Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-08
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
DESIRED BY CITIZENS
Columbia Heights Association Will
Make Recommendations to
Commissioners.
President Harr Urges High Ideals
in Civic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
May Join Federation.

! May Join Federation.
/ The questions of education, civic
cleanliness and the amusements of
community. were discussed by Judge
William r. Harr, president of the Col
umbia Heights Citizens Association, at
the associations first meeting of the
season, held in the parish hall of st.
Stephens Church last night.
| Following his address, Judge Harr
presented, on behalf of the association,
gavel to William H. Saunders, who
| was president of the association for
| two years.
Urges High National Ideals.
| THE war in Europe should impress
us with the Importance of maintaining
our own ideals as a nation, and es-
pecially of seeing that our children
are instructed in our schools along
right lines-a work in which this as
ISOLATION can lend helping hand" said
President Harr, in his address. we
are nation comprised of different
races and religions, and while the real
| facts of history must be taught and
actual conditions faced, all racial and
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couraged in our schools and an nobler
| and more helpful philosophy incul-
Gated.
| We owe much to men of high ideals
for the work that has already been
done for the improvement of Wash
| ington. We want to align ourselves
with them and make Washington a
still better place to live in, both moral
ly and physically. Cleanliness, it is
| said, is next to goodness But the
| frarr of hat inn
too low. Cleanliness is part and par
eel of goodness city will never
be clean morally until it is clean
physically Dirt and disease are al
ways associated with the slums. 1t
| is our privilege. as members of this
associati ton, to help along the cleaning
up process.
For Better Amusements.
Another important field of work
| for this association is that of amuse-
ments. Amusement forms a very i'm
portant part in the life of people
Show me the amusements of a nation
and I will tell you what kind of
people, morally. and spiritually, they
are. Only a corrupt and a depraved
people could have enjoyed the gladia-
torial contests and Christian martyr
doms of Rome.
| THE motion picture shows have come
to play most important part in the
life of this city large proportion
of the residents of Columbia Heights
attend them with considerable fire.
quency. They can undoubtedly exer-
else a great influence either for the
| improvement or the Generalization of
the community. and especially of our
young people. 1t behooves us, there
fore. to keep a close watch over them
and see that only the right kind of
shows are permitted"
May Join Federation.
| On motion of ]. Clinton Hiatt, secre-
tary, the association will extend to
Commissioner KutZ an invitation to
address the members at the October
meeting. At the same meeting the
question of joining the Federation of
Citizens Associations will come up.
The Columbia Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION is one of the larger and more
influential associations. which has
stayed outside the federation to date,
but It is felt by many of it's members
tina, the time has come for a thorough
thrashiug out of the question, many
feeling that the Columbia Heights CHI
zens should join the federation. It
was freely predicted last night by
> many that the association will take
favorable action upon the matter at
the next meeting
DIR. l.. r. Thomson again urged the
necessity OF sprinkling 10th street, 18th
stree and Sherman avenue. which lie
declared are very dusty.
| Tie question of extended.and improv-
ed street lights out 18th street from
Thomas Circle was brought up by DR..
Gibbs For these improvements the
association, has long commended, and it
is hoped by tie citizens that before
many months they =ili be realized.
Street Improy arlents Desired.
| Or motion of Mr. Hiatt the following
list of street improvements was ap-
proved BY :ic association for recon-
mendation 70 the Commissioners to be
inserted in the estimates for the year
ending June 80, 1917:
a concrete sidewalk the east side
Of l4th street northwest from Florida
avenue to Belmont street northwest
! A concrete sidewalk on the west side
of 18th street from Florida avenue to
Clifton street northwest.
A concrete Sidewalk on the north
side of Otis street near 1lth street to
middle of the block.
4 concrete sidewalk on Harvard
street, north side. from 18th street to
the present concrete sidewalk, alto
gether about 100 feet
A concrete sidewalk on the south side
of Harvard street, in place of the
present brick walk
| Widen sidewalk on the west side of
I4th street in places where trees are
located between Harvard street and
Irving street northwest.
Widen Columbia road and concrete
sidewalk on south side from present
concrete sidewalk to 18th street north
west.
Concrete sidewalks and new curbing
from Irving street to Rock Creek road
ON both sides of Georgia avenue.
| Concrete sidewalks on Monroe. New
ton and Princeton streets betMeeu New