Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
CITIZENS DISCUSS
MOVE TO COMBINE
GEORGETOWN Associations
May Get Together - Pro-
uressive Group to Be Host.

Whether the Progressive Citizens
Association of Georgetown. organized
last December and composed mostly
of women. will make first advances to-
ward the strictly male Georgetown
Citizens Association. with a view to
bringing about a merger of the two or
carnations, remained undecided after
a meeting of the former body last
night.
The question was left in suspense
following the advice of one of it's few
male members TO "let the men do the
counting" At the same time the men
will be. given a chance to meet with
them a resolution having been adopt
ed to invite the members of the
Georgetown Citizens Association to
attend the March meeting of the pro-
gressive body as the latter's guests.
Last nights meeting was held in the
Curtis School. Mrs. Leon Arnold made
a motion to invite the mems organi-
cation to merge with them, but with
drew her motion when r. II. Phillips
advised regarding the men, as above,
and Mrs. j. Daniel Fry, secretary, de-
clared the progressive group should
show its independence. At the same
time feeling of friendship for the
mems group was shown.
Expects Invitation i'm Time.
Miss Eta L. Taggart. president of
the Progressive Association, declared:
THE association always has been
very friendly with the Georgetown
Citizens ssociation and ] hope it al
ways will be-" adding that she be-
lieved the latter organization would
eventually invite her group to join it.
Mrs. John A. Butler declared that
lone way to attract men to meetings
is to feed them, and 1t was proposed
to serve refreshments at the next meet
ing. But the proposal met with de-
feat. A total membership of 20 per-
sons was reported.
Criticism of Engineer Commissioner
j. Franklin Bell. as made in a letter
addressed to President Coolidge, was
reported at the meeting by Mr. Phil
lips. He charged the Commissioner
with neglecting certain sections of the
city in the matter Of street and road
repair, favoring other sections and
of ''devoting more time to dreams
and schemes about a future city than
he is to taking care Of the city and
the interests Of the people in the
city, so far as public improvements
are concerned"
Good Word for Bell.
No action was taken by the asso-
citation, but Miss Taggart, remarked
that she had thought of the many
good things Commissioner Bell had
done rather than what he had not
done.
A resolution was adopted iisap-
proving the proposal for a merger
of the Police Court with the Municipal
Court.
Mrs. Leon Arnold was named chair
man Of d special committee to make
study of the feasibility of establish
ing community center in George
town. Miss Cora Ossire and Miss
Eleanor Lang were named to assist
Mrs. Arnold.
II. F. Stoddard of the American
Automobile Association urged the as.
ISOLATION to support efforts for the
development of obedience and care
fulness on the part of drivers and
pedestrians.
Miss Taggart announced the follow.
ing general committee appointments
for the ensuing year.
Personnel of Committees.
Executive committee.Mrs. Mabel
Butler, Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs. John
Sullivan, Mrs. Fred T. Du Bots and
Miss E. L. Taggart, ex-officio.
Public improvements and public
health-Mrs. Fred T. Du Bots, chair
man. Fred Dumberth. Mrs. Maude
Hurley. Mrs. Mabel Butler, Mrs. T.
NJ. Boyle, Mrs. Raymond Popkins,
Mrs. Nellie Messer and Mrs. Leon
Arnold.
Finance-Miss Eleanor Lang, chair
man; Miss Ann Tetlow, Mrs. J. d.
Fry and Mrs. j. F. Killeen.
Commercial interests-Mrs. r. NJ.
Boyle, chairman; Miss Ruth Case.
Mrs. Edna E.. Harrison. Mrs. Wallace
Streater and Mrs. J. d. Fry.
ndall Mackey, chair.
man; John Butler. Mrs. Wallace
Streater, Mrs. T. NJ Boyle and Mrs.
Fred Du Bots.
Membership-Mrs. r.. Ward, chair
man; Miss Ann Tetlow and Mrs. Reu.
ben RowZee, Mrs. G. Eubanks, Mrs.
Mae Geneste and Mrs. Leon Arnold.
Entertainment--Mrs. Ray Hardy.
chairman; Ambrose Durkin, Miss Cora
Ossire. Miss Annie Murray, Miss ID.
Arnold and Miss Eleanor Lang.
In Natrona County, Wye, more
women than men fill county Offices