Evening star., 1920-11-09
D. c. HEADS GUESTS
At TAK0MA PARK
Make Brief Addresses to Citi-
zens-Cut Desired in
Price of Bread.

District Commissioners j. 1hiiHiah
Hendrick, Miss Mabel T. Boardman
and Col c. W. Kutz, L. S. A; Mayor
James L. Wilmeth. mayor OF Takoma
Park, Md, and the members OF the
town council were the guests last
night of the Takoma Park Citizens
Association. More than 500 were
present. Jesse C. Suter, president OF
the association, introduced the various
speakers Musical selections We're
rendered during the evening oy 'ne
Takoma Park Community Band
Commissioner Hendrick compliment
ed the citizens on the attractive sub
urb, and assured his auditors that ne
would render the best service to the
community he was capable of giving
Miss Boardmnn Speaks.
Miss Boardman spoke of her interest
in the public schools. She urged the
citizens to impress upon Congress the
Importance of making real and perma-
nent improvements through the pur-
chase of ground--for schools, parks
and Fairgrounds at this time, and not
put it off to future years.
She said that the National Capital
should stand at the peak for the best
OF all the cities Washington should
not be beautified with federal build
ings alone but by buildings and parks
as we'll "Our institutions should be
mO0elS 1Or tne eHtlTe Country. Hc
people of Washington are the trustees
for the rest OF the country, and the
capital should stand out as the most
beautiful of them all" She concluded
by, referring to the advent of the
woman in politics. and the important
part to be played in the future.
Col. Kutz Mentions Roads.
Col Kutz spoke on the highway plan
for the District and referred to the
opening and extension of Colorado
avenue. Concord avenue. 14th street
and P;ney Branch road in the compile
tion of the boulevard pIan as outlined
p number of years ago. He said that
struction~ of an addition to the Ia
koma Public School and that bids
would be advertised for during the
current month. The plans would be
pushed as rapidly as possible with a
view to having the school completed
by the opening of school next Septem-
ber. The same decorative type will
prevail and when Congress appro-
PIRATES funds at some future date the
assembly hall will be so constructed
as to connect the two buildings.
Mayor Wilmeth also spoke briefly,
referring to Takoma Park as the mod
el suburb ard home loving community.
setting forth it's many advantages. He
told of the work of the council just
lover the District line and of the in
District side.
Urges Cut in Price OF Bread.
A brief business session was held at
8 O'clock, during which time the as
eociation voted to instruct it's dele
gates to the Federation of Citizens
Associations to advocate the lowering
Of the price of bread in the District,
in view of the dropping in the price
Preston c. King. chairman of the
committee on police and fire protec-
tion. suggested the appointment of
separate board for issuing automo-
bile licenses, and the establishment
Brightwood in order to give addi-
tional police service for the suburban
sections.
The need of university for Wash
ington was brought TO the attention
OF the association by DR.. W. Guy
Clinton, who said that. with the an
nual graduation of approximately
1000 school children there should be
a college for higher. education. as in
TIE states.
The following new members were
c. Burbank. samuel ]. Dantzic. j. w.
Dudley, David Feldman. c. C. CAL
loway, Mrs. C. c. Galloway. Louis NJ.
Gosorn. w. ]. Griffith. Frank H.
Grimes, Mrs. Frank H. Grimes.
Mrs. H K Hobart, William Low
ell, A. Mckenzie. Daniel J. Mat
tingly, D. W. Reayis. E. c. Rowley.
c. F. Smith, NJ. c. Taylor. W. H.
Taylor. J. Lincoln Townsend. Mrs
Otto L. Veerhoff. J. p. Einnear. ]. W.
Wellington. c. II. Godfrey, Lucretia
Jackson. Harry G. Feiges and John
r. Hauch. President Suter announced
that the goal for membership during
the coming year would be 1000 men,
bers.
patriotic songs were sung under the
leadership of James w. Dyre. The
evening concluded with the serving
of refreshments. with Mrs. Otto L.
veerhoff and Fred L. Harries as MEM
hArS of tho cnnnnniffan