The Washington herald., 1922-10-22
GEORGETOWN ASKS
|PART0F AQUEDUCT
BRIDGE Be SPARED
Citizens Want Portion of
Doomed Structure as
Recreation Pier.

A movement to save a portion
q the Aqueduct bridge for use a.
recreation pier Is underway In
Georgetown.
The AQueduct, under the terms
OF the Congressional bill providing
for construction of the new $4,000
900 structure nearby. Is to be torn
torn down.
That portion of the bridge which
IL Is proposed to save runs from
NJ street to the edge of the river.
distance of about 30e feet. Within
the next few days a delegation COM
posed Of members OF the George
town Citizens Association. headed
by President ]. A. oliver. will call
on Secretary of War Weeks and
| place the recreation pier PROPOSE
lion before him.
President oliver advances numer-
Gus arguments in favor of the pro-
posed pier. In the first place, he
rays. the pier might be used by resi-
tents of Georgetown, or residents
Of any section for that matter. as
= recreation place on summer
nights. They could enjoy the breeze
from the. river and the scenes pre-
sented by the myriad canoes and
The brilliantly lighted camps lining
both banks Of the stream
Another argument advanced by
oliver IL that the majority of the
lighthouses from which canoeists
start up the river are located near
the Aqueduct brIoge. and canoe
lists reach them by decending a
stairway leading downward from
that part of the bridge which the
citizens want spared. Should the
tairway along with that portion
Of the bridge be torn down. can
oeists would be forced to walk al
most a half mile to reach the boat
houses.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement Of Miss Caroline
Burton, senior nurse at the Cas-
ualty Hospital, to Dr. Lewis Cas-
cardo. formerly of New York City.
now of 33I4 Seventeenth street
northwest
The wedding will take place over
the Thanksgiving holidays. DR..
Cascardo Is a graduate Of George
town University.
Thirty wounded veterans, patients
At Walter Reed Hospital. attended
the Navy-Georgia Tech game at An
napolis yesterday as guests of the
Naval Academy. The trip was made
by automobile.
Miss Fannie Helner. pianist, and
Miss E Martin. instructors at Ma
tional Park Seminary. Will assist
in the usual Sunday evening en-
tertainment program at Walter Reed
tonight The Dixon Studios jazz
Band will provide the first part
OF the program. Harry Stafford,
entertainment director. is In charge:
f. VI. Thompson. $50 Seventeenth
street northwest, has returned from
his vacation.
Mrs Mabel Hankla was re-elect-
ed president OF the Semper Fidelis
Society at a meeting held at the
home Of Miss Hope Ritter. sos Q
street northwest. Miss Dorothy
Nesline was named secretary and
treasurer. Miss Clarissa Ritter sang
a solo as part of the evenings pro-
gram, which was concluded by dane
ing.
James Baker and Robert Meyer
are new members Of the Bright
wood Citizens Association.
Mrs ]. r. Yates. daughter Of the
Rev. and Mrs. O. NJ Diffenderfer,
1912 Girard street northwest is
spending the Weekend in Balti-
more visiting friends
Seven Washington boys are
among the winners Of medals Tor
marks smauship awarded by the Win
chester National Junior Rifi- As
socIatrUn. They are: Raymond
Moore, J3l L street northwest;
George BrantIey. 2l43 Wyoming av-
fuue northwest. WymaH Donald
son. The Husbands: J. Barnard.
I443 Euclid street northwest, Myer
Cohen. jr. 1865 Columbia road north
west; LuCian PIatt. $500 Yuma
street northwest, and William Beh-
rend. 1876 Columbia road north
west.
The. executive committee # tn"
Central High school Alumni Associa-
ton planned lis winter program last
night.
Th- executive committee Of ia.
Columbia Heights CItizen-' AssO-
,iatfou will hold its regular meet
ing ~ 27:l Fourteenth street to-
morrow night at o'clock TIL
chairman Of the eleven standing
committees. the six elected officers
of the organization and two life
members cOnstitut.- the committee
Plans FOR the November meeting CO.
the association will be discussed.
The Girls Athletic Club Of Nc
KiuIey Manual Training School has
resumed activity for thr winter.
Mabel Tear Is president. Other off,
sers are Elizabeth Taylor. vice presi-
dent: Ann Byler. treasurer, and
Katherine Baxter. secretary
Epworth League Of the Union VI.
=. Church will hold a Halloween
party In the church Friday even
Ing. Edna Miller is president of
the society. Arthur Stread Is as
sisting in the arrangements
Mora than I.SOO students ara now
depositOrs OF the Business High
School Bank. according to an an
nouncement Of DOrothea Wassaman.
president. The bank does a daily
business of $500. other officers ara
Constance POgle. vice president;
Lee HOakinsOn. cashier: Carrie
webb. assistant cashier: Ethel
Baker. teller; Roberta Hopkins. head
hookkeeper; Max Dinkin. assistant