Evening star., 1922-03-16
NEW SCHOOL Asked
AT WOODLEY.P PARK
Connecticut Avenue Citizen
Organization Discusses
Calvert Bridge.

Anew graded school for the vicinity
OF Woodley Park was urged In a
resolution adopted by the Connec-
ticut Avenue Citizens Association at
Il meeting at All Souls Church last
night.
DIR. L. w. Stephenson, in explaining
the resolution. pointed out that the
John Eaton and H d. Cooke schools
were filled to capacity, and that all
the additional construction now TAX
ing place at the John Eaton SchOol
would not provide enough classroom
space. for the increasing number OF
Congress some time ago appropriated
$4,000 for a school site in this
vicinity explained Dir. Stephenson.
thus recognizing the necessity for
such a school. The resolution au-
thorized the associations committee
Commissioners and the chairman OF
the board of education and request
the immediate construction of d grad
ed school in that locality.
Oppose Overhead Power.
Taking up the matter of Calvert
street bridge, the association went on
record as demanding the adjustment
"f the overhead trolley system OF the
Capital Traction aud the Installation
of the underground current over the
bridge to the Zoo, Connecticut avenue
entrance. together with the removal
of the iron poles used by the over
head system.
4 report on the safety and condi-
tion of the bridge by j. Z. Greiner of
Baltimore, who was employed by the
Capital Traction Company to examine
the structure, was read to the MEM
berS.
A demand that three tokens for
wv he 1,V
companies was embodied in d resolution
presented by J. p. Crawford and acted
on favorably by the association.
The immediate purchase of more play
ground space was urged for Joan Eaton
School, saith and Lowell streets. in view
of the possibility of the sites now avail
able being purcha sed for building pur-
poses. In this connection Graham 1.or-
ing of the Woodley Athletic Csut told
the association members that Col. Sher-
rill had granted the boys of the neigh
borhood ii tract of land under the Con-
necticut Avenue Bridge to be used for
u base ball diamond. The cost of con-
struction of the diamond is $500, he said,
and under the patronage OF Chief JUS
,tice Taft Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, Secretary of the Navy Denby.
Secretary of the Interior Fall, Secretary
,of Labor Davis, Secretary OF ASrlcul-
ture Wallace, Attorney General Daugh-
erty and George Il. Christian, secretary
raised. The members of the association
declared their readiness to help.
Purchase of Park Sites.
All members of the association were
urged to use their good offices in up
holding the desira biiity of the imme-
.liate purchase of park sites in klingle
Ford Valley tract. Piney Branch Park
way and Patterson tract, as provided
in tie hill passed by the Senate for the
appropriation of money for this pur-
pose. A brief letter was directed to be
sent to the chairman of the House sub
committee on District appropriations in
this matter.
The associations committee on police
and fire protection was instructed to
confer with the Chevy Chase association
with view to establishing police
station house at Grant road west of
Connecticut avenue.
Twenty new members were admitted
TO the association. They were: Graham
J.oring. Richard P. Whitley. J. Austin
Stone. Horace A. Dodge. NJ. f. Zepp.
William S. Lyon, c. Fl. Pope. j. NJ. Hall.
G w. Eastment. j. A Lynham. Harry
Peyton. Mrs. Sydney Roche, Espes s.
Larsen, Milton Fl. Schofeld. George II.
Happ.s Francis M. Savage. M. A. Pat
sterson, Edmurft! H. Perry and Mrs
Marie L. Osgood. William B. Westlake,
president, presided at the meeting