The evening times., 1899-01-27
IN ASSOCIATION
FOR GEORGETOWN
Business Men to Meet Next
Tuesday Night.
Call Signed by Prominent Citizels
Issued Today.
District commissioners Negotiating
for Site for "a New Engine
House-Lodge Meeting.

The call for a preliminary meeting OF
the citizens west of Rock Creek to assem-
BILE and make arrangements looking to the
permanent organization of citizens as
sociation was made public today. The
meeting is called for next Tuesday even
ing at 7:3O o'clock in the Office of the
First Cooperative Building Association,
1926 Thirty second Street. The call is
signed by business professional men, and
private citizens, among the leading resi-
dents OF Georgetown. No difficulty was
experienced in securing signatures to the
call and all expressed themselves in IA
yor of the movement and willing to CO.
operate. Much enthusiasm and interest is
manifest and it is predicted by the pro-
moters CT the movement that the proposed
association is already on the highway to
success. The call asks that all who are
interested in the welfare of Georgetown
be present at the meeting and lend their
support TO the movement. The association
is intended to include all citizens west of
Rock Creek who care to identify them
selves with it for the purpose of securing
the long needed Improvements in this sec
ton of the city. The officers of the First
Cooperative Association have rendered
the use Of their Office, free of charge, for
the purpose of holding the preliminary
meeting 1t is expected that the first
meeting will be devoted to making all ar
rangements necessary to getting the citi-
zens together at a second meeting to be
held some time in the immediate future.
Il is probable that the second meeting
will be held about one week from next
officers g
a committee appointed to draw up con-
stitution and bylaws. Secretary McKean
together with sCme of the directors of the
Washington Business Mems Association,
have been requested by the promoters of
the proposed association to be present at
the first meeting and lend their assist
ance in getting the movement under way
and have expressed a willingness TO be
present. The approval Of the Washing
ton Business Mems Association has had
a good effect in arcusing special interest
in the Georgetown association among the
citizens and they generally express their
approval of the presence of sCme of the
officers of the Washington association at
the first meeting. The following is du-
plicate of the call just issued:
A preliminary meeting will be held Tuesday
evening, January 81, 1s,9. at 80 clock at the
Office OF the First Cooperative Building AssociI-
tion. 325 Thirty-Second Street, for the purpose
OF making arrangements looking Ia the pcrlna-
nent organization Of citizens association rep
rescntative of the interests OF Georgetown.
In connection with this II Is well 10 remember
that while every other section OF the city has an
association % rcpresc ntative residents, George
town is without such. The business men OF
Washington have organized, and, representing the
general interests Of the city, are in fair way
10 DO much good. While there is d large repre-
sentation OF Georgetown's business men in this
association, the interests Of the town require 4
distinctly local organization.
Georgetown has suffered considerably in the
appOrtionmert Of the annual appropriations of
Congress, and this should he reHcdied. There
many radical changes needed and demanded.
which only be obtained through a united
effort OF its citizens.
We the undersigned trust that all who are
interested in the welfare OF Georgetown will be
present at the meeting, give their views the
matter, and il consistent with their ideas, help
to form the proposed association
The call was signed by the following
Louis ". Ritchie. NJ. d., H. G. Wagner,
J. L. r. Appleby, NJ. D., W. T. Weaver,
Charles Becker, William a. Cunningham
James T. Clements. James A. Archer, j.
Barton Miller. r. \. Casilear, Maurice
Baer, Louis Frankfurt. Joseph II. Lee.
John T. Kelly, Cropley & Bosteler. G. ".
Offutt, James ODonnell, a. NJ. Baer,
George W. Manogue, Oliver p. Johnson,
George w. King. H. p. Gilbert, Chares E.
Tribby, Joseph H. Bradley. J. Ho'dsworth
Gordon, Jesse II. Wilson, and A. B. Jack
son.
1t is reported that the Commissioners are
negotiating with the owner OF the prop
erty at the northeastern corner of Poto-
mac and Streets for its purchase as a
site for the building of another engine
house. The property owners of the vicin-
ity are very much opposed to the location
of another engine house at this point and
are organizing to oppose the movement
They object TO the location of the engine
house at this point on the ground that it
is too near the fire station already located
in Georgetown. 1t is within q square of
the one on NJ Street, between Thirty-sec
ond and Thirty-third Streets. and its 10
cation here is deemed unnecessary. The
citizens who are opposing the movement
think that the engine house ought to be
situated at point where it is more need
ed. They suggest that a site be selected
somewhere on the heights of Georgetown
where at present there is practically no
fire protection. There are many large
buildings located in that section of the
city which, with the present protection
are constantly in danger. The long, steep
hill which the horses would be obliged to
climb in this vicinity causes a delay
which is very apt to result in serious
damage and loss of life. Another station
is needed in Georgetown. and it is desired
to have it located in the most advantage
Gus situation.
At the meeting of George C. Whiting
Lodge, No. p, f. A. A. NJ, held last night,
a committee was appointed by Worshipful
Master B. w. Murch to make arrangements
for the annual banquet, which will be held
some time during the early part of Feb
ruary. This banquet will be attended by
all the Masonic dignitaries of the District,
and will be the leading social event of
the season. The following committee was
appointed: William B. Easton, chairman:
B. F. Harper. Harry Becker, Dr. George
]. Geiger, ]. Shoemaker. ID. L. Reynolds.
w. A. Cunningham. J. Barton Miller, and
William n Rornheim