Evening star., 1943-06-15
|Matre Receives
Evening Star Cup
For Civic Work
Montgomery Group
Louds Retiring
Federation Heed
By MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.

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BY MRS. J. REED BRADLEY.
For outstanding service to Mont
gomery County during the last year.
Joseph B. Matre, retiring president
Of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation, unanimously was voted
The Evening Star Cup at the annual
meeting In the United States Cham.
Der Of Commerce last night.
In presenting the cup to Mr..
Matre, Stephen James, chairman Of
the Award Committee, said the Sc
lection had been made in recogni-
ton Of Mr.. Matre's loyalty to the
federation for II years, and during
the past year for his equitable and
just administration of federation
affairs: for his constant and skillful
direction Of federation policies in
connection with the Montgomery
County charter; for his vigorous and
forceful presentation of federation
views before the Governor with ref
erence to county legislation, and for
his heroic guidance of this civic
group from sickbed at grave per-
sonal risk"
A member of the federation since
1925, Mr.. Matre, who Is a resident
OF North Woodside, Is a special as
sistant in the State Department.
Officers Elected.
Headed by Richard H. Akers, the
slate Of officers announced last week
by the Nominating Committee was
elected without opposition. Other
officers are Richard B. Barker, vice
president; Ernest Woodchek, re-
cording secretary; Miss Irma Kile,
corresponding secretary: william B.
Horne, treasurer, and James D.
King, Royal H. Carlock, DR.. H. p.
Morris and Sherman F. Booth, elec-
tive members of the Executive Com
mittee.
Because of transportation difi-
culties there will not be another
Federation meeting until October.
Mr.. Akers. therefore, chose in ad-
vance of his election the chairmen
of standing committees. They are:
Allen H. Gardner, special commits
tee on charter; Rhees Burkett, post
war planning; Claude A. Cook,
membership; James A. Cosgrove,
constitution and bylaws; Walter H.
McClenon, legislation and legal ac-
ton; Samuel Stonebraker, public
utilities; Theodore P. Parkman,
roads, streets and bridges; Henry H.
Smelling, public safety; Herbert
Eaton, sanitation and public health;
Dwight Collins, schools; Mrs. B.
Morehouse, social welfare; George
P. Schultze, internal county i'm
provements; Mrs. Mabel Finckel,
publicity; L. B. Sims, public finance
and budget; Mr.. Barker. program
achievement; Walter Prichard.
archives, and Capt. F. o. Smith,
civilian defense.
In accepting the presidency, Mr..
Akers said his motto would be
Better Government with a Cres-
cendo"; that his object would be
to make the federation more truly
representative of the county as a
whole. He outlined as immediate
aims the securing of an up-to-date
code OF laws for the State of Mary
land and Montgomery County for
the use of the federation; a re-
view of the police situation in the
county; a definite solution of the
ash, trash and garbage problem; {;
a survey of the schools with a re-
port on the new custodian of school
property as provided under recent
legislation; a special study of the
suburban district budget.
Membership Increased.
In presenting his annual report,
Mr.. Matre said the year had been
started with 48 member associations
and finished with So, including over
300 delegates. He thanked his off,
GERS for helping him carry on during
a most difficult war year and con-
cluded by saying, THE place Of the
Federation in the prewar and war
periods is definitely established by
the record OF our past accomplish
ments. The place of the Federation
in the postwar world immediately
ahead will be equally. If not more,
important.
The federation voted to authorize
appointment Of a special Postwar
Planning Committee to report to
the federation on all phases Of post
war planning for Montgomery
County. Mr. Burkett heads this new
committee.
The federation also amended its
bylaws to make possible the elec-
ton Of vice chairman of the
Executive and Advisory Committees
who shall assume all the duties of
the president during the absence or
inability to act Of the president and
vice president
Mr.. Barker, the new vice president,
was asked to investigate the pos
sibility Of the Board of Election
Supervisors holding two meetings
monthly in the assistant treasurers'
offices for the purpose Of receiving
declarations of intent to become
voters.
c. Stephen Duvall, jr., outgoing
chairman of the Budget and Finance
Committee, reported on the budget
hearing in Rockville last week.
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