The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
AFFAIRS OF BRIGHqWOOD
The Annual Meeting Of the Citi-
zenS' Association.
Old Officers Rc-eIectcd-Thc Board
of Trades stand Concerning the
Extension Endorsed MIR. Shoe
maker and the CommissiOnership.

The Brightwood Avenue Citizens AS
sociaton held its regular monthly meeting
last night at Brightwood Inn. 1t was also
the annual meeting for the election of Of
icers. resulting in the unanimous selection
of the old board to serve for the coming
year. as follows:
Louis p. Shoemaker. President; John G.
Keene, Secretary; n. E. Robinson, Treas
urer; Walter J. Lambert. First Vice Presi-
dent; n. f Robinson Second Vice Presi
cent; Thomas Blagdon Third Vice Presi-
dent; DR.. Henry Darling, Fourth Vice
President, and Charles W. Ray. Assistant
Secretary.
Routine business was transacted consist
ing of reports Of committees and the adop
tion of several important resolutions. Chief
among the latter was that previously
adopted by the Washington Board of Trade,
relating to the sharing of the expense of
street extension ha:f and half by the
United States and the District of Columbia.
The resolution reads follows:
Resolved, That. in the opinion Of the Board OF
Trade. it is the duty Of the District officials and
citizens generally not to propose or give assent
public privately, TO appropriations being made
for any municipal purposes other than those made
If accordance with the act of June IL, ISIS and
that il should be made manifest to Congress,
whenever necessary, IN an earnest and unl1llstAi-
able. but respectful manner. that appropriations
made otherwise are not desirable or acceptable.
This resolution ELECTED a good deal of
discussion, some favoripg and some dis
approving it, but after an earnest appeal
to the members of the association in its
behalf by Charles C. Lancaster it was
adopted.
Another resolution received from the
Congress Heights Citizens Association
read, debated, and passed, r4ading as
follows:
Resolved by the Brightrood Citizens Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia, That respect
fully urge upon the Congress OF the United States
to insert in the proposed code for the District Of
Columbia a provision that person shall he
eligible TO appointment to any of the offices men
toned therein. unless he shall have resided in the
District OF Columbia least five years prior to
appointment, and continues to reside therein dur
ing incumbency. And that copy of these resolu-
tons be transmitted to the respective committees
ON the District OF Columbia OF the two houses Of
Congress.
The President of the association, Louis
=. Shoemaker. then read a statement with
reference to his candidacy for District
Commissioner requesting his friends lot
to use his name in that connection. Mr..
Shoemaker said he was in receipt OF tho
resolution adopted by the BrightwOod AS
ISOLATION announcing a preference for him
as member OF the Board OF Commission
ers for the District of Columbia provided
there should be a vacancy
He said that he had seriously considered
the subject and that it was his desire to
express earnest appreciation of this action
on the part of the association. II was also
with regret that he was obliged to say
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with due regard for his private affairs he
could not permit his friends TO support
him at the present time for this Office.
He was. however afforded the pleasure of
being able TO say that the resolution OF the
Brightwood Citizens Association and SINH
lar resolutions adopted by three other as
sociations-the Takoma, the Tenleytowu,
known as the Northwestern Suburban. and
the Mount Pleasant-gave him as much
satisfaction as the appointment 70 the
office of Commissioner could possibly
afford. To have this evidence of esteem.
respect, and confidence OF fellow citizens
and taxpayers was tantamount TO the
emolument and honor of public office.
Mr.. Shoemaker had announced at pre-
viouS meeting that he would not be a
candidate for the office of president OF the
association for another year. But, through
the solicitation of friends. he had been
induced to reconsider that determination
and he read an address which. in effect.
said that he would yield to the wishes OF
the body he had served so pleasantly.