Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04
PLAYING POLITICS
DENIED BY YADEN
Citizens Body Told Support
of Clayton Sponsored by
Federation.

Denying the accusation that he was
paying a. political debt in indorsing w.
Mex. Clayton as a member of the
Public Utilities Commission, J. G.
Yaden, in a letter to Wilson F.. Nc
Cray, secretary of the Northwest
Suburban Citizens Association, read
last night by President Don +. Reed
of the local organization before the
joint meeting of the association and
the Janney Patrent-Teacher Associa-
ton at the Janney School, said that
he supported Clayton because Of his
unanimous Endorsement by the Fedora;
ton of Citizens Associations at the
meeting June 5.
Il merely asked If the matter of
indorsing Clayton might be brought
up at the earliest convenience of the
association, and did not intend to die
tate to any one or any organization,
the letter read.
George r. BOWerman, city librarian,
the speaker of the evening, said he
was trying at the present time to get
Congress to establish II additional
branch libraries besides those in the
public schools, and that the two al
ready established at Chevy Chase and
the Janney School were very sue
ceSsful.
Il have been in favor of branch
libraries in school buildings said Mr..
Bowerman, but it was Is years before
the two branches in Chevy Chase and
Janney School were established.
Children Use Libraries.
"At Chevy Chase the circulation of
books for the first half year numbered
5000 volumes. For the first three
months at Janney School $500 books
were used.
More children than adults use the
school branch libraries, but through
the educational work of the Parent
Teacher Association / expect that the
adults will be heavier users in the
future.
washington is far behind other
cities of the same size in its library
development. The library both supple
ments and compliments the educa
tional system of the District. and is
of the citizenry."
The following resolutions were
passed by the citizens association:
THAT the association should indorSe
Proctor l.. Dougherty and Sidney
Taliaferro as Commissioners, and that
the Senate should be urged to confirm
their nomination at the earliest posi-
BILE date.
THAT Fort Reno Park be improved
as recreation ground, containing a
junior high school, foot ball field and
playground, as mentioned in Senate
bill 1719 of Senator Jones of Wash.
ington.
THAT Congress improve Van Ness
street by paving, curbing and the
planting of shade trees by the Spring
of 1927.
Want School Improved.
THAT the Commissioners be asked
to build the west wing of Janney
School and sidewalk the section from
Forty-first to Forty-second street on
Albemarle street, resurface the school
grounds, put a lawn in front of the
school, and that dead trees be re-
moved.
THAT Yuma streets between Thirty
ninth street and Wisconsin avenue be
curbed, paved and shade trees planted.
That Warren and VeaZey streets
from Wisconsin avenue to Thirty
seventh street be improved with paw
ing. curbing and shade trees.
THAT Thirty-eighth street between
the Home for Incurables and Able
marie street be improved and lot
cleared for a playground by Spring of
1927.
THAT Thirty-ninth street between
Window and Albemarle streets be i'm
proved with curbing and shade trees.
THAT the Washington Railway and
Electric Co. be petitioned to operate
bus line from Massachusetts avenue
to the American University, thence
east on Nebraska avenue to the Circle,
thence south on Wisconsin avenue to
Massachusetts avenue, forming a loop
to serve the students and professors
of American University"
It was also moved that a rising
vote of thanks be given Mr. Bowerman
for his speech before the association.
The program was concluded by
orchestra numbers by the school or
chestra and several solo numbers,
followed by the singing of "The Star
Spangled Banner by the entire as
semblage.