Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-03
Aim of the Association.

Aim of the Association.
There is one aim which, above all OF h
ers should interest the people of Colu nbia
Heights and for which the association has
iabored for some time-the aim to orna-
ment and beautify the grounds around the
homes in the District. This is a most i'm
portant aim But it is essential that a
personal interest should be taken in this.
There should be developed a genuine and
general civic pride in this work
Four the two or three years nreceding
the past year there seemed to be a n en-.
barge on legislation by Congress for i'm
proVements in the District. But last wear
the committee on legislation took the work
up activity and they succeeded in getting
through the act establishing minor streets
and alleys in the District This little piece
OF legislation will enable the Commission
ers to remedy many conditions regarded
as intolerable 1t means thousands of dol
lars TO the members of the associate ton =
Mr.. Bundy also paid fine tributes to the
work OF the committees on school and on
street. Each of the other officers made short
remarks as they were elected indorsing the
presidents statements
vandalism. next to the election of officers
occupied much attention of the association.
and methods were suggested by which
these VandalS could be made to ston their
practices, which offset the methods of the
citizens in the direction of beautifying the
tciiitoIy covered by the aSSOclat alton. DIR. e
f. gibbs, chairman of the committee on
sanitation, was the first to touch on the
subject. He called attention to the prac-
tlce OF many people on the heights of throw
ing I'm cans, waste paper and other such
refuse over the back fence or into a vacant
lot He cited several instances of vacant
lots which had been desecrated By this
refuse rendering them unsightly. He point
ed out that there was a way provided for
getting rid of the rubbish-by nrovidfng
proper receptacles for it-and asked that "a
public sentiment against such practices
out OF harmony with the avowed purpose Of
menting their yards be aroused and thar
servants and housewives be instructed to
dispose of the refuse in the proper way.
Efforts Made Unsuccessful
Mr.. George Simmons pointed out that
many good efforts of the citizens were
rendered unsuccessful owing to the vandaI-
ism of trespassers on private grounds who
destroy the ornaments which the owner has
provided. In this connection he cited
delivery boys and letter carriers
In the first instance he presented
resolution, which was passed, that the CO.
operation of merchants be asked so that
they would instruct their delivery BOYS to
keep on the walks. In the latter case he
asked that the attention of the postmaster
be called to the fact and that he instruct
his carriers accordingly. Another piece of
vandalism touched on, which will be rem
edied II possible, is the marking up of the
walls of buildings between Columbia
road and Huntington place with chalk by
the children on their way from school, The
attention of the police and of the profess
sors and teachers in the school will be call
ed to the nuisance.
A communication was read from the
Commissioners, in reply to the request Of
both sides of 18th street extended in
which they stated that they deem it I'M
wise to do the work. They stated that the
property was as yet not improved, and 1t was
a bad thing to lay sidewalks before some
construction had taken place as the side
walks often had to be taken up when the
improvements were made, and further be-
cause there was no way by which the
walks could be kept clean, as the adjacent
owners could not be made to keep them
clean. The communication promised that
when the street had been sufficiently built
up continuous walks would then be con-
sidered. A. B. Stocking was on his feet in
a second. and stated that he knew of many
blocks of asphalt and sidewalk where there
not a house to be seen, but where the
domneering real estate dealers, with their
influence had secured for themselves that
for which individual citizens asked in
vain
Attention was called by Mr.. Simmons to
the offer of The Star to give a
prize of s25 TO the person having the best
decorated premises this summer, which he
said was greatly appreciated, and to the
fact that a committee would have to be APP
pointed to consider the question and decide
the winner. 1t was voted to have as chair
man of the committee President Bundy,
aud that 1t be composed of two other men,
bers one of whom is to be a representa-
tive of The Star. Much interest has al
ready been shown in the contest.
The treasurer's report showed the asso-
citation to be- In excellent financial condi-
ton, there being now in the treasury s4S52,
as against $1975 in the exchequer a year
ago
Those present last evening were: Charles
S. Bundy, W. b. Todd, w. r. Hillyer, c.
II. Underwood. r. Hilton jackson; John ..
Johnson DR.. B. F. Gibbs, George Simmons,
E. B. Stocking, j. R. Marshall w. NJ. King,
E. ]. Jeffreys, w. H. Saunders, Charles
Garrels, DR.. w. E. Diffenderfer. A. P. Dow
ell. W. w. Bawel, L. H. Stabler H. V.
Cotton H Erskine Hall, DR.. A. B. Jameson.