HOME RULE AND REORGANIZATION JOINT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEES ON HOME RULE AND REORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EIGHTIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 1968 and H. R. 4902 BILLS PROVIDING FOR HOME RULE AND FOR FEBRUARY 2 TO 10, 1948 Printed for the use of the Senate and House Committees JAMES C. AUCHINCLOSS, New Jersey, Chairman ROBERT N. MCGARVEY, Pennsylvania CHARLES B. DEANE, North Carolina GEORGE B. GALLOWAY, Director II CONTENTS. Witnesses: Armstrong, Kenneth P., chairman, local suffrage committee, Central Page 374 371 Beattie, James S., president, Junior Board of Commerce of Washing- Benhof, William H., Jr., president, Anacostia Citizens Association. 140 212 294 Brown, Vincent J., member, executive committee, District of Columbia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Brownlow, Dr. Louis, former Commissioner of the District of Colum- 99 Connaughton, John H., president, Federation of Citizens Associations.. 107 Crystal, Daniel, National Lawyers Guild, District of Columbia Davis, Elmer, news broadcaster, American Broadcasting Co.- DeWitt, Maynard B., American Veterans Committee in Washington_ Doyle, Mrs. Henry Gratton, president, District of Columbia Board of 233 281 311 Fawcett, Arthur, department of social welfare, Washington Federation Frick, Louis F., secretary, Federation of Businessmen's Associations, Ellis, W. L., assistant to the Comptroller General of the United States Fickling, Austin L., chairman of the suffrage committee, Federation of Finch, Wilbur S., chairman, committee on national and local suffrage, 77 154 195 122 110 172 46 146 Witnesses-Continued Hodgkins, George W., Kalorama Citizens Association. Page 208 Howard, Dr. Paul, director, national relations office of the American 309 James, C. Clinton, chairman, legislative committee of the District of 373 Jelleff, Frank....... 253 Kelley, Edward J., special assistant to the Superintendent, National 334 Lee, Miss Berniece M., representing the Young Democrats of the Manbeck, Jesse Byron, Sons of the American Revolution, District of 204 Mason, Hon. Guy, Commissioner of District of Columbia.. 18 389 McKee, Jerome B., legislative chairman, District of Columbia Ameri- 377 Meadows, Leverett A., president, Manor Park Citizens Association_ 210 224 Morgan, Jo V., representing the Bar Association of the District of Col 321 Newell, Clifford H., past president, Federation of Citizens' Associa- 390 Opal, Mrs. Alma T., Antivivisection Society of the District of Co- 387 Pusey, Merlo, associate editor, Washington Post. Reilly, John A., president, Washington Board of Trade- Roberts, William A., former People's Counsel of the District of Root, Irving C., Superintendent, National Capital Parks- Schmeckebier, Dr. Laurence S., Washington Housing Association. Schmuck, Edward J., general counsel, Acacia Mutual Life Insurance 357 Sharpe, C. Melvin, chairman, Committee of One Hundred on the 66 Spencer, Samuel, representing_Washington Home Rule Committee.. 261 53 Striner, Benjamin, committee chairman, District of Columbia Pharma- 213, 215 Thompson, R. C., director of vocational rehabilitation in Maryland-- 325 Thornton, A. Oliver, First Deputy Recorder of Deeds, Office of the Tobias, Mrs. George, American Association of Medical Social Workers, 243 West, Vernon E., Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia.. Whitfield, Rev. J. F.,.president, Interdenominational Ministers' Alli- Winn, Miss Agnes, District Branch, American Association of Univer- Young, Hon. John Russell, President, Board of Commissioners, Dis- 3 Beattie, James S., president, Junior Board of Commerce.. Connaughton, John H., president, Federation of Citizens' Associa- Ihlder, John, Executive Officer, National Capital Housing Authority- James, C. Clinton, counsel, District of Columbia Building and Loan Sharpe, C. Melvin, chairman, Committee of One Hundred on the Fed- Roberts, William A., former District of Columbia People's Counsel. - Schmuck, Edward J., general counsel, Acacia Mutual Life Insurance 446 Shepherd, Bruce E., manager, Life Insurance Association of America__ Upham, C. B., Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, United States 450 |