Evening star., 1921-10-30
ASKS EACH citizen
|. TO ENROLL FRIEND
Westfake Issues Appeal to
Make Today "Duty Day"
for Associations.

This is DUTY day" in the campaign
Of the citisens' associations Of the
District for new members.
W. B. westlake. president Of the
Federation of CitiIens' Associations,
last night issued an appeal to every
man and woman in Washington to re-
gard 1t as civic duty to enroll as a
member of his or her neighborhood
association before the drive ends to-
morrow night.
The 10000 men and women who are
already members of the approximate
ly forty associations are asked by
President Westlake to observe DUTY
day" by obtaining the application Of
one friend or neighbor.
Canvass Too Big Task.
During the past week several hun
dred of the more active workers in
the associations endeavored to make
a house-to-house canvass Of the city
to give every resident the opportunity
ever, that the task was too big to be
handled in the short period fixed. and
so President Westlake last night
urged those who have not been ap-
preached to mail their applications
! together with 81 for the first years
dues, to campaign headquarters, Room
! SOL. District building.
which have been obtained largely
| through the work of citizens asso-
Citations were cited by speakers at a
mass meeting held at North Capitol
street and Quincy place last night un-
der the auspices Of the North Capitol
The speakers were William NICK.
Clayton of the Brightwood Associa-
ton, Thomas ]. Donovan. president OF
the Central Association. and Selden
| NJ. Ely. president of the North Capitol
! and lexington Association. After
, the meeting a number Of new mem
i bers were enrolled.
President Westlake's Appeal.
President westlake's appeal for
Duty day" reads in part as follows
The present registration effort
was conceived. and is being carried
on. not for any monetary advantage
to the associations, but for the sole
purpose of enrolling in the cause OF
good citizenship those who have neg
have been careless in discharging
their obligations to their fellow citi-
zens and through tho n to humanity
in general.
Duty Urged o. Members.
Sunday, October 50, has been set
aside as Duty day especially fol
| the 10000 members Of the citizens
| associations comprising the fedora
/! ton. Upon this day it Is urged that
every member who has not renewed
his allegiance by enrolling for the
| coming year do so, and that in ad-
dition he take upon himself the
solemn obligation Of securing at least
one member. either in his own house.
hold or among his neighbors. and
that these registrations be made Inn
| mediately. either at the nearest reg.
istration booth or be sent to Room
sol. District building. to the general
registration committee.
"All residents of the District who
| are not already members of the diff.
| ferent associations are urged to Dc
likewise. Owing to the magnitude
of the task, it has been found i'm.
possible to convass the city properly
and there is no reason why any one
should wait to be called upon by g
fellow citizen to be urged either tc
establish or to renew his allegiance
to the cause.
| No Blank Form Needed
! mo official blank is necessary
Write the name and address upon 9
sheet of paper, marking it new il
Der of some association, and in tht
case Of an old member indicate thu
| fact and the association to which tht
registrant belongs. Pin a 81 bill
or check to the sheet and mail 1t tt
headquarters. The committee will SCI
that an application is properly credit
ed and registered in the association
! in his neighborhood.
| ut is only through such united ef'
fort as this that we can hope to dt
for Washington those things which
are required If it is to hold a pre-.
eminent position as the most beauti.
full and best governed city in the
world"