The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
Development of Southwest
Has Been Long Uphill Climb
Citizens, Untiringly, Have Sought for Years to
Overcome Disadvantages of Waterfront
And Railroad Yards.

south washington Citizens Assoc
citation has been one Of the quiet
but active organizations Of wash
inEton. II has fought continually
for the bsttermsnt Of that section
of the city, the Southwest. which
has been the birthplace and resi-
denes In earlier days Of some Of
the most prominent men In wash
inEton- In later years the South
west has fallen somewhat into de-
cay, but through no faul or lack or
interest on the part Of the old stock.
who sim cling, In many instances.
to their family homes.
A subject which has been the
bone Of contention for the last forty
I years between the South Washing
, ton citizens and the District Com
. missionsrs 10 the paving Of Seventh
! street. which II laid with Belgian
) eobblss from Pennsylvania avenue.
This thoroughfare, which IL the
I only direct means Of reaching the
War College. the wharves and
other points Of interest along the
{ water front IL Stunned ~ drivers
Of automobiles and tourists wish
Z Ing to visit the War College and
! the water front, simply because
the going is entirely too rough for
pnsumatically equipped vehicles
In lieu Of using Seventh street. au-
Z tomobiles take Third street, which
? Is paved entirely with macadam.
PAvinE Principal Issue.
The matter Of paving Seventh
street IL again /the principal issue
on the docket for this winter
However, this time the association
intends TO fight the AFFAIR to a
finish. and. In preparation, has pre-
sented to the Commissioners a Pc
tition calling for the paving Of
Seventh street with macadam. The
Commissioners have informed the
= association that { hey have taken
the matter to Congress and are in
the process Of proposing a bill of
appropriations which Is to include
sums for the paving Of the street.
The association has been active
and sincere in its aid to the drive
for members which In being con-
Quoted by the Federation of Citi-
zenS Associations. The executives
Of the association have been par
ticularly prominent in this work.
, The president, George w Yeatman.
has practically devoted all of his
time to the registration Of mem
-
into use on Wednesday evening to
aid the canvassers in a house-to-
house drive On Tuesday the asso-
citation had registered forty new
members and the prospects for
100 per cent enrolment doomed
large Booths have heen estab-
Hshed IN every convenient corner
and Granny so that there should be
no excuse on the part of anyone
b. because Of insufficient booths.
The following are the locations
Of the booths: R. n. johnson, 3o6
Seventh street; W. z. Woods,
Thirteenth and C streets; Herbert's
drug store Tenth street and vir-
ginia avenue; No. 13 engine house,
Tenth and g streets; Harbor pre-
clnct, Water street, and G. W.
Yeatman's store, 42s Seventh
street
shows Rapid Growth
The membership of the South
Washington Citizens Association,
which two years ago numbered
around thirty or forty, today
stands At $50. Briefly this was the
enrolment before the drivs for
new members began. It is hoped
by the officers Of the association
at the least In any event, no re-
Election can be made on the asso-
citation for lack Of interest In the
drive or its whole-hearted attempts
at procuring an enrolment that
will give IL . place beside the other
larger organizations OF the District
to which It rightfully belongs.
Though II Is q fact that will not
stand much shouting about, the
Southwest has not, and never has
had. q high school building. Al
though one of the Oldest sections of
the city, and one which, in the days
of its planning, was looked upon as
that section toward which Wash
ington would expand, Il Is sadly
lacking in school facilities, mem
bers declare.
BY actual count there are nine
graded schools In the southwest.
Among them II thu Thomas Jefferson
School, At Sixth and D streets, which
viii accommodate in the neighbor-
hood Of 3.50o. This school, which Is
at present about two-thirds full, has
been selected By the South wash
=ington CitisenS Association as q
possible site for Q Junior High
School It might easily be convert
ed from its present form into that
of high school Little expenditure
would Be necessary on the part of
the District government, President
-EYestman points out. and the bene-
that would ultimately follow TO
the citizens Of the Southwest can
easily be conceived when the near
est high school Is the Eastern High
School in the Southeast section.
When time Is taken to consider that
the boundaries Of the Southwest
section take in from Four-and-a-
half street to Water street, and
from B street to the War College,
his matter Of distance il somewhat
enhanced
Suited To Junisr High school.
The Thomas Jefferson School Is
admirably suited TO the require
=ments Of q junior high school. It
contains. on the ground floor. a car
penter-shop and space for the plac-
ing Of other rooms pertaining to
manual training. II 10 built on the
modern plan Of school buildings, and
win Undoubtedly meet the require
ments Of the school board. This
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