Evening star., 1919-12-31
|URGESPURCHASE
OF PLAY SPACES
The lexington Association
Pledges to Aid Movement.
Nomination Is Discussed.

Purchase of playground sites in the
| District of Columbia was urged by
the North Capitol and lexington Citi-
| Zens' Association at a meeting last
night at the Emery School.
Washington Topham offered a mo-
| tion. which was unanimously adopted.
| in which the support of the aSSocia- =
| tion was pledged in the movement
under way to have Congress give an
appropriation for the purchase of snch
sites. 1t was voted to notify Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes. supervisor of play
grounds of the associations action.
The plan of the Public Utilities
Commission to run the North Capitol
street cars up 11th street instead of
to Georgetown, as at present. was op-
posed.
The meeting adopted a resolution
| by Dale c. Sheriff inStructing the rail-
ways committee to make known to
| the commission the associations OBJ
/ jectfonS to the new route. which is to
go into effect March l.
Debate DIR. Vnn SchnirL's Nomination
a spirited debate followed the Of
fering of a resolution to oppose con-
| firmation of the nomination of DR..
John Van Schaick. jr., to be a Dis
trict COmmissi Oner. After arEu-
ments had been heard both for and
against. the association finally adopt
ed by vote of 23 to 6 il substitute
,, tion would not go on record either
for or against DR.. Van Schaick.
Several members cited specific rea-
sons why the proposed rerouting OF
the North Capitol street cars should
be opposed William r. Pierson said
that residents of that section will not
be carried through the business sec
tion if the Brookland cars are SWITCH
ed up 11th street. He also pointed out
that in summer that section no longer
will have direct service to Glen Echo.
Notice was given that at the next
meeting vote would be taken on an
amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for the creation of perma-
nent committee on public safety. A
special committee on this subject was
authorized last night to act until the
constitution is amended.
Wholesale Market Favored.
c. A. Bowman. chairman of the
committee on food conservation, again
advocated the establishment of a
wholesale market by the city and the
sending of an invitation to nearby
farmers to bring their produce to
Washington. Such a plan, he said.
would greatly increase Washington's
food supply.
G. NJ. Koockogey announced that.
beginning next month. the association
would hold a semi-social meeting each
month. He said sthe first of these
meetings would be devoted to the cost
Of living and that several speakers
informed on the subject would de-
liver addresses.
1t was decided to send letter of
thanks to Postmaster Chance for es-
tablishing a temporary post office in
that vicinity during the holidays and
to remind him that the association
still wants a permanent branch station
as soon as it can be opened.
Standing Committees Announced.
Standing committees for the year
were announced by President Selden
NJ. Ely as follows:
Executive committee-Selden M.
Ely, c. A. Bowman. G. E. S. Williams,
T. Homer Hall. William G. Henderson,
H. S. Meekham, c. NJ koockogey, +.
w. Morcock, Martin Solem.
Delegates to federation-Selden H.
Ely. William G. Henderson.
Membership-R- c. Carter chairman
John F. Jones, Frank H. Jarvis, C. H.
Godbold, William ]. Tobin.
Public utilities-William G. Hender-
son, chairman; ]. w. Morgan. Mrs. Rose
s. Houchins, w. J. Hughes. Leon F.
Cooper, j. H. Waring. Charles d.
Sager, w. J. Ryan. George'J. Brilmyer.
Press-G. NJ. Koockogey. chairman
A. D. Spangler. Charles + Kern.
Jeremiah O'Leary. Vincent Callahan.
G. A. Lyon, Miss Mae Marsden. Miss
Edith HALEY. Ella NJ. Wallace,
Streets. sidewalks and lights-C. A.
Bow nan. chairman: George A. Carney
Char les Gersdorff. w. l.. MantZ. w. A.
Romig, r. A. Menefee. NJ. r. Pollock,
J. Boyd Dexter, John J. Cavanaugh.
Sewers and water-H. S. Meekham,
chairman; H. j. Redfeld. F. Il. Nc
Givern. Grant Bruce, Thomas H. Flint.
H. r. Eberly, D. H. Bowen. Albert l..
Adler August A. Breuninger.
in
chairman: c. ]. Orem, w. J. Nevius,
A. L. Burd. J. w. Loveless, Charles L.
Mendel. F. N. Mitchell. Charles H.
Paige and w. A. Saunders.
Schools and schoolhouses-Martin
Solem, chairman; Rev. Charles f.
Fultz. Mrs S. NJ. Falconer, William NJ.
Leath, Irwin B. Linton, George NJ.
Phoebus. Miss Celestine Hodges,
James H. Solt and T. w. Stanton.
Special committee on proposed
Rev. c. c. Mclean, Selden NJ. Ely and
William G. Henderson.
Parks and parkings-William T.
Pierson, chairman: Miss F. r. Thomp-
| son, Amy S. Medford, Robert w
Parker, s. NJ Falconer, Walter Allen
Lillian HALEY, Alex Ramsey and ]. A
chairman; w. T. Foster. John E
| Hogan. Rev. D. NJ. Brown, H. A. Her
furth. Mrs. X. Mullaly, w. T. Stormont
Rev. H. E. Brundage and d. NJ. Fisher
Public health-Dr. James r. Arm
strong, chairman; Katherine HALEY
Dr. c. E. Ferguson, DR.. w. L. Munger
Dale c. Sheriff, Earl K. Richardson
E. H. Latch. c. d. Mcclure and Isabel
A. Myrth.
| Taxation in District of Columbia
| Darrell Grain, chairman; Joseph Cob
lentz. George p. Killian, Charles p
| Sample, Herman f. Blau, William +
Thonssen, ]. S. Jones and John r
| Weyrich.
! Food distribution and conservation
tC A. Bowman, chairman; Samuel
McNett, John Hartung, Ada E. Cross
| Sylvern Laupheimer and DIR. X. Lee
| Spire.
| Public safety--G. A. Lyon, chairman
Mrs. S. NJ Marlborough. David Gold
smith, ]. T. Mathews. William T
! Pierson, James l.. Feeny and Horatic
| s. Harris.
| Adjustment of boundaries-Willian
IG Henderson, Martin Solem anC
| Selden NJ Ely.