The Washington times., 1919-11-28
F|REMEN AND
COPSJO|ND.C.
CIVIC DRIVE
Applications for Citizen Asso-
citation Membership May Be
Made at Stations.

throughout the city today were desig-
mated recruiting stations for the I'D.
9. Organized Citizenship" drive.
Thousands of applications have been
sent to these stations and every po-
uceman and fireman is to become a
,anvasser in the campaign to increase
membership in Washington's citizens
associations from 10000 to $4,000.
This announcement was made to-
lay following a conference between
Major Raymond w. Pullman, chief of
police; Chief Frank ]. Wagner, fire
department.; Jesse c. Suter, chairman
of drive committee, and w. b. West
lake, chairman of downtown commit,
tee headquarters. During this confer
ence the police and fire chiefs sign
ed application blanks for membership
in citizens association.
Persons wishing to join an associa-
tion should apply at a police or fire
station in their neighborhood and Sc
cure application blanks. At each sta
ton there will be some one on hand,
twenty-four hours a day, to take ap-
plications for membership and give re-
ceipts for year payment OF dues,
required upon signing of application.
In every section there Is a station
convenient to every home and Wash
ingtonians are asked to apply at
these stations and join the steadily
increasing number Of citizens asso-
citation members.
Many New Members.
Many prominent men are daily
enrolled as members of associations
and numbers of these men have taken
an active part in securing new mem
oera Joseph Berberich, president OF
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. has secured twenty-five
members and has started on a second
book. Howard Moran and John Nc
Geir. prominent in the Mid-City Asso-
citation, have each secured from
twenty-five to fifty members.
Employees of the Government Print
ing Office today heard William Nick.
citizens associations. Cornelius
Ford. Public Printer, was the flrs.
o be signed up. r. NJ. Anderson, man.
ager of the converted insurance di-
vision of the War Risk Bureau. made
application today.
The Trinidad Association is holding
a rally in the Northeast Temple, a
Twelfth and H streets northeast at
o'clock tonight. Plans will be mad
at this meeting for a six-hour canvas:
Of the entire Trinidad section, begin
ming at u CLOCK sunday morning,
nding at 2 in the afternoon.
This association announces its in
tention of continuing the campaign for
new members. even after the present
drive ends next Monday. They say
they will keep up the drive for a
month Next week a thirty-flve piece
band on huge truck, accompanied by
six speakers, will play through Trini-
lad. II is estimated this association
has secured at least 400 additional
members.
south Washington Active.
The South Washington Association
has been very active. George NJ. Yeat-
man Of the association alone secured
seventy-two members. This is one OF
he Oldest associations in the District,
being organized in the seventies.
The West End Association an
1ouncts that this committee has beeh
named to canvass that section Of the
city: Or. B. w. Sunny. George f. Rus.
sell, Charles Fl. Raub, Capt. Georg,
v. Evan, Morris Hahn, Isadore May,
William X. Brown, Patrick OToole,
Edw. W. Zea, II. ]. Rothrock, William
[. Simpson, Robert Klotz, J. Eldredge
Burns. John T. Meany. Walter A. Gaw-
Ter. Judge II. Randall Webb, Alfred D.
Eher, Daniel Folkmar. William II.
Shipman, DR.. William =. Herbst. DR..
Elmer Sothoron.
Brownings Concert Band will play
n front of the District building at
1870 tomorrow night in behalf of the
irive. Several prominent men will
be present TO make four-minute
speeches, telling OF the present drive
and its purpose
More canvassers are needed to aid
n q
to volunteer their services are asked
TO communicate with W. b. Westlake.
1t room sol, District building.
William NICK. Clayton. who is doing
active work in the drive, offers this:
Pledge of Citi.enship.
"a pledge every citizens asgocia-
ton member new and old. should
take and keep.
Residents of the National CAPITAL
the Constitution makes me a national
citizen.
"As national citizen l bea- no dual
allegiance TO State and nation. nv
fealty is to nation alone
"As national citizen OF the republic
recognize the superior obligation and
higher duty owe TO the capital of my
country.
1T becomes my duty to voice and
example TO heip TO make and to keen
her always authority respecting, Cod
feari,. anG law-abiding.
''Tu work for her material advance
mem. LIT supreme above that for her
mo al supremacy.
II tsi, my place in the ranks of or.
genized Citizenship resolved to do nv
part, tu:.I tho National City becomes
what the fathers dreamed she uus,
become tn reform her mission to the
world.
"The super-city of America where
govcrnmcI is acclaimed, law rever