Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-18
CITIZENS HAVE TILT
Change in School Control Be-
fore BrightWood Body.
RESOLUTION OBJECTED TO
Conspiracy Charge Against Commits
sioners in Measure.
MODIFICATION TO BE MADE
Association Favors Fixed Water
Rate-$15, OOO, 900 Land
Purchase Endorsed.

feature of the meeting of the Bright
wood Citizens Association last evening
IN Brfghtwood Hotel was the annual
election of officers for the ensuing year.
which resulted as follows: President,
Louis p. Shoemaker; first vice president
George Francis Williams second vice
president, Charles W. Ray, third vice
president. John A. Saul; secretary,
Charles w. Ray: recording secretary,
Daniel O'C. Callaghan; treasurer, William
o. Ray; chairman executive committee,
Wilton j. Lambert, and vice chairman
executive committee, William Mex. Clay
ton President Shoemaker was elected
for the fourteenth term as president.
An exciting moment occurred during
the business meeting and just prior to
adjournment. when C. c. Lancaster pre-
scented resolution for adoption OPP
posing III. r. bill 204S5, providing for
a director of the District public schools
and abolishing the present board of
education. The resolution as read by
Mr. Lancaster mentioned the action of
the Commissioners "as nothing short
or conspiracy against the present
system Several members of the asso-
citation objected to the language of the
resolution and urged that it be modi-
fled. The sense of the resolution met
with favor.
Wilson Makes Reply.
An amendment was offered modify
ing the resolution, and the association
voted thirteen in favor of and six
against any change in the wording.
This action caused Mr.. Lancaster to
shout in the meeting that You can
draw your own resolutions hereafter"
M ,lV~ ha bod
spoken a few minutes previously urg-
ing the association not to take too
drastic action, was among those who
voted to modify the wording of the
resolution Mr.. Lancaster Immediately
proceeded to call attention TO the fact
that Mr.. Wilson was an official of the
District government and should not be
entitled to a vote.
ing that he resented any personal i'm
putation on the part of Mr.. Lancaster:
that he was entitled to vote. and further
that he was as good citizen as was
MIR. Lancaster"
President Shoemaker ended the con-
troversy by declaring that he considered
the remarks made by any one from the
other side Of Rock creek as importer and
objected to any such language being
used.
The resolution as presented by Mr..
Lancaster, which brought forth the dis
cussion and which will be modified be-
fore being sent to Congress and the Com
missioners, recited the purposes Of III. r.
204S5, Ito abolish the board of educa-
ton, and to provide in it's place director
of education at $4,000 a year. and six
assistant directors at $1,000 EACH" and
it also specified that 1.-The board of edu-
cation Is composed Of local citizens of
high character and recognized ability
who give their arduous services without
compensation to the entire satisfaction of
the taxpayers and patrons Of the
schools"
Text of Resolution.
The resolution proper read as follows:
Resolved, by the Brightwood Citizens
Association in public meeting assembled
this nth day OF May, 1912. That we re-
gard the action of the Commissioners,
unsupported by any organized body of
citizens, as nothing less than con-
spiracy against our present public school
system, the only local institution con-
trolled by our citizens free from the
present military domination of the board
of Commissioners. We believe. and SO
state, that this unwarranted attack on
our board of education is instigated solely
by the personal enmity of the engineer
Commissioner against certain efficient and
active members of the board of education,
and We appeal to the Congress of the
United States to disregard the recon-
mendations of the board Of Commissioners
for the passage of said bill, as it would
only increase our taxes without any bene-
fetal results.
Sidewalks Are Desired.
The association adopted a resolution