Evening star., 1926-03-13
COUNCIL ELECTION
HELD IMPORTANT
BrightWOod Associations
Plan for Giving Residents
Chance to Vote.

Believing that all residents or the
District of Columbia who desire
should be afforded an opportunity 70
vote for the election of members VI
the Citizens Advisory Councii. inc
Rriehtwood Citizens Association last
night adopted resolutions oacklns
this proposal. The association diso
favored, after nominations nave oeeii
properly made. holding the eiect1ois' n
in nuhlic schools throughout the Dis
trict on the evening OF the oate se.
FOR the election between the hours
OF and 9 o'clock. The resolutions
further provided that the pailo,s pe
counted and the results De ueci"i eu
by the Commissioners or the Dls'l4ot
Of those designated for that purpose.
The association commended tne
activity and zeal displayed by the
members of the present ChlHehs
Advisory Council III pursuance oi
their duties the past year, not ohlE
,hoee aIacfed nv the Federation of
Citizens Associations but also tnose
elected bv the Federation or CIVIC
Associations to the councli.
Opposes Drawing Racial Lines.
A resolution presented by William
Mex Clayton was adopted. realiirin-
ing the stand of the ASSOCIATION tor
an elective Board OF Education ana
exnressing the belief that members
Of ,ha hoard should he chosen by
votes of all eligible and qualified
voters and that such voting should
MOI be along racial lines. The reso-
luton provided further that no prop
erry qualifications should pc re-
Uuired and that every bona hde and
legal resident of the District shouId
he permitted to vote regardless or
whether he or she has children at
tending the public schools.
Representative Zihlman or Mary
land. chairman of the District com
xzrtae of the House. was congratulate
xu for succeeding in Incorporating in
49, District appropriation bill appoint
.aeut of a peoples council to represent
&c people of the National capital
fefore the Public Utilities Commits
SION and the courts on all matters
affecting the public utilities OF the
District.
John A. Saul Nominated.
John A. Saul was nominated as the
choice of the association for election
10 the Citizens Advisory Council.
Feeling that the women OF the Dis
trict should be specially represented
on the council. the association sec
onded the nomination OF Mrs. Frank
H. Smell for membership in that body.
Vice President John G. Proctor was
appointed as the associations repre-
sentative on the Memorial day com
mittee for the exercises to be held at
Battle Ground Cemetery on May 80.
Resolutions OF regret were adopted
on the death of one of the oldest mem
hers of the association and a pioneer
resident of Brightwood, Joseph H.
Jochum, 81 years of age, who died a
few days ago.
New members We're elected as fol-
lows: J. w. Elms. Harry G. Bassell.
Claude William F'rankhauser. Ward
S. Wells. Walter G. Allen. William r.
Baum, c. w. Weaver. and Rev. D. l..
Snyder.
Better Lighting Facilities Urged.
The necessity for better lighting
facilities on Georgia avenue and also
sidewalks on Colorado avenue in the
vicinity of Nicholson street. where the
new police station and public school
are under construction, were urged.
Improvement of Rittenhouse street
eastward to Blair road from Georgia
avenue, and Madison street, from
Georgia avenue to Colorado avenue,
will be requested of the District Com
missioners.
The association vetoed a second ap-
plication for a poolroom in Bright
wood.
The meeting was held in the Holy
Comforter Parish Hall. 57l8 Georgia
avenue. with Charles w Ray presid-
ing and William D. Wilson recording
the minutes.