Evening star., 1925-11-19
D|PHTHER|A SCARE
|NSUBURB ALLAYEO
Health Officer Declares Situ-
alton in Chevy Chase School
Under Control.

Residents of the northwest suburban
commun steS were given assurance
by DR.. William +. Fowler, District
health officer, that the diphtheria situ-
alton, especially in the T.. V. Brown
school, is not of sufficient magnitude
10 cause undue anxiety. DIR. Fowler
addressed a meeting of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association in the
u. V. Brown School, Connecticut ave
nue. and Mckinley street, last night.
lie recommended that parents consent
to subjecting their children to the
dIphtheria tests and immunization
processes. which, he said. are harm
less and afford Il degree of protec-
ton.
There is but one District pupil of
The school really sick with the dis
ease, according TO information received
by the authorities he stated. the three
others reported from this school being
residents of Maryland. Cultures have
been taken of all the children in the
school and, though not suffering from
the matadN, n number OF them had
been found to hc carriers and sent
nome. lie warned that the carriers
should be restrained from cummuni.
";ttlon with other children and Il strict
watch placed upon their movements.
Suggestions that the school be closed
We're not agreeable to Dr. Fowler. who
SAID that in that event all track of
the carriers would be lost. All chill
Nren barred from school because of
the carrier" tendency will haze to
hc tested before being readmitted to
classes, he said.
ROw-House Plan Attacked.
Encroachment upon the suburban
. Character Of the community was again
hltdcked. proposal before the Zon-
ing Commission to have permits
granted to allow the erection of the
SIX. X.tn-a-row type of dwelling provoked
The attack. 1t was pointed out that
CHEVY Chase was originally intended
cs suburban development. and to
permit row-house construction would
destroy all SemblanCe of a suburb.
Gratlt1cation was expressed over the
information received from Commits
sioner Frederick \. Fenning that. be-
ginning December l. Substation T, in
Tenleytown. would thereafter function
a. Il full police precinct
Mrs. George Winchester Stone ad.
dressed the meeting in the interest
of the forthcoming drive of the Y.
w. G. A. for funds for the erection
of new building at Seventeenth and
j streets northwest a communica-
tion from the Capital Traction Co.
stated that the comnany had applied
: 10 the TuDllC DtllltleS commission
for hearing on a proposal to ex-
tend its crosstown bus line through
Belt road to Wisconsin avenue and
Dennison street. The District engi-
neerS department assured the asSo-
citation that it's request for barricades
at the end Of blind streets and warn
ing signs at the entrances would be
erected.
Want Cutters Removed.
Objection was voiced at the method
OF placing cutters across Forty-firSt
street. The association wants this
"antiquated system" removed and the
cutters rim under the roadway.
An effort will be made TO have adj
ditioual playground facilities provided
for the +. V. Brown School. The as
SoCiations plea for an increased gas
pressure, according to d letter from
The gas company, had been granted.
but it was said that the additional
pressure is insufficient and further re-
lief will be sought. Requests will be
made for the laying of sidewalks on
Connecticut avenue between Legation
street and Military road and on Nor
rison street west Of Connecticut ave-
nue..
:. Won Amnon, secretary of the as
Sociation, was elected treasurer, in
conjunction with his present Office.
DR.. Manly Michaels. Miss Mary l..
Marean, Miss Fannie Z. Marean and
Mrs. II. NJ. Whitford We're elected to
membership. President Francis J.
Moore presided.