Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-18
TAKOMA PARK CITIZENS
REGISTER COMPLAINTS
Delay in Mail, Telegraph and
Express Notice Services
Is Cited.

The appointment Of the standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year. criticism OF
the postal, telegraph and express faclll-
ties and other matters pertaining to the
welfare of the community were discussed
last night at meeting Of the Takoma
Park Citizens Association, held in Ia
koma Hall. The association had as its
guests w. II. Richardson, president of the
Benning Citizens Association. and treas
urer Of the Federation of Citizens As
sociations: ]. G. McGrath. president of
the Park View Citizens Association, and
J. Clinton Hiatt of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association
The unnecessary delay in the delivery OF
mail in the suburbs and also mail from
the city was complained Of by several
members. Similar complaint was, made in
the delivery of kilograms and notices from
the express companies regarding the ar
rival of merchandise and express articles
at Takoma Park. After lengthy discus
sion the matter was referred to a COM
mittee for report.
Extra Cars in Morning.
President James W. Dyre announced
that the regular schedule on the Bright
wood line had been shortened somewhat,
but that two extra cars had been added to
the morning service. F. E. Reppert and
Joseph E. Bishop were elected members
of the association.
The duties which would properly come
under the Jurisdiction of public utilities
committee. the president announced,
would in the future be referred to the
committee on District of Columbia in
view of the small amount of work re-
Quired Oe this committee.
The association unanimously Endorsed
the action of the Columbia Heights Citi-
an emergency annex or a ward to be built
or established at Garfield Hospital. which
is much needed in that section Of the Dis
trict. and that a request be made to the
District Commissioners for this annexa-
ton.
B. B. Jenkins was unanimously elected
assistant secretary to succeed j. Bond
Smith, who resigned at the last meeting.
Standing Committees Named.
President Dyre announced the following
committees for the ensuing year:
Takoma Park branch Washington Pub
lie Library-H. F. Taft, chairman; Angus
Iamond, Rev. T. C. Clarke. W. A Col
cord. w. G. Plat, j. A. Martin and Col.
G. c. knifhn
Sewers and sanitation-L. Z. Thompson,
chairman; DIR. II. NJ. Bennett, David Crit
fifth. L. r. Grabill and Homer Skeels
Railroads.. AL lie Clerc. temporary
chairman: W. W. Stockberger, s. w.
Williams aud ]. D. Taber.
Streets and walks-D. n. Shoemaker,
chairman; c. T. Hawley. T. w. Marshall.
c. NJ. Heaton and II. L. Thornton
Schools-George j. Burton, chairman;
II. D. Lawson. F. b. Linton. W. A. Or
ton and G. P. Blackford.
Parks and parking-S. E. McNeill chair
man; l. E. I.angille, c. w II. Brown,
j. r. Covert. c.. c. King. John Miller,
F. L. Lewton. Frank Bartlett and L. NJ
Mooers.
man: c. G. Galloway and G.. c. Platt.
Membership-H. c. Gore, chairman; c.
III. Head, W. A. Orion, f. r. Nelson
and G. w. Pafiow
District of Columbian. L. Dunlap.
chairman; b. 3. Jenkins. W. A. Colcord
Leonard Olree and c. w Markham.
Gas and lights-J. A. lie Clerc, chair
man; c. W. Pafiow. H. Il. Shaw, B. b.
Jenkins and f. o. Kreutzer
Publicity-Howard Fisk. chairman; S.
n. Curtiss and ]. A. Martin.
Fire and police protection-H l..
Thornton. chairman: George j. Burton,
Harry Fisk, Rev. F. w. Smith and Da-
vid Grifith.
subway-s. W. Williams. chairman; l..
r. Burdette. Angus Lamond, T. w. Mar
shall and c. w. Fl. Brown.
Representatives on joint committee.
A. lie Clerc. w. W. Stockberser and j.
W. Dyre.
At the conclusion of the regular bust
ness W. H. Richardson addressed the
meeting on The Citizens Association:
Its Benefit to the Individual and the
Community aud THE Federation of
Citizens Associations"