Evening star., 1919-11-27
ASSOCIATIONS MAY
HAVE DOWNTOWN
|, citizen QUARTERS
Membership Drive Kept Up on
! HoIiday-0rganization for
& New Territory.

A suggestion that the citizens asso-
Citations, with their membership greatly
strengthened by the present drive, unite
to establish a permanent downtown
headquarters has been made to the CEN
.tral committee in. charge of the drive
and is said to be considered favor
ably.
1t has been pointed out that in such
Headquarters the associations of diner-
:ent neighborhoods could be brought to-
.gether more often and thus bring about
united effort of all the sections in work.
ing for matters Of interest to the city
as whole.
New Association Projected.
I Another outstanding feature of the
drive today was the announcement that
"a new association is to be formed to
cover the territory bounded by Florida
avenue. Quarry road. 18th street and
Rock Creek Park According to W. B.
sWestlake. president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations. this area has
sbeen a sort of no mans land" be-
tween the surrounding associations.
Among the new members OF the
organized citizenship movement who,
sit is expected, will take an active part
i'm forming the new association are
James T. Lloyd, Edwin S. Hege, Dis
trict Commissioner Brownlow and
Paul Bleyden. Attorney General
Palmer. Secretary of the Interior
Lane and Secretary of the Navy Dan
dels, who Joined the citizens move
Fitory. -
: 1t has been suggested that the pro-
posed association be named the Ealo-
rama Road Citizens Association, after
one of the principal streets of that
section.
] 1t also was reported that steps have
sbeen taken to form another associa-
stion in the vicinity of Staunton Park
northeast, but officers of the central
fcommittee in charge Of the drive sal 4
hhey had not heard otficially OF this
plan. Mr.. Westiake said it was not
unlikely that several new associations
would grow out Of the drive, TO cover
.territory not clearly within the
bounds Of an existing organization.
Z Take Advantage of Holiday.
! Although the downtown canvassers
rested on their oars today, the solicf-
TORS in the residential sections did not
Set Thanksgiving day halt them. On
the other hand. they will take ad-
Vantage of the holiday to catch hun
nrcds of busy men at home and put
fhe good citizen appeal before them.
The canvassers today will point out
TO the men and women outside the
fold Of the civic associations numer-
pus reasons why they should be
thankful to their neighborhood asso-
fiations for their efforts in looking
tfter the interests of each community.
! The drive ends Monday, December l,
knd from tomorrow on the central
Committee will bend every effort to go
bver the top with $4,000 members.
when the drive opened the combined
Membership Of the associations was
hbout 5000.
! Many associations already have dou-
bled their membership and some have
frebled the number they had when
4he campaign started. The associa-
Aions have been too busy soliciting
10 compile reports. but the central
kommittee Is confident that the anal
kesult will more than meet the COM
hittees expectations.
New Life and vieof.
! Many of the associations already
kre beginning to show new life and
hgor as a result OF the drive. Those
Nho launched the campaign believe
that when it is over tn" membership
81 the citizens associations will re-
kute the assertion that Washington
lacks civic spirit. F>
| There also is a feeling among some
Af the citizens that the interest
aroused among the people in the af-
tairs of their city will be a big fac
sor in winning the fight for repre-
Sentation for the District In the House
&nd Senate and the electoral college.
I WILDER H. Estey, disbursing clerk
&pf the House Of Representatives, Is
ne flrst to enroll at the Capitol in the
jiti1ens' association drive, having
toined the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association, in which territory he re-
1idesL J. Clinton Hiatt secured the
Application