Evening star., 1923-04-20
Citisen Body Has Men,
bership Of 500 and
Still Is CrO,Ui1,g.
Makes MANY FIGHTS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Has Urged Needed Street
Repairs, Better Light
ing, More Police.

One OF the youngest civic bodies in
the District, the kalorama Citizens As
sociation, has taken a high place in its
community.
Organized in the winter of 1920. the
Kalorama association began with
charter membership of about 100 per-
sons. Today it has 500 members. resi-
dents in a large section of northwest
Washington sometimes known as Waah-
ington Heights.
Residents Of the section believed that
the organization of a separate aSsocia-
ton would better serve their needs than
the Mount Pleasant Association, which
them, or the Columbia Heights Asso-
citation, which was too far to the east.
Small Group Attends.
Citizens living In a wide radius from
18th street and Columbia road found
that as far as the citizens associations
were concerned they were practically
"out Of It," So meeting was called
by smaA group Of interested residents.
and several score attended. The meeting
was held in Catham Courts apartment
on Columbia road.
A. Coulter Wells was elected tenn
porary president, and at the organiZa :
tion meeting held shortly thereafter IN
president, position which he held until
this year, when Edwin S. Hege was
elected president.
The association meets monthly dur
ing the fall. winter and spring, as 90
practically all other similar bodies In
the District, adjourning over the sum-
mer. During its more than three
years Of activity 1t has met at the
places mentioned, at the wyoming
apartment, and at the Cook School.
Most of its meetings. however, are
held at the Highlands, where the Vot-
ing boxes are placed for the annual
elections. National election. day has
been chosen by this association Tor
its own voting day, and tellers are Kept
on duty at the bAlloting place that
day.
Works for Suffrage.
The KaIorama Citizens Association
ts one of the staunch advocates or
national representation in CongreS
for the District with the right to
vote for president and vice president
of the United States.
The association has worked for bet
ter street lighting, improved streets.
the removal of the trolley poles from
Connecticut avenue, and a larger
police department. 1t has been active
along the usual lines Of citizen asso-
citation work, recommending needed
street repairs and extensions, and at
tending to the numerous neighbor-
hood questions which arise.
When the association Joined with
the other associations OF the city
several years ago In conducting a
membership campaign, it urged resi-
dents of its territory to Join and to
participate actively in making the as
sociation a greater force in securing
improvements In "the lighting OF your
streets, the paving of your streets.
the policing of your neighborhood.
the conduct of your public schools.
the hundred and one other things
IN which you, as a citizen. are vitality
interested"
Help to Business.
The Kalorama Citizens Association
has been addressed by speakers upon
various questions from time to time.
but has not made 1t a rule to have a
speaker at every meeting, as have
some OF the other citizens organiza-
tions. 1t has, rather. devoted itself
to a consideration Of neighborhood
business" believing that no matter
was too small that had to do with
the good OF the community.
In the consideration of city-wide
affairs the Kalorama Citizens Asso-
citation has placed major emphasis