Evening star., 1940-06-30
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Republican Convention Ignores
District Representation Plank
BY JESSE C. SUTER.


District Representation Plank
BY JESSE c. sUTER.
Republican Philadelphia the last
week has rather ovehadowed District affairs
delegation to the convention made
of Columbia national representation plank
FORM Their efforts with response
years plank proposed point and as
follows 1--WE favor giving
District of Columbia representation in Congress and the electoral
college"
The District delegation the Convention
next MONTH will make similar attempt with probably
result In 1886 colleagues staged pectac
uar demonstration and tried to get District of Columbia
representation plank turned
venon adjourned they getting passed
asking Congress- by committee to investigate question
OF suffrage for the District This meaningless since
been sometimes referred platform
ndorsng suffrage for the District of Columbia"
Neither party has national or local su
frage for the District The nearest approach
Republican some years ago. when the Reo
utions Committee tentative included national rep
resenaton plank Some opponent wired of this
influential Republican got very busy with the telephone
and telegraph, and at the meeting of
plank dropped.
considered good policy for the
delegates from the voee and uneesented District
at least to remind the people who
United States" that a exists here
The Senate before adjournng week passed
Is District bills by unanimous consent and without
The only other District activity evident Capitol
Judge Fay Bentley for another
Court While there harsh criticism
Bentley the preponderance of testimony
confirmation The impression prevails that the Senate will confirm
the nomination.
framing commission
regular monthly meeting during the week. condemnation award
for another section the drive approved Acquisition
other parkway included in matters
considered by the commission.
Community Chest Plans for 194I Campaign
Reports of the Community Chest
to the meeting of the Tuesday,
in number of respects plans for the coming
advanced than at the time last Sixty
proved for inclusion in the Chest for the year l94
Director Herbert L. Wlet called attention
series OF articles now running in The Star regarding solicitation of
funds by Chest institutions He pointed out that solicitations
for charity in most communities controlled
and that supervision public
here.
The of the lack supervision many
the promoters and solicitors
the funds collected They absolutely Irresponsible they report
70 no one ana ne accounts are never auolteo nor made pubic
Such funds collected in this amount substantial
1t is believed that large of the funds mistakenly
to these organizations individuals would otherwise the
Community
Agencies regards urgent
for immediate legislation
request the District Commissioners early action draft
a bill pending before the corporation counsel
The bill has not been introduced Congress Two drafts
submitted by the Council Agencies
in March, 1889 and the other by Mrs Sally Muchmor OF Better
Business Bureau October 1899 believed by those
familiar with the subject that either of these bills could be used
as basis for law which would protect both the public and
approved institutions. .rs ra-~ ~e~ ~-o
Proponents legislation post
to the next Congress 1t believed that the of
the would be appreciated by Congress and bill
through at the present session.
Board to Regulate Funeral Directors
Among the bills passed by the Senate June %
creating board regulate funeral directors and embaers
the District of Columbia The bill is 1920 in its original
identical with H. R. There
the House District Committee the House bill 1t laid
pending consideration of the reorganization of the District
The Gnhagen provided another method of
handling the hcensure handled by the
occupaional boards.
understood that representative most of the
funeral directors has been actively pushing this legislation
is also supported by large caket manufacturing
formal the District Commissioners appears
the report
official Of the which usually
proposed legislation Associations
be the have had the bills before it, This
federation has approved the principle of the bill
that there for the protection their
questionable practices of which they the frequent victims
bill by the present available
critical examination. The need for very definite control
the business undertakers embames recognized
the civic there little knowledge
belief whether the pending in the interest
sion of the in the passed
objection.
More District Probes Are Advocated
of Columbia community life just probe
after another both ends of the Capitol
Investigations Representative DAeandro wants
probe into the traffic situation than to be undertaken under
survey already authorized by Congress.
The latest the suggestion by Senator McCaan that there be
investigation the Districts social problems the
the and District Committees The
call thorough investigation social problems
connection with the hearing he has been holding chair
subcommittee of the Senate Committee the Judiciary
nomination of Judge Bentley The thing which has