Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
16ARE ELECTED TO
NORTHEAST BODY
Citizens Association Takes
Stand on Many Public
: Questions.

SlNteen persons were elected to
membership in Northeast Washington
Citizens Association at a meeting of
the association held last night in Ma
sonic Temple, Sth and + streets north
east, the increase being due to, a
membership drive recently instituted.
The new members are A. L. Finlay-
son, ]. j. Bell. c. A. Smith, l.. C. Sher-
ley. W. Is. Ebert, NJ. L. Garrison,
Leonard Holman, George D. ICowie,
a. j. Buchler, Louis Amorse, Charles
X. Brown, r. +. Beavers, John ONeiIl,
T. Kunzer, Roscoe Roach and j. f.
Broadfoot.
Roscoe Jenkins, who has served the
association as secretary the last ten
Years, and Samuel Thomas, treasurer,
rendered their designations. q. II.
Aschenbach was appointed temporary
secretary. w. G. Lang was elected
treasurer
Mr.. Jenkins. as chairman of the COM
niittee on public utilities. presented a
report favoring the bill to provide for
a. separate public utilities commits
sion. The report also dealt with the
change in street car fares, and recon-
mended the sale of three tokens for
20 cents.
The association adopted a resolution
presented by the chairman of the COM
mittee recommending that the public
utilities be abolished and that legisla-
ton be enacted fixing the street car
rare as specified in the charters of the
railway companies. providing for uni
Verssti transfers and fixing the price
of gas and electricity in proportion to
that paid by the government.
Urges Convention Hail.
DR.. Starr Parsons, chairman of the
COInmlttee nd
scented resolution urging Congress to
provide an assembly hall for the school
children in Northeast Washington. The
report also mentioned needed improve
east section and recommended the es-
laoilshment of vocational training
school for the pupils of the sixth divi-
SION. The report also recommended that
the Cook School be replaced with a new
building. 1t also set out that better
HShtnS facilities are needed in the
schools.
President Tucker, Dr. Parsons, Dr.
L. d. Walter and others took occasion
10 commend the administration of
Miss Flora l.. Hendley, supervising
principal of the sixth school division,
whose administration was the sub
1ect of criticism by members Of an
other association.
DR.. Parsons report was adopted.
President Tucker, as chairman of
VIC LEGISLATIVE TcClleQ
what Congress has done for the Dis
trict and told of measures still pend
ing. President Tucker told of the
hearing on the question of extending
the tracks of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company to the
new Eastern High School.
DR.. l.. D. Walter, chairman of the
committee on police and fire depart
ments, commended the administration
of Maj. Daniel Sullivan, superintend-
ent of police.
Rev. G. S. Abbott called attention
TO certain changes made in govern
ing the community centers and sug-
gested that the committee on schools
and colleges look into them. DR..
Abbott also took occasion to pay Miss
Flora Hendley compliment for her
conduct of school affairs in the sixth
division.
Asks Better Car Service.
On motion of ]. NJ Harrigan, the
association decided to request i'm
proved street car service from 18th
and D streets between 4:30 and 6
o'clock each; afternoon, and also to
request that more care beTexercised
in the loading of Columbia line cars
each afternoon.
Cyrus E. Cook called attention to
the necessity for the establishment of
a branch of the Public Library in the
northeast section, and his suggestion
was referred to the committee on
schools and colleges
On motion Of Mr.. Harrigan, the as
sociation voiced opposition to the es-
tablishment of an amusement park in
the northeast section for colored per-
sons.
establishment of such a park" he
asserted. will only increase the num-
Der of bootleggers already in the
northeast"
committee on police and fire depart
mentS.
The association went On record as
being opposed to the daylight saving