Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-06
A MONTH TOCONS|DER
PROHIBITION QUESTION
Park View Citizens Association
Will Not Act Until
December 3.

Park View citizens who know some
thing about prohibition of the liquor
! traffic because they live within the mile
limit restricted zone of the Soldiers
Home are going to take a month to
think over the question of whether
they should recommend prohibition for
the entire District.
About fifty members of the Park
View Citizens Association threshed the
matter over at meeting in the Whit
ney Avenue Christian Church last night
and finally referred it to the executive
committee for report next month The
association will meet again December
ana instruct its delegates how to vote
"hen the question of prohibition is
acted upon by the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations December 4.
On Both Sides of Question.
Last nights discussion developed the
1act that there are members of the as
ISOLATION who are both opposed and
favorable to prohibition. Others took
the position that such questions as pro-
hlpitlon and woman suffrage are not
proper ones for consideration by citi-
zens' associations.
No proposition that has been referred
by the federation to the individual as
soclatlonS is arousing as much interest
as the proposal for prohibition, which
originated with the Petworth associa-
tlon. All of the organizations affiliated
with the federation either have or will
take action on this question during the
present month.
Anti-Saloon League officials, who are
preparing to inaugurate a determined
Ixhn
convenes, are much interested in the
action of the citizens bodies, and are
hopeful that solid front may be pre-
scented by citizens when the proposal
comes up for vote in Congress
President John G. McGrath, who has
been out of the city several weeks, pre-
sided over last nights meeting of the
Park View Association, which was in
the nature of business session.
Opposition to Hospital.
A request from special committee of
the Piney Branch Association that the
Park View organization cooperate with
1T in opposing location of the new
municipal hospital at 14th and Upshur
streets northwest was referred to the
executive committee. Opposition to the
location of the hospital on this site is
based upon the belief that If would
to section that is entirely residential
in character.
Protest was made against the using of
the ravine east of Park place, between
Irving street and Columbia road. as
"a pubic dump. President McGrath
stated that this Is about the only piece
of ground in the Park View section
that can be utilized for park purposes
and requests the committee on streets
sidewalks and parkings to consider
plans for Its improvement, which will
be brought tc the attention of the Dis
trict authorities.
Members of the association expressed
regret that the paving of Georgia ave-
nue., for which funds are available, will
not be commenced until next spring
Effort had been made to have this i'm
provement started this fall.
May Give Band Testimonial.
1t is, likely that the association will
give a special testimonial to the Sol
diers' Home Band, which has been pro-
viding free concerts in that section.
This matter was referred to the COM
mittee on membership and entertain
ment, and Horace r. George made a
special member of the committee to be
in charge of the entertainment.
Announcement was made that the
Potomac Electric Power Company has
begun the removal of overhead wires
and poles in the Park View section.
Maj. Pullman's plan of instructing po-
licemen in first aid work was COM
mended, and the secretary authorized
to write letter to the police depart
ment head expressing the associations
appreciation of his efforts in this di-
rection. Four new members, Harry H.
Meiners, John H. Wolf, W. B. Stevin-
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