The Washington times., 1905-06-03
SUBURBAN CITIZENS
HOLD LOVE FEAST
Commissioner West Ad-
dresses Association.
MANY RESOLUTIONS PASSED
C. C. Lancaster Elected President for
Seventh Consecutive Term-Need
OF Street Improvement.
MANY RESOLUTIONS PASSED

The Citizens Northwest Suburban As
soeiation. which met in Masonic Hail,
in Tenleytown, last night, for the pur-
pose of eleeting officers for the ensuing
gsar. developed into a love feast before
she evening was over.
Commissioner West was present and
addressed the meeting, which was COM
posed OF representative citizens of Ten
leytown and officers and members from
other citizens associations of the Dis
trict. and some Of the visitors were also
called upon and each responded in talks
emphasizing the necessity OF combined
action to gain added and new improve
ments for the city. At the close of the
meeting refreshments of ice cream,
Strawberries. and cake Were served.
Charles c. Lancaster. president of the
association. presided at the meeting.
which opened with the reading Of COM
municatioHs and voting on applications
for membership. Horace L. Jones,
chairman of the committee on public
roads, introduced a resolution asking
the District Commissioners to open Rit-
tenhouse street from Broad Branch
road to the District line. and also to
open that portion Of Western or Bound
ary avenue from Rittenhouse street to
Chevy Chase circle. The resolution was
unanimously indorsed.
Praise for Jordan.
The next resolution was introduced by
I. z. Shoemaker, and expressed the re-
gret of The citizens of Tenleytown over
the retirement of Lieut. w. Jordan,
OF the Metropolitan police force, who
was stationed at the Georgetown pre-
cnct, and commended the candidacy OF
Sergt. Henry Schneider for the place
e. a. Ashworth presented a resolution
requesting the Commissioners to include
IN their estimates to Congress an appro-
priation Of SIS, 900 for the purpose OF
grading and regulating A1bemarIe street
from Connecticut avenue to Rock Creek
park.
Resolutions were also adopted approx
ing the action OF the Board Of Educa-
ton In declining TO accept the sugges-
tion of a committee of citizens that
additional course of religious instrue-
ton be introduced in the public schools,
one thanking Commissioner West and
other citizens for their endeavors to re-
move 10 Washington the Government
building at the St Louis Exposition, one
providing for the betterment of the fire
protection OF TenIeytown by asking the
Commissioners TO furnish a steamer in
the place of the chemical engine now
in use, and one asking that the present
system of electric street lighting be ex-
tended TO Broad Branch road to Rock
NiSS<A 7 Oi0 SEdGDSlt IOaUs Bet
road. Nebraska avenue. and other
streets and roads now unlighted.
Sewers Much Needed.
The sewerage problem is one of great
Importance to the citizens of suburban
places. and d resolution offered by James
L. Finch urging upon the Commissioner
the necessity of making this matter first
and foremost in their representations to
Congress concerning the needs of the
suburbs was adopted.
The annual report of Horace S. Jones
brought out the fact that the suburban
sections cannot be fully developed and
made attractive TO residents and home
seekers without having the public roads
constructed in a hrst-class manner, and
recommended that Congress be advised
TO make specific appropriations Tor each
road and street.
Charles c. Lancaster then read his an
naal report which was a comprehensive
review Of the work and present condi-
ton Of the association, together with his
views on some matters pertaining TO the
sphere Of influence Of the association At
the conclusion OF the reading Of the re-
port vote OF thanks was proposed for
Mr. Lancaster and was adopted.
TIE selection of officers resulted in the
reelection of Charles c. Lancaster for
the seventh consecutive time, and many
of the other officers We're also reelected
Col. James l.. TAFT was elected vice pres
ident: l. E. Shoemaker, second vice pres
ident: DR. John W. Chappell, third vice
president: James a. Finch, fourth vice
president; DR.. a NJ Ray, fifth vice
president: S. McComas Hawkin, treas
urer; GaIen L. TAFT, secretary, and Gus
It's M. Smith, sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. Vests Address.
Commissioner West began his address
with q humorous allusion 10 the time
when as boy he frequently walked
from his home in Georgetown to the sec
tion which is now Tenleytown. and said
that such trip in those days was not