The Washington times., 1912-04-08
ASSESSMENT PLAN
DUE TO Be SCORED
BY ANACOST|ANS
Four Citizens Assoications
to Hold Meetings
see This Week.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA n O. April, g.


Citizens associations in this section of
! the District expect to dispose of lot
OF business during the current week,
when four meetings in different SUBJ
urbs are scheduled to take place. In
each of the gatherings the issue that
has been raised as to the assessment of
benefits against the property In the
/ eastern portion of the District adjacent
TO the Anacostia river in conjunction
with the reclamation of the fats Of
this stream will be prominent In the
discussions.
The East Washington Heights Citi-
zens' Association, which will meet to-
: night in the Baptist church, in the
! Bowen road, is expected to adopt a
resolution opposing the assessment plan.
David c. Fountain, the associations
secretary, has been designated to par
tlcipate in the municipal cleaning up
crusade.
The Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
ciation will have some views to express
over the river Improvement plan at it's
meeting tomorrow night in the Baptist
Church in Naylor road.
In Congress Heights tomorrow night
the citizens association will give at
tention to the assessment plan, hear re-
ports on street car extension and road
/. improvements.
. The -Anacostia Citizens Association,
I which will meet Wednesday night, has
already gone on record as opposed to
the assessment scheme in the proposed
river work between Anacostia and the
! District line. and further expressions
VIII be made along these lines in the
meeting.
way of obtaining an expression from
the Commissioners on the proposed po-
! lice regulation forwarded by the asso-
citation designed to protect people on
street car from danger from approach
ing vehicles.
Old Fort Stanton, overlooking the city
from the eastern heights of Anacostia,
, was taken possession of today by the
( Juvenile forces, for egg-rolling parties
and spring pastimes of varied kinds.
! The old ramparts of the fort were gone
over today by crowds of joyous young
sters, who explored the ancient maya
zine beneath. romped with their eggs
and witnessed athletic contests between
boys baseball teams and amateur
sprinters.
; Many adults took advantage of the
day to accompany the children on pic
mic, and in some instances they lunched
Heights, st. Elizabeth's, and Randle
! Highlands held their quota of egg-roll-
ers today. The police of the Eleventh
precinct were on detail at the various
gathering points to preserve order and
ito prevent accidents. .s..
The Sunday school pupils of the Gar
den Memorial Presbyterian Church held
their Easter exercises last evening in
the edifce. Those who had the prin-
clpal parts were Virginia Storck. Mary
Garden, Milton Cox. Evelyn Roberts.
Emma and Susie Fastnaught. Annie
nings, Dorothy storck. Bertha Ent-
wisle, Catharine' Thorne, Mary Davis.
James Prather, William Garden. Marie
Rdfns asSeth GsogEa wilkins. E5snsn' Eser sR@
Mitchell. Earl Dement,, George Swim
dells, John and Alfred Bartus, Theodore
Entwisle, Sidney Malone. Leonard Heb
ner, Harold Cummings, Edward Norris
and Evelyn Entwisle.
The Rev. George M. Cummings. pas
tor, made an address. and Lloyd w.
Biddle, the superintendent, also spoke.
The program was In the charge OF MISS
Laura Sowerbutts.
Policeman Coleman r. Brown, mem
ber of the Eleventh precinct, returned
he was summoned by the death of Mrs.
Jennie Brown, his stepmother.
The Rev. Frank l.. Bardens, pastor of
the Anacostia Baptist Church, officiated
at Castor baptismal services last even
ing. One candidate was received into
the church with public baptism.
The Rev. Charles N. Bart, the pastor
Of st. Teresas Church, who has passed
nearly two months in cruising In the
West Indies and at Bermuda, returned
home last evening. He officiated at the
evening service in st. Teresa's Church
last evening, and Immediately after
ward received the welcome greetings
Of the parishioners.
Mrs. U. s. Howser, the president of
the Ladies' Benevolent Society, of st.
Teresas Church, who was hurt by a
fall recently, last evening presided over
q meeting of the organization.
Mrs. Ethel Finotti Doran, wife of DR..
Doran, of New York city, Is here vis-
itlng relatives with her young son,