Evening star., 1942-02-22
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Recreation Bill Going Before Senate;
Court Merger Plan Report Ready
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

court Merger flan Report ReaQy
BY JESSE sUTER
The notice delegates nights meeting
ton Citizens Associations fair index to the unusual activity
constituent organizations along unusual lines postal card
instead of the usual formal with its appended calendar
Of explains that both the calendar and the digest OF the
important business Of the last meeting have been omitted
given for the omission the small quantity Of
received due to civilian defense and other war work.
work The Board Of Trade and other their
committees at work phases closely related defense and oenss
The President signed the fringe parking bill"
way appointment q authority
parking problem Funds will have be made available that
this work may 60 forward at once.
District has complete Public Utilities Commission
Wednesday Flanagan a
Der and he indicted yesterday time
the commission has had full membership since the retirement of
Richmond B. Keech
November l. 1910.
promised completion of the Kramer Junior High School as
school building and Federal office building
Of great rejoicing civic circles The demand for completing the
building making available
being unanimous any recalled by old timers.
The District budget for s43 has become completely obsolete
before reaching consideration the House Appropra
ration and include projects developed
since the regular budget submitted Wartime
Is required to
Washnston's Birthday Meditatons.
On this the anniversary Of the birth George Washington
American
Country by contemplation the life and service Of that
grasp arsghedne possible
pitfalls and his definite warnings truly amazing apply
them to current as well as not so recent events.
would be time well washingtons
Farewell Address careful reading
cred and new ideas unfold and invite the reader renewal
devotion call service of community Nation Disregard
for the principles enuncaed in the Farewell Address accounts
much the indifference encountered endeavors citizens
to q of personal civic responsibility
Especially timely the following quoted from the
Farewell Address
"Of all the dispositions habits political
prosperity religion morality indispensable supports
vain would that claim tribute patriotism who should labor
happip
of the duties of and citizens Whatever
ceded to the influence of refined education minds Of peculiar
national morality prevail religious principle
1t substantially true that virtue morality spring
of popular government"
Recreation Bill Ready for Report to Senate.
District Committee will Immediately file its report
a Recreation District Of
Columbia" a respects from
bill by the House. will be for back
that body passed by the Senate. az reported
board FORM consist Of
members follows "A member Of the Board of Comi
selected that board of the Board Of
Education selected board the superintendent
tonAl Capital Parks ofco and four members who shall have
been i've Immediately preceding their selection nde
residents Of the District Of Columbia appointed by the Con
of District Of Columbia for Of four EACH
except the original appointments which shall be for terms Of
respectively appointment the
four citizens shall be without regard creed and shall
the various parent and other
ganzaon through residents the District their civic
representing the Commissioners and the Board
agencies"
superintendent recreation shall the chief executive
officer will be appointed by the Board OF Recreation All other
appointed by the board the nomination of
the superintendent
without compensation and will
chairman and secretary from among the citizen
bershp empowered adopt all rules and
regulations meetings other meetings be
sary, all the public
shall determine all questions policy relat
District OF Columbia,
direct expenditure of all appropriations and/or
available the board Annual report to the
the submission to them OF budget
hons required.
The relationship Recreation to other agencies
clearly while completely coordnatng with each
making available the facilities of all still does not abridge the
authority Commissioners the Board OF Education the
Parks once the ground buildings facilities
controlled by the respective agencies.
enate Committee Ready to Report Court Bill
court bill is practically ready 30 be
Committee Senate form
complete detail than the bill passed by the House
bill before the committee was unsatisfactory
number Of respects and especially In
regarded omission of important details careful
analysis of the made
Chairman McCarran, Committee Counsel Cam
her prominent members Of the bar and
Appeals and the District Court With
able assistance and painsakng effort he has produced meas