The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-02-13
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ANACOSTIA n G FER IL

ANACoSTIA, D. c. FEB. u.
Jim Crow cars for the District arc
recommended by the Anacostia Citizens
Association. Upholding the action of
its executive committee last night. when
a resolution passed by that body came
before it for disposition, the association
reached a unanimous decision that
separate accommodations. which should
be equal ones in every detail, ought to
be provided for the white and the col
ored street car passengers in the Dis
trict
When the executive committee pre-
scented its report In the form of a reso-
luton urging the segregation of the
races in the street cars. one voice was
raised in opposition. Jerome Diggs, a
business man. told the association 1t
would fall into a mistake If the resolu-
ton prevailed. MIR. Digs did not re-
main to take part in the voting, but
babe the association goodnight and
left the place of meeting. His motion
to table the matter was defeated.
Before the association voted on the
resolution, II heard stories of the &C
tons of colored people on the Anacos-
tia street ears when they came into con-
tact with white passengers that height
ened the interest in the proceedings.
There was no dissenting voice when the
vote was taken. The issue was raised
on reference of the matter from the
Federated Citizens Association. which is
canvassing the sentiment OF the clti-
gems associations in the District on
this proposition. The action of the An
acostia Association will be reported 10
the central body
Among those who made speeches ia
vorinS the resolution were Edward Ar
noId and J. T. HeI bert
Want Assembly Hall. e..
Upoa the :cpnrl ~ PIE; oeT, Burr OF
the absence OF any assembly hall In
the various school buildings in Anacos-
tia il was determined to make an ef-
fort to obtain enc in either the ketcham
ar the Van Buren, building. Mr.. Burr
advocated the use OF the third floor
.ef the Keteham school There are. he
pointed out, several rooms there which
could be made into one hall for as
ses,hly purposes. None OF them are
used for places of meetings by the
school children. or, the public because
there is wooden stairway, which, he
declared. should be replaced by a fire
proof one These questions will be re-
Tered to the Commissioners and the
Board of Education. 49,.
When President Burr called attention
to. the fact that bodies which are taken
10 the fYiorgue and which are. not identi-
fed are buried In the potter's field
without any clergyman being in al
tendance to read a burial service. the
association voted to suspend its. rules
and to call upon the District Commits
sioners to change this practice.
President Burr stated it prevails In all
cases where there are no friends to
claim the body, and where the remains
have not been identified. The associa-
ton heard remarks from several de-
ploring such a custom in the District.
on motion. of DR.. Watson it was de-
cided to request that a minister be
called upon TO perform burial service
in these cases
The elimination of the item OF S25.0o
for the Improvement of Nichols avenue
and the installation of the trolley wires
underground from the District. bill,
where il was inserted through the ef-
forts of Commissioner Judson, was re-
ported by Maurice Otterback. VINO
stated he is endeavoring to have the
estimate inserted in the Senate bill. Mr..
Otterback deplored the actions of Rep
resentative johnson i'll causing 50
many items to be struck from the Dis
trict bill, and he expressed the nope
the House District Committee in the
next Congress
Not To Be Taxed.
That the people living adjacent TO the
reclamation of the Anacostia flats Will
not be taxed to pay for the acquiring
Of a ten-foot strip of land along each
bank of the Anacostia river when the
reclamation is continued east of the
Anacostia bridge was the statement OF
President Burr, who announced that
President Edwards. of the Federated
Citizens Associa ton. has succeeded In