Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16
CITIZENS
They Meet and lnm an Association to Pro
mote EhAir Welfare.
A Constitutions and Dy-Lasxs Adopted,
~Omcersh EAeE4cd and Com
mitteea appointed.

. A newrcitizens' association was organized
last evening. II is to be known as THE
North Capitol and lexington Citizens AS
ISOLATION" aid embraces all the section of
the city and county lying north of M street
and between I'd street and Brentwood road.
These boundary lines include lexington
and Bloomingdale
There were about seventy-five residents
of the section indicated present at the Eek
fngton Hotel last evening. the organizers
Of, the movement having been invited by
Capt. McKellip, the proprietor, to meet
there for the purpose of forming the new
association. At previous meeting COM
mittee had been appointed to draft con-
stitution end bylaws, and these were
adopted with slight amendments.
The meeting was called to order BY w
G. Henderson, president pro tenn; w. j.
hughes, secretary pro. tenn. MI. j. w
Babson, president of the East Washington
Citizens Association, was present, and
upon invitation, gave the new association
relation of the movement In East wash
ington to establish a citizens association
as we'll as an account of it's manner Of
conducting business.
These Signed the Constitution.
When those present were asked to joir
the association and to sign the constitu
ton and bylaws forty-six responded. They
were w. G. Henderson, A. r. Server, ]. p
Kane, H. Huff, S. NJ. LeitZell, w.
Hughes, G. Lewis, E. DAZZLE, ]. F. Beck
f. M. Harmon, DR.. Bradfield, NJ. McDevitt
l.. l.. Johnson, E. H. Lutch E. Spies, W
] Fowler, L. B. Nixon, w. s. Chase. b
w. Pond, H. H. Morrow, A. o. Tingley
Edward Kern, ]. F. Bancroft, j. N. Paine
a.. W; Howell, w: S; Browning, H. D; Nor
ris, F. A. Field, A. E. Murlin, J. N. Hard
ing. w. H. Hunnisfen, j. E. Hammond,
Williamson. j. B. Epsey, G. w. Belyeu, j
D. Bidd.s. E. G. Gummell. N. Humphrey, J
b. Smith, ]. c. Anen.a A. c. Avery, c. NJ
d. Brown, j. A. Bates, ]. H. Lane, ]. b
Linton.
All persons living within the territory
embraced by the association were invited t.
join the movement. which has as its obtec
the advancement of the public interests o.
that section. An admission fee of twenty
five cents Is charged. together with dues o.
twenty-five cents per quarter. 1t was de
| cided to appoint committees of five mem
bers each, as fellows: On membership, rail
ways, the. press. streets, sidewalks ant
lights, sewers and water, fire and polict
protection, city limits, schools and schoo
houses and parks and parking. Meetings o
the association will be held on the thirt
Friday of each month, and the executiv,
committee was authorized to secure quar-
| tiers for permanent place CT meeting To-
the association. -0.'
Officers Elected.
Officers of the association for the ensuing
year were elected aas follows: President
w. G. He aderson; vice president, H. D
Norris; secretary, w. J. Hughes; treasurer
| S. NJ Leitzell; executive committee, j. F
Bancroft. Edwardtkern, w. ]. Fowler
The officers and members of the new as
sociati felt greatly encouraged by tn
| widespread interest shown by citizens IL
the movement last evening, and committee
will shortly be appointed and will at one
| begin the work of collecting data in order t
| present the needs of the section of the cit,
| represented by the association to the Com
| miSsionerS and to Congress-