COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBI FIRST SESSION TO PROVIDE FOR HOME RULE AND REORGANIZATION 81450 FEBRUARY 20, 21, 22, MARCH 1, 5, 1951 Printed for the use of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1951 UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MATTHEW M. NEELY, West Virginia, Chairman OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina FRANCIS CASE, South Dakota WALLACE F. BENNETT, Utah JAMES H. DUFF, Pennsylvania ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG, Michigan SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOME RULE AND REORGANIZATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ESTES KEFAUVER, Tennessee, Chairman MATTHEW M. NEELY, West Virginia FRANCIS CASE, South Dakota II CONTENTS Adams, Kenneth, President of the Young Republicans Club of the Dis- Atherholt, Gordon M., representing the Northwest Council of Citizens' 69 207, 222 Back, Edith B., representing the Home Rule for Washington Chapter, 131 248 120 Beatty, Mrs. Donald, representing the District of Columbia League Brown, Huver I., representing the Washington Bar Association. Chamberlain, Culver, president, Central Suffrage Conference_-- Colladay, Edward F., general counsel, Washington Board of Trade__ Connaughton, J. H., representing the Petworth Citizens' Association__ Dawson, Giles E., member of the Connecticut Avenue Citizens' Associa- tion, and delegate to the Northwest Council of Citizens' Associations Donohue, F. Joseph, nominee for Commissioner of the District of Evans, Gertrude, representing the Progressive Party of the District Fadler, William, representing the Democratic Club of the District of Freedman, Richard, representing the Washington Home Rule Com- Galloway, George B., Senior Specialist in American Government, Legis- Gower, Karl K., representing the Brightwood Citizens' Association__ 222 Hall, Woolsey, representing the Central Northwest Citizens' Associa- Henderson, Elmer W., director, American Council on Human Rights_ Hendrickson, Hon. Robert C., United States Senator from the State .:: Leeman, Herbert P., representing the Federation of Citizens' Associa- McIlwee, Mrs. Branson Gilbert, member of the Manor Park Citizens' 227 Manbeck, Jesse B., executive secretary, Central Suffrage Conference, 102 Mathews, Paul, immediate past president, Junior Chamber of Com- merce_ Monroney, Hon. A. S., United States Senator from the State of Okla- 130 110 Newell, Clifford H., representing the Arkansas Avenue Community . 192 Reissig, Frederick, representing the Federation of Churches___ 108 Rich, Mrs. Frank, chairman of legislation, Washington section, Na- 135 Shipley, Carl L., Young Republican National Federation_ Sellers, Charlotte, Women's Auxiliary, United Public Workers of Thompson, Leon A., President of the Federation of Civic Associations of the District of Columbia, Inc_. Wender, Harry S., Chairman, District of Columbia Recreation Board_ West, Vernon E., Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia, representing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia_____ Wheeler, A. L., representing the Democratic Central Committee of the Wheeler, Mrs. Gladys, Washington Chapter, National Council of American Legion, Department of the District of Columbia, to post 158 271 Council for Social Action of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States of America to chairman__ Home Rule Headquarters, Washington, D. C., to clerk of commit- Public Library of the District of Columbia to chairman and to Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia.... Recreation Board of the government of the District of Columbia Social Order Committee of the Friends Meeting of Washington and the Friends Committee on National Legislation to chairman Truman, Hon. Harry S., President, to Hon. Sam Rayburn, 127 Houck, Catherine M., personnel officer, the Public Library_. Kefauver, Hon. Estes, United States Senator from Tennessee: A rebuttal of the arguments of the Board of Trade against home rule for the District of Columbia. Reply to District Commissioners' criticisms of S. 1527. Rohrbaugh, Lewis H., Social Order Committee of the Friends Meeting of Washington and the Friends Committee on National Ross, Mrs. Elizabeth Healy, in behalf of Washington Chapters of 249 254 White, James H. 273 Wilson, Mary Faith, executive secretary, Home Rule Headquar- 271 |