The Washington times., 1917-06-14
'SERVES2l YEARS
AS CIVIC LEADER
Col. c. c. Lancaster Declines
to Take Honor Again.
PRAISED BY ASSOCIATION
Northwest Suburban Organization
Elects New Officers.

Col. Charles c. Lancaster, who has
been the president OF the North
western Suburban Citizens Associa'
ton since its organization twenty.
one years ago, refused re-nomination
for the presidency last night at the
annual meeting Of the association
in the Tenley School
Colonel Lancaster concluded his
twenty-one years OF service with q
farewell address that will long be
remembered by members of the as,
sociation. He reviewed what had
been accomplished by the organiZa-
ton and praised ;he manly citizen
ship Of the community. h told of
the time when there were no tele
phones nor electric lights, mains nor
sewer service, fire department or po'
lice station.
Sees suburb Transformed.
1--WE had practically no graded or
macadanized Streets" he said, "aud
the suburban roads were ancient and
at times almost impossible.
Modern homes with sanitary con
.venienees were conspicuous by their
absence.
"ceaselsss labor on the part OF
the citizens and the expenditure OF
Thousands has transformed the COM
munity into the most beautiful su
burb Of the Districa."
Colonel Lancaster thanked the citi
Eens for their fidelity and cordial
cooperation during his long admins
tration. A rising vote Of thanks wa
given him, a resolution of apprecia-
ton was Adopted, and several lauda
tory speeches were delivered, express
ing the heartfelt gratitude OF the as
ISOLATION
A special committee recommended
that q new Tenleytown school OF six
teen rooms and an assembly hall b.
built. The site should be to the
north, IT was said, because the com
munity is growing to the north ant
the present school IL not centrally
located. The present school was de-
scribed as unsightly and overcrowded
Tells Of POstofnee.
H. l. Freer, chairman OF the com
mittee on postofnce, reported on his
negotiations with N. o. Chance, city
postmaster, regarding the station al
Tenleytown-
When the postofnce was estsb
lished the postmaster's salary wal
5000 a year. The salary is to be cut
and Mr.. Chance said in q letter thai
the station may be closed after JunS
80, 1917, because of its light business
The new salary is TO be $50 year
which Mr.. Chance said may be In
creased to 500. The association con
tends that the business Of the post
office is increasing and that IL is 9
war necessity because OF the camp oi
soldiers in training near the Ameri'
can University, who send all theii
mail, money orders and PARCEL post
packages through the postoffice there
A resolution on the subject wal
adopted to be sent to the proper OF
hcials.
The association approved the reap
pointment of E. H. Daniel and W. T
Galliher as members OF the Board oi
Education.
For Two Platoon System.
A resolution submitted by J. B
Kincer relative TO the two platoon
system for nremen, which would re
Iieve nremen from continuous ant
excessive work by the addition OF
two men at each station, was unani
mously adopted.
Opposition to the employment oi
aliens in public and private schools
| colleges. and departments OF the DiR
| trict and Federal governments to thu
| exclusion and detriment OF American