Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-19
PARK VIEW ELECTION
TOBE NOTABLE ONE
First Office to Be Filled by SUI
frage in the District
Since 1874.

Campaigning is on in earnest today
in Park View for the election to be
held tonight for community secre-
tary, which will be the first office to
be filled by suffrage in the District
since 1871
Every adult resident of the community
and every parent who has child at
tending the Park View School Will be
privileged to vote.
The election which will he held in the
auditorium of the Park View school.
Newton and Warder STREETS northwest.
not only will he the first tryout of the
Australian ballot for many years: but
will mark triumph of woman suffrage
in the District.
1t is expected that the board of edu-
cation, which Is the guardian of the
s.! 900 appropriation authorized by Con
gross for community center work in the
District Will allow $500 for the salary
of the Park View secretary
Miss Wilson to Witness Election.
Miss Margaret wilson honorary
member of the association. has accept
cd an invitation to witness the election
tonight. During she counting of the
ballots Representative NJ. clyde Kelly
of Pennsylvania. author of the bill to
mobilize the nation through community
center use of public schools, is expected
to deliver an address on the purposes of
the bill. Others who VIII he IN attend
president of the Federation of Citizens
Associations Music will be rendered by
the Park View orchestra, and the even
ing will close with informal in
augural ball in honor of the elected
candidate.
"Tonights election at Park View
opens new era In the civic and
community life of Washington" said
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter OF the
President, this morning. 1T Is the
beginning of the Districts enfran-
chisement in the best, most natural.
most American fashion. 1t means not
only that the people have chance to
vote for a pubic servant, but it means
that the people are to have the official
service necessary for their getting to-
gether in regular assembly to look
after community affairs and consult
for the common good.
This is important at any time. but
it is particularly important now, when
every loyal American is seeking an
opportunity to cooperate lin the ma
tional interest. The community secre-
tary will serve not only for the COM
mon council assembly of the Park
View citizens. and their agent in
dealing with the District government
and Congress. He will serve also as
the official through whom the people
may cooperate in every sort of patri-
otto enterprise The work of increas-
ing and conserving the food supply
will find in him a community agent. So
will the Red Cross service. If another
government loan is called for he will
be useful in widening the opportunity
for popular subscription to 1t in Park
View.
The physical training and recreation
program will find in him responsible
community administrator. In a word
he becomes the community official
through whom the true meaning of
citizenship, which is community mem
bership, becomes real"
Predicted Importance of Office.
BY coincidence it happens that this
first election of a community secretary
in Washington takes place on the third
anniversary of the first declaration
concerning the importance of this Of
flee made by Miss Margaret Wilson in
opening the first national conference
on community secretaryship as public
service in the state capitol building at
Madison. Wis. That event took place
on June 10, 1914.
In that address Miss Wilson said: ~
foresee the time when the neighborhood
secretary will be recognized as the most
important official in any community. He
is to be the servant in the neighbor-
hood house. the agent of the first-hand
cooperation of the people, the prime
minister in a democracy"
The territory covered by the Park View
Association, in which every adult resi-
dent will be entitled to vote tonight is
bounded by Gresham street the south,
Rock Creek Church road on the north,
Soldiers Home grounds on the east. both
sides Of Georgia avenue, and Gresham
street to Park road, thence west on both
sides of Park road to New Hampshire
avenue, thence north on the west side
of New Hampshire avenue to Rock Creek
Church road.
officials Of the Park View Association
stated emphatically today that develop
ment of community center work in that
section would in no way curtain the usual
activities of the association. This body
will supervise the election tonight, it was
stated. and will continue to look after the
physical development and general welfare
interest of the Park View neighborhood.