Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
REINFORCEMENT
Of MAIL FACILITIES
North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Want Branch Post
Office Opened.

Need Tor improved mail 1actlItleS
was the principal subject discussed
at a meeting Of the North Capitol
and lexington Citizens Association
last night in the Emery School
Speakers called attention to the
great Inconvenience residents in that
section are now put because Of an
service.
Conditions have become acute, they
declared, and it was the sense Of the
meeting that a persistent effort be
made to secure a branch post Office
in that community. An attempt will
now be made by officers Of the as
sociation to convince Postmaster
Chance of the necessity for this sta
ton.
Milk Question Discussed.
Why milk can be sold in Philadel-
phia at IA cents a quart, while in
Washington the prevailing price is
II cents a quart. was one of the
questions raised at the meeting. A.
A. Bowman read an article print
ed in a Philadelphia paper regard
ing the milk prices in that city.
Before taking any definite action the
association referred the matter to the
committee on food distribution and
conservation.
street corners in the immediate vicin-
ity of schoolhouses, the abolition of
the skip-stop schedule between mid
night and = o'clock in the morning
and the establishment of a pubic
service commission to be separate and
distinct from the Office of the District
Commissioners were among other
important matters advocated.
Selden M. Ely, president of the as
ISOLATION, and William G. Henderson
were elected delegates to the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations.
Committees for Year.
President Ely announced the fol-
lowing committees to serve for the
ensuing year:
Executive-selden Nj. Ely. chair
man; c. A. Bowman. G. NJ. koockogey,
Edward Foulke. Herman e. Blau.
William C. Henderson. E. R Hang
liter, sr; Martin solem and E. W.
Morcock Membership-G. NJ. koocko-
gey, chairman; P. H. Walsh, E. w.
Morcock, c. A. Bowman and William
J. Loveless- Railways-William G.
Henderson. chairman; J: W. Morgan,
Nickles, H. w. Graham. ]. II: Warning,
Charles D. Sager and Claude N.
Houchens.
Press-Albert D. Spangler. chairman;
L. E. Butsch, Jay F. Bancroft. Charles
f. Kern, F. ]. Tennyson. jE.; P. J.
and A. G. Miller. Streets. sidewalks
and lights-Herman E. Blau. chair
man; C. A. Bowman, vice chairman;
Charles Gersdorf. w. L: Mant1, W. F.
Finn, T. Homer Hall. William o. OhmS,
R A. Menefee and William P. Bartel
chairman; H. ]. Redfield. E. S. Bruce,
F. B. MoGivern. H. r. Eberly. J. Q.
Maroeron, E. r. Metzner. Earle *.
Richardson and William d. Brooks.
Fire and police-T. Homer Hall, chair
man; Arnold L. Burd. J. b Corridor,
]. W. Loveless, w. J. Frizzell. R. J.
Mawhinney, John Hartgng. R. H;
Martin Solem. chair
man; Selden NJ. Ely. A. D. Spangler.
Irwin b. Linton, M. G. Phoebus. Rev.
H. E. Brundage, H F. Dean, T. w.
Stanton.
Parks and parkins1 ,1aramsss c; Ra IT
Floecker. E. B. Bell, w. J. Loveless.
John F. sheehan. C. H Godbold. Rob-
ert c. Carter and William J. Dow.
Mail facilities-E R. Hengliter. ST..
chairman; E. H. Latch. Walter A. Sher-
win, o. S. Webster. John E. Hogan.
James I. Feeney, A. c. Blaisdell and
C. w. Alderman. Public health-G.
E. S. williams. chairman; DIR. A. c.
Miller. Dr. w. L. Munger. A. H. Line,
c. w. Gates, A. T. Tompkins, ]. B. Cissel.
James S. Judge and c. c. Hawfaker.
Taxation in the District Of Columbia
Edward Foulke. chairman; E. M.
Scates. J. K. Munroe. John f. Weyrich.
Robert W. Winfree and James l.. Fee
ney. Food distribution and conser-
walton (special)-C. A. Bowman. chair
man; o. H. johnson. Sylvern Laup-
heimer, John Hartung and Selden NJ.