The Washington times., 1923-05-01
GROUP
SEEKS To AID
ALLD.C.
Peace, Happiness, Health, and
Prosperity Is Slogan Of
Cathedral Heights.
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ent development in home building,
more than two hundred houses hav-
ing been erected in the neighbor-
hood during the past ten years
while at present new homes are
being started almost weekly.
Cooperating with the Cathedral
interests the association has been
able to advance many projects hav-
ing their origin in the former circle.
AS explained by officers Of the as
ISOLATION the organization always
has been ready to place itself be-
hind any movement having the adj
vancement of the section for its
object. They also insist, however,
that while local in organization
the association takes a deep interest
in all that tends to effect the gen.
eral interests Of the city. Its dele
gates to the federation of associa-
tons are instructed to vote for all
such measures without referring
them to the association for instruc-
lions.
Lighting and paving OF Thirty
eighth street through the section
is regarded by association members
as the great present issue and to
secure these improvements the or
ganiZation is prepared to bend every
effort.
Want Car Tracks Conferred.
Another activity in which the
association is keenly interested and
which it is declared is meeting with
opposition by Washington Electric
Railway Company, involves the re-
placing of tracks Of the company
on Wisconsin avenue. When the
avenue was Widened and straight
ened the tracks were left where
originally laid with the result that
they do not occupy central space
between the curbings. This is de-
clared to be undesirable by associa-
ton members who also take the
position that the paving along the
avenue stands in need of improve
ments which can be made when the
car trarks are relocated. The asso-
citation will continue it's fight to
secure removal of the tracks to the
center of the avenue and members
express their confidence that the
fight will be won in the near fu.
ture.
Residents of the section, it is
declared, have for years regarded
it as a quiet, home district, re-
moved from the turmoil of con-
fIicting city interests, a place where
they could live without being called
upon to participate actively in the
broader municipal civic problems.
But that period has passed, it is
said, with the result that the asso-
citation, and the section of the city
1t represents, is becoming one OF
the. dominating influences in civic
matters.
Approximately the membership of
the association includes so per cent
of those eligible to membership.
The roster of the organization con-
tains the names Of more than 100
residents. Under the direction of
the officials of the organization a
membership campaign will be start
ed to bring into the organization
those whom the association officials
believe should be taking an active
part in local and city Improvement
projects.
History Of Group Reviewed.
In reviewing the history Of the
association the interesting fact de-
velopes that the present president,
A. Y. Gray, was the associations
first president and one of the three
men who organized it. The two
other organizers were Robert Chew
and James Elerson.
1--WE represent a conservative,
home community said President
Gray today. But we are back of
all that makes for the peace, hap
piness, health and prosperity of
Washington. That is our slogan
What the association has accom-
plished speaks for itself. What
we are striving to gain in the way
of local Improvements will make
not only for the betterment of
Cathedral Heights, but for that of
the whole city. We are in happy
accord with the Federation of AS
sociations and our delegates are
instructed to vote at all times for
whatever makes for the advance
ment of Washington. We are plan
ming to enlarge our membership,
for we know there are many resi-
dents in our section who should be
active association members, and
who will become such when the
opportunity to join IS properly pre.
sented to them. The association
should have at least 200 active
members"
The officers of the association
are A. Y. Gray. president; George
r. Wales, vice president; H. NJ.
Frampton, secretary, and Fred w.
Buckler, treasurer.