The Washington times., 1912-04-15
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Active participation by the citizens
of Anacostia in the municipal clean
ing-up crusade has been assured. DR..
Thomas d. Mudd, the chairman OF the
committee on sanitation of the Ana
costa Citizens Association, who will
supervise the work in Anacostia, has
called upon Charles X. Burr presi-
dent Of the citizens association, to
name a committee of ten members to
assist the chairman of the sanitation
committee. Mr.. Burr has announced
that he will designate the members
of this committee today.
1t is tho intention of the citizens as
| ISOLATED with the movement to make
q personal canvass of the town, in
specting premises and requesting the
| cooperation of the householders in
the movement for sanitation and
cleaner SURROUNDINGS.
Curiously enough, the first endeavor
| In this direction was started against the
municipal authorities themselves, when
| the Anacostia Citizens Association, not
ing that there were being stored on
vacant lots in a prominent section OF
the suburb, dump wagons, oil wagons
stone wagons, ETC., the property of the
| the District, requested their removal on
| the ground that they were unsightly
\ and detracted from the cleanly lppear-
ance Of the town. The removal fol-
lowed. .. ......
In Randle Highlands Robert F. Brad
bury has offered the citizens associa-
| ton the use of teams to carry on the
work for cleanliness. .. f..
There will be no Catholic Church
srstted IN IN Congress Heights as the
| In that suburb, when a flourishing Sun
| day school was established, which led
| to donations OF land FOR a church build
Ing The s,ft fact t,ths that there VII be
nounced' yesterday , in ST. Teresa 8
Church, Anacostia, the authorities OF
which decided that st. Teresa 8
is fully able to meet the requirements
Two gold medals are being engraved
by q Washington jeweler for Marcellus
Balderston and Arthur Lusby, Anacos-
| tia school boys, whose heroism on the
| winter saved companions from drown
ing in the Anacostia river. Young
Lusby was instrumental in saving three
lives, while Balderston rescued a small
which have been chosen by Albert E
Beck, the secretary of the Anacostia
Citizens Association, who was made the
treasurer Of a fund contributed by
citizens of the town with which to
purchase them, will contain the name OF
the recipient on a small bar at the
top, while suspended by small link
will be a circular gold medal bearing
the inscription. Presented for brav-
cry" 1t Is planned to hold presen.
tation ceremonies at a public assembly
In hall here.
When the Presbytery OF washington
| city is called to order tonight In the
| Church of the Covenant, Connecticut
| avenue and N street. there will be
| present to represent the Garden Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church, Of. Ana
and Alexander Davidson. alternate.
Charles r. Burr. the president of the
Anacostia Citizens Association, today
signed the papers in the formal suit
filed by the Anacostia association
against the freight, express and trans
fer companies, charged therein witt
discrimination against residents OF Ana
costa for refusal to deliver goods or
the same plan as is done in the city
proper. Frank 8. Bright, who prepared
the case in conjunction with Albert e
terstate Commerce Commission by to-
morrow at the latest, II is stated.
John z. Fort, whose active association
with the Methodist congregation Il
Anacostia. has been followed by hi
service as pastor OF two Methods