Evening star., 1952-02-24
Judges Indorse
Member Driveoi
Citizen Groups
District ResId ents
Urged 10 Participate
In Associations

IN AsseeletleHs
Organised VltlBens Of WaShlhas
teR continued their drive 10 In
crease their ranks thla week, ~
Endorsement OF the eAmpalnn came
from members OF the judiciary
here,
This month WAS proclaimed BY
the District Commissioners 40
.toll Your eitlAehS Association
M0nth,O
Prospective new members may
obtain Information by calling DlAs
tPIek 6bbe and 9bbT f0R the F'edePas
tl0n OF Civic Associations, eeIhs
pesea Of the eeleFed aRenpsr
Chief judge Belitha j, Laws OF
BlstPlet eeAVt, In q statement,
|ealied participation In activities OF
the eltlSens associations "epp9Ps
tAnitV 10 learn the needs OF the
eltV, 100 commissioners, lts public
seh09ls, lts courts, and, having
learned the needs, 70 help aehleVe
themr"
New Citizens Urged,
Judge Laws said that the judges
eustemAFily urged these Whem they
natHFallEed A eltlgens 70 beeeme
active In eiVle RffalEs, They aps
Ipeal TO oil qualified citizens 70
accept Jury service Rs q civic duty
and ask citizens In every Aeld 10
Iieln the bench and bar In helping
10 improve court procedures, No
ladded,
"TheEe Is no hetter way to
achieve service Of this kind than
to have men and women OF all
classes join In the activities OF the
citizens associations" he declared.
A past president Of the Shep.
herd Park Citizens Association,
District Court Judge James r.
kirkland asserted that "in union
there Is strength and the struc-
ture Of local government needs
Strengthening.
"More constructive good has
come from the united efforts Of
our local associations than any
other force in the Nations capi-
Ital." he said.
/ District Court Judge Walter M.
Bastian said District citizens
should show their pride in WASH
ington by joining one Of the
associations.
Provide Citizen Forum.
i The citizens associations, said
District Court Judge David A.
Pine, provide o forum where q
Icitizen may express his views, and
they are instruments for forcibly
making known to the governing
authorities the wishes Of the
people.
II still greatly remember the
strofig support they gave me aA
District Attorney, In my efforts 10
repress crime In the District, and
II appfeciAtive1y recall the attenA
tive reception 1 received on the
Occasions when 1 addressed them
and participated In their meet.
ihes."
i Judge Richmond b. Keeeh, Of
District Court, former Corporation
60uhsel OF the District, said he
could attest 10 The fact that Dis
tflet Government officials and
members OF Congress 'lglVe sens
ereuslv OF thelr tlfae 10 Hebresehs
tAtlve OF these bodies for the plPs
p0Ae OF epeetlha thelP views u
i sympathetic consideration II
Hlven these Views IN both admins
lstpatlye and legislative matters,
; no added win 4 gPeateP members
SHIP the associations VIII DO even
more effective, no aRldl
10 Reveal Problems,
JUDGE keaeh AAld thai IN eltls
Aenb 0f n Jurisdiction which hAA no
representation In Government, the
fnderAtl0lH provide nm OPPORTUNITY
10 Alp individual pyDbIhnlA Whlah
frequently on disclosure are pes
vehlga M community In scope
"Fheh the banding teaethep lOP
\ common purpose enhances tha
PROBABILITY eF attainment 9f The
Individual aeAlpes,O he said,
i JUDGE walter u Casey OF MHnls
albal court lARHea thla htAtAmantI
"ieWeYeP unsatisfactory II may
Do 10 washington residents %
register their eplnlens In q series
Oh als1elnted town meetlnas, Il
must be realised that members
ship IN tho neighhgPhaed epgARls
AAtlgns presents the only appePs
tnnitV we have 10 express ours
selves IN matters Of Importance
lRffeetlnG our daily lives,
4 nDeelHleHh made by gltlEenA and
Ielvle associations, whose members
snip Rnd numbers command Ats
tentlan, offer some measure OF
confidence that their Views shall
DO welahed seriously by those
charged bs law with the duty and
responsibilities OF legislation and
enforcement"
eeett Praises Drive,
Municipal Court Judge Arnold
w, Scott called the drive one Of
the most important steps that has
been taken here.
"Fhere 10 no city In America
where II Ia 30 necessary for the
IeitiEens 10 take On active and ag.
gressive interest In the work OF
our civic organizations" no said,
We occupy the unusual position
LOT being political units' where We
are denied the right Of the ballot
and have taxation without repre-.
sentation, and the only media
Through which We may hope 10 get
any results Ii through the con-
eerted action Of the several civic
organizations"
Municipal Court Judge Milton
Q. Kronheim, jr,, pointed out that
"the privilege Of democratic citi-
Izenship carries the responsibility
for solution Of the denocracys
problems By attention, Thought
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