Evening star., 1951-10-07
Two Nominated
To Head Civic
Club Federation
Dr.. J. Ross Veal,
Thomas B. Scott
Are Candidates

DR.. j. Ross Veal of the District
Medical Society and Thomas B.
Scott of the Glover Park Citi-
zens' Association were nominated
last night as candidates for the
presidency of the Federation of
Citizens Associations,
The election will be at the next
federation meeting November 3.
The two candidates will lie for
the post held for the last two
years by Herbert P. Leeman.
Nominations for four other of
fees and the executive board also
were made last night at the or
ganization's first meeting since
spring. More candidates may be
nominated at the next meeting.
Declined Last Year.
DR.. Veal, prominent in the
American Heart Association as
well as the federation and Medi-
cal Society. declined a similar
nomination last year. but was
elected second vice president. His
name was entered last night by
his fellow delegate from the Med
ical Society. DR.. Richard Sullivan
Mr.. Scott. an attorney, is an
Immediate past president of the
Glover Park group and chairman
of the federation's education COM
mittee. He also is a member of the
Northwest Council and. the Office
of Price Sterilization Volunteer
Citizen Committee. the latter as
representative of the federation.
He was nominated by DR., M. Vir-
ginia ONeil of the Mount Pleasant
association.
Other nominees are:
First vice preSident-Jerome P.
Lynch, Brentwood terrace, and
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett, Bur-
roughs.
Kaufman Nominated.
Second vice president-Joseph
A. Kauman, Forest Hills.
Secretary-William j. Smith,
Summit Park, and Mrs Edward B.
Morris. Fort Davis (incumbent.
Treasurer - Harry N. Stull,
Stanton Park Gncumbent), and
DR.. George w. Hodgkins, Kalo-
rama road.
Executive Board-David Babp,
Connecticut avenue; Soterios
Nicholson. City; Walter Was
son, West End; Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley, Federation of Women's
Clubs; DR.. Earl Otto, Chillum
Heights; John H Connaughton,
Petworth; DR.. ONeil; Edmund C.
Cush, Friendship; Clifford H. New
ell, Arkansas avenue; Joel Sharon,
Lamond heights.
Others Proposed.
Also, Edward c. Wilcox, Mount
Pleasant; Joseph V. Moran, Wash
ington Highlands; Thomas E.
Lodge, American University Park;
]. Millard Hall. Michigan Park;
Henry M. Fowler. Chevy Chase;
Milton A. Harper, North Cleveland
Park; Col. Frank H. - Collins,
Palisades; John B. Dickman, jr.,
North Cleveland Park; Kenneth
G. Read, ST.; DR.. Claude E. Clee-
ton, HIlcrest.
Also nominated for the board
were Mr.. Leeman and all candi-
dates for Offices.
The federation voted approval
of 10 members proposed by Mr..
Leeman as delegates to an ad-
visory committee to the District
Zoning Commission. Named were:
Mrs. Leslie Wright, Forest Hills;
Edmund j. Wells, Shepherd Park:
Mark Hetrick, Congress Heights;
Miss Catherine Flynn. Burroughs;
Mrs. Jean F. Lynch. Progressive
citizens of GEORGETOWN; Homer j.
Smith. Manor Park; Philip Moor
head, Arkansas Avenue: Bernard
Piper, Bradbury Heights; Morris
Engle, Southwest, and John Cur
ran, Southeast.
Amendment Offered.
The delegates referred to COM
mittee a proposed constitutional
amendment providing for a five
member nominating committee to
be formed each June to select a
slate of nominees for the annual
election.
About 100 delegates we're pres
ent. Mr.. Leeman commended the
delegates for the turnout.