Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
MOORE REELECTED
IN CHEVY CHASE
Delegates to Federation Also
Are Chosen by Citizens
Association.

j. Francis Moore was reelected
president of the Chevy Chase Citi-
zens' Association at a meeting in the
K. ". Brown School, Connecticut ave.
nue. and Mckinley street, last night.
Other officers elected were: First vice
president, Albert T. Gage; second vice
president, Richard L. Lamb; secre-
tary-treasurer, S. Won Ammon and
delegates to the Federation of Cit.
zens' Associations Edwin S. Hege
and William Y. Brady.
Activities of the association for the
past year were ou lined by President
Moore and reports were made bv
chairmen of the various committees.
a program of work for the coming
year was also planned.
Mr.. Brady and Mr.. Hege told of
the opposition met in the federation
by the proposed bond issue and de-
clared their intention to fight the
issue as long as the citizens of the
District are to shoulder the main bur-
zen, and especially. as Mr.. Hege said
several of the proposals made for ex-
penditure of the funds are for prof
ects of national import and not merely
pertinent to Washington taxpayers.
An appeal for the saving of a branch
or Rock Creek bounded approximate.
~ by Sedgwick street and the Bureau
or Standards on the north, Rock Creek
Park on the east, Rodman street on
the south and on the west by Thirty
seventh street, was made by Dr. Irwin
q. Priest of the Richmond Park Citi.
zens Association. The talk was illus
trated by lantern slides and showed
large wooded area in the valley
not yet marred by steam.shovel on.
erations. which Mr.. Priest said. NAV
soon take place if action is not taken
Immediately. He pointed out the
need of the park for this section, de-
ciaring that Rock Creek Park is not
as accessible as desired.
Cooperation Directed.
The plan has the backing of a num-
Der of civic and nature groups and
the executive committee of this as.
ISOLATION was directed to take action
relative to cooperating with the 9th.
ef bodies combining to have this
and other land preserved for park pur.
poses.
New members were elected as fol-
lows: Lloyd w. Patch, Thomas l..
Lloyd, F. M. Fadeley, Henry Chal-
mers, Miss Ella V. Cooley, Carson P.
Fralley, Dominic Colecchia, Mrs. Dom.
mic Coleccia, James f. Pierce, Nor.
bert w. Knipfer, Lorin H. Bailey
Miss Mary G. Grayson, Levin P, Han.
dy, Miss Dorothy Pratt, j. Milton
Rodgers, c. Fl. SorreH, Harry Spund
Il. G. Durham, l.. NJ. Haskins. Law
renee Turville, E. Fl. Cough, Louis
lRothschild, William B. Kraft, r. Mar.
bury Stamp, George c. de Neale. II.
Glenn Phelps, Herbert A. Davis, A
N. Nevius, DIR. Charles d. Cole
George Graham, D. B. Groff. David
f. Simon. BENJAMIN E. Jones, Mark
L. Whitney, Fred A. Hessick. otto
@. Raymond, Max Gutenberg, ]. Bar.
rett Carter, Sol L. Kasdon, Col w.
y. Mckelvy, Mrs. George L. Hart
Joseph G. Sheehy, Z. H. Ashwortb'
Mrs. Z. FL. Ashw6rth, George q. Tol.
man, Franklin c. Parks. William p
Bartel, Fl. G. Moulton. DIR. Joseph A
Friedman, Mrs. Isaac r. Hit. Maurice
a. kafka. j. A. Lee, f. Ms Newton
Charles Timms, Mrs. Mildred Fonda
Barnum, Mrs. T. Leith Gill. Walter
9. Moyle, Mrs. w. G. Movie. Hugo
Worch. Mrs. s. Won Ammon. Mai |
John r. Wheeler. Comdr. H. b. Bird
g. I. Rude and W. Arthur Shelton
President Moore presided.