Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-05-18

at least 80 who been minimum
the District Columbia have during that period
dence nowhere else and shall hold ftme office for which
required only
Of the would be by the
and selection Of members would be based upon knowledge
selected should be whose stature and
whole be no ex ofco members nor
members representing any special interest"
ncations The council would elect
ton that not in the public interest for such member to
system three groups under which
appointed Members would be restricted to two
Membership the council would be regarded strictly
saon would be provided for member mourning
expenses in discharging his duties:
additional meetings at the call of the Board of
on motion Of the council itself or at the call Of the chairman
for action business regularly before it, the Com
secretary Board of Commissioners would be
secretary Of the council and would be responsible for its admin
council
would once space Tor its meetings and would
whole or by individual members
Advantages Of
Upon careful examination of this plan for the Citizens
Advisory Council and comparison with the unofficial council
created by the Commissioners 1925 there clearly
earlier council The other council elected
the Federation OF Citizens Associations and the Federation Of
at that . provided that the Of the Federation Of
should ocio chairman of the council
vintage higher definite
th0ss tine v e on m
ability standing in the community Members required to
will insure their interest the District of Columbia
primary qualification requirement of members of the
earlier council that they be members Of their neghborhood
citizens association.
proposed would ohcio members
sentng special interest Selection would be strictly the
Of s M ao c m owen ne
of the features Of the qualifications of members which expected
the District OF Columbia,
the five years preceding their they have claimed resi-
sse else ana 'n'' no 'F'' WI"
Commissioners Plan Deserves United Support
entire reorganization the Commissioners clearly
the hearty support OF the ORGANIZED ctzeny the District
the States to substitute the Of the
for that advocated by the OF the Budget
effective teamwork exhibited in this recent test of
change n type of
local government but simply organize efficiently under
interests Of the District of at heart should oppose
c se has cs w 5 G s
fashion
course not give people
citizens the Of their country through voting
give in government
exclusive control of the Congress and the President
Neither local elective
had energetic several years by citizens
attitude Govern
ent Operations at the Thursday was generally
Advisory broader
permitting originate recommendations in the public
submitted by the Commissioners The former
council exercised such broader powers.
District Porty Politics of Synthetic Type
With District
participation the politics Of both Of the two parties is
largely isolated American citizens help nominate
nauguae President but denied the right
to for President.
In such politically helpless community surprising
the through which the
national conventions will be chosen
reported that registrations have been unusually heavy for
both parties.
registered Republicans meeting conventions
% the election Of delegate from each Of
precincts convention These precinct delegates
delegates Republican Committee the next
years. will the Willard Hotel June for the
other business These Sc delegates
State convention which will June
delegates and ski
aternates to the national convention
Democrats will follow entirely different
They will designated polling places
certain officers the local organization.
the quadrennia gesture participation
country the Amercanzed Aneri
Columbia this only in four
the interval lack Of interest wei as
voting through Of practice The District
participation national politics rather than
which is largely of the synthetic variety.
USDA Announces New Officers
Smith mandolin the recently held annual salon
president of In the pictorial division Of he
forth monochrome award
Other officers elected Sophie Golf with Mr. Burgess