLN PARk-Passed three
resolutions asking that homes in
community which, as health or safety
hazards, are undesirable be removed
or obnoxious conditions be corrected;
widening of Fifteenth street from
Benning road NE. south and COM
mending Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board for denying licenses to
last four applicants for liquor stores
In community; reaffirmed action in
opposing construction of penal wharf
in Southeast.
Observation-Disclosures ap-
proved recommendation of its Law
and Legislation Committee in urg-
ing Congress to enact a fair and
equitable small loans law for Dis
trict to "supersede old outmoded
law now on statute books; further
business restricted to consideration
of report of special Committee on
Amendments to Constitution and
Bylaws.
ORAMA-Indorsed local suff-
rage as embodied by Representa-
tive Kennedy's bill calling for elec-
Nf oit h1r IA Of oft
zens of five years residence in
Washington; passed resolution for
full support of congressional efforts
for national representation, at same
time praising work of Senator Cap
per and Representatives Kennedy,
Summers and Randolph "in at
tempting to secure for District peo-
pie rights of citizenship"
HILLCREST-Indorsed Griffen-
hager plan in principle, recon-
mending that Board of Education
and Board of Library Trustees re-
main as autonomous bodies
PARK VIEW-Discussed bill pro-
posed by Representative Bolles, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, which would
open Washington market to Mid
west milk and cream, expressing
hope that congressional investiga-
ton would lead to improved condi-
tions, but withheld action.
PINEY BRANCH - Reafirmed
stand favoring establishment of new
Wilson Teachers College at Four
teenth and Upshur streets NV. and
of, ,Hof 10
cational School on that site; re-
quested immediate erection Of traffic
light at Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets NV.
BLADENSBURG ROAD - Re-
quested that any reorganization of
District government should contain
an item providing for an elective
city council in indorsing postcard
campaign of District Of Columbia
Suffrage Association.
BURLEITH-Decided to investi-
gate rumor that House of Good
Shepherd, located in community, in
tended to expand its laundry with
new building, which association as
serted would spoil view of houses in
that block and lower property
values.
THOMAS CIRCLE-Adopte res
olution asking park police exercise
greater care in supervision of Logan
Park; elected officers, headed by
Mrs. Ella Thompson, selected for
18th consecutive year.
CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS-CLEV
LAND PARK-Re-elected officers,
including President Culver B. Cham
berlin; reiterated opposition to CEN