Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-24
Solicitors Well Received.

Messages received at headquarters
from canvassers in several neighbor-
hoods indicated, however. that the So
licitors are being well received by the
men and women who have never ia X
en- part in the work of the associa-
tons.
An illustration of the spiBit in which
the people are receiving the appeal to
organize for the betterment of their
community was furnished this morn
ing by Washington Topham OF the
North Washington Association, VINO
reported that he alone already mas
enrolled fifty new members.
All morning men and women called
at the headquarters of the drive COM
mittee in the District building to sign
up and become active citizens. Nearly
all of the persons who enrolled al
headquarters took application books
neighbors.
Several of the associations will meet
tonight and will give the drive prece-
dence over all other business.
Presidents Application Up.
At the meeting of the West End As
ISOLATION in Concordia Church, goth
and G. streets, the application OF
President Wilson for admittance to
membership will be acted upon. The
President lives in the territory of this
association. and signed an application
blank Friday as evidence of his belief
in the value of organized citizenship
w. B. Westlake, president of the fed
Grafton, will speak on the drive.
The Mid-City Association will meet
at 1909 9TH street to appoint standing
directing the drive in that section, viii
report on progress made thus Tar.
The drive committee of the North
Capitol and lexington association VII
get together at the Emery School this
evening to map out its plans for can
wasting the neighborhood.e
The Anacostia Citizens Association
has gone into the drive earnestly
adopting as it's slogan "At least one
member from each household in the
association" A circular letter has
been sent to each residence in Ana
costa, reminding the occupants to be
ready to enroll when the solicitor
calls.
Many persons who have been ap.
preached by .canvassers have ex-
pressed surprise when told that the
dues. of nearly all of the associations
ed that there are no high salaried
officers in the associations to be paid
that the associations are organized
solely to work for whatever the
nelRnDOrnOOu OF the Guy as WnOle
needs, and that the object of the or
CARNATIONS in the drive is to get the
voice and moral support of every resi-
dent in working for these needs.
Ideas on Associations Vague.
That hundreds of Washingtonians
have had only vague idea of what
the citizens associations are, ani
what they aim to accomplish is being
brought out by the canvassers in the
drive now under way to organize al
the people of the city.
William NICK. Clayton of the Bright.
wood association told today of one
person he approached yesterday whe
said he had always thought that the
citizens associations were little
friendly groups of men in each sec
ton who got together occasionally t
eat and talk over affairs of the day.
This person, Mr.. Clayon said, wa.
eager to join when informed that the
associations are organized for the
purpose of working for Improvement.
of every nature, both in the variou:
neighborhoods and in the city as &
whole.