Evening star., 1941-03-07
MuI|igan fol Get
Stars Trophy
For Service
Prince Georges Civic
Leader Chosen for
Annual Award

Walter F. Mulligan, president of
the Prince Georges County MD
Federation of Citizens Associations
has been named the winner of The
Evening Star Trophy awarded an
nually by the federation to one OF
its delegates for outstanding service
to the community.
Mr.. Mulligan. who was recon-
mended for the award at the feder-
atoms meeting last night at the
Bladensburg Fire House, will be
presented with the trophy at the
groups next meeting on April 3.
Mr.. Mulligan is now serving his
second term as president of the
federation.
Last year, Mr.. Mulligan as chair
man of the Prince Georges County
Joint Transportation Committee, led
the fight for the so-called Peoples
Plan No. l." which provided for
loop bus line from the Peace Cross
through East Riverdale to the WASH
ington- Baltimore boulevard and re-
turn. The plan was rejected by the
Public Service Commission.
He was president of the county's
Chamber of Commerce in 1888 and
is now member of its Board OF
Directors. He is also chairman OF
the Legislative Committee of the
countys Federation of Parent
Teacher Associations; secretary of
the Pomona Grange: past master
of the Beltsville Grange and chair
man of the County Affairs Com
mittee of the Berwyn District Civic
Association.
To Seek Hospital Support.
During the meeting, the delegates
decided to request support of the
county commissioners in urging the
legislative delegation to back the
proposed hospital for the county,
which would be included in the
$4,000 900 bond issue now up before
the Legislature.
The decision came shortly after
the federation's Hospital Committee
reported that no Federal funds are
available for county hospital.
The group also agreed to urge
the commissioners TO adopt the
health departments new budget.
which would provide among other
things three additional nurses for
the county.
Reporting on county health
needs, DR.. John M. Byers. county
health officer, stressed the need for
immunization of pre-school chill
dren against diphtheria. If at least
1000 to 5000 out of the county's
5000 pre-school children could be
immunized the disease could be
wiped out" he said. He also de-
clared that less than l per cent
of the county expenditures are
allocated for health costs, adding
that at least 3 per cent should be
so expended. At present the county
is spending 80 cents per capita, he
said, and voiced hope that so cents
might be spent during the coming
year.
The Federation indorsed DR.. Byers'
request, now before the County Com
missioners, that his current $4,000
annual health expenditure be raised
to s44 200 in the budget for the fiscal
year beginning in July. About S29,-
600 would come from the county. and
the remainder from State and Fed
eral sources.
The federation also adopted a
resolution to urge the county's leg
islative delegation to support the
proposed 6-3-3 plan for the States
school system which would provide
six years of elementary school,
three of Junior high and three OF
senior high.
Also Endorsed was a proposed
bill which would take a part OF
Cheverly now in the Seat Pleas
ant voting district into the Bla-
densburg district.
The federation also approved the
proposed cross-town bus line in the
District, agreed to a study of the
Brookings Institutions survey OF
Montgomery County which is to be
released shortly and indorsed a
pending bill which would regulate te
tourist and trailer camps in the
district.