Evening star., 1928-12-20
PLAN CHEVY CHASE
COMMUNITY FETE
District and Maryland Groups
Arranging Christmas
Eve Event.

Plans for a community Christmas
celebration for Chevy Chase d. C. and
Md, were outlined at a meeting OF
the Chevy Chase Citizens Association
in the E. v. Brown School, Connecti-
cut avenue and Mckinley street. last
| night. The affair, which is being spon-
sored by residents and organizations
on both sides of the line, is being ar
ranged by a committee headed by Fred
S. Lincoln, with two members from the
District and two from Maryland.
Announcing the program, Mr.. Lin
coin said there would be a large ever
green tree, the gift of Mrs. Harley P.
| Wilson, from her estate in Virginia,
placed in the center of Chevy Chase
Circle This will be electrically light
ed and otherwise decorated. The OPEN
| ing ceremonies will be held at sis
Christmas eve when carol singers and
chanters will sing and the Army Band
will furnish music. Commissioner Proc
tor L. Dougherty will participate in
the opening and at o'clock the lights
will be turned on. All churches, civic
organizations and Boy Scouts of the
community will cooperate in the af-
fair.
A communication from the Ameri
can Institute of Architects commend
ed the association for its action in en-
dsavoring to have all builders of homes
and concerns making loans thereon to
submit plans for proposed structures
to an architects advisory board for
approval. and urging the association to
exert efforts to have other organiZa-
tionS in the city take similar steps to
maintain the established character of
communities The association had pre-
viously adopted resolutions deploring
the building of homes not Of appto-
pirate design nor of the higher stand
ard desired in Chevy Chase.
Protest Ash Dumping.
Complaint was registered against the
practice of dumping ashes, trash and
rubbish in q ravine on the south side
of Nebraska avenue east of Connecti-
cut avenue and facing row of new
houses. 1t was said that police are
powerless to do anything as the refuse
deposited there is at the direction Of
District officials. Because of the dam
ger from frequent fires and also be-
cause of its menace to the. health of
the community, Melvin w. Sandmeyer
was instructed to take the matter up
with the Commissioners with a view
to having the conditions remedied.
Enthusiasm was shown over the pros
pect of obtaining fire engine house
in Chevy Chase within short time,
provided Congress passes an appropria-
ton bill with an item of 100000 in
it for the purchase of site, erection
of a building and the furnishing Of
equipment and pay of personnel. It
was voted to urge Congress to maintain
this estimate in the bill now pending
Congratulate Havenner.
Resolutions presented by Edwin S.
Hege and adopted congratulated Dr.
George C. Havenner on his recent elec-
ton to the presidency of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations. Another
resolution, requesting transportation Of
flcials to do everything possible to bring
about a merger of traction and bus
lines and commencing persons response
BILE for gaining the consent of the COM
panies to merge, was referred to the
executive committee for report and ac-.
ton at the January meeting. ~
w. F. Burdick and Henry D. Patten
were elected to membership. Maj John
r. Wheeler, president Of the aSSocia-
ton, presided.