Evening star., 1945-04-06
Star Trophy
Awarded 10
Daniel Greene
Prince Georges
Federation Luuds
Legislative Service

Daniel M. Greene, 68-year-old at
torney, today became the seventh
member Of the Prince Georges
County Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations to receive The Evening
Star Trophy for outstanding civic
accomplishments.
The award, made at the Fedora
tions meeting last night in the
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile, followed controversy among
the delegates over procedure to Sc
lect a recipient of the trophy.
Mr.. Greene, who lives at 21O1
Brighton road, Avondale, was born
in East Greenwich, r. I. He moved
from the Washington area to Prince
Georges County in 1910 and became
delegate to the federation at that
time
He was educated at Brown and
West Virginia Universities and Yale
University Law School and received
law degrees from West Virginia and
Yale Universities.
Pushed Legislation.
According to E. w. Galbraith, q
delegate from the Queens Chapel
Citizens Association, Mr. Greene
was instrumental in having more
legislation passed by the State Leg
ture for the good of the county this
year than at any previous session."
He said Mr.. Greene drafted bills
providing for county engineer and
authorizing county commissioners to
meet once month in Hyattsville.
He added that Mr.. Greene also sub
mitted amendments, which subse-
quently were approved, to a bill pro-
viding for s1,000,000 bond issue
for Improvements within the metro
politan area of the county. In all,
Mr. Galbraith said, Mr.. Greene
made five trips to Annapolis while
the Legislature was in session.
Mr.. Greene, former Government
employe, left the Interior Depart
ment in 1888 after "a years service.
Controversy on Selection.
The argument over the method to
be used in selecting the trophy win
ner started after the Trophy Com
mittee, headed by Charles F. Lueb-
ner, reported that six citizens as
sociations had Endorsed William G..
Copley, federation vice president, for
the award, as compared with two
Endorsements for Luis Granados,
one for John Riggles and one for
Mr.. Greene. The committee then
recommended that Mr.. Copley re-
ceive the trophy.
Both Mr.. Greene and Mr.. Grana-
dos insisted that nominations could
be made from the floor, while dele
gates from other associations said
they had not received notices of the
award in time to hold meetings and
make nominations
| Walter F. Mulligan, federation
president, contended that under the
rules for the award, nominations
must be made in writing by the va
riouS associations and submitted to
the Trophy Committee. Mr.. Gra-
nados then charged Mr.. Mulligan
with being partial" in attempting
to decide how the award should be
made. The Trophy Committees
recommendation was rejected by a
vote of 18 to and the names of
Mr.. Granados and Mr.. Greene
placed in nomination Mr.. Grana-
dos withdrew and Mr.. Greene was
elected unanimously.
To Draft Rules.
In accepting the trophy, Mr..
Greene said that when he appeared
before the Legislature he had no
thoughts Of ever receiving the cup.
He expressed willingness to leave the
cup I'm escrow" until definite rules
could be worked out for its award.
Mr.. Mulligan pointed out. however,
that Mr.. Greene could not reject the
mandate of the federation.
Meanwhile, the federation presi-
dent instructed the Laws and Legis-
lation Committee, of which Mr..
Greene is chairman, to draft rules
for the award of the trophy and to
report back.
The federation approved a reso-
luton to name the parkway con-
Meeting Andrews and Boiling Fields
the Prince Georges County Me-
mortal highway in honor of county
residents who have lost their lives
in the war.
The Camp Springs and Bowie Dis
trict Citizens Associations were
voted members Of the association.