The Washington times., 1912-03-11
ANACOSTIANS WILL
MEET TO DISCUSS
NEEDS OF SUBURBS
Citizens Associations Have
Important Sessions on
Weeks Schedule.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. u. c.. MARCH II


Civic affairs in four suburban COM
munitics will be discussed by as many
citizens association at meetings this
week. The assemblies will take place
in East Washington Heights, where the
citizens association is scheduled to meet
tonight; in Randle Highlands tomor-
row night; in Anacostia on Wednesday
night; and in Congress Heights, where
one of the citizens bodies there meets
tomorrow night
Anacostians are expecting an interest
Ing discussion over the pending amend
ment to the constitution of their as
sociatlon reducing membership in all
the general committees to one. This
amendment has been proposed by Dr.
James A. Watson, and 1t comes at
time when President Charles r. Burr
has in readiness to announce on We'd
nesday evening the list of committees
for the year. DR.. Watson has given
amendment the fact that most If not
all of the committee work is done by
one member, while some of the import
ant committees have failed to meet,
owing to the non-attendance of those
assigned to them.
Beyond the statement from the Com
missioners' office that consideration is
now being given to the proposed police
Regulation forwarded by the Apacostia
Citizens Association designed to rcgu-
late the movement of vehicles OH the
etreets in connection with the boarding
and ahghting OF street ca! passengers
there will be no report made to the
organization on this subject.
Naming all the steam railroads en-
tering the District of Columbia and all
the express companies of the city as
being involved in discrimination against
Tho Ane cCstia section, in that they re-
fIsG 4n n nl nI. nj o 4 nINH
other goods to stores and dwellings, ex-
cepting through railway freight Offices
and express stations, the bill OF particu-
lars setting forth the charges against
IAnacostia CitizeLs' Association, has
been drawn up by Albert i. Beck, sec
retary of the association. 1t will be
delivered by President Charles r. Burr
to Attorney Frank S. Bright, who has
been retained by the association to
present its case against the railroads
and express companies before the Inter
state Commerce Commission The dis
NCriminatiCn alleged Is held by the citi
zens 70 be in violation of the act to
regulate commerce.
Secretary Beck's document is lengthy
one, covering every phase of the matter,
and when formal suit has been COM
lmenced through it's presentation it IL the
Intention to call AnacoStia business men
to the stand to testify to the acts of al
legged discrimination.
II negotiations now in progress are
concluded satisfactorily the BaptistS in
iAnacostia will be represented by an
other baseball team in one of the city
amateur leagues this season. This will
mark that ChurCh's third year in anna
teur baseball, the team finishing second
,the first year and last in the race last
season. Now. with stronger material in
Zine, they hope to make a better show
ing. Ladue McGill. who managed the
team last year, is planning for the new
season.
The third basketball contest Of the
season between the first team of the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church
and the quint from the city known as
the. Rovers, will take place tomorrow
night In Methodist Hall. The Rovers,
composed of former Y. NJ. G. A. players,
have won both games rather easily so
far, but Capt. c. +. Linger's players are
going to make a hard effort to capture
tomorrow nights game.
The girls of the church have succeed
ed, under the direction of Miss Mabel
Pyles, is arousing enthusiasm over the
game of basketball, and while they have
booked no match games yet they intend
TO do so later. They practice each week
in the hall.
The Progressive Association of the
Baptist Church will hold meeting to-
night and the trustees will hold their
monthly meeting tomorrow night. The
Willing Workers class of the Sunday
school will give dramatic performance
entitled The Bachelors Congress" on
the evening of March e, forty-five peo-
pie to take part
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Scott, of Capitol
Heights, Md, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. Scott, the former :
parents, have returned home.
Miss Louise Coomes, of Bel Alton.
Nd, is visiting the Misses Wathan at
their home in U street
Robert Thompson has gone to Bridge
ton, n. j., where his marriage WIN take
nlACo 1ndaN Wit ha resident of that cit Y,