Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-20
NORTHEAST JUBILEE
Association of Citizens CeIe-
brates 18th Anniversary.
TALK BY Mr.. MCFARLAND
Needs and Possibilities Outlined by
the Commissioner.
GRADE CROSSINGS NO MORE
Speakers Give Historical Data Re
garding Share of Association
in Their Abolition.
TALK BY Mr.. MCFARLAND
GRADE CROSSINGS NO MORE

In an address at the jubilee meeting OF
the Northeast Washington Citizens AS
ISOLATION, at Northeast Temple. 18th and
II streets northeast, last night. Commits
sioner mcfarland expressed the opinion
that the Commissioners of the District
should have greater power to regulate
| the street railway and the other public
utility corporations operating in the Dis
| trict, and to employ experts to aid them
| in such work-powers like the admins
trative powers of the interstate commerce
| commission or the public utilities COM
| mission of New York.
I'VE must follow up what we have al
ready done to get better and cheaper
| service from these public utility corpora
| TONS Commissioner Macfarland said.
provoking much applause. I'VE must
| have child labor law. Washington is
one of the few large cities in the United
States hat have not such law. and we
should not have this shame upon us any
| longer"
Time of Rejoicing.
| The meeting last night was one of re-
! joicing. 1t was not only to celebrate the
| fifteenth anniversary of the association,
but it was also in celebration of the aboli-
ton of the grade crossings of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad in that section,
which this association worked so hard
| to bring about. William J. Frizzell, the
| first president of the association presided
The hall in which the celebration was
| held was beautifully decorated with flow
| ers, palms and flags. Interspersed with
| the speeches there was vocal and instru-
| mental music.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Frzzell out
| lined the origin of the association, and
spoke of the early settlement in the
| northeast section of the city and of its
promising future. Following Mr.. Friz-
zeli. E. II. Tucker. president of the asso-
cation, gave snort address. In which
he outlined the work done by the asso-
citation, and the many big projects for
improvements that it has assisted in max
ing possible. He mentioned the untiring
| efforts of the members of the various
committees of the association and the
results of their labors, and said the COM
| mlttee on railroads took the first step
10 abolsh railroad crossings in the city
by presenting to Congress, through SEN
ator Sherman. a bill for that purpose
| This, he said, ultimately resulted in the
elimination OF grade crossings and the
building of The new Union station.
Mr.. Macfarland's Address.
Commissioner Mcfarland was the
principal speaker. He congratulated the
association for it's service during the
fifteen years or over half the period of
the present form of government Dur
ing the past seven years, he said, since
he became Commissioner, he had worked
with all citizens associations, in official
relations. and could testify to the zeal,
AFFINITY and industry of the Northeast
Association. He said he is always glad
to see its members. individually or col
lectlVely. at the District building and
IS ANXIOUS to do anything for them with
IN his. powers a Commissioner He
hoped the association would continue it's
good work for many years to come
Continuing, he said: II count it
great privilege that I could serve the
| national capital during the past seven
years, because it has been a time of
great municipal enterprises and improve
ments. moral and physical. 1t has been
the building period. The railway ter
m1na!. including the abolition Of grade
crossings. the construction Of the Union
station the finest in the world: the free
ing of the Mall from the cd railway oc-
cupation. this notable event which you
celebrate tonight, the filtration plant, the
sewage disposal system, District gov
eminent building, new bridges and
oouievards, manual training schools,
business high school-alI these and other
physical improvements have come within
my official service. In the >same time
we have had great improvements in our
laws and institutions, especially in what
IS called social legislation, and in the
general organization and administration
of the regular municipal services
Duty of Citizens.
Whatever is lacking physical or
moral to make this the most perfect
capital on earth must be and will be
supplied. Much can be done by the citi-
zens. Much can be done better by them
| than by legislation. Every citizen and
every citizens organization should do a
| full part toward the development of the
| National capital in accordance with the
| highest ideals. Inform yourselves and
| then inform public opinion Exercise
| wise scrutiny of the public servants
| Uphold your official representatives in
| their attempts to serve you. Work to-
gether in harmony and with optimism.
and we shall live to see a wonderful
and moral excellence in the capital that
| is so dear to all of u.s.
| Others who sat upon the platform and
addressed the meeting were Dr.. William
| g. Woodward. health officer of the Dis
| trict; Judge Ivory kimball and B. f.
| Barnes, postmaster
The reception committee for last
nights celebration consisted Of R. H.
| Tucker. John Fleming. F. d. Foster. Will
| liam Donaldson, Samuel Sowerbutts. w
A. Linton. G.. II. Aschenbach. Harry
Bosch. Those who served on the COM
mittee of arrangements were William J.
Frizzell. DIR. l.. d. Walter. Dr. Starr Par
sons, w. G. Lang and A. II. F. Holster.