Evening star., 1949-06-12

recent audit demanded by the subcommittee
shows that instead Of the Government being ,.. ,,.,
Government paid during the last
of his last contract AS result Of this and other
subcommittee bill which would prevent
Department Of the Interior from renewing its contract with
that the bill finally becomes law the Department
either could operate the directly turn them over to the
AS definite the National Park
Of Columbia brought during the INQUIRY
For was shown tna IN the concessions @ @ oaan S o
from than $50 operating In national
$50 concerned do business
In any private business some more
would be discovered promptly for cure of such
There may a control by United States
recreation facilities located ground wholly
Columbia should be carried the
should be- and operated under local agency Title
vested the United States under legal con-
The purchases made under the terms of
ton The late
1924 at the anniversary Of the Association Of the Oldest
sn spseo S q 10 De
This law by appropriations representing
annual contribution for Of the of
the extent year every
child the republic I The M to the e parks s to
beyond boundaries of the District of Columbia -
the ras s snd
soa
study Of this situation from the point
subcommittee Of the Committee on public follows:
Urge e the & nT Of e a oed to states tn ns Of m
purchased largely from District tax money.
control the and operation all public recreation
facilities a ves the m Pot hs pss O Recreation Board control
all of the recreation facilities in the District heretofore
under the National Park Service ,as ...v, -,sss-s sa
Board of RECREATION
expected result completely un,fsd service 70 AVOID the
legislation attained completely the Board Of
the other hand
what "sanesqu attitude has been encountered with the Park
Admission Plus Tax Charged at Lincoln Museum
m e of hs the the
and the Just in Tch nor s a
building which Lincoln shot by assassin
all parts @ THE the Nation 1 tho to @ sta
ao7ernment eage1n %neA 0"'s0 WIN ''' '''' '' ~
eoees who find the display Of relics and
and inspiring Many experience a
contemplating collections decided educational value
people for the
spe ths earse
plus cents tax per AS as msh seem e
ment s~a ttaS S' tai tax " '4''' ''''' '' '' '''
discovered which would replace the small
Of interest at the Capital City
Need Associations More Representative and Efficient
An organization problem which cononts of the neighbor
hood citizens associations obtain active BY
been visited by holding membership In citizens
criticisms and tell of their discourage
efforts to attain satisfactory results Some
lack of interest in the
meetings work Of the association They tell OF how the
another Of feature OF their
meetings q while resulted In utter failure.
Some association by small clique who
perpeate themselves Office by ignoring the constitution
order They tell that their elections OF officers
q complete ravesty on democracy
Of these companers admit when Questioned tnat their
meetings uninestng begun the appointed
actions taken in the meetings OF
informal character without previous by proper
catalogue Of complaints OF ntermnaoe length
all familiar veterans Of the citizens
of fully justified
applied association or another.
suggestions regarding the solution OF some OF these problems
may be helpful
AS to lack attendance they be due
that the meetings not opened at the
secondly absence Of definite
akative presiding officer who
feels called the talking in the meeting
decided contribution to making the meeting
perfect this kind that begin late and do
nothing but adjourn with real accomplishment
from attendance when the next meeting time rolls
around.
Where committees and the members in
committees there
neghbohood problems to be discovered studied o
and acted by the Tor an
recognise the Of the
desire to participate in their solution
true that good many groups
methods of selecting their ocers This que IN
reluctance Of able persons TO serve
in official capacity.
The constitution bylaws and rules nearly
which the members right main
whatever OF these organizations
entertain motion nuctng the secretary
other the unanimous ballot Of the