Evening star., 1909-05-01
TO FORM CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
ORGANIZED CITIZENS EAST OF
THE CAPITOL UNITE.
"Getting Together" idea Declared to
Be "The Right Thing'-Prep-
aration Of Plans.

Representatives OF eight citizens asso-
Citations from the urban and suburban To-
calities easteof the Capitol met last even
ing in the hall at 225 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast to consider plans for the
formation of an East Washington central
committee. In calling the meeting to or
der, D. A. Edwards. president of the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association, stated
the purposes Of the call.
w. w. Price. president Of the Congress
Heights Public Improvement Association,
was elected temporary president, and D.
A. Edwards was chosen secretary.
Informal discussion Of the proposed
scope OF the central committee was in or
der following the reading by Secretary
Edwards OF the current appropriation
amounts for street improvements. Evan
H. Tucker. president of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association. stated
that his organization had adjourned for
the summer. but at meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee the representatives of
the association had been instructed only
to favor the formation Of the proposed
eastern central committee with a proviso.
He explained the proviso was that the
central committee should be confined to
a single project-the reclamation of the
Anacostia flats.
For the General Betterment.
Mfr. Price declared that the purposes of
the central body should not be narrowed
down to any one project. but the commit
tee should work for the general better
ment Of the eastern end of the District.
Mr.. Edwards said Representative Sam
uel w. Smith, chairman of the District
committee of the House. In discussing
with him the proposed central commit
tee had declared the "getting-together'
idea was the right thing. Mr.. Edwards,
illustrating the necessity for such COM
mittee said a large area In the bailiWick
of the Lincoln Park Association was un-
improved and there had never been an
appropriation by Congress for the streets
there.
Explaining how the movement for the
Inauguration of the eastern central COM
mittee had been brought about, j. Walter
Mitchell. president Of the Randle High
lands Citizens Association. said 1t would
no doubt be the purpose OF the committee
to give consideration only to projects of
Importance to the southeast and north
east. such as the reclama ton of the Ana
costa fats. the establishment Of chain
of parks in the eastern section and the
improvement of prominent thoroushfares.
The smaller locality matters would be
left to the several citizens associations.
The Capitalization idea was approved by
senators and representatives, and would
prove to be an important community of
interests, he added.
No Room for Jealousy.
The matter Of jealousies between asso-
Citations represented in the central COM
mittee having been broached, Mr.. Price
said he hoped the committee would be
composed Of men who are too broad
minded to engage in any such trivialities
or to be swayed from the main purpose
of ho hO6v-fho general veal of
all the people east Of the Capitol.
w. H. Lewis. representative of the
Garfield Citizens Association. favored the
formation OF the central committee on
the broad lines of needed improvements
in the entire eastern section.
4 motion was made that a committee
of three be appointed to prepare plans
for the formation of the central commit
tee of East Washington Citizens Asso-
Citations.
To this Mr.. Tucker moved an amend
ment that the proposed committee be
confined solely to the projected reclama-
ton of the Anacostia fats. The amend
ment was lost and the original motion
adopted.
Thereupon Mr.. Tucker announced that
acting under instructions from his
executive committee the northeast rep
resentatives would withdraw from the
movement.
Committee to Prepare Plans.
Mr. Price named as the committee to
prepare plans for the formation of the
central committee J. Walter Mitchell,
D. A. Edwards and w. H. Lewis.
1t was decided to request the eighteen
citizens associations east of the Capt.
tol to have representatives at the next
meeting to hear and act on the report
of the committee. The meeting adjourned
subject to the call of the president.
Rhode
Island Avenue Suburban Citizens Asso-
ciation-I. r. Schwinger and Bristow
Adams; Northeast Washington Citizens
Association-Evan H. Tucker. Samuel
Sowerbutts l.. D. Walter and ]. Flem-
ing; Congress Heights Public Improve
ment Association-W. w. Price; Lincoln
Park Citizens Association-D. A. Ed
wards; Hillsdale Citizens Association
w. X. Scott: Randle Highlands Citizens
Associaticn-J. Walter Mitchell: Garfield
Citizens Association-W. H. Lewis; East
Washington Heights Citizens Associa-
tion-D. c. Fountain.