Evening star., 1940-05-12
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
A Drive to Clean Up Washington;
Rail Facilities for Suburbanites
By Jesse C.. Ssfey.

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District Columbia being governed In large MEASURE by
appropriation bills the big civic the the report
to the Senate of the ls bill reported
Thursday in the identical submitted
passed by House az
gregatns 81 e2s making
increases only actual against general
required the bill q
amended The Senate expected to consider and the bill
tomorrow.
long business received atten-
ton Monday the President
ton Of Judge Bentley eyear bench
reappointment very gratifying to the
civic and social service in which active
conscientious social minded public oa and
well trained handling juvenile delinquency and domestic
relations problems Social strong
judicial decisions which were challenged have been med by the
problem discovered recently in one Of the
associations he publication day after day Of pictures Of
the various connss writer's the
Because the resolution adopted very
discontinue publication AS this entirely
local civic problem 1t not yet planned to create standing
mittee to handle the matter
The Federation only stated
meeting for May week last night The next meeting
will June and will be the last present
Regular meetings will be resumed the first Saturday in October
The Outdoor Cleanliness Movement
How to clean and keep clean the streets sidewalks
alleys the National Capital is the problem with which
a groups struggled
Harry Garfield Tuesday afternoon The meeting called
Dupont
Citizens Association.
The represented only small portion those invited
time the invitation meeting
to send representatives to such meeting without definite
ton meeting and these meetings occur onthv m.
that much larger representation will attend
tngs.
Organized Washington long appeared
ecos Of the growing unatracvene
beautiful National Capital because badly
However there has been organized
remedy the evil campaigns have been held
annually in proclamaons Of the District
But these have been aimed largely in other directions
They are necessary as health and fesafety but do
not the special field
have made ceditabe in the solution Of
has been related that the streets Of ancient Jerusalem
fellow sweeping
that might help but would only modern
large city, the citizen beyond
dence
Much valuable information obtained from the
Association the city of York
including usedby body They point with pride to
what the association has accomplished during 10
years OF its operation fine spirit OF
od with the various municipal and vast number Of
citizens have been educated be trash pledged
take upon themselves responsibility keeping city
In June and July of 1899 this problem
column and then held that beautiful city is
movement in New York and unanimously subscribed those
attending last weeks conference that is
however that strong leadership provided by or
ganzaton created for the special purpose q,,o ss
Representatives Of the different opinion
that all machinery existing organizations should be utilized to the
fullest extent Outdoor cleanliness lob of
the variety enough important enough to
enlist the support and best effort Of the Federation Citizens
socatons Board of Trade Federation of Congress
Of ParenTeachr Associations Century Club Monday
Evening Club voees D. c. League womans City
Club Federation OF Civic Associations
ton OF Businesmens Associations all
OF the neghbohood civic
merou to mention The pupils the schools
Scouts Campfire Girls Boys Club and the Metropolitan
Club may all play an important movement in this
committee appointed at the Tuesday
mulate plans for the organization Of the
tee has begun its work by seeking details
sociaton The present thought follow
may be adapted to the local needs The
suggestions in writing which to this observer
Disagreement Recreation Control
The Senate provision in the District appropriation would
continue the control of the recreation jointly Board
Of Education and the District Commissioners The
House proposes to place the entire system under
In the House Committee hearings stated
system cumbersome and that the placing
1t under the exclusive control of the Education
Under the change proposed by the House
naor OF recreation would be abolished and replaced
ant superintendent of schools in charge
The civic watching with
which body will yield This controversy
which the interested groups would glad settled
Senate Proposes Important Surveys
for the public schools shown by the items buildings
and grounds and for systematic building
building would not be confined to school buildings but
would include other needed municipal structures
Is proposed to discover the capital
ton for the program
Another contemplated provided
appropriation bill approved by the Senate committee into the
feasibility and advisabity Of establishing municipality