The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
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BOULEVARD ON
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Commission Would Transform
Highway in Southwest From
a. Eyesore to Spot of Beauty
CITIZENS BACKING PROJECT
Section Launches Movement
3" To Abolish 0ne-Man Street
Cars, Calling Them Nuisance

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Water street southwest, now paved
with cobblestones full of pits and
holes and lined with shabby docks
and 'unpresentable warehouses, may
soon become one of the most beau
.+tiful beulevards in the city, even
rivaling its neighbor, the Speedway,
il plans now in the hands Of the
Fine Arts Commission and backed
by the South Washington Citizens
Association are carried through.
According to the plans of the
commission, Water street is to have
. flooring of cement, flanked on
either side with wide sidewalks
Trees are to be planted at the curb
side. in welltended grass plots. A
white stone seawall is to extend from
Fourteenth street to the arsenal.
broken by spotless cement docks
At the present time Water street
10 cement paved from Fourteenth
street to Eleventh.
This plan has met with the hearty
approval OF not only the South
Washington Citizens Association
and other southwest organizations,
but OF organizations throughout the
city interested in the Identification
Of Washington. 1t has been pointed
out that Washington as the capi-
river front exceeded in beauty and
facilities by no other city.
The following children were pres
ent at a party given in honor of
Sister Agnes Cecilia, of Sacred
Heart Academy, Eighth and G.
streets southwest: Loretta Curtin.
Helen Curtin. Kathleen Bailey, Ger
trude Garner, Emma Raglan, Anna
Williams. Bernadette Lyons, Loretta
q Brown, Mary Rich, Emily Newlan.
Katherine Freeland, Veronica Rob
bins, Helen Garry, Josephine Nc
Carthy, Louise Fitzpatrick, Alma
Quade, Pauline Donohue, Catherine
Mccain, Doris Miller, Esther How
ard, Thelma Ames, and Thelma
Oliver.
Members of Marvin NJ. E. Church.
South. Tenth and B streets south
west, are especially urged to attend
services today. Sermons will be
preached by the pastor. the Rev.
Claude NJ. Hesser. at II a. m. and
at s D. IN. The opening subject
will be sympathy for Others" The
Epworth League will meet at the
church at p. IN.
Direct action against all one-man
cars operating in southwest may
soon be taken, it was announced
yesterday. The committee on pub
lie utilities of the South Washing
ton Citizens Associate headed by
j. G. L. Ritter, has received instruc-
tions from the association to do all
in their power to rid the section of
the nuisance" The District Com
missioners will he consulted. il is
stated, in an effort to obtain their
cooperation.
Sentiment throughout southwest
b strongly against the One-man
vehicles. and have been branded by
prominent citizens as ''unhealthful.
dangerous. and Il distinct nuisance
In a report submitted at recent
meeting of the association. Mr.. RIt-
ter stated that the committee had
taken very important steps, look
ing toward the elimination of the
cars, and that significant report
would shortly be given.
Athletics at the Isaac Fairbrother
School. Tenth and Z streets south
west, are booming, according to
Miss Lillian Anderson. teacher in
charge. Daily basketball practices
are being held in the spacious
schoolyard which have resulted in
the uncovering of some promising
youthful stars. Miss Anderson
is planning to take the entire squad
TO the Y. NJ. c. A. in the near
future to give her proteges a
glimpse of scholastic games. Games
will soon be scheduled with repre-
sentative teams from other sections
of the city.
Congressman B. G. Lowrey of
Mississippi will deliver a sermon
address on THE Authority of the
Word of God" at IL a. m. today at
the Fifth Baptist Church, Z street
between Sixth and Seventh south
west. A Thanksgiving service will
be held at 7;S0 with the Andrew
jackson Council, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, as
guests. Music will be furnished by
the church choir and by the Me-
CHANCES orchestra. announcement
has been made by Rev. John E
Briggs, pastor, that Congressman
W. B. Bowling of Alabama will
speak at Thanksgiving services to
be held Thursday evening. A meet
ing of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union will be held at p. m. today
Special services for the Star
Spangled Banner Council. Junior
o. L. A NJ, will be held at the
II street Christian Church, Sixth
and II streets southwest, at 7:3O
y. IN. today. Rev. Preston A. Cave.
pastor of the church, will preach a
sermon at IL a. m. today.