Evening star., 1911-01-19
BR00KLAND CITIZENS
GIVE A BIG BANQUET
Celebrate Completion of Ex-
tension of Street Railway
Line Into Suburb.

Several hundred members Of the Brook
land Citizens Association and their
guests, including Commissioner Judson,
Representative Washington Gardner OF
Michigan, Mgr. r. J. Shahan Of the
Catholic University, Gen. George H. Har-
ries and former Commissioner H. b. F..
Macfarland. celebrated the completion of
the City and Suburban electric railway
into Brookland last night with a ban
Quet in the Ebbitt House. The occasion
was a notable one In the history Of the
association. and was Brookland's means
of showing its appreciation to members
OF the District and national government
for the assistance rendered in procuring
the extension of the railway. The COM
pleted improvement has been the one
and great effort of the association since
its organization
The occasion was also of interest to
Washingtonians generally from the pre-
dictions made by Commissioner Judson,
as the first speaker called upon by Presi-
dent John McPhaul.
Better Things in Future.
Commissioner Judson reviewed the finan-
cial condition of the District from 1880 to
1910 and the various vicissitudes pre-
ceding Commissioners have encountered
in providing for public improvements. He
p edicted the passage of three important
bills affecting the District finances now
pending before Congress, which will bring
the affairs of the local government to
condition they have never enjoyed be-
fore.
June 80. 1910, the bonded debt of the
fof ~
missioner Judson. with the passage OF
these bills l can see a reduction of
$2,OOO.OO in this debt by June 30 1912.
In twelve years time we will practically
extinguish every obligation the District
now owes. while at the same time we
will be enabled to proceed with the ex-
tlaordinary improvements upon a far
more satisfactory basis than we have in
the past. We will then see the consum
nation of the ideals Of the Mcmillan Park
plan, the reclamation of the AnacOstia
flats and the great and magnificent inn
provements we have had In our minds
eye for some time past. The city beau
than any Of us hoped for three, four or
five years ago."
Other Speakers Of Evening.
Other speakers were Mr.. Gardner, Mgr
of the Brookland Citizens Association;
Mr.. Macfarland, Gen. Harries and Rev.
George A. Dougherty. vice rector Of the
Catholic University. All the speakers took
occasion to laud Brookland and the ac-
tivity of Its association for the part 1t
played in procuring the extension of the
railway line into the town proper. Mr..
Gardner paid a glowing tribute to the
faculty and officers of the Catholic Uni
versity. He predicted an expansion for
the Institution that would make it one
of the greatest schools of theological
study and research on this side of the
Atlantic. He congratulated the residents
of Brookland in having such an institu-
ton in their midst.
The banquet was given under the SUI
pervision Of the following committees
from the citizens association:
Arrangements. u. Boss, E. M. Van
Ness and J. l.. Whiteside.
Program-Dr. A. Patten, w. v. Lewis
and James L. Sherwood.
Invitation and reception-M M. Nc
Lean, w. G. Lieuallen, DIR. r. w. Frisch-
korn. s. ]. Henry and Joseph Banner.
Advisory. B. Lord. Gen. G. C. Good
loe, Joseph E. Ralph, A. D. v. Burr,
Charles G. Lynch and James f. Nc
Hugh.
Tickets-Frank II. Jackson, Lee R. Will
son, Charles MCGEE. James p. Benfer,
E. {. Saltzman and John O'Connell.