The Washington herald., 1922-10-26
CITIZENS TO ASK
MOREPOLICEMEN
FOR SOUTHWEST
Also Will In
dorse Plea for Addi-
tiOnal Traffic Control.

police protection, IL was MAD
known yesterday.
It is said that only one police
man patrols the section from !
street to the wharves and from
Seventh to Fourteenth streets a
certain periods of the day.
Inspector Headley will be strong
ly backed in his tight for NOR,
traffc policemen also. 1t was an
nounced. High praise for Capt
Ira Sheetz. of the Fourth pre-.
cinct, was given, but 1t wa,
pointed out that even he, with al
his ability, cannot adequately pa,
troll the section with an insufi.
cient number of men.
The committee through which
southwesterners will work is, com
posed of the following: Georg,
Fraser. A. J. Taylor; Mauric,
Flynn and C. R. Mccoy.
Police of the Harbor and Fourth
precincts were commended by Com
missioner Oyster at the recent in
spection OF those precincts. Capt
Ira Sheetz. of the Fourth pre-
| cinct, and Lieut.. Dean. of the Har.
Dor precinct. trained their men
thoroughly for the inspection.
Miss Edith Marcsron. 900 d street
southwest, one Of the Southwest's
most talented musicians, accom-
panied 12-year-old Barnard Bree-
skin, s1s Fifth street northeast, dur
ing a radio concert which was
broadcasted from Thomas J. Will
liams. Inc. 1912 New York avenue
northwest. Monday evening. A ser
enade from Les MIII.-4l- .IIegut
by Drigo, and a menuet by Pader-
ewski, were the two selections
played by Miss Marceron and Barn
ard Breeskin.
An oyster supper planned by the
ladies of thu Ryland Methodist
Church. Tenth and d streets south
west. has been postponed indefi-
nitely.
Athletics at the .saac Fairbrother
School. Tenth and E streets south
west, are being rapidly whipped
into shape. With the completion ~
a new basketball net at the south
snd of the school yard, the children
are in possession of I. 'r-sized
cour.. On which practices are held
daily. Because the school is n pri
| mary one and none of the pupils are
mors than IL years of age. game
are not expected 10 be scheduled
with other schools. However, inter
class will h.a
Throughout the season. and. as rival
games are expected.
A special chorus which IL Is ex-
pected will be used for entertain
ment purposes this winter. is being
children. Talented soncstsrs from
all schools OF the section meet in
the Jefferson School. sixth AMI Vir-
Sinia avenue southwest. twice a
week. where under the direction of
capable lGaders tlGy are rapidly de-
veloping into an eff fcient singing or
ganization.
An appeal for larger attendance
| ut the gymnasium classes has been
| issued to the boys Of Epiphany
/ Chapel, Twelfth and c streets south
/ west. John Bulloch. physical di-
rector, Is planning numerous fea-
| lures for the coming season.
The Aztec Athletic Club of south
west Is using the jefferson play
| ground for football practices.
Joseph p Burke. 425 Seventh
| street southwest. is contemplating
! renovating his plumbing showroorns
| and enlarging the store.
Work on painting the railroad
bridges in southwest is rapidly
nearing completion. The structures
are being painted black. 1t had
been hoped by prominent south
west citizens that they would be
painted white. in order to make
them more plainly visible at night.
Members of the streets and lights
committee of the South Washington
Citizens Association has been an
nounced. 1t is composed of the
following: Martin WieCand, chair
man: Mrs. Mary L. Ballhouse, Ben
jamin Gordon, Charles Shughrue. c.
Brown. and A. W. May. 1t is ex-
pected this committee will take ac-
tion looking toward the permanent
improvement of the lighting system
in southwest.
Bernard Fitzgerald. 212 Eighth
street southwest, has returned from
a short business trip to Baltimore.
Girls Friendly Society held a
meeting Monday afternoon, at which
plans for future work were dis
cussed. and the usual sewing and
weaving work done. A social hour
followed the classroom activities.
Extensive repairs, both interior
and exterior. are being made on the
Grace Episcopal Church, Ninth and
d streets southwest. Rev. NJ. B.
MacBryde is pastor. The outside
has been repainted. The pews have
been vanished, and other parts re-
decorated.
A Halloween party for the chill
/ dren has been planned by DR.. Mac
Bryde.
Fifteen boy choristers of Epi-
phany Chapel. Twelfth and c street
southwest. with the choirmaster,
Charles F. Googins. were guests of
Mrs. Wilson-Greene at the concert
given by the Ukrainian National
Chorus at the President on Tuesday.
will Take Off