Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-21
Ran IDLE HIGHLAND DOINGS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
Wants Mcfarland Permanent
Commissioner, More Playground
Money and Some Other Things.


B. F. mcfarland as Commissioner of the
District of Columbia, congressional appro
priations for the equipment and mainte-
nance of the public playground the con-
tinuance of the safe and sane Fourth of
July celebrations i'll Washington and the
establishment of a natural park on Ran
die Highlands were some of the PROPOSE
tons that were favored by vote al the
final meeting for the season of the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association last night
at the home of its president, j. Walter
Mitchell. The attendance was large and
the greatest interest was manifested in
the matters that were given considera-
ton.
The request that Mr.. mcfarland he
permanently appointed Commissioner was
presented in the form of a resolution ad
dressed TO President Taft. IL is recitcd
that Mr.. Macfarland had been ''one of the
most efficient and considerations officers
that have served the people of the Dis
trict: that he enjoys the confidence and
esteem of all the citizens, and by his I'M
firing efforts for the veal of the people
and the best interests of this city has
earned the high place he holds among
those he has served SO Well
Speaking to the resolution, McsSrs.
Robert F. Bradbury, Crane. Dorcll,
LoudensIager and Mitchell said i fail
ure to reappoint Mr. Macfarland would
come to he residents of the District
in the nature of calamity.
The matter of the public Fairgrounds
was brought to the attention of the or
ganiZation by q communication from
Nathan Sickle, local business man. He
said Tho Fairgrounds were u necessity
from health standpoint as well as
from the standpoint Of the pleasure
they afford the little folks. He described
the Fairgrounds he has seen in other
cities and expressed the hope that Wash
ingtOn ere long viii lead in having the
best in the United States.
Ask for Playground Money.
A resolution was then adopted by
unanimous vote requesting Congress at
its next session to pass an appropriation
large enough to pay for the proper equip
ment and maintenance of a sufficient
number of Fairgrounds in the District.
Copies of the resolution will be sent
to Commissioner Macfarland and Ar
thur G. Moses, president of the pay
grounds Association.
Benjamin F. Barnes. postmaster of
Washington. was elected an honorary
member of the association and request
ed to address 1t at its next meeting,
about September Is. DR.. b. L. Wood
ward was elected to active member
ship.
A communication was read from Rep
resentative Samuel w. Smith of Michi-
gan, chairman of the House committee
on the District of Columbia, thanking the
association for its Endorsement of his
work in behalf of the people of the Dis
trict and promising to attend a meeting
of the organization when it reconvenes in
the fall.
The members expressed qualification at
the promotion of Miss Constance Lueb-
kert, principal of the Orr Public School.
to be teacher of the eighth grade 1t
was the opinion of the members that
portable school building will be erected
at the Orr School tor the use of an eighth
grade school, application having been
made for one of the structures.
The executive committee was instruct
ed to present to the Commissioners
schedule of proposed improvements for
the southeast suburbs. including the OPEN
ing and grading of Minnesota, Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts avenues to the
District line, and the proper lighting OF
the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge across
the Eastern branch. Para
Thank Col. Randle.
Col Arthur E. Randle was thanked by
resolution for having placed in the hands
of the Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
citation the matter of selecting site for
the new fire engine house to be located
near the intersection of Minnesota and
Pennsylvania avenues.
The association went upon record as
favoring the Formation OF central COM
mittee Of southeast suburban citizens as
sociations, and named its president, j.
Walter Mitchell, as its representative in
that body.
Addresses in favor of safe and sane
Fc nth of July were made by NJ essrs.
Bradbury, Whipple and Loudenslager.
and the Commissioners We're lauded for
the splendid celebration of July last"
Messrs Dorell, Crane and DIR. Woodward
spoke in favor of the expenditure of
congressional appropriations for improve
ments in the Randle Highlands section at
as early q date as possible.