The Washington times., 1906-03-11
North Washington Citizens.

/ The regular monthly meeting of the
North Washington Citizens Association
was held last Monday night at the home
! Of John Haislip, First and streets
northwest. Clayton Z. Enig presided.
William P. Armstrong. chairman or the
/ school committee, read several reports
On the various bills before Congress
looking TO the Improvement Of the
schools. and recommended the approval
Of the Babcock BILL that has been ap-
proved by the District Commissioners
and the Board of Education.
Mr. Armstrong said that the COmmis-
sioners are favorable 10 certain changes
in the pay roll OF teachers which, he
declared. was point in its favor. He
told of the associations opposition to
certain bills before Congress, calling
for radical changes contemplated for
the reorganization of the public school
system Of the District Of Columbia He
designated the legislation as unjust 10
the taxpayers. Resolutions were adopted
on this subject and copies viii be trans
mitted TO the Commissioners, the Board
Of Education. and TIE District Commit
tees of the Senate and House Of Rep
.resentatives.
The resolution sets forth that '"The
association is stroasIy opposed to the
radical steps whicn are contemplated
in several bills which have been in
troduced in Congress- William j
GUIDE, president of the PetwoTth Citi-
zens' Association. addressed the meet
ing upon the subject, and declared that
If reorganization was necessary in the
school system, It should be with due
consideration to the citizens who send
their children to be educated.
X. Costinett, chairman of a special
committee appointed to petition the
Washington Railway Company for bet
ter service on the lie DrOit Park line,
reported that General Harries had taken
up the matter and promised better ia
cilities in the future. Arrangements
were completed for the annual banquet
of the association, which is to be given
at Freunds the evening Of March 10.
The BloominEdale Club held business
meeting recently at the residence OF
r. r. Mills. 134 r street northwest. at
which Arthur Redfeld was admitted to
membership After the business of the
evening was completed. Messrs. Ham
nett and Hines, and Mrs Mills rem
dered several musical selections. Those
present were Mcssrs. Buckley, White,
Worley, Mills, Browne. Houcke, Turner,
c. Thompkins. w Hammett. Young
Birkie, and Hines. The club will hold
its third outdoor meet on March 81, at
McDevitt's field. All athletes under
eighteen years of age will be allowed to
compete Applications viii be received
at "A r street northwest.
The second Of the series of musical
evenings of the choir of the Church OF
the Advent, Second and L streets north
west, was given recently. and proved
to be a success. It showed what splen-
did progress the choir has made under
the direction Of Joseph B Broadbent,
the organist. The next work to be stud
led will be Stainer's "Crucifxion," " which
will be given toward the latter part of
Lent. There will be one Of these musi-
cal evenings with the choir on the last
Sunday of each month.
Henry V. Downing and Miss Marion
g. Sumner. of Mt. Rainier. Md, who
were married on March 2, at Rockville,
VIII be at home after the 22d of the
present month at so r street northwest
A meeting Of the lie Droits was held
recently at the home of Miss Edith
watson Upon the conclusion of the
business OF the evening. the entertain
ment ccIamittee took charge and con-
duced several pleasant games. first