Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-03
COLUMBIA CITIZENS
ADD 1,0I)DMEMBERS
Association Hears Address
by Former Representative
James T. Lloyd.

With more than 1000 new members
admitted. the Columbia Heights Citi-
| zens' Association. at n meeting last
i night at st. Stephens Parish Hall. set
what is believed to he high-water
| mark for the membership drive I'M
/ der the auspices of the Federation of
| Citizens Associations owing to the
| Shortness of the drive and the large
| volume Of business on h.n6. AT a.
| curate count of the new members
, was not available last night, but
those in charge predicted that when
| all returns are in the count will be
| in the neighhorhood of LOO. bringing
the total membership of the associa-
ton up to 1900.
Ivan c. Weld, chairman of the
membership committee, obtained 1875
ne~ members, While DR.. II. Nutting
,, and II. c. Cole ran close seconds With
ninety each. Justice Day of the
United States Supreme Court, John
! Burke. treasurer of the Tn ted States,
and X. G. Hand, assistant treasurer
were among the prominent men who
Joined the association. More than 100
attended the meeting last night.
, Former Representative Speaks.
! James T. Lloyd. former representa-
tive from Missouri addressed the as
sociation on Good Citizenship" Mr..
Lloyd defined citizenship and said
that it was service to mankind and
service to your generation" He said
that the surest way to create a har-
monious community was to help
others and to be in sympathy with
other people.
Don't be a kicker and a knocker."
said Mr.. Lloyd. there is no room in
the community for thi stype. Criti-
cize and suggest. that is every ones
right, but don't knock. The man who
has the largest number of friends
is the one who thinks of others and
has a smile for all. Service to others
and for others, is the keynote OF mar
mony.'
Would Enlarge Monroe School.
Believing that an addition to the
Monroe School. Columbia road, near
Georgia avenue, would. to great eX-
tent. relieve the congestion of a num-
Der of schools in the vicinity, the as
ISOLATION adopted a resolution asking
Congress for an appropriation Tor TINS
project The resolution was intdoduced
by J. Clinton Hiatt.
1t was pointed out that the original
plans for the building were for six
teen rooms but for some reason only
twelve have been built, although
plenty of space is available for the
addition.
THE construction of the addition,
said Mr. Hiatt, would relieve con-
gestion. and keep children from traF-
w. T. Swanton, chairman of the pub
lie utilities committee of the assocla-
ton reported that he had called on
Justice Gould relative to the status
of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany's case for reduction of current
from 10 cents to cents per kilowatt
hour He said that Justice Gould was
still studying the testimony submitted
and expected to render decision be-
fore January.
Cites Water Shortage in ID. C..
Declaring that the government was
using enough water in the printing
office and other governmental offices
to supply community of $4,000. with
out paying cent, Il. f. Burnham, a
member of the association. said that
the government should pay for it's
water supply as we'll as the public He
also cited this as one of the reasons
for the shortage of water in the
District.
Definite action was taken by the as