The suburban citizen., 1900-11-03
Peace, Plenty and COntentment Reign
Supreme at BrightWOOd.
Something About the Town Its Location, Its Ads
vantages, and a Sketch of Its Citizens Assoc
citation and Some Prominent rembers
Police Protection.

Police Protection.
BY constantly hammering away at
the authorities the Citizens Associa-
tion succeeded in having the territory
in and around Brghtwood patroled
by a sufficient force Of mounted and
foot men and they also succeeded i'm
getting fire alarm and patrol boxes fol
use Of the officers
Its Future.
With various societies, a fourishine
Masonic and other lodges, a vigorous
Citizens Association whose watch
word is Never let up" and peace
able aw-abiding population. the fu-
ture Of BrightwOod as a place of resi-
dence or as a tempting field for spec'I-
lation would seem to be very bright.
The Citizens Association.
The Brightwood Citizens Associa-
tion was organized in the spring OF
1892 with Mr. John l.. Norris as prcsi-
dent and Mr. Arthur l.. Keene as sec
ietary Something Ike lorty oi the
enterpTising citizens of the town en-
rolled as members and became at once
deeply interested in securing improve
mcnts.
From that time to the present date
the work Of the association has been
bearing fruit the result being that its
people now enjoy rapid transit to all
parts of the city for one fare, ample
public school. facilities, good roads, fire
and police protection, gas, electricity,
Potomac water supply, a sewerage sys-
TEN and many other public improve
ments that might never have been
secured but for the persistent aggres-
sive united and continued efforts of
its public spirited citizens.
Louis p. Shoemaker.
About eighteen months ago the asso-
citation elected Mr. Louis p. Shoemaker
to preside over It's affairs and from
that day to this It's members have been
unit in declaring that he Is the right
man I'm the right place After serving
year as president of the association
he desired to decline a recollection but
the association by unanimous vote de-
cided to continue him at the head Of
its affairs. AT the time Of his election
to the presidency of the association it
was Mr., Shoemaker's firm conviction
that the men Of large property and
other interests and men of influence
who were not already members of the
association should be made to see their
way clear to the mutual advantages 70
be derived from being on the roll of
membership in the Brightwood Cti-
zens Association. With that idea in
mind, and with the cordial assistance
of others he has built the association
up to a total membership of over two
hundred, comprising practically the
entire taX-paying element within the
jurisdiction of Brightwood.
His achievements in this line during
his short incumbency of the office: his
broad-minded views that reach out
and take In the entire district thus
placing the services of his association
at the disposal of other associations in
working for the general good of all
his executive ability; his temperate
methods in dealing with vexatiOus
problems, his wen known conserYa-
tism in making demands and the di-
plomacy he uniformally exercises in
dealing with public officials mark him
as born leader Of men.
As a result Of the fHll and universal
knowledge Of these facts he was
strongly urged last spring to sacrifice
his large private interests for an ap-
pointmcnt as one of the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia. After
being unanimously indorsed for the
position by the Brightwood Citizens
Association and much against his own
personal wishes he was, without any
solicitation whatever, heartily recon-
mended for the honorable position by
several other associations and by
numerous influential private citizens
II is safe to say that few men in pri-
vate life were ever SO fortunate in
having honor almost thrust upon them
without their consent, and Mr.. Shoe
maker feels very keenly the debt of
gratitude he owes the associations and
individuals who thus sought to do
HIM honor
With such a man at the head of its
affairs enjoying as he does the cordial
good will and hearty support of his
followers, 1t is no wonder the Bright
wood Citizens Association, which is