Evening star., 1923-01-02
ASK RIGHT TOVOTE
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Present Method
of Choosing Members.

Although the right of suffrage is
denied the residents of the District
of Columbia, this condition should
at least be changed SO that members
of the board of education could be
given their offices by direct vote of
the people of Washington. Urging.
this privilege to the fullest extent,
tho Sixteenth Street Highlands Cfti-
zens' Association last night went on
record against the practice of ap-
pointing members OF the school board,
now in the hands OF the District Su-
preme Court, and declared the par
ents Of the public school children
should be given the right to select
the board members.
The compulsory education clause in
school legislation now pending be-
fore Congress was heartily favored
by the association.
The association, in a resolution,
urged that the site at 14th and Up
shur streets, which is being urged
hospital. be used exclusively for the
projected high school, junior high
school and other public school needs.
II was the belief OF the organization
school on the same plot OF ground
would not harmonic. -
Federation Issue Up. j
The question OF the connection be-
tween the Sixteenth Street Highlands
Association and the Federation OF
Citizens Association, upon which
there was some discussion at the De-
cemoer meeting, was brought up for
brief discussion last night John
B. Rhodes, chairman ofEa special
committee appointed to inquire Into
the functions OF the federation and
It's relations with the citizens, asso-'
Citations, and who was tosmake a re-
port at last nights meeting, request
ed that he be given more time to
continue his Investigations in order
that he could make a complete report
at the next meeting. = ~
AT last months gathering Presi-
uent e. Il. Woodson suggested that
the functions of the representative
body be looked into. Discussion last
night centered around the questions
as to whether the federation voices
the real sentiments of the people of
the Federation asked for a hearing
imm edtately after the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company an
nounced proposed reduction In tele-
phone subscribers rates. the purpose
or which was not made altogether
clear. 1t was suggested by some
members last night that all citizens
associations furnish copies of their
minutes to the federation and that
the federation, in turn, supply the
association with reports of it's de-
liberations and actions. In this way.
1t was thought, the actual mind Of
the association could be better de-
termined than through the delegate,
wa Int
the way we think he ought to-"
Want Bus Line Extended.
Leaders in the association empha-
sized that the inquiry or investiga-
tion was of a friendly character and
was for the purpose Of obtaining in
formation rather than to create disaf-
lection.
Extention Of the bus line on 18th
ter Reed Hospital was urged by the
association. A hearing with the Pub
lie Utilities Commission on this uues-
ton had been arranged for December
q, put 1t became necessary to post
pone 1t to later date. Argument was
advanced last night that 1t is not only
for the residents OF that section that
the extension is asked, but for the
soldiers at the hospital, the picnickers,
who use the grounds at 18th and
kennedy streets; the persons who use
the tennis courts at that location nd
the members of numerous churches
In that section as well.
Thank Commissioner.
A vote of thanks was given to the
District Commissioners for their
promptness in responding to appeals
FOR repairs to streets in the 18th !
street section. Mention also was made |
OF the work done by the Commission
ers In causing two springs, on the |
north side Of 14th street between In |
graham and Kenn edy streets, to be
closed. One was piped into the gutter,
while the other was stopped up,
thereby relieving residents of that
section of the unpleasantness of walk
ing through or around a pool of
water at all times.
Through the individual or personal
efforts of President Woodson and Sec
retary George C. Shoemaker of the as
ISOLATION fifty new members were ad-
mitted last night, The two officials
reported that of the half hundred ap- I
preached on the membership question
rot one turned down the offer.