Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-19
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY COMMUNITIES
D. C. Citizens Show They
Need No Training IN
Casting Ballots.

Citizens OF the District do not need
any training In the science OF voting.
although they have not cast ballot for
/, a public official since back In the '70s.
| This was demonstrated conclusively last
night, when more than two thousand
! persons, women and men. went to the
polls at the various community centers
| and elected salaried public officials by
popular vote.
| In fact, the election scenes were so
realistic that n candidate at the Thorn
! son Center. who at one time cast bal
lots for nominees in New York state.
said that 81. looked homelike" to him.
| However. there were no reports OF
stuffed ballot boxes. There were no
recounts demanded.
! J0hnson-Powell First.
| The Johnson Powell Community
i Center was credited with the honor
of being the first in the city to COM
plete the count of its returns. This
was accomplished by the use of a
voting machine loaned by the Dis
trict Suffrage League. The Thomson
! Community Center took second honors
in making . report of it's election re-
suits.
| At all the centers some form Of
entertainment was provided for the
voters. The East Washington Com
munity Center took advantage of the
election to indorse the movement Of
tho District public school teachers to
obtain emergency financial relief in
the form Of a bonus of $500 and to APP
prove the drive for funds being con-
Quoted by Casualty Hospital. A res
olution also was adopted by this CEN
ter urging the purchase by the gov
eminent of the property at 4th and
| c streets for use as playground
for children attending the Peabody
School
| Results of the election were:
Johnson-Powell-M Giles Scott
Rafter. president; William H. Linkins.
| vice president; G. NJ. Flanagan. treas
urer; Mrs. Hugh S. Hanna, recording
/ secretary: Mrs. ]. A. Hunter, secre-
/! tary, and Mrs. Rafter. delegate.
rhomson-IA B. Hudson. president;
H. +. Ashton, vice president; Mrs.
Laura Ragiand, treasurer: Mrs: A. Z.
! Driscoll. secretary, and Mrs. Louise
| Wynn, delegate.
| Wilson Normal--Eoard of directors
elected instead of president and vice
! president. i consists: Of H Z. Cole,
/; hrs Goodwin L. Ellsworth. Mrs.
Eeuiah kaufman. Mrs. George Mer-
rill and L. c. Snyder. Other officers
| are: Mrs. c. r. Drew. treasurer; Mrs.
IT. D. Kebler. secretary, and E. c.
Snyder. delegate.
Park view-George H. Russell,
president: Charles Gilmore, vice
| president: A. B. Clark. treasurer; Miss
Frances Farley secretary, and c. II.
Hanson. delegate.
| East Washington-Dr. Charles NJ
Emmons. president; Mrs. Frank Bean.
vice president: c. Howard Buckler.
community treasurer; Mrs. l.. W.
HARDY. secretary. and Mrs. Ella Scott.
delegate.
TyIer-A. G. Hermann, president;
Mrs. Roy L. Wolfe. vice president;
Mrs. George H. Moran, treasurer;
Mrs. n; W; Davis. secretary. and Mrs
Lovejoy-John p. Atkinson, presi-
dent; Mrs. Rosa Meyers, vice presi-
dent; William Queenan. treasurer:
Mrs. Alberta Gates, recording secre-
tary: Mrs. Rebecca J. Gray. communi-
ty secretary, and Mrs. Florence T..
Neal, delegate.
/ Petworth - Executive committee
elscted to act as president and vice
president: DR.. A. c. Norcross. treas
urer; Mrs. Agnes McElroy. secretary.
and Mrs. H. ]. Phelps, delegate.
Dunbar-M W. Mcgowan. president
p. NJ. Murray. vice president; A. w.
Gray. treasurer: P. H. Chase. record
ing secretary; Mrs. N. A. Tabscott
community secretary. and Mrs. LULU
Brown. delegate.
more, president: a. w. Kicks. vice
president; Miss Maud Morgan, treas
! urer: Miss Dorothy H. Robinson, re-
cording secretary: Miss Nellie N
Quander. community secretary. anc
William A. Baltimore. delegate.
Pandall-Joseph Manning, presi-
dent; Mrs. Rebecca Coleman, vice
president; Mrs. Carrie Fails, treas
urer; James A. Haywood, recording
secretary; Mrs. E. +. Ellis. community
secretary. and James A. Ellis. dele
gate.
Burrville-William A. Bruce, presi-
dent; Mrs. Minnie Minor, vice presi-
dent; Mrs, Alice Bixby. treasurer;
Mrs. Gertrude Webb. recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Carrie Knox. community
secretary. and Miss lola Norman,
delegate.
Phil,ips-George Reason. president;
Charles Turney, vice president; Miss
Helen Alexander, treasurer; Mis-.
Sadie Gaskins, secretary, and Rev. D.
B. Purpeau, delegate.