The Washington times., 1910-05-11
CAR SERVICE
SOUGHT BY CITIZENS
Additional Facilities Subject
Discussed at Meeting in
AnacoStia.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA d q NAV II

A-NAlOGLAA. u - NAY II.
The subject Of additional street car
facilities is again under discussion In
Congress Heights, following the action
taken at the meeting last evening OF the
Congress Heights Citizens Association.
= a MsrcerOn and 0. A. EmmOns
made the report that resulted in the
association voting Il press the matter
before the Interstsxs Commerce Com
mission 3Ir. Marceron and Mr.. En-
mons explained TO the members Of the
association that the organization having
instructed them 20 urge the Washington
Railway Company 10 build an extension
OF the Congress Heights street car sys-
TEN n q SOlLAefly u-recLOns mat Lney
had visited Gen George h Harries, the
wee president OF the company whom
they had Intervene ed twice
They presented 10 General Harries,
they. reported, a petition bearing ap-
prOXimately 6J9 names urging that the
extension be bullt- and they advanced
other arguments in Iavor OF the project
Mr. MarceTOn stated that General Har-
rles had promised 10 EavOrably recon-
mend the building Of The extension 10
the board Of directors at their last meet
ing DuL LuaL uOLllu8 mas been DGaEQ
from The meeting Of the directors.
Several members called attention TO
the need OF street car facilities south
OF Congress Heights, and the associa-
ton decided 10 appear 20 the inter
state Commerce Commission and as
certain what relief, II any the Clti-
Zeus can obtain. On motion Of Victor
Boyer, It was decided 10 have the
association send e delegate 70 repre-
sent the organization IN the Central
Citizens Association President L o.
Weeks reported the details OF the for
nation OF the central body, having
represented the association
Mr.. EmmOuS called attention 10 the
fact that the electric lights from
Fourth street TO the GiesborO road are
Obscured owing 70 the thick branches
OF the trees, and he believed the lights
should extend over the sidewalks on
arms, so as 10 afford the best results
On motion, II was voted TO bring the
matter TO the attention Of the proper
authorities at the Municipal building
Mr- MarCerOn referred 10 the project
to build a Lhree-SLOry business estab-
.Lshment and hall in Congress Heights
as is proposed by a number OF citizens,
and the association indOrssd the
movement
Hitchcock Hall, the new playhouse Of
the Government Hospital for the Insane.
evening with The presentation By the
St Elizabeth Dramatic Club Of the
three-acL play, Sowing His Wild Oats"
For the first time the auditorium and
wide balconies held an audience TO view
the efforts Of a company OF amateur
performers chosen from members Of
the hospital SLaff-
With the St Elizabeth Orchestra fur
nishinE the music, the patients from
the asylum gathered IN the auditorium
and The employees and their friends in
the balconies, the performance held a
local interest that was heightened by
the fact that II was the initial one in
the handsome new Theater-
DIT Alfred GlasC0ck Of the asylum
star, who trained the company, was
warmly congratulated, as the play pro-
gressed smoothly and met with the
favor Of the audience.
The cast Of characters was
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Douglass Cattermole, his nephew. Sher-
man T Redmond; Mr. lIarsland, W W
AlmOn, Harry Marslaud. his nephew.
d. Charles p Irby- the Rev Robert
Spalding. Dr. Alfred GIascOck. Sidney
Gibson, tailor, Dr. Paul z Bowers,
John. servant. Dennis J. Norton.
Knox. a writ server. Fred A Middle
ham, Edith Aarsland, Miss Evelyn Hon
man; Eva Webster, Miss MIlicent
Swank; Mrs. stead, Miss Della Swami;
Miss Ashford Miss Jane Ross