The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
PARK
CITIZEN
ACTIVE
Association Has Secured Big
List of Improvements for
It's Neighborhood.


ment program outlined. the Stan
ton Park Citizens Association was
formed in 1920. Three years of
active work in the interest of local
and city improvements have proved
the organization was a justified
activity Consistently fighting for
better streets, sidewalks, lights and
sewage, better policing and more
adequate fire protection, improved
street car service and greater at
tention to parks, it has accom-
plished much in each direction,
while its officers and members de-
clare another year will record
achievements of the greatest impor-
lance to it's section of the Capt.
tai
Among the ends realized through
the association was the develop
ment of the large plaza play
ground near Union Station. With
its baseball diamond, basket ball
courts, tennis courts, and regula.
ton playground equipment, It is
a center of attraction to which
hundreds of children of the neigh
borhood flock daily nine months
out of the year.
Better Police Service.
Improved police service Is an
other result of the efforts OF the as
ISOLATION. Today it is declared the
Stanton park district is one OF the
safest zones in the city What has
been true of police protection can be
said also of the fire protection af-
forded that section Rarely within
the past two years have fires occur
ring in their district caused any Sc
rious loss of property.
The installation OF the public COM
fort station in Stanton park was the
immediate result of the campaign
carried on by the association.
On traffic regulations it has also
exerted a decided influence, as it
was through its efforts that a one
way traffic zone was established
around Stanton park. The adoption
of this provision resulted in the i'm
mediate lessening of accidents in the
neighborhood. Rarely is a traffic
accident reported in the section to-
day.
Lighting of Massachusetts avenue
was advocated by the association
which was largely instrumental in
securing the improvements in this
direction about to be made by the
commissioners.
A study OF it's methods reveals
that 1t functions very much as did
the old town meeting in colonial
days. Starting with a mere handful
OF enthusiastic members, it now
enrolls more than 400 and is con-
tinually increasing it's membership.
At the meetings all questions OF
public interest are taken UP and
freely discussed When it is
deemed advisable to do so, special
committees are named to present to
the authorities the attitude of the
association on improvement pro-
posals.
Each member may bring to the
attention of the association condi-
tons or proposals which will affect
his or her individual interests and
ask association action. In this re-
spect 1t enjoys a unique position
among citizens associations of the
District.
1t is interesting to note that an
examination Of it's membership list
seemingly discaosas that in proportion
to numbers it's membership repre-
sents a larger proportion of prop
erty owners than is shown in con-
nection with other citizens associa-
tons. Members of the association
declare this accounts in a. large
measure for the efficiency of the
organization when it once gets
squarely behind an issue.
Has Own Paper.
A monthly paper, the Stanton
Park Citizen, is published by the
association. The publication keeps
before the association members
questions at issue and the action
taken by the organization in
reference to them.
Stanton Park is the center Of
one of the most desirable resi-
dental sections of the city. 1t is
built up openly, with spacious
streets and has easy access to the
heart of the city. The health rec
ord of the section compares more
than favorably with other districts
or the city. The association plans
to see that the record is perpetu-
ated by advocating all of the i'm
portant sanitary measures pre-
scribed by the health authorities.
Since its organization the asso-
citation has had but two presidents.
The first, John Fl. Howell, was
succeeded by the incumbent, IS.
B. Franz. The other officers
OF the association are Miss M
Gertrude Young. vice president
Harry N. Hull, secretary; Robert
1. Bier. financial secretary, and
George Claggett, treasurer.