The Washington herald., 1921-10-30

Names of Forty Were Added
To Roster During Single Day
Two Years Ago Association Had But Forty
Upon Roll, But Growth Has Been Rapid
To Present Total of $50.

! case OF . man who had drowned IN
the canal The appropriation was
made and the canal WA fenced in.
Since then the canal. which many
Of the younger generation Of the
Southwest aid not even know had
once existed. has been filled In and
Is but q memory.
The following is a parARrspn
from one Of the reports which In
troduces the compulsory school law
ida into Washington By the asso-
citation.
President seaggs IN deeply i'm
pressed with the idea that Wash
ington should have a compulsory
school law. and he has already pre-
scented the matter 20 several mem
bers OF the association, and has
talked with the prominent men In
the District on the subject. Il IA
one OF the subjects which the South
Washington Association will take
up at its next meeting. II h pro-
posed TO have Congress pass a law
compelling the attendance Of chill
dren at the public schools under a
certain age. and imposing a hne
upon the parents or guardians OF
the children who DO not" Then a
specific Instance is cited.
This 10 q subject Of vital impor-
lance to the citizens of the District
and the various citizens associa-
tiosn will probably take Il up al
their fall meetings"
AbandOned Tracks Removed.
Upon its organization the assoeI-
Nae
Of South Washington insumbered
with street railroad tracks that had
been abandoned for years by the
companies who laid them. Grass
was growing between the rails, and
they were a hindrance TO the publio<
use of the streets. The association
made an appeal TO the Engineer
Commissioner Of the District with
the result that the abandoned
tracks were removed by the COM
pany.
Another subject which engrossed
the attention Of the association was
the Violation OF the police regula-
tons and the apparent inability OF
the force 70 correct the evil. Sec
tion 81 Of the police regulations
says:
mo highway or roadway cross
ing In the District OF Columbia. on
which tracks Of steam railroads are
laid shall be obstructed by any
train. locomotive, or car, for q long
er period than Eve minutes"
The penalty for the violation OF
this Section ts a fine OF not less than
81 Oh more than $40 for each Of
Tense, and yet IL is a notorious fact
that at times, both day and night,
both Seventh and -Four and q half
streets are blocked sometimes for
fifteen minutes or more. THIS has
become a standing nuisance and in
/ convenience 20 the citizens Of that
section and an effort will be made
to correct the evil"
The evil spoken Of in the above
paragraph was done away with. in
fact. IL was done so thoroughly that
the railroad companies were finally
forced 10 put up the bridges. fences.
and Underground tracks which now
run through the southwest
Hard Fighting orE.ni.stion.
So, through q long line Of hard J
ships, crises. and numerous other
troubles which have beset this as
ISOLATION. Il has emerged one OF the
strongest and hardest fighting and
fastest growing associations in the
city. II is only hoped that the as
ISOLATION will continue 20 fight for
the principles which IL has always
held up and fought Tortoise OF
better civic government and above
all, a better southwest Perhaps Il
is needless TO say that the present
organization is imbued with the
sSme spirit that propelled the grand
parents Of the men who are now in
the responsible ofices. and that Il
will manifest itself this winter m
making as hard a fight as possible
for the projects which have been
/. outlined in this article. Also, now
that women. since the last regular
meeting. have been admitted. and
are preparing 70 take their places
beside those Of their husbands. II
, would be well II the rest Of the civic
associations OF the city look to their
J laurels.