The Washington herald., 1922-10-01
ARREST 5 SKATERS
UPON COMPLAINT
OF NE. RESIDENTS
Devotees of Sport Desert
Tennessee Avenue and
c Street.

With the arrest of Ave skaters,
police of the Ninth precinct have
succeeded in clearing Tennessee
avenue and c street northeast of
roller skaters. Activity Of police
resulted from a flood of complaints
from residents.
Hundreds are now using East
Capitol street from Fifteenth to
Seventeenth street for the sport
When the skaters did not quit
after police had been on the scene
for two nights and issued repeated
warnings. a general roundup vas
started. Several brought in to the
station but later were released
when they complained they had not
been told that skating in the block
was prohibited.
The following night FIVE boys
were arrested and required to leave
81 collateral.
According to police of the Ninth
Precinct. complaints came to the
station as the result of two cases
of serious illness in the section
used by the skaters.
When the detail of police were irst
sent out they estimated the crowd
of skaters at 1000, and the night
following the five arrests the s:rest
was entirely free of skaters.
Police point out thy have no OBJ
lection, but II complaints are re-
ceived they are forced to close the
streets.
The Trinity Methodist Church at
Fifth street ana Seward square
southeast had a novel indoor picnic
for the entertainment of its young
people Friday evening.
Ernest Weaver won the contest in
which 1t was required to push a
peanut along the floor with his nose.
and Richard Higgins won in the
event in which two blindfolded con-
testants fed each other ice cream
Helen Bailey was best at balancing
an onion on knife.
Miss Jessie Brown and Junius Mar
tin won the "chasing-the-chicke
| contest. and Edward Duffy and Her
| bert Shelton won the wheelbarrow
| race. Mark Bousher was the best
| hopscotch performer. Girls of the
| intermediate and infan. departments
/ bested boys of the same classes in
| tug-of-war. the boys winning out
in the junior department.
! At a meeting OF the South Eas,
| Citizens Association Harry c. Lob
meyer was appointed chairman OF
/ the police and fire committee and
/ Victor J. Tarrao was appointed
chairman of the sanitary committee
Joseph Parson. Wallace school
/ building superintendent. who has
/ been confined to his home by pto-
maine poisoning, is rapidly recover
ing.
Capt. G. H. Reynolds, Of No. Z
Truck Company. Is on a ten-day
| leave of absence.
DR.. J. A. Watson was out yester.
day for the first time in more than
six weeks and has almost completely
recovered from a severe attack OF
! illness.
J. J. Bernard Lerch. Mrs. Julia S.
| Lerch, Thomas W. Jones, John M.
Sedges, Sidney H. Butterworth. Mrs.
Julia Bowling, Charles z. Booth and
Edna NJ. Slater were admitted 10
membership in the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association Wednes.
day night.
| The application Of Louis plumbers
for membership in the Trinidad
Citizens Association was approved
at a meeting of the association
Thursday night.
The Christias Endeavor Society
| of the Sherwood Presbyterian
| Church. Twenty-second street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, will
hold a Rally Day" today.
Lieut. T. J. Crimmins. of No. 10
engine company. will spend a ten
day vacation beginning tomorrow
Mrs. F. N. Rensch, 621 L street
northeast, is now on a trip to Ohio
Richard Nestler, 514 q street
northeast. has recovered from
typhoid fever.
| J. J. Lannigan, 611 F street
northeast, has returned from ar
| auto trim To Cleveland OhiO