Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
Mount Pleasant Citizens AS
ISOLATION Discusses Plans for
''AI Fresco Pleasantly
TRUE COMMUNITY SPIRIT
IS SOUGHT BY RESIDENTS
June 5 in Rock Creek Park Agreed
Upon-Would Clean Up
18th Street Dump.

The Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia are to be invited TO attend
the al fresco pleasantly which the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association is
planning to stage June in Rock
Greek Park. in the interests Of com
uunal spirit. and to mingle with the
tnha oitants of that section of the city
in social converse around well spread
cloths laid on the grass in the vicinity
Of Pierces mill.
Originating in the brain of G eros
yenor Dave. the father of the Mount
Pleasant pleasantly. idea. the plans for
the basket picnic We're thoroughly dis
cussed al the April meeting of the
Citizens Association held at 10th and
park road last night. The first pleas
antry. held at the kenesaw several
months ago. having proved such a sue
cess. the idea of this second venture
Immediately won the hearty approval
Of the citizens. and the report of the
committee. headed by James NJ. Proc
tor. relative to the outdoor gathering,
was unanimously adopted last night,
and the committee continued. with the
addition of twenty new members.
Personnel of Committee.
The committee. as now constituted,
consists of Mr.. Proctor. chairman, and
c. Melvin Sharpe. DR.. A. G Merriam ]
G. Williams and Prof H. II. Burroughs
OF the original committee. and the fol-
lowing twenty new committeeman: c.
Grosvenor Dave. G. Schafer, c. L Rose
il: DR. r. X. Cameron. Prof r. K
Finckei. L. G. Coldron. D. D. Caldwell
w. f. Stafford. c. e. Stott. r. B. Wat
rous. DR.. W. D. Bigelow. Admiral F. c
Prindle. DR.. A. D. Melvin. Or. c. B
Campbell. II. B. Schaffer. w. p. Sterns
NJ. j. Fa1Eey. .. H Markward w. b
Rice. O. r. Evans and ]. De La Mater.
The picnic is not to be confined to
members Of the association. but is to
take in all residents of Mount Pleas MT
and their friends. The Mount Plea nj
Citizens Association has special
hobby on true community spirit. the
sort of neighborly feeling that reiens
In the small cities of the middle west
and il is to foster this spirit that the
association insists that all residents of
Mount Pleasant join ad lib. in the al
fresco entertainment June 5. The nic
mic IS aimed point blank at the melan-
choly fact that neighborly spirit is
lacking in a large CITY," to use the
words of one of the citizens present
last night. With a band playing,
plenty of ice cream and lemonade. ath-
1etic contests. folk dances on the
green and other features. the citizens
association plans to deliver q knock
out blow to frigid citizenship in the
section of the city embraced bv the
Mount Pleasant Association, and TO set
on high with the same telling WALTON
an example of true community spirit
that will remain in the sight of other
civic associations of Washington for
ever.
Would Clean Up Dump.
Mr.. Dave, who presided last night
resigned the chair long enough to tell
of the conditions reigning in the dump
at the south end of the 18th street
bridge. After lauding the campaign
against the fly, and commencing the
desire to cut short the career of the
fly before it brings other flies into ex-
istence, Mr.. Dave said the dump in
question is "a happy home for breeding
Mes and precious rendezvous for
predatory rats since there are about
1000 tons of decaying vegetable mat
ter there. The speaker declared that
while the dumping of refuse there had
been stopped the first of the month, the
1000 tons in question is still there,
breeding flies at the old stand, and he
asked what the citizens were going to
do about it
"hereupon resolution was unani-
mousiy passed by the citizens empow-
erlnS the secretary of the association
70 ask the Commissioners for hearing
before them upon the matter of-and
in-the dump. the health officers to be
present at the hearing.
Al the suggestion of MIR. Dave it is
proba bic that the May meeting of the
association will deal largely with the
questions OF pensions pensions for the
hremen, the police and the teachers
Of the city. Representatives of the
fremen and policemen, in their fight
tor = new pension provision. are to be
asked 10 address the next meeting
and the question of pension law for
District teachers is to be taken under
consideration by committee of three
TO be appointed by the president of the
association, the committee to make q
report at the next meeting. 1t was
held by the citizens that the question
Of pension for local teachers is such
an important one that thorough !nves-
tigation must be made before any
steps are taken.
Safety first" at the end of the Noun
Plea SAINT car line Is desired by the
citizens 1t seems that the two EN-
ployes OF the street railway conlpan,
formerly stationed there all day have
been removed part Of The day. much u
the regret OF the citizens The matter is
TO be looked into BY The proper cvrn-
nittee.
Cap. Judge OF the tenth precinc
briefly addressed the association. eN
pressing his plea at serving TIL
citizens. ana asking tor their co-opera
-io:.
The committee parks wae author
lied 10 confer with 'he Commissioners
10 &c: piney Brancn VALLEY improv ed
around on Lamont street between 1871
md 18th streets was referred 10 the com