Evening star., 1949-09-11
50 May Attend
Nicely Talks on
D. {. Legislation
Session Tomorrow
In Senote Building;
Others May Be Held

Others May Be Held
Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee yesterday
voiced delight over public response
to his call for a citizens confer
ence to plan new city legislative
program.
The first session of the idea
clinic will be held tomorrow at
10 am, in the Senate District
Committee room. Prospects are
that more than so group spokes-
men will attend.
A second session may be sched-
uled later.
1T looks like we are going to
have an overflow meeting" Sena-
tor Nicely said. 1T is my hope
that we can develop a lot of con-
structive proposals on which q
majority can agree"
The call for the citizens clinic
was his first step after being
named chairman of the commit
tee to succeed former Senator j.
Howard McGrath now Attorney
General.
Long Range Plans Included.
Only about 40 group spokesmen
yesterday had indicated their plans
to testify at the District legisla-
tive conference, but committee Of
f1cials said they expected many
others to come to the session pre-
pared to voice hopes, proposals or
complaints.
Senator Neely said he wanted
proposals both as to any imme-
diate legislative matter and longer
range plans. But with this ses-
sion of Congress presumably near
ing adjournment, he said he was
definitely interested" in pro-
posals for the future.
He and other committee sources
stressed that spokesmen for any
substantial Washington group
would be welcomed at the clinic.
They said not to wait for a for
NAL personal invitation. Commit
tee clerks said they could not pos
sibly get all the group officials on
the phone.
Senator Neely yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from John L.
Lewis. head Of the United Mine
Workers Of America, expressing
regret that he could not person.
ally attend, but promising to send
legislative representatives.
In his first call for the con.
ference. Senator Nicely. West Vir-
ginia Democrat and long known
as supporter Of organized labor,
listed the miners among groups
he was inviting. Others in this
grouping were the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor, the Congress of
Industrial Organizations and the
railroad brotherhoods, in addition
to many different Washington
civic organizations.
Citizens Groups to Attend.
District groups of a wide var.
Iety of purpose and philosophy
have expressed an interest in the
conference. Many of these have
indicated they will send spokes-
men to the clinic. The list in
cludes:
The Federation of Citizens
Associations, the Northeast Coun-
Gil of Citizens Associations, to be
represented by Ralph Donnelly or
an alternate; Northwest Council
of Citizens Associations, Mrs.
Leslie B. Wright: Federation of
Civic Associations, Woolsey w.
Hall.
Also, Inter- Federation Council.
Mrs. Franklin G. Sartwell; Mid.
City Citizens Association, A. j.
Driscoll; United Community
Services, Budget Director Ferdin-
and Grayson; Washington Fed
Grafton Of Churches; Washington
section, Council of Jewish Women,
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg.
American Association of Social
Workers, Washington Chapter,
Mrs. Elizabeth de Schweinitz:
Women's Auxiliary Of the United
Public Workers. CIO., Mrs. Char
lotte Sillers; Confederated Unions
OF America; American Federation
OF Government Employees, James
G. .Yaden or Charles Houston.
Legion to be Represented.
District Department of Ameri-
can Legion: Veterans Placement
Office. Col. w. E. Leonard: District
League of Women Voters, Mrs.
Milton Dunn; Americans for
Democratic Action, Ben Sigal.
Washington representative; Prog
ressive Party of the District, Mrs.
Gertrude Evans.
Washington Housing Associa-
ton. Waldron Faulkner or Mrs.
Hilda Cloud; Washington Board
of Trade; National Business and
Professional Women's Association:
Firemen's Association of the Dis
trict. L. s. Price; Women's Bar
Association, Mrs. Olive Faircloth;
District Bar Association, j. d.
Mann: Lawyers Guild. Washing
ton chapter, Daniel Crystal.
Women's City Club, Mrs. Bertha
Voorhorst. president; Cosmos
Club: Washington Art Center As
sociation and editors or managers
of Washington newspapers and
radio stations.
Silver Spring Garden Club