The Washington herald., 1922-10-11
CITIZENS WILL ASK
BOARD TORELEVEL
SCHOOL GROUNDS
Anacostia Association
Points to Bad COndi-
tiOns at Ketcham.


Board of Education by Anacostia
residents in an effort to have the
lot surrounding the Ketcham School
building. Fifteenth street and Good
Hope road southeast. releveled and
put into such shape as would pro-
vide an adequate and safe play
ground for the children attending
the school,
A committee of three, recently
. appointed by the Anacostia Citi-
zens' Association. is studying the
conditions and will form plans to
J be presented to the board with the
appeal in the near future.
According to officials of the asso-
, citation. Southeast residents feel
that the shoddy wire fencing sur
rounding the modern building is an
eyesore to the neighborhood. The
! fence Is almost a total wreck. The
wire is down and in many places the
wooden supports have been broken.
The lot comprising approximate
ly quarter acre is broken up with
bitches worn by the weather. some
of which are nearly two feet deep.
The committee intends pointing out
that in rainy weather large quanti-
ties of water accumulate in these
gullies keeping the ground wet and
making it almost impossible.
On days when there has been a
heavy shower. the residents point
out, children attending the school
. are deprived of their recess peri =.
owing to the muddy condition of the
grounds. The condition is charac-
terized as deplorable by officials of
the Anacostia Citizens Association.
The school building. one of the
modern type, was built about fifteen
years ago. According to residents
of that vicinity there have been no
improvements made to the lot sur
rounding the building during that
time. 1t is believed the grou ID
could be improved to a satisfactory
condition at the expense of several
hundred dollars.
The Junior League of the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, Fifth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast is arranging for an en-
tertaiment and meeting to be he'd
at the church auditorium Friday
night Moving pictures of Will Rog-
ers in "Jubilo" will be shown. ke-
igious services will be conducted
by the pastor, Rev Joseph Dawson,
. and plans for the year will be made
Miss Francis Chaplin. superintendent
OF the league. will be in charge.
Richard Tennyson. connected with
the Garfield playground at Second
street and Virginia avenue south
east. is in Atlantic City attending
the convention of the National Play
ground Association. Tennyson, who
Is the inventor of the tin can golf,
well kown to Washington kiddies,
will speak on the interest shown by
Washington children for the game.
Members of the Congress Heights
Citizens Association are arranging
for an elaborate entertainment, con-
cert and dance to be held In the
Congress Heights auditorium on
October 19. c. A. Merfa, 126 Port
land avenue southeast. is in charge
of arrangements.
Miss Maude Parker, director Of
the Garfield playground. Second
street and Virginia avenue south
east. is receiving congratulations
upon the success of the playground
exhibition and tea given by the
Southeast children and directed by
her last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Kesterson. OF
Congress Heights. who were mar
ried a week ago by Rev. Dr. E. E.
Richardson, pastor of the Congress
Heights Baptist Church. are at
home. They spent their honeymoon
travelling through Maryland
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Morse. Mrs.
! ITnn1nd
WigS ms. of Canton. Pa. are visit
ing Mrs. Morse's sister. Mrs Henry
E. Taylor, 2106 Sixteenth street
southeast. They made the trip by
motor.
The Ladies' Guild Of the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church will
meet in the auditorium of the church
tonight. A program for the coming
year will be outlineu. Mrs. Bowsher
will be in charge.
Maurice F. Ottenback. 326' Fifth
street southeast, president or the
Anacostia Bank. has returned from
New York. where he attended the
national convention Of the Bankers
Association.
nc ID - SOCleIN ol tne con-
gress Heights Church outlined plans
for the coming year at a meeting
held Tuesday night at the home of
I. Wines in Randle street
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Gosset and
family. living at Highview and Raj
eigh streets, Congress Heights. have
returned to their home from a
months vacation in North Carolina
Arrangements are being made for
the mite box social to be held by the
Congress Heights Baptist Church in
the church on Octoer 81. The finance
committee will be in charge.
Mrs. Helen Thomas, 416 Virginia
avenue southeast. reported the theft
| or small express wagon from the
front of her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Totter,
formerly living at 10 Alabama ave-
nue. southeast, have sold their prop
erty. They are now living on A
near Eighth street southeast.
! f. c. Purdy, 700 Alabama avenue
southeast, is adding a sun parlor to
his home.
Church, and Rev. Francis Hurney,
! of st. Patr cks Church sang the