Evening star., 1921-07-06
MOVEMENT TO AID
CITY FAIRGROUNDS
Columbia Heights Association
SoIicits Cooperation of
Other Civic Bodies.

Plans were made for a public mass
meeting on behalf of the public play
grounds in the District at meeting OF
the Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton held last night in St. Stephens
Parish Hall.
All the citizens associations in the
city, as we'll as other civic bodies. Will
be asked to take part in the demonstra-
ton, which will be for city wide devel-
opment of Fairgrounds. according to the
plans Of Mrs. Lucy r. Swanton. chair
man Of the committee on recreation and
amusements. =
Tie association unanimously indorsed
Mrs. Swanton's ideas and appointed her
chairman of q special committee on the
proposed mass meeting. Other members
are Alton B. Carly. Justice William r.
DR.. r. p. Chapman, Somerset R. Wa
ters. jr.; Mrs. John w: Frizzel!. Miss
Maud p. Hopkins. Francis ]. Ford. .. I;
Beall. r. Tolson. j. Clinton Hiatt and
Adam H. Gaddis. -
Has Faith in Congress.
II am sure there is no man in Con-
gress who would have the face to give
the children a war debt and not give
them Fairgrounds to make them healthy
and able to nay It," declared Mrs Swan!
ton. The association adopted reSoiu-
.ion. presented by Mrs. Swanton on be-
half of her committee. asking for tennis
courts in Meridian Hill Park
Although Columbia Heights recently
lost its own playground for the children.
the association will not approach the
movement from its own standpoint. par
ticularly. it was stated. but from the
broad general viewpoint of the city-wide
need for public Fairgrounds. In such
broad movement. according to the views
Of those present. the territory OF the
associa tion would naturally get Its share
of the general benefits.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. supervisor
of Fairgrounds. addressed the aSSocia-
tion on 1.-The Importance of Sufficient
Fairgrounds in Civic Development"
Mrs. Rhodes gave statistics. gathered
from the various police precincts Of
the city. showing that as the play
ground space increases in neighbor-
hood the arrest of juvenile offenders
decreases.
Votes to Share Expense.
The association voted to bear its
pro-rata share in the expenses of the
proposed mass meeting. and instructed
the special cornmittee to go forward
with the plans In the meantime the
association will. through it's proper
committees. keep on the lookout for
suitable site for a playground In CO.
lumbia Heights.
A resolution. lllIOuuCtu Dy d.
Carty. asking for more tables for pic
nickers in Rock Creek Park. was
adopted. and a resolution asking for
different alignment Of movie" fans in
front of the motion picture theaters of
the section referred to committee. A
resolution favorinE the Keller bill for
municipal ownership of the local street
railways was referred.
Street Railway Merger Topic.
F. NJ. Barnes read a report for c. r.
Clayton, chairman Of the public utili-
ties committee, which was adopted,
pointing out that the Public Utilities
Commission does not have to make the
rate the same on both car lines, and
expressed the belief that If the COM
mission would make the rate of fare
on the Capital Traction lines cents.
a merger would soon be forced.
1T is time Columbia Heights
stopped being the goat and if the
Public Utilities Commission can be
made to see its powers and duty, we
will not be 'stung' much longer" said
the report. I'VE cannot afford longer
to waste time looking for the fmpos-
sible; we should move for fair rate
by the company which serves most Of
our territory. knowing full well that
the economic laws of supply. demand
and market value will speedily bring
relief to all the CITY,"
Favors Additional ID. c. Judges.
j. Clinton Hiatt introduced q resolu-
ton, which was adopted. indorsing the