The Washington times., 1912-02-15
ANACOST|ANS PLAN
PURCHASING MEDALS
FOR YOUNG HEROES
Action Comes Following Dis
cussion Before Citizens
Association Meeting.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOgTIA. ID. c., FEB. H.

ANACObTlA, ~. u, FSb. I'D.
Subscriptions are being made in Ana
costa today toward a fund to provide
gold medals for Arthur Lusby and
Marcellus Balderston, boy heroes, whose
prompt actions at the risk of their own
lives resulted in saving companions
from drowning in the Anacostia river
after they had broken through the Ice.
The fund is being raised after a discus
sion of the two cases of heroisn1 by
the Anacostia Citizens Association at
Its meeting last night. Albert Il. Beck,
the secretary OF the association, related
| the stories OF how the lives Of boys had
been saved. Marcellus Balderston,
about eleven years old, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. EDGAR Balderston, plunged into the
| river near the Anacostia bridge and req
cued five-year-old child named Brust.
Arthur Lusby, aged ten years, son of
Policeman T. A. Lusby, of the Eleventh
precinct. rescued Karl Feddon, seven
years old, from drowning after he had
broken through the Ice near the channel
opposite the navy yard. He also as
sisted Harold Cummings and Arthur
Ludgke to safety.
Secretary Beck asked the Citizens
Association to contribute to a fund with
which to purchase gold medals for the
sion. after which 1t was voted to refer
the cases to the Carnegie hefo conf
mission.
| subsequently members of the associa-
ton, acting in their individual capaci-
ties, made contributions to the hero
medal fund. DR.. r. A. Pyles took the
initiative in this respect Secretary
Beck reported he will secure the Ma
sonic Hall, and will have the medals
} presented with proper ceremonies.
Want Bridge Repaved.
A petition, largely signed by automo-
bile and wagon owners, residents Of
Washington and Anacostia, calling upon
the District Commissioners to cause the
southern approach to the new Anacostia
bridge to be repaved, was presented by
Maurice Otterback, chairman of the
committee on highways. The petition
recited that by reason of the rough
cobblestones, laid temporarily, wagons
are being constantly damaged, horses
falling. and automobiles injured, and
1t Is set forth that in the opinion of
the signers the bridge causeway has
settled sufficiently. following three
years use, to permit of the underground
installation of the trolley wires OF the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. The Commissioners are asked to
order these projects to be effected with
out further delay a law giving them the
authority to do so having been passed
when the new bridge was appropriated
for by Congress.
Referring to the proposed widening
and paving of Nichols avenue, between
Good Hope road and Talburtt street,
Maurice Otterback reported having Wis
/ tied Senator Martin with a committee
/ of citizens in an effort to have him add
to the District bill an item Of 81, ,OO0
: for the improvement noted. This Sena-
tor Martin has tried to do by an amend
ment to the bill, proposing to appro-
pirate the amount named.
Other Improvements Sought.
Trees were asked for by the assocla-
tion, to be located in Fourteenth street,
Good Hope road, Shannon place and
. several side streets.
Charles T. Graf stated he had visited
Senator oliver yesterday, and that q
bill will be introduced providing for an
t appropriation of IS, 900 for the improve
: ment of Minnesota avenue, between
Good Hope road and Eighteenth street
n After a long discussion the association
l. then went on record as favoring CO.
y operation with the Randle Highland
8 Citizens Association in this matter, aI
far as It Jurisdiction extends in the di.
: rection of the proposed work.
= The petition of residents of the west
. y side of Nichols avenue between Goot
Hope road and Duvall place for a gran
~ olthic sidewalk was indorsed.
= = Edwin o. Linger was admitted t
y membership.
n Election of Officers.
S The annual election of officers result
n ed as follows: Charles r. Burr, presi
n dent Ge-elected); Dr.. James A. Watson
:, T. first vice president; DR.. Thomas D
Mudd, second vice president; Maurict
Otterback, treasurer (re-elected); Alber
r.. Beck, secretary (re-elected); william
J. Latimer, assistant secretary. In ad
dition to the officers the following will
act on the executive committee, all hav
ing been reelected: George o. Watson
Lewis NJ. Anderson, DR.. r. A. Pyles
e and Charles T. Graf. Thomas E. Rear
Y don was named as sergeant-at-arms.