Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-15
EXPRESSION OF APPROVAL
CITIZENS FAVOR PURCHASE OF
GROUND FOR ASYLUM.
Mass Meeting Held Last Night in Con-
gress Heights-The ResOlu-
lions Adopted.

Citizens of Congress Heights and of the
section of the District lying south of that
suburb met last night to the number of
forty or fifty in the waiting station at the
terminus of the trolley street railroad at
Congress Heights to give expression to
their views. and, as they claim. TO the
views Of n majority of the community, con-
corning the proposed sale of land at Con-
gress Heights to the government for the
use of the Government Hospital for the
Insane Such a meeting was held last
night had been in contemplation since the
withdrawal of a number of them from the
Congress Heights Citizens Association.
little over a week ago.
Since that time petition has been circu-
lated in the section recommending the sale
of the ground referred to, and il to
take special action on this petition hat the
meeting last night was called. Several
members took turns in occupying the CHAIR.
this being rendered necessary 10 give OPP
portunity for all to give their views. Much
enthusiasm prevailed.
Representative Endorsed.
Among those who made addresses were
Messrs. Victor Boyer. William z. Hartley,
F. II. Butterfield and William Z. May.
Nearly all present made brief remarks, and
It was the unanimous sentiment Of those
in attendance that Endorsement should be
given Chairman Cannon, Representative W.
II. Moody and others of the House of Rep
resentatives, who were stated to be using
their efforts to secure the approval of
the item providing for the purchase of 145
acres of Pencote woods by the government.
AS a means of assisting in the proposed
legislation, If possible, number of those
who are in favor of the plan visited the
Capitol today.
An item was read last night from a Maine
newspaper to the effect that a Maine lady
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land on the north side of ST. Elizabeth's
Asylum. was making efforts to sell the
same to the government for the purposes
of the asylum. Resolutions were unani-
mously adopted setting forth that the citi-
Zens of Congress Heights and vicinity, in
mass meeting assembled, do applaud the
patriotic efforts of Representatives Cannon.
Moody and others in their fight for the in
sane soldiers and sailors of the country,
and against smothering them IN the pres
ent Enclosure with new buildings; also that
to divide the asylum with trolley railroad
running through the center of the grounds
would be crime against the unfortunate
inmates.
The Petition.
The petition referred to above follows the
copy of the resolutions. 1t says In part:
That the subscribers, who are citizens of
Congress Heights and vicinity, earnestly
protest against the action of c. NJ. En-
MONS O. Z. Emmons, Richard Emmons,
v NJ. Tucker. Theodore Diederich, Gustave
Bender and David Gillln. said to control
the Congress Heights Citizens Association.
and who claim TO represent the views of the
people of the section. in favor of dividing
the asylum by placing the proposed new
buildings opposite the present asylum build
ings. This would ruin the section. II Is
declared force residents to go through a
double line of asylum buildings, and make
of Nichols avenue. the only means of ac-
cess to the city of Washington, merely
thoroughfare through the asylum grounds.
The petition was signed by forty-two per-
sons.