Evening star., 1927-10-26
KOOCK0GEY HEADS
TRINIDAD CITIZENS
Group to Seek Abatement OF
Burning Trash on Ben
ming Dump.

G. NJ. Koockogey was reelected
president of the Trinidad Citizens AS
Sociation at the annual meeting of the
| association in Wheatley School, Mon
! tello avenue and Neal street, last
night. Other officers reelected were:
Vice president. Charles r.. Marx; sec
! retary. Mrs. r. A. Stephens, and treas
urer, Martin G.. Stecker. President
koockogey and DIR. Percival Hall
were chosen as delegates to the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations.
Engineer Commissioner Ladue was
commended, in resolutions adopted, for
his public spirit and fair-mindedness
IN refusing recently to read, in ad-
vance, a secret communication bearing
on the merging of public utilities,
/ knowing that he would be called upon
| later to pass upon the matter in an
official capacity"
Burning trash on the Benning dump
ana the dump east Of GalllnSer Hos
pital, which has caused annoyance
and Inconvenience, it was said, to resi-
dents of the Northeast, resulted in the
association deciding to take vigorous
steps to have the nuisance abated. 1t
was voted to cooperate with various
citizens associations in the Northeast
and Southeast until relief is obtained.
liC ptSSiucIl dppOlIitSu AlSul. II IL
Samuel, Mrs. ii. Dubendorf and Mrs.
+. y. stephens as u committee to
represent the association in the mat
ter.
Resolutions were adopted request
ing the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to institute con-
demnation proceedings for the pur-
chase of the cleared and level por-
ton of the Patterson tract for park
and playground purposes. Indorse-
ment was given to the proposal of
the Traffic Bureau to install traffic
lights on * street and Florida ave-
nue. northeast. The Commissioners
will be asked to provide sidewalks on
Florida avenue from Sixth street to
lexington place. Action on proposals
to increase the gasoline tax and to
compel automobile liability insurance
was deferred until the November
meeting.
j. Edward Cassidy, director general
of the United States Air Force Asso-
citation. urged the support of the asso-
citation in an effort to have the Ben
ming site selected as an airport. IMAM
imous approval was voted on the Ken
ilworth Citizens Association resolution
and the delegates to the federation
were instructed to work for it's in
dorSement in the federation. Com.
modore Longfellow spoke in behalf of
the coming Red Cross roll call.
New members elected are: William
r. Reid, Waldo Foster. Frank Pion-
one, John Webster, James F. Thomp-
son, c. P. Reichel, Eugene Mitchler
Irwin c. Fritz, William S. ODwyer,
D. F. King, C. l.. Armentrout, c. H.
Amonette, F. Frank Simms, j. c. Ra-
mos, Albert w. Lovelace, II. Stein,
George E. Bradley. Thomas V. Fisher,
Mrs. Margaret B. Ramos, DIR. G..
Henry Rawson, A. I. Bullock, Agnes
NJ. Stark, Edmund j. Biery, r. F.
Field, Matte Green Giles, Mrs. f. l..
Friends. M. c. Smith, E. ]. Bowling,
Bernard E. Case, r. V. Marceron, the
Montello Market. E. A. Bayliss, w.
Schwartz, DIR. Fred I. Arends, Henry
0. Tucker. Thurston G.. Brown, Fran.
ces j. Schwarz, Duncan Burroughs.
William G. Lambert, Pierce A. Britt.
Edward L. Schrack and Edward Scan
, lon. President Koockogey presided.