Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-20
TAK0MA PARK CITIZENS
ASSOCIATION IN SESSION
President Plat Outlines Work for
Year-Announces Stand
ing Committees.

At a meeting of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association last night in the
Takoma Public Library Wilmer G.
| Plat. recently elected president Of the
association, outlined the work for the
coming year and announced the ap-
pointment of the standing committees.
In his opening address President Plat
| referred to the four sections which the
association practically representative
District side of Takoma Park, the
Maryland side, where the greatest pop
ulation resides; Prince Georges county
and Montgomery county He urged the
members to devote their attention to
matters affecting the District of Column
bia in general to the Federation of Cit
liens Associations. That organization,
he said. was better able to present mat
tiers direct to the District Commission
ers and to Congress than a small as
ISOLATION. Instructions could be given
to the associations delegate to the
federation and in this manner much
good could be accomplished
He also advised his auditors to be
prepared when matters affecting the
Park were to be taken up with the
District Commissioners, ask for what
was wanted and, if entitled to it, go
after it with all the force necessary
He urged the association to cooperate
with the mayor and town council over
on the Maryland side and devote at
tention to affairs in the counties ad-
jacent to the District. President Platt
was for twelve years member of the
council, serving several terms as may
Or The organization of community
clubs also was suggested by the speak
er, who said much real service could be
a h c Il
pressed upon the members of the as
sociation the necessity of cooperation
along all lines. In the future all meet
ings will be preceded by social half
hour.
List of Standing Committees.
The following standing committees
were announced by President Plat:
Publicity-Howard S. Fisk, chairman
j. Bond Smith and II. F. Taft Rail-
| roads-James w. Dyre, chairman; c.
H. Spencer and H. D. Lawson. Lights
Samuel Cottrell, chairman; J. A. LIE
Clerc and Fred l.. Harries. Education
H c. Gore, chairman; Homer Skeels
| and w. F. Wight. Streets and walks
F. E. Reppert, chairman; Fl. L. Thorn
ton and E. S. La Fetra. Fire and po-
lice. c. King, chairman, and DR.. D.
N. Shoemaker. Parks and parking-E.
V. Crittenden, chairman: L. H. Mooers
and F. B. Linton. Neutrality-suspicious.
w. Dyre, chairman, and R. L. Cyphers.
Postal facilities-G. w. Nusbaum, chair
man; DR.. Preston King and J. b. Der
| rick. Finance. B. Linton, chair
man, and Maj d. S. Fletcher.
| Scott H. Lilly, G. w. Chase, r. l. Dut-
| ton, w. H. H. Smith and Paul Y. Wa
tiers were elected to membership in the
association.
| The association was informed by G..
B. Hunt, engineer Of highways for the
| District relative to the request of the
association that Piney Branch road be
! macadamized between Blair road and
| Cedar street, that this improvement had
| be done at the earliest practicable
| date.
| ]. T. Moffett. superintendent of trans
portation of the Washington Railway
| and Electric Company, advised that the
| matter of operating express cars from
| Takoma Park to the city south of Sol
| diers' Home Junction during the morn
| ing and evening rush hours was now
under consideration by the company
and that decision probably would be
| reached within short time. The pro-
| the line in Takoma Park and the meth
| had alighted from incoming cars also
| was brought to the attention Of the
meeting last night.
| DR.. D. N. Shoemaker urged residents
| of the park to plant narcissus bulbs
| now in order to enter the contest next
| spring. The formation of a gardeners
club was suggested by DR.. j. r. Covert.