Evening star., 1925-10-22
NAME OF CITIZENS
|. BODY IS CHANGED
Southwest Organization Asks
for $3.50 Plan and Changes
/ in Street Conditions.

South Washington Citizens Associ-
alton, one of the Oldest civic organi-
zations in the city. will hereafter be
Known as the Southwest Citizens AS
sociation, the change having been
made at a meeting of the association
held last night in Fairbrother School.
] On motion of Frank A. johnson the
association went on record as heartily
favoring the restoration of the $3.50
plan of financing the affairs of the
District, and President Yeatman was
directed TO communicate such infor-
nation to the District Commissioners
and chairmen of the House and Senate
District committees.
The association voted to cooperate
with the Southwest Business Mems
Association in staging a homecoming
rally and carnival in the southwest
section in the near future. 1t is
planned to extend a welcome to for
nner residents of the southwest who
have moved to other sections.
Ask Traffic Change.
I Several members participated in
discussion of traffic conditions and
resolution requesting Trattic Director
E,ldridge to divert heavy traffic from
Sixth to Seventh street was adopted.
1t was pointed out that conditions on
Sixth street are dangerous at night be-
cause the street is SO poorly lighted.
In this connection the association
went on record as favoring the elm
ination of the street gas lamps and
substitution of electric lights.
Chief Watson of the Fire Depart
ment was commended for insisting
upon street cars being required to stop
at fire crossings. 1t was stated that
serious accidents at Seventh and G.
streets southwest. a fire crossing, had
been narrowly averted. but not be-
cause cars We're required to come to a
stop. The association favored strict
compliance with the regulation re-
quiring such stops.
Poorly lighted streets, it was stated.
cause more accidents than other
causes. and not until the streets are
properly lighted, it was added, will
night accidents decrease. Secretary
Richard L. Harris was directed to so
advise the District Commissioners and
request the installation of electric
lights in Southwest Washington as
soon as possible.
Ask Traffic Policeman
Attention was called TO the danger
Gus traffic conditions in the vicinity Of
Jefferson Junior High School, where,
it was stated. the lives of 1000 chill
dren are constantly endangered, and
a resolution requesting the stationing
of a traffic policeman there was
adopted.
Secretary Harris read a. letter from
the Associated Charities thanking the
association for its efforts to assist in
transporting children to Camp Good
Will during the Summer. The asso-
citation provided motor vehicles for
such use.
Increased appropriations for medical
inspection in the schools is asked in a
resolution adopted by the association.
The association favors providing II
additional physicians, score more
nurses and 4 dentists.
President Yeatman appointed chair
men of the several committees to
serve during the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Robert Strobe, police and fire;
Frank A. Johnson, public utilities;
Edgar Brown, membership; Mrs. Riley
White. welfare; Tucker Brown, enter
tainment: DIR. Millard +. Thompson,
schools and Fairgrounds. and DR..
Walter Price, public health.