Evening star., 1942-10-25
Veteran Civic Worker Backs
Full Suffrage for District.
George Warren Has
Served Many Groups
Devoted to Cause
BY BAINBRIDGE CRIsT.

Sitting in the front row of the
meetings of the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Associations Is man who is
much interested in civic affairs but
very modest about his work.
He is George A. Warren, delegate
from the Mid-City Citizens Asso-
citation.
"I have taken part-usually mi
nor part-in a good many civic ac-
tivities," Mr.. Warren said yesterday
In an interview.
Mr.. Warren's activities go back a
good many years, beginning in 1892.
I'm those days." Mr. Warren re-
called, women we're denied suffrage
in national affairs, and a number of
young people here formed the Equal
Suffrage Club, in which I served as
secretary. The club did effective
work right up to the passage Of the
Nineteenth amendment to the Con-
stitution."
Aided Civic Center.
Mr.. Warren said he started his
civic work first in the old Wash
ington Civic Center, which he de-
scribed as q movement for the CO.
ordination Of civic activities.
with but one exception, I be-
lieve I have been member Of every
association in Washington which
had as its purpose the obtaining of
full suffrage for the people of the
District. At present am a member
of the District Suffrage Association.
Living for many years in the mid
city area of Washington, joined the
Mid-City Citizens Association, and
since that time its indefatigable
president, A. J. Driscoll, has kept
me busy on one thing or another. ]
have for some time been chairman
of its School Committee and a
member of the Committee on Educa-
ton of the Federation. My pet OBJ
session in school matters is the need
OF playground facilities in central
Washington"
Mr.. Warren also worked hard fol-
new vocational school, appearing
before both the House and Senate
Congress, he said, had made pro-
vision for 1t now and selected
site, although construction will
not be possible during the war.
Occasionally Mr.. Warren appears
at hearings before committees o1
Congress, the District Commission.
ers and the Board of Education
principally in connection with schoo
matters.
Resident Since 1892.
AS matter of fact, Mr.. Warren.
interest in recreation goes vel
back into the years. He was secre
tary of the old Washington Bathing
Beach Association. which, he said
was "the pioner Of the public bath
ing beaches here"
Mr.. Warren, q native of Spring.
field. ILL.,, came here in 1892 an.
following q Civil Service examina
ton, went with the Civil Servic,
Commission. During q long caree
with the Government, which endet
with his retirement last year, h
has been clerk Of the House Civ
Service Committee, editor of tn
public land division of the In
terror Department, in charge of tn
law library at Interior and twice
member of the Redistribution stat
"Other associations in which
endeavor to pull an oar, as 1t were,
said Mr.. Warren, ARE the Fedora
Bar Association, the American Fed
Grafton Of Government Employe!
the Monday Evening Club and tn
Washington Sen-Help Exchange"
As for hobbies, he likes to wal
and spends q good deal of time fol
lowing current trends In politics an
economics. He is also q membe
Of the District Bar Association.
| Mr.. Warren makes his home a
Hammond Court l5l7 Thirtietl
! street NV.