Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-11
IANACOST|A ADDS
| 258 NEW MEMBERS
Association Thanks w. r. &
e. Co. for improved
Car Service.

| Accomplishing the seemingly i'm
: possible. was the way members put
! IT at the meeting of the Anacostla
| Citizens Association last evening in
! the Anacostia Masonic Hall, when
25s residents of the suburb were ad-
united to membership. 1t was the
| result of the recent drive Tor MEM
| bership under the auspices of the
| Federation of Citizens Associations
| that accomplished this unusual cele-
hration last evening, and officers of
! the federation we're present to par
ticipate in the rejoicing.
| A report of the railroad committee,
! which included n vote of thanks to
Company for the improved car Serv-
! Ire 10 the suburb, was adopted at the
! meeting.
Clayton II Ees Merging Lines.
William Nick. Clayton of the fed
! Grafton discussed the street railway
! question. He expressed much salts
| action at the complete report of the
railroad committee, and further stat
| ed that to his mind the on.y way
that improved service could be Sc
cured for the residents of the Dis
trict was by a consolidation of the
| two lines. He also argued for the
ballot for the people of the District,
and said that: to his mind. the time
was not far distant when this right
would be granted. but that all the
people had to continue their fight for
it and along more strenuous lines.
Tells How Drive Succeeded.
Jesse c. Suter. chairman of the
mem bership drive committee of the
federation, explained how the great
success of the drive was obtained. He
! said that the meeting of the citizens
association in every community
| should be considered the most i'm
portant function of the month and
every one should take an interest in
the work.
W. B. Westlake, president Of the
federation, criticised the present form
Of government in the District, stating
| that it was the only city in the world
where the people had no say whatever
in the management of its affairs. He
called attention to the reported NOM
ination of Rev. John Van Schaick as
Commissioner, and said that while he
had no criticism at all of the man
named. yet he felt that the selection
was not one made for the people Of
the District, and they apparently had
no power to correct it. He added that
before confirmation was made the
Senate would have ample opportunity
to hear from the citizens. and he be-
lieved this would open the battle for
votes for Washington in forcible
manner.
Work OF Association Outlined.
Dr. James A. Watson, a former
president of the Anacostia associa-
ton, briefly outlined the work being
done by the association, closing his
remarks with tribute to former
President Charles r. Burr, who died
| recently. and who probably did as
much as any one man for the better
Tnent of the community.
An interesting program was con-
tributed. in addition to the addresses.
under the direction of william Scan
tlebury. who also led in the COM
| munity singing. A quartet, composed
of Mrs. Copes, Mrs. Charles Linger.
Frank Dony and Harold King, con-
tributed selections, and Mrs. W. j.
Latimer sang. w. J. Latimer. presi-
dent of the association. conducted tire
meeting. Announcement was made
that the use of the assembly hall IN
the Ketcham School had been OBJ
tanned and meetings would be held
there in the future.