The Washington times., 1901-11-02
SUBURBAN CITIZENS MEET
Residents of Northwest Section En-
tertained by John X. Mclean.
Members of the Association Wei
coined Mt His HOmc-The District
commissioners Make Brief id-
Jrcsscs-Major EiddIc's Speech.

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dresscs-Mnjor BiddIc's speech.
The members Of the Northwest Subur-
ban Citizens Association were the guests
| last night of John r. Mclean, at Friend
| ship" his country home Oh the Tenley-
town Read TIE guests filed the spacious
rooms Of the mansion, and the occasion
| was one long to be remembered by the
residents of the suburban northwest sec
! ton.
The association held its regular No
vember meeting in the library Of the Nc
| Lean mansion 70 this meeting were in
| vitcd the District Commissioners and n
number cf prominent citizens Of the Dis
| trict as guests. {. c. Lancaster presided.
Among the matters considered at the
nee ting was the list of Improvements for
| the section suggested by the association
to the District Commissioners 1t was de-
| termined that a special committee should
| be appointed by the president to call upon
| the Commissioners and press upon their
J attention the list of improvements pre-
| sented by the association.
The matter of the Improvement of
county roads was discussed and roso-
| luton was adopted asking the Commits
| sioners to recommend appropriations for
| improving Flint Street and Massachusetts
| Avenue.
Prof w B. Ireland presented a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, that an appro-
priation of $25 Geo be asked for to enlarge
the present educational facilities.
Prof. Harper, principal Of the boys
school. presented resolution looking to
the Improvement of the car service.
The District Commissioners arrived at
this point and were formally received by
Mr. Lancaster, President of the Associa-
tion, who introduced each of the members
of the board. Commissioner Macfarland
spoke in part as follows:
AS one of the Commissioners, as one of
your official representatives, before Con-
gress, / have an increased respect for the
publc-spirited citizens who give so freely
their time and labors iE the public interest,
and an increased appreciation of the value
of their support. In so far as such efforts
are disinterestcd and harmonious, they
will be effective. They must be made with
breadth of view. They must be made in
the interest of the whole District For ex-
ample the best way to advance the north
west section is to advance tn, entire Dis
trict of Columbia. one section cannot be
advanced at the expense of other sec
tions, but all must march together. Nat
urally, he needs of each section will be
most strongly presented by its own Citi-
Zens. But, when that has been done, the
Commissioners, who must consider the
needs of all sections in their efforts to pro-
mote the interest of all. must have the
united support Of all citizens in present
ing to Congress their conclusions as to
the wants of the District. 1t is most graf
flying to acknowledge that more and more
the Commissioners receive such support
from the citizens, and that the District is
more and more benefited by it.
This is already In many respects the
hnest capital in the world. But we are
working together TO make 1t more beauti-
full and better equipped. We are work
in sd hr.va. hoo. Tlaf f4raa
has come, as we all realized AT our Cen
tennial celebration, when the country,
and, therefore, Congress. desires to make
the National Capital all that it ought to
be"
Commissioner Ross referred to the fact
that The opinion of the country had great
ingtOn. He spoke of the time when
resolution was adopted by the House of
Representatives to remove the National
Capital to st. Louis, and of the efforts
made to repeal the clause in the organic
law which provides that the United
States Government shall pay one-haIf Of
the expenses of the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Ross suggested that something De
done 10 stop the building of Blocks Of
houses. He also spoke earnestly about
the consumption of the time Of the Com
mlSSioners by .place-Seekers, and told the
members Of the Association that the best
way to help the Commissioners was TO in
duce Congress to put all the municipal Of
ficrs Inder civil service regulations.
Mr. Lancaster referred to the work of
Captain Beach as Engineer Commission
er. and expressed the regrets Of the as
sociation that he was not able to be pres
en-
Major Biddle. the new Engineer Com
missioner, was INTRODUCED and responded
very briefly by saying>S hat he hoped in
time to merit the good feeling and senti-
ments expressed for his predecessor.
Other speakers were Gen. John NJ. VIII
son and Col T.. Il. Hay. The meeting
adjourned with vote Of thanks to Mr..
Mclean for entertaining the association.
Refreshments were then served.
The following were elected honorary
members Of the association: The Rt Rev.
Henry Y. Satterlee. Lyman j. Gage, Be
riah Wilkins. Stilson Hutchins Samuel
ii. kaunmann, Brainard II. Warner John
Joy Edson, Gen. John NJ. Wilson. s. Wal
ter Woodward, G. II. Harries and George
T. Dunlop.