Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
Detention Not Detrimental.
BRIGHTWooD INTERESTS.
Association Adopts Several Resolutions
and Listens to Addresses.

The regular meeting of the BrtshtWood
Citizens Association was held last night In
the Brightwood Hotel, and owing to the I'M
portance of the business which 1t had been
announced would be taken UP, and also to
the presence of Mr.. J. Holdsworth Gordon
of the school board and Mr.. j. s. Easily
Smith of the Department Of Justice, who
had been invited to address the association
upon the school system and Department Of
Justice, respectively, there was large at
tendance.
President, Mr.. L. P. Shoemaker. who pre-
sided and made a brief address in connec-
ton with the work which had been accom-
plished by the executive committee since
the last meeting in the direction of interest
ing the Commissioners in sewerage i'm
provement.
Mr.. -. c. Lancaster presented two resolu-
lions, one calling for an immediate request
upon the Commissioners and Congress for
an appropriation to start the trunk sewer
age system, and also one urging them to
provide sewerage for the Brightwood sec
ton. Mr.. Jacob Xander then offered a
resolution calling for the immediate extern
sion of 18th and 14th streets, and request
ing the Commissioners not to omit an item
for this purpose In their recommendations
to Congress.
Mr.. Wilton J. Lambert offered a resolu-
ton referring to the persistent work which
had been done by the association in obtain
ing proper improvements for Brightwood
avenue, which formed the only means for
that section Of ingress and egress between
the District and Maryland, and called at
tention to the cooperation which the citi-
zens had recently received from The Star
in it's illustrated article on the necessity for
the Improvement of Brightwood avenue
He moved that the association extend to
The Star vote of thanks for its assistance
which was done.
Mr.. Lambert also offered a resolution rec
ommending that the firemen of the District
of Columbia should be put upon q twelve
hour schedule which was adopted
Upon the conclusion of the business meet
ings Mr.. j. H. Gordon delivered an address
on the school system Of the District of
Columbia, in which he claimed that proper
school organization formed the backbone of
a successful government. Mr. Gordon
stated that there are now $4,000 children In
the District schools, AMI these schools are
presided over by IA 00c school teachers He
insisted that 1t was burning shame that
congress Is so economical In it's appropria-
tons for the payment of these teachers
claiming that many OF them are required to
perform great mental labor and receive less
than many of the charwomen i'm the gov
eminent departments
Mr.. j. s. Easily Smith then spoke for an
hour upon the origin and DEVELOPMENT of
the Department of Justice Mr. smith
started with the times of John Randolph.
who he stated, was appointed by President
Washington as the first Attorney General
at salary of 81, 500 per year, and reviewed
the work OF nearly all the Attorneys Cen
eral to the present time. paying particular
attention to Mr.. Randolph, Mr. Wort and
Mr. Tawney. Mr.. Smith closed with a
warm tribute to Mr.. Knox for his success
full crusade against the trusts.
After adjournment refreshments wera
served.