The Washington times., 1923-05-19
CITIZENS F|GHT
FOR P|NEY
BRANCH
Association Long Active in
Development of Important
Residential District.
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dren on the Upshaw street tract.
Before the decision which prevented
the erection Of the school had been
reached, the case had been carried
to the United States Supreme Court.
Development of it's section as
residential district has occupied the
attention of the association from the
first. Practically all of the seeming
~ small and inconsequential details
involved in the unbuiidlng OF
home district have received the at.
tentton of the organization. Among
activities OF this kind to be men,
toned have been the abolishing of
nuisances, paving of streets. laying
of sidewalks, installation of lights,
securing of a branch postoffice, CO.
operation with the police in enforc-
ing law observation, keeping out of
the section what might become OBJ
Jectionable industrial enterprises and
for the past ten years, staging each
year Fourth of July celebration
attended by thousands of citizens,
from other sections of the city.
Recreation Center Is Aim.
Among present detectives toward
which 1t is consistently working is
the development of the Upshaw
street tract as school and fecrea.
ton center. Included in the pro-
gram is the construction Of a
business high school and a new
polytechnic high school, to take
the place of the Mckinley School
which, under the plan, Is TO be.
come regional school. Incidental
to the program but, nevertheless,
one of it's salient features is the
plan to construct a sanitoHum for
sufferers from tuberculosis on a
large tract outside city limits to
be equipped to care for sufferers In
the early stages of the disease.
Cooperating with neighboring or
CARNATIONS the association is con-
tinually moving to obtain new
school buildings to remedy the
present overcrowded conditions in
the schools. 1t is urging the paw
ing of Thirteenth street from
Shepherd street to Upshaw street,
the improvement Of the lighting
system In the streets and the alleys,
and will urge the purchase OF sites
for a grade school and a fire sta
ton in the section west of Six
teenth street.
Active at ZOning Hearings.
The. association has been active
in obtaining proper coming of it's
territory and is represented at all
hearings before the coming commits.
sion when proposals are pending
affecting the interests of It's mem
Just now the organization is plan
ming for the largest Fourth OF July
celebration in its history.
For a number of years the as
ISOLATION has been represented by
active delegates in the Federation
of Citizens Associations. Edgar B,
Henderson, president of the associa-
ton, for the past five years has
been chairman of the federation
committee on fire and police protec-
ton. The other federation delegate
is George A. Finch. He was presi-
dent of the association during the
two years when the campaign
against the erection of the tuber-
cular hospital was being waged:
John H. Pellen. vice president of
the association, is presiding OF the
ST, Vincent de Paul Society.
S. T. Cameron. one Of the most
active members OF the association.
is chairman Of the committee on
laws and legislature and Of the spe:
ciaI committee on histories in the
public schools. He has been the
leader in preparing and presenting
the arguments against the contin-
ued use Of MuzZey's history in the
high schools.
The officers Of the association are
Edgar B. Henderson. president;
John H. Pellen, vice president; Ar
thur e. Demary, secretary; r. w.
RiRhOn. treasurer