Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
DISCUSSES LOCAL NEEDS
Meeting Of the North Capitol and Ecking-
ton Citizens Association.
Large Addition to Roll of Members
Work of the Executive COM
mittee Reported.

The North Capitol and lexington Cit
liens Association met last evening and dis
cussed various matters of local interest.
The feature of the evening was the election
OF eighty-one new members, which gives
the association a membership of about $40
This large increase in the membership was
the result of energetic work done by the
mittee, composed of NJ. A. Winter
chairman; Washington Topham, VIM. A
Taylor. Louis NJ. Sanders, DR.. j. D. Brad
field and j. H. Melton. They had canvassed
large portion of the section represented
by the association, and will continue their
work during the coming month.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.
A X. Server, Mr.. A. o. Tingley acting as
secretary. Mr.. Server reported what had
been done by the executive committee since
the last meeting of the association. The
committee, he said, had discussed with
Commissioner Ross the necessity for a new
school house, to be located somewhere east
OF North Capitol street and at about 7
street, to relieve the crowded condition of
the lexington school. and to provide for
the rapidly growing population in the sec
ton indicated. Mr.. Ross had said that no
section of the city apparently would have
so rapid growth during the next two
years as the section in which this school
was desired, and said he would do all he
could to secure the needed building.
New Place of Meeting.
The large increase in the membership of
the association has made it necessary that
more commodious meeting place than that
row used could be secured, and a committee.
of which Mr.. NJ. A. Winter is chairman,
was instructed to arrange, if possible, for
another hall that will accommodate all the
members who desire to attend the meetings.
The fact that the North Capitol street
branch of the City and Suburban railway
system is in operation while there is every
prospect that the New York avenue branch
will be running by the end of the present
week, was made the occasion for several
congratulatory speeches on the part of men,
bers of the association, and a motion by
Mr.. VIM. G. Henderson was adopted to the
effect thai a letter be sent to the City and
Suburban Railway Company thanking its
management for the excellent system now
installed on the lexington and North Cap
itol street lines.
Public Parks.
The association also adopted a resolution
suggesting to the Commissioners as destra-
bic locations for public parks the land
bounded by lexington place, Q, r and I'd
streets east; the triangles at Florida ave-
nue., LIST and R streets. and at Rhode Island
avenue, I'd and Il streets.
1t has been the custom of the association
at its June meeting to adjourn until Sep
TENDER, but Mr.. Louis NJ. Sanders made
during the summer months on account of
the large number of new members being
brought in the association, and an adjourn
ment was finally taken until the fourth
Monday in July.
Mr.. Winter, during the evening, submit
ted to the association numerous sugges-
lions for needed improvements made by
new members, and appropriate action was
taken on them.
The New Members.
Those elected to membership last even
ing were: J. H Brigham, assistant secre-
tary of agriculture. ex-Commissioner L. 6.
Hine, Dr. A C. Miller, ]. w. Collins, G.
Gottha, A j. Kenney. Albert f. Esch,
Chas. Werner. August Baumbach, Michael
Burke Edward Thurman, j. X. Bishop, e.
l.. Santmyer, William F. Finn, Henry
Evans, Roe Fulkerson, James A. Dowrick,
Henry Crane, Franklin Monroe, John Ken
ney, L. H. Mattingly, William II. Sylvester,
E. Mace. Jones. VIM. II. Moore, A. H.
Mount, Frank E. Chaplin. Thos. NJ. Harslip,
Rev. F. Menefee, Fred Wagner, DR.. E. ID.
Thompson. w. II. Hessick, Rev. Henry -.
Amos, A. II. Mills, /. H. Taylor H. B. Mat
tox, ]. II. Galleher, Fred Brandt, w. s.
Browning, L. F. Won Wimpffen, Robt. c.
Casseli, r. o. Melton, Chas. V. Juno, Sid
ney G. Bursley, s. NJ. Meeks, Geo. w. Sig
gers, J. NJ. Lowe. F. L. l.. Beat, William
Jardine, Frederick Rose, c. H. Burgess,
Geo. w. Morrison, w. S. Crown, George ].
bill, Richard Fitzmorris, John Huddleson,
NJ. l.. Bundy, jr.. Bert c. Champlin, Arthur
c. NJ. d. Merriam, W. c. Van. Matre, H. w.
jerks, ]. E. Parker, J. Eugene Shoemaker,
Moore, Henry Fitch, Geo. t. Roberts, w.
Palmer, |. 3. Millner, Herbert w. Porter,
l. S. Little T. H. Pickford j. H. Brigham
Thomas II. Mitchell, R. William Devreaux,