Evening star., 1949-09-04

the federation Of Civic ASSOCIATIONS
luncheon clubs such as the Civilians
Neey the Of the
District and his conviction that the Federal is not pay
he desires from large segment OF the organized citizen
able wlseasoned legislator whose rs in
and residence in the District for like period ma have given
and unrepresented District Of Columbia
of Allan Davis Noted Educator and Civic Leader
This column would be most incomplete
and civic leader Allan Davis Hs
Monday night Of 81
Business High School and its
ceo School, He served principal
of these schools ended his service only when
retired for
Mr. Davis as delegate Washington Citizens
Associations organzed He was the last survivor
the committee which drafted the Federation constitution ana
For many years assembly of the
chairman of important and
us in his and received an at
ddacc style Of argument won him substantial support 1or
he espoused.
This observer knew for fully so and
found him eonssnn ready With h his Ss .ss
conspcuousy cominged The occasion
mock Federation held and fake
for the M sn
Of Columbia and suocomm-
tees Commissioners and other local oncials
At that particular considerable criticism and
xssth; and Of e. sP $
in original versean od to Jupiter
m was s
that the Congress endevor to settle the
tanment and received uproarious applause
Allan and his continued youthful IN
by formula Ulysses g. Pierce Allan
When "S man lives in the past on the past
When lives in the present on the past and Tor the "
September Finds Civic Groups Getting Back the Job
Most of the citizen groups resting their oar:
e appears that the River
its colleagues in the Federation OF Citizens
Largely have followed the practice during tns
taken Of by executive
associations standing committees have con-
function actively and have reported to the executive COM
On Saturday evening Federation Of Citizens Assoc-
atons meeting at 500 in the board room
of the District Building The principal business TO come De,or M
for the annual election which will occur on the OF
The Constitution that the annual dues Of
all member % ea m ays1 %
Certificates election in duplicate form are re-
qued nled before the second Saturday in October
Election Procedure o. Federation.
view of recent published
Letters this column is Of probable in
orally the floor
on ssssm S on
the night OF election.
Elections of officers executive board shall be
by written ballot at the meeting ofcers shall
require elect but members Of the executive board
shall require only plurality"
Terms Of officers and board for
the OF the annual meeting
that elections be by written ballot mas
always to secret" written ballot
selection OF chamen and reorgan
aton of standing will follow 1t always endeavoreo
to complete time Of the second meeting
January
The Federation will enter upon very ouy
consideration Of committee reports
upon numerous local problems.
Kefauver Bill Tabled by House District Committee
The action the Judiciary Subcommittee in voting
Klein ndentcal bills for OF
socaed home rule reported 10 Inc
IfuuD
10 and by OF Is to sustained the
action of its subcommittee
This these proposals could go to
the House for consideration through petition signed by
discharge the District Com.
mittee from fur consideration Of the bills
for getting the required sg-
ma lures in the next session of Congress
Many the those who have ndosed
the bill in principle that number OF important amendments
should Of the bill and its submission
to the people for the reorganization changes
proposed thought should be eliminated or mod
those citizen prior
reorganization plans
Among reducing the powers OF citizen boards
failure Of the bill to REQUIRE local qa
the Council and Board Education
lent residential qualifications under existing law of ean
Board members There other ooec
tionable features
fear exists and great agitation the Kefau-
hlA h