Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-26
LINCOLN PARK CITIZENS
LISTEN TO ADDRESSES
Commissioner Brownlow and Mai
Pullman Present as Guests of
the Association.
Officers Reelected and Several
Woman Members Added to Roll.
Luncheon Served.

| Commissioner Louis P. Rrownlow and
Chief of Police Raymond w. Pullman
| last night were guests of the Lincoln
Park Citizens Association at a meet
| ing held in the lecture room of the
Chapel of the Nativity, 14th street and
Massachusetts avenue southeast. Many
women were in attendance, and at the
| conclusion of the meeting served re-
freshments 1t was the annual meet
ing of the association, and the cleo
ton resulted in the unanimous choice
of the incumbents as their own sue
cessors as follows: d. A. Edwards
president; George r. Lnkins. vice
president; Charles +. Riordan, secre-
cary, and Frederick Muller, treasurer.
Commissioner Brownlow's Address.
Commissioner Brownlow, who ex-
rlained that, under the law, he was not
De rmitted to divulge the contents oil
the District budget before 1t is sent &c
Congress. told of the amount OF WORK
required to prepare the voiumlnous es-
Inmates It's preparation, he stated
required six weeks of continuous work
and it enabled the Commissioners le
come in touch with practlcally ever
employe of the District government
and gave them a familiarity with the
work of the District that propaoly
could otherwise not be obtained;
You know" he said. many OF theil
come for an increase IN salars OF IVA IN
that way the Commissioners become
familiar with individual employes.
The commissioner expressed ms deep
interest in the work of citizens assos,
.,;ons and other civic bodies. assuring
his hea rers that they had been OF great
assistance to the present board OF co,ii-
rnissoners Such organizations, ne SAID
enabled the commissioners 10 se' cto 20
to the people and understand tneii neeuo'
IF II had not been for the ADVICE oo-
t.;ned from such organizations. he stated
the board would have MADE errors III '''0
transaction of such public business.
I'm always pleased when receive an
invitation to attend the mee,lns VI oi'e
of the associations, he aooeo.
Tribute to Civic Societies.
Mr. Broynlow said the Commissioners
mako it a rule always to invite members
of such associations to public hearings
and also to hearings of the pubic utiiities
commission. He paid a tribute TO the
value of the Federation OF Citizens AS
sociations. and said the central BODY naa
been the means of drawing his associates
and himself closer to the residents Oh the
District. ;.
Az to street improvements. he SAID
not SO much of the public money WIN
be expended upon what ne terhiea me
arterial avenues opened or to pc
opened to country places where specu-
lators are holding property and upon
which there are no dwellings,. II Is me
plan of the board. he stated, 70 see
to the paving Of unimproved streets
mon which there are dwellings and
to the smoothing of some OF the
roueher streets in the built-up sec
lions.
Commissioner Brownlow stated that
the Commissioners had personaiddS Nh IN
trict. and in taking the attitude they
had they felt that they had simply
done justice. He said he hoped the
standard of pavements existing IN
some other sections soon would exist
in E.st Washington and South Wash
ington. ao ON.
erybody good" he said. The build
ing of good roads is one OF the oesI
agencies for moral uplift' ana physica'
comfort. 1890
He cited an instance of an automo-
bile trip to two streets in the extreme
northeast, where. he said, the wheels
the mud that the inspection party had
TO remain there for fully two hours.
Reference was made to the proposed
new Eastern High School, and Mr.
Brownlow said ne thouRnt the people
would not have to wait so long for
the building as President Edwards had
previously intimated.
Police Chief Heard.
Mai. Pullman was introduced as being
the first police chief appointed from
East Washington. Mr.. Edwards remind
ing his hearers that that section had
never had District Commissioner.
The police chief assured his hearers
that he was glad to get back to their
section once more. recalling the days
when he played base ball and INDUCED
in other sports on lots near Lincoln
Park, where now there are rows of
houses.
The growth of the eastern part of
the city. the speaker said. had been
phenomenal. He said he sincerely
hoped the new high school would be
q ca section with