The Washington herald., 1922-11-09
SOUTHWEST PLANS
CLEANUP AND
PAINT UP DRIVE
Four and q Half Street
Merchants Consider
Campaign.

Campaign.
Organisation of Four-and-a-half
street southwest merchants for .
"clean up paint up" campaign may
be initiated soon, according ito
prominent merchants and members
OF the South Washington Citizens
Association yesterday.
A campaign along these lines was
waged on Seventh streeth south
west some time ago with such sue
cess that II II felt the good work
should be continued through other
Southwest business streets. The
scheme at that time was In the
hands Of a committee of the South
Washington Citizens' Association. IL
Is expected that a similar COM
mittee will be appointed at the
next meeting of the organization.
to be held. November Is, to take
charge Of the present proposed cam
paign.
According to those backing the
contemplated drive, the expense in
volved in the actual work Of clean
ing and painting up. although II
will be borne by the individual
merchants will. in increased at.
tractiveness. amply repay the ini-
tial outlay.
Action will be taken at the COM
ing meeting of the South Washing
ton Citizens Association looking to
the repair of Eleventh street and
especially of Twelfth street south
west. These streets are now paved
with old-fashioned cobblestones.
and are amply SCARED with deep
ruts and holes. 1t has been pointed
out that the probable closing of B
street from Fourteenth to Thirteen
and Half streets southwest. dur
ing rush hours. traffic will be di-
yerted to these streets. tending to
increase their already rundown con-
dition. making resurfacing vitality
necessary. They are at present Inn
portant arteries In the roads system
OF Southwest, and will become even
more so, according to residents. II
they are repaired.
With the opening of the Freer
Art Gallery. Eleventh and b streets
southwest. in the not distant future,
Southwest Washington will have a
most unusual collection of Ameri-
can and Oriental arts subjects in it's
midst. The collection is that OF the
late Charles L. Freer, of Detroit.
A rehearsal Of twenty boys Of the
Jefferson School. who will form
chorus to sing at the Southwest
the school. Sixth street and Virginia
avenue. last night. under direction
Of Tucker Brown.
Members Of the Girls Friendly
Society of the Epiphany Chapel
Twelfth and streets southwest,
are preparing for the bazaar to be
held at Epiphany parish house on
G street northwest. on November
81 and s22. for the benefit of the
home purchased by the organization
near Mount Vernon. and which Is
to be used as a vacation spot for
members. meeting Of the society
will be held tomorrow night at
Epiphany Chapel.
An entertainment for the beneht
of the Centenary was held at the
Ryland NJ. E. Church. Tenth and
d streets southwest, last night. Mu-
sical NUMBER refreshments and
social hour fe lred. The affair was
in the hands of two Of the Sun
day school classes. Of which Miss
Mary Brewer and Charles Bohanon
are in charge.
A card party will be held shortly
by the Dominican Lyceum. SOB Sew
enth street southwest, II was an
nounced yesterday. John ID. Fitz-
gerald is in charge OF arrange
ments.
The committee on education oil
the South Washington Citizens As
sociation, of which DR.. Millard r
Thompson Is chairman, Is making
plans for drive for additional
playground space for the Jefferson
school. Sixth street and Virginis
avenue southwest. it was learned
Yesterday. A plan for betterment
of the lighting system of South
west is also being considered by
the committee on streets and lights
Martin wiegand. chairman. 1t Il
expected that both committees VIII
present full and comprehensive re-
ports at the next association meet
ing.
Rev. James d. Fowler. of st
Dominic's Church. Sixth between +
and F streets southwest, Is resting
easily following an operation Al
Providence Hospital.