Evening star., 1926-12-07
PROTEST Clayton
NUT|L|T|ES BODY
Northwest Suburban Citizens
Resolve to Urge Naming of
Don F. Reed.

A mild storm of protest was raised
west Suburban Citizens Association
IN the Janney School. Wisconsin ave
nue. and Albemarle street, when let
Ter from J. G.. Yaden, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
was read, urging support of the asso
ciation for William Nick. Clayton Tor
appointment as a member of the pro
I posed Public Utilities Commission.
! After considerable discussion, in which
| the appointment of Mr.. Clayton was
referred to as an effort on the part or
| the federation president to repay a
/ federation political debt, resolution
4 was adopted urging President Cool
| idge to give favorable consideration to
| Don +. Reed, president of the North
west suburban group, for appoint
ment to the commission.
/ Because of difficulty and inconven'
| ience of students of American Univer-
| sity in getting to and from the instl.
! tuition, it was decided to continue eff.
| forts TO have a bus route established
in this community. 1t was said that
4 large number of residents would
benefit from the added transportation
| facility. The Capital Traction Co. has
| refused request for the service. it was
said, but the Washington Railway and
Electric Co is said to be favorable,
and will canvass the territory.
The Commissioners will be request
ed to pave Window and Warren
streets between Wisconsin avenue and
Thirty-eighth street. Miss Pulizzi,
principal of the Janney School, was
directed to make arrangements for a
joint meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association and the citizens body at
the January meeting, and an effort
will be made to have Mrs. Henderson
address the gathering.
President Reed announced the fol-
lowing committee appointments: Leg
islation, A. E. Shoemaker, chairman;
utilities, Mrs. j. Jerome Lightfoot,
chairman; highways, parks and as
sesSmentS, Luther l.. Derrick, chair
man: education, Joseph B. Kiner,
chairman; public health, DR.. John w.
Chapel, chairman:s finance, r. B.
LOCKER. chairman; resolutions, +. r.
Burgess, chairman, and Herbert Riley
and Il. B. Bender; press and printing,
A. B. Seller, chairman, and Mr.. Reed
and William +. McCray; Zoning, Mr..
Bender, chairman, and Mr.. Poor and
Mr.. Sattler
The names of SO new members were
added to the rolls. as follows: A. 3.
Alley, Harry w. Bailey, Fl. H. Butler,
Edward Beetham, r. F. Braden, r. c.
Bowker, E. f. Behrend, Samuel w.
Bell, John f. Black, Joseph NJ. Cur
ran. w. j. Clearman. f. p. Davis, w.
J. Donald, Selma B. Denton, w. f.
Denton, George w. Fuller Mary w.
Frank. S. A. German, Harry A. Grif
fifth, Burt E. Grabo. Mrs. Christina
Fletcher, r. N. Jones, Sargent S.
Hoover, John NJ. Hager, George A.
Fletcher. Louis o. Hodges, John p.
Judge, Thurston B. Johnston, Mrs.
Robert V. Laughlin, Walter S. Lewis,
{. 3. Lister, w. r. Lewis, Joseph A.
Maloney, +. j. Mudd, Ira b. Meiths,
5. d. Moses, Robert Z. McCalley, Jo-
'eph Kerr Maxwell, A. w. Noak, jr.;
w B. Owens, jr.; Mrs. M. De Pasch-
alis, Charles Nj. Rodgers, Mrs. Grace
VI. Reed. Richard l.. Strout, John S.
Sturn. j. f. Sands, Charles Sicmon,
Chester E. Stiles, Frank A. Shields,
Mrs. H. G. B. Schwartz, John S.
Tucker, j. w. Talley, William Ward
man, p. H. Willis, Fred j. Waight,
Ralph c. Wilson, George E. Wilson
and Harry III. Watts.
President Reed presided.