Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-02
HILLSDALE CITIZENS.
They Are Still After Better Mail
Facilities.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Hlllsdale Citizens Association was held
last night at the residence of Mr.. A. L.
Smith, one Of the members of the execu-
tive committee, on Howard avenue. The
meeting was called to order by President
John s. George, who presided. and called
on the chaplain, Capt. George D. Graham,
to lead in prayer.
A resolution thanking The Star Cor the
interest shown by 1t in printing absolutely
fair reports of the proceedings of the as
ISOLATION, its committees and the citizens
generally was introduced by Vice President
James L. Johnson, and later in the evening
was adopted by unanimous vote.
Most of the time of the meeting was
occupied in the discussion of the report Of
the post office committee, Messrs. James
L. Johnson, Robert l.. Warning and ]. H.
Dale, who had been appointed to CO.
the Anacostia Citizens Association and
urge the extension of free delivery to Ana
costa and Hillsdale.
The committees report. which was read
by Mr.. Johnson, stated that they were
most pleasantly received by First Assist
ant Postmaster General Jones at the Post
Office Department when they called there
with the majority Of the Anacostia COM
mittee last week, and, at Mr.. Jones' sug-
gestion, have prepared the following for
his information THE village of Hillsdale.
adjoining Anacostia on the south. has an
average length of one and one-fourth miles
ard an average width of one-half mile and
contains about 200 Inhabitants. Our
nearest post Office is the one located in
Anacostia, at a distance of one-haf mile
from the nearest resident of HillSdale, and
over two miles from those who live far
thest away.
"In order to relieve ourselves Of this
disadvantage and secure better mail facili-
ties we are willing to heartily cooperate
with the postal committee of the Anacostia
Citizens Association in the effort to secure
free delivery for Anacostia and Hillsdaie
But IL the Post Office Department should
refuse our request for free delivery then
we do hereby most respectfully request
and ask that a post office be located IN
Hillsdale."
Robert L. Warning, George E. Butler, J. h
Dale, ]. S. George, Henry Sayles, George d.
Graham Allan Jackson, A. l.. Smith ana
others. all of whom spoke approvingly Of
the work of the committee.
The committee was continued, and, on
a motion. which was adopted. further steps
in the matter were postponed until the
Monday following the next meeting OF the
Anacostia Citizens Association, when 1t
was thought the latter would finally de-
termine whether or not the members Of
that body want free delivery or not.
President George appointed Capt George
D. Graham and Messrs. Osborne Dorsey
and James L. Johnson as a committee to
call on the District Commissioners and re-
quest that street lamps be placed at certain
places on Howard, Sumner and Sheridan
avenues, also that the names of the various
streets and avenues shall be properly
posted Mr.. Waring, of the committee
who had charge of the investigation which
led to the recommendation that these
lamps be asked for, said he had reliable in
formation that several streets in Hillsdale
which at present are not in condition to
he used with any degree of comfort will
be attended to by direction of the Commits
sioners very shortly.
The committee on street railroads was
requested to confer with the proper officials
of the Anacostia Railway Company, and
see if arrangements cannot be made to
have a car leave for Washington at an
earlier hour in the morning than at pres
ent, as, If this can be done, large number
of people will be greatly convenienced. A
vote of thanks wac extended to the MEM
bers who had assisted In breaking up a
speak-easy recently.