Evening star., 1924-11-25
WANT ALL TRAFFIC
v|0LATORS TRIED
Mid-City Citizens Favor $500
Fine and End of COL
lateral System.

AT its regular monthly meeting
last night in the auditorium of the
Thomson School, 18th and J. streets,
the Mid City Citizens Association
adopted resolutions approving a $500
fine for motorists who flee from the
scene of a collision.
The resolution also would prohibit
motorists charged with any infrac-
ton of the traffic laws from for
feitinc collateral and would compel
all violators of the traffic laws to
appear in court. no matter how
trivial the offense.
Gilbert L. Hall. one of the dele
gates of the association to the Fed
Grafton of CitiZens' Associations, In
troduced the resolution. and in doing
SO declared that the civic and COM
riunity bodies of the Capital should
do everything within their power to
check reckless driving in the city
and to assist in relieving the traffic
uroblem. The resolution did not meet
with the unanimous approval OF the
members present, and 1t was only
after considerable debate that 1t
Was adopted.
Breaking of Windows.
Breaking Of windows in homes ad-
tacent to Fairgrounds of public
schools in the downtown section OF
rhe city resulted in the appointment
Of special committee to confer
with the Board of Education and the
police department. Those assigned TO
this committee were Gilbert l.; Ha1i
Thomas Sergeon and Miss Saliie r.
Sparks.
Miss Emily Boiling of the In
structive Visiting Nurses addressed
the meeting. She explained what
this agency is attempting and what
it has accomplished in the past.
Following her address the assocfa-
ton. upon the motion of Max Plmes,
voted to contribute SIS to the fund
being raised by the organization to
carry on its work for the next year.
New Members Elected.
Joseph Shrot. Conrad Rupp and
Miss Emily l.. Baker were elected
members Of the association.
Following the business meeting
fhe members of the association went
in a body to the radio broadcastinS
station of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company. where they
were shown how radio programs are
broadcast.
\ ]. Driscoll. president of the as
eociation, announced last night the
following committee assignments for
the ensuing year:
Thomas ;. Sergeon, chairman; Will
liam NJ. Doran. vice chairman: Mrs.
.Nford Wynn, Henry Althoff, Marie
Moore Forrest. George H. Amrien.
George w. Skilton, Mrs. A. J. Driscoll,
John B. Geier, S. J. Wynlann, .Edouard
Albion and Josef kaspar.
Committee on membership-Dr. H.
n. Norton. chairman: NJ. f. Dent, vice
.Fairman: K. r. Fox. Alfred Wynn,
y. F.. Burgess. Charles 7. Butler,
a. Lebowitz, Elizabeth Wilmer. NJ. H.
Andrews K. T.. Mattingly, Miss T.
''rosby. Mrs. Annie Spur, Mrs. Joseph
Hutchinson. Fl. J. Gompers, w. NJ.
Stout. Thomas F. Flaherty. H. T.
Ashton, NJ. w. Dove, Karl Pitt and
Miss Ray Palkin.
Committee on public health-Dr.
Lawrence NJ. Hynson, chairman;
Joseph A. Geier, vice chairman; DR..
w T Gill, DR.. Fred Simpson. DIR.
Al Fl. Darnall. L. e. Myers. DIR. r. j.
Jones, DIR. John Constas, DR.. l.. Fl.
Forster. John X. Wright, James Z.
O'Neil. DR. w. T. Kerfoot f. c. Luce,
Dr Fred Repetti and DR.. l.. J. Gun
ming.
Committee on education and schools
Miss $. +. Sparks, chairman; Mrs.
George Shannon. vice chairman; Mrs.
l.. Y. Simmons, Miss Sophie B. Kent,
Mark Dobrin. Miss Rose Dugan,
George Wright. Miss A. +. Bur-
Nngame, DR.. Arthur NJ. Macnamee,
Mrs. Cecil Norton Sisson. Miss Ida
Stewart. Mrs. Evelyn Shale Snyder,
&. w. Bacon, w. L. Mason. q. L.
Rosenblatt and Joseph Goodman.
Committee on streets, alleys. parks
end highways-MichaeI Mahaney.
chairman; William Kirby. vice chair
man; T. II. McNerney, Joseph Zego-
witz. William Henderson. c. D. Ritter.
Walter r. Martin, Joseph A. Zeir.
George Wrcicli. John o. Allen. Rob
Berherich, Henry J. Berens. William
Cannon. L. L. Cahoon, John c. Dali
phin and Fred Schultz.
Committee on law and legislation
Gilbert l.. Hall, chairman; Bates
Mitchell Stovall, vice chairman:
Charles S. Shreve, NJ NJ. Doyle. Will
liam Fl. Richardson, Russell Young
John M. Waters. NJ. E. Salisbury
Delma Pulver. Thomas B. Beller. Her
man Blumenthal, A. F. Burgess, DR..
w. III. Bernhard. J. J. Connolly, S. w.
Cockrell and Dora Palkin.