Evening star., 1924-11-15
BACK BR|GHTWOOD
STADIUM PROPOSAL
Citizens Support Project to
Convert Reservoir Into
Athletic Field.

Endorsement of the suggestion that
the Brightwood reservoir Be turned
into a stadium and athletic field as
a memorial. the election Of officers
for the ensuing year. recommends
tions for a police station in the vi
cIn1ty of Brightwood and a new pub
lie school, together with numerous
street improvements. were the princt-
pal features of the first Fall meeting
of the Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton, held last night in the Bright
wood School, on Georgia avenue.
Charles w. Ray presided, with L. F.
Randolph recording the minutes.
Mr.. Randolph pointed out that the
old reservoir would make an ideal
athletic field for both Summer and
Winter sports in the event that the
reservoir should be rooted over
Howard S. Fisk, past commander
of George Washington Post, No. l,
suggested that the reservoir with its
massive walls could be converted
into public stadium and dedicated
as an American Legion memorial
Charles. w. Ray was, reelected
president of the association for the
seventh consecutive year. The other
officers elected were: FIRST vice presi-
dent, John c. Proctor; second vice
president, Charles c. Lancaster; third
vice president, Mrs. Henry Parsons;
fourth vice president. Homer Smith A;
recording secretary, William B. Will
son; financial secretary, Elmer John
son; treasurer, Harry B. Landgraf;
delegates to the Federation of Citi-
zenS' Associations, John A. Saul and
William Mex. Clayton.
s--1he association appointed Il COM
mittee to be present at the hearing
November 20 at the District Building,
at which time consideration will be
given to number of proposed
changes in the zoning laws The COM
mittee is composed of L. F. Randolph,
DIR. George b. Heinecke, William Mex.
Clayton, DR.. c. Z. Ralph, John c. Proc
tor and Charles w. Ray.
The extension of Fourteenth street
through the Walter Reed Hospital
grounds was again indorsed by the
association. which will also request
the extension of Thirteenth street,
Colorado avenue, Nicholson and Rit-
tenhouse streets from Georgia avenue
TO Sixteenth street. Other improve
ments to be urged are the grading
and regulating of Illinois avenue
from Georgia avenue to Grant circle;
paving of Kansas avenue from Geor-
gia avenue to Fourteenth street; sur
facing of Madison street from Geor-
gia avenue to Eighth street; paving of
Georgia avenue from Fern street to Dis
trict line and from Rock Greek Church
read to Buchanan street, and an ap-
propriation for opening Ninth street
from Madison northward to Piney
Branch road.
The association also went on rec
prd as advocating a police station in
the vicinity of Brightwood as recon-
amended by Maj. Daniel Sullivan.
The need of a new public school
resulted in the adoption of resolu-
tions providing that a sum of $4,000
be secured for a site in the vicinity
of Fourteenth and Montague streets
and that $4,000 be appropriated for
new school building in the vicinity
of Fifth and Sheridan streets.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to represent the association
before Congress on the extension OF
Fourteenth street through the Walter
Reed Hospital grounds: Charles c.
Lancaster, L. F. Randolph, William
NICK. Clayton, John A Saul, John c.
Proctor and Charles W. Ray.
John C.-Proctor introduced a reso-