Evening star., 1922-06-07
URGE ESTIMATES
FOR Fairgrounds
Columbia Heights Citizens
Ask School Boards Aid.
Committee Named.

The board of education was asked
to include in their estimates suff1cient
sums to buy available land for school
playerounds in Columbia Heights.
especially the vacant land on Park
road adjoining the playground OF 'he
johnson School, in resolutions ADOPT
ed by the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association at a meeting held at ot.
Stephens parish hall last night. the
resolutions were introduced by Mrs.
Lucy r. Swanton.
Resolutions were adopted request
ing the Senate and House DISTRICT
committee not to aCcedc to request 10
change the name of Hiatt place 10
18th street Among those who ad-
vocated that the name Hiatt place be
retained was DR.. James X. Mchee.
medical surgeon OF the Department
of the Potomac. G. A. X
Grateful to Senator.
The association adopted resolutions
thanking Senator Poindexter for pre-
senting the petition of the ASSOCIATION
asking for a hearing on the proposed
changes in taxation in the DISTRICT
and for securing the printing of the
same in the Congressional Record.
A resolution was adopted recon-
mending that the inspector of the
traffic bureau of the police depart
ment be authorized to act in con1unc-
ton with the public utilities commis-
sion in recommending street car
stops The resolution was presented
by J. Clinton Hiatt.
The association decided to meet on
the night of July 4. and also to take
part in the celebration to be held In
the morning Of that day at the b. r.
Keith Theater.
New Members Elected
The following new members were
elected: Percy s. Parker. Paul Grant.
Harry c. Rand. Mrs Louis F. Post:
Solomon Bailey, E. W. Whitehead and
Dorsey W. Hyde. jr.
President Speelman announced COM
mittees for the year as follows:
Public utilities. Charles Il. Clayton,
chairman; Frank NJ. Barnes. Clinton
r. Colvin, Lewis w. Hattern. Need
ham G. Turnage and Roy Hurnham.
Public safety, Mrs. Mary Wright
Johnson. chairman: G.. B. Thomas and
Carroll Dimond, chairman: Mrs. Her
bert L. Davis. Harry w. Nichols,
Prof r. l.. Haycock, Mrs. T. J. Holz-
berg, Gilbert NJ. Eiseman and c. E
Matthews.
Public Health-Dr Seneca B. Balm,
chairman: Dr. Frank A. Hornaday. Dr.
James Mckee. DIR. H. Nutting. DR.. J.
A Flynn. Max kobner. Irving Hall.
Aaron Johns and John s. Hodgson.
Law and egislation-George A.
Ward chairman: Fred J. Rice. Judge
Charles s. Bundy. c. C. Lancaster. H.
L. Davis, ". b. Todd and w. 1. Swan
ton
Community CONDENSATION B. Carty.
chairman: William Fleming. Miss
Sallie c. Bartholow. Miss Agnes H.
Thorpe. Mrs ]. r. L. Deane. William
Rcsscr and DIR. 1. F. kobler.
Taxatiou-Edgar c. Snyder chair
man: Daniel W. Edelin,. Arthur c.
Houghton. Aubrey f. Taylor, William
r. Wheat William NJ Wales. Charles
T. Clagett, John Crilly and Robert S.
Stunz
Recreation and amusement-Lucy r.
Swanton, chairman; Miss Maude F.
Ffopkins Judge William R Day. Dr.
#. r Chapman Miss Maud Fellheimer.
Miss Muda E. Eastlake and o. T.
raalr
Streets and alleys-Ivan C. Weld.
,.aairman; Charles E. Swihart. W. D.
sutherland, Miss Cora c. Curry. H.
W Kit2miller, Horace W. Barbor. B.
Leonard
Education and school facilities
Louis u Post chairman: Henry W.
Draper. Mrs. Ivan c. Weld. A. NJ.
Edwards. Robert ]. Boyd. Miss A NJ.
Cooling. Michael Dowd. Miss Eliza
beth A. Hayden. G. S. Mackenzie, DR..
w w Foster, A. A. Doolittle.
Committee on membership and en-
tertainment-J. Clinton Hiatt, chair
man; Robert NJ Tolson. William B.
Wells, Fred H. Hayn, A. Stuart
yipond, c. 3. Cummings, DIR. J. w.
Gidley. Arthur ]. Bibb, E. H. DeGroot,