Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
COMMITTEES NAMED.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY PRESIDENT
OF rAKoMA ASSOCIATION.
Action ON Communication Regarding
Alleged Poor Quality Of Gas
Other Business

The Takoma Park CitizenS Association
| held It's regular monthly meeting at II
koma Hall last night. President Piatt an
nounced his standing committees for ths
ensuing year, as follows:
Fire protection-C. NJ. Heaton, chairman;
| r. p. Brown. ]. Vance Lewis. II. c. Burs-
| ley. Casssl Severance.
Streets and walks-H. 8. knight, chair
man; W. J. Lambert, ]. b. .Kinnear, Blair
| Lee, T.. B. Burdett
Membership-G. C. Kniften. chairman: L.
| NJ Meoers, J. B. Derrick. c. W. Davis,
Rev. DR.. Dexter.
Financed. H NJ Bennett chairman: J.
B. Derrick. Byron Mop. Coon, ]. K Depus,
| Col. G. c. Knifen.
| Entertainment-Ben G. Davis, chairman;
| Mrs ]. K. Depue..
Sewers and sanitation-R. 8. Brown.
| chairman; c. NJ. Heaton, H. M. Bennett.
| G. w. Davis, j. r. Covert.
| chairman; H. M. Bennett, David Feldman.
Howard Fisk E. v. wilcox.
| Schools-A F. Woods. chairman; H. 8.
Knight, L. C. Corbett, B. T. Galloway, j.
| H. Clark.
Railroads.. B. Kinnear, chairman: w.
j. Lambert s. s. Shedd, L. P. Shoemaker.
| C. M Heaton.
Parks and parking-B. T. Galloway,
| Clalfildu, L. ~ Soipc " ". ANHiiACh.
Alleged Poor Quality Of Gas.
The secretary presented a communication
from the Brookland Citizens Association
relative to the poor quality Of gas furnished
that suburb and asking certain information
as regards the quality furnished to Takoma
Park. The secretary was instructed to In
form the Brook1and association that al
though there Is much cause for complaint
in TIA quality of gas furnished, the associa-
ton Is disposed to make no complaint, ow-
Ing to the heavy demand upon the gas
works for light, heat and cooking purposes
at the present time, which naturally de-
creases the pressure.
A communication from the Brdghtwood
association asking the cooperation OF the
Takoma association in rendering recep-
ton by the various associations of the Dis
trict to District Commissioner H L. West
was read and the invitation accepted. Pres
ident Plat, Vice President Kniffen and
Secretary Coon were appointed commit
tee to represent the Takoma association IN
preparing for the event.
Mr.. Woods. from the school committee,
presented some statistics as to the made
quacy of the present school accommed a-
lions, which statistics had been laid before
the proper subcommittee of the House OF
Representatives In support OF the estimated
appropriation for an addition to the Ia
koma School.
Mr. Galloway reported relative to the
work contemplated by the committee On
parks and parking, which included. among
other important improvements the planting
of 500 shade trees, the trees being already at
the disposal Of the committee as soon as 1t
Is decided where they can be planted to the
best advantage. The committee also has In
view the Improvement at early date OF
the vacant lots near the railroad station,
and hopes to inaugurate general i'm
proVement Of private lots, lawns and the
clearing out Of heavily wooded tracts OF
land within the town.
Proposed Entertainment.
Mr.. Davis. from the entertainment COM
mittee. submitted recommendations provid-
ing for an informal reception and sociable
at the close of business at the January
meeting, an appropriate celebration of
Washington's birthday anniversary in Feb
ruary and the presentation Of a dramatic
entertainment under the auspices OF the as
ISOLATION during the month Of March. All
of these recommendations were heartily In
dorsed by the association.
The committee on water and lights was
instructed to present to the Commissioners
a statement of the necessity for the light
ing Of the road from Takoma to Lamond 8
station and of a street through the new
Thornton subdivision.
In conclusion the association adopted con-
gratuIatory resolutions on the appointment
of Mr. Ashley M. Gould to the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, and the
secretary was instructed to transmit a copy
Of the resolutions to Mr.. Gould