Evening star., 1946-10-20

stirred UP by publication OF the
first map in the previous referendum
on April %, 1888.
It was emphasized, however, that
the information booth at present
cannot tell the people where to vote,
because the polling places have not
been selected. p
Most of the changes in redistrict-
ing the city were made in outlying
sections where the population has
increased most heavily. In each
case the committee attempted to
lay out the boundaries to take care
of about 1000 potential voters.
Population Growth Cited.
The new plan was necessary be-
cause of the great increase in popu-
lation of the city since the 1888 poll
This growth is estimated at about
100000. The 1910 population was
663,O91 and the present estimated
population is 863,877. This new
1916 population figure was obtained
from estimates made in official
census tracts by the Office of Capt.
H. C. Whitehurst. director of high
ways.
The new boundaries, for the most
part. follow the layout of the city
made by the citizens associations,
although some changes have been
made to consider central location OF
a voting place.
Fast growing sections of the city.
based on the new population esti-
mates, were found to be In Ana
costa, Southeast; Benning, North
east; and in the northwest sector
bounded roughly by Macarthur
boulevard, the Glover Archbold
parkway, and the District line.
Area Grows Rapidly.
Census tract No. 73, for instance,
including the area south of ST.
Elizabeth's Hospital grew from 1873
population in 1910 to 1882 now, ac-
cording to committee reports. In
this tract there was only one vot-
ing precinct in 1888, but the redis-
tricting has cut this same tract into
four precincts.
A section east of the Anacostia
River, and north of Pennsylvania
avenue Southeast, which had q
population Of 1885 in 1910 and hao
one voting precinct before, has
grown to 52,251 people, and has beer
assigned II precincts for the plebi'
scite.
An elaborate series of radio an
nouncements is being planned by
Mrs. Milton Dunn, radio chairman
Several short explanations of prog
ress so far in the referendum al.
ready have gone on the air.
A radio appeal to 'go to the poll!
and vote" was made last night ovel
Station WMAL by L. w. Lawder
president of the Junior Board o.
Commerce.
The people of Washington hav.
never voted for President of tn
United States and for members o
Congress, he said. Not since 187;
have local citizens had an oppor
tunity to go to the polls and selec
their municipal officials.
In 1888, over $4,000 Washington
residents declared overwhelming.
in an unofficial plebiscite that the!
desired to have vote the same a!
residents of every other jurisdic
tion of the continental Unitee
States"
Young men of the Nation, he an.
nounced, are actively participating
through the United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce in getting
out the largest possible vote iii rea
elections from coast to coast.
young men of Washington, oul
future community leaders, through
the Washington Junior Board o.
Commerce, are actively engaged il
getting out the largest possible VOTE
for our own plebiscite on election
day." he said. Here, as Throughout
the Nation, it is absolutely essen.
tial that the largest possible mum
ber of voters 60 to- the polls ane
express their views if our demo
cratic system of government is Il
be successful.
1.-THE Junior Board of Commerce
is not trying to tell you how to vote
We merely say, Go to the polls and
vote
1--WE recognize that there is ar