Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-31
TRINIDAD CITIZENS
SELECT c. f. MARX
Association Declines to In
dorse Either of Trio for
Federation Head.

Charles E. Marx, 1886 Neal street
northeast, was last night elected presi-
dent of the Trinidad Citizens AsSicia'
ton at the annual meeting of the or
ranization in the Wheatley School
Marx. who was vice president last year
succeeds G. M. Koockogey, head OF the
organization for the past two seasons.
other officers chosen were: John ii
Thomas. vice president; Mrs. Helen w
Iuckett, secretary; Martin q. Stecker
treasurer; G. M. Koockogey and Johr
II. Thomas. delegates to the Federation
of Citizens Associations; August Paland
George j. Cleary, G. E. Bradley, V. l.
Brown, F. H. Samuel, H. S. Goodrlcn
Charles w. Edwards, Samuel Fenton
and O. G. Humphrey, members OF the
executive committee.
Marx took office at the completion
of the election of the entire slate OF
officers. and in short address an
no,1nced that one of the main objec-
tives of his administration would be to
increase the membership of the aSSo-
citation. He then appointed commit
tee ito take suitable action in regard
to honoring the retiring offlclals IN
accordance with a resolution unanl-
mously adopted. George j. Cleary
JOIn II. 1LOIIldS anu W AZ oAO"A'
comprise the committee.
Committees Named.
Resolutions were passed authorizing
the appointment of two other commit
tees during the evening. They were a
committee to make suggestions TO the
American Association of Engineers Tor
its proposed 10-year improvement pro-
gram, and one to select a street In
the community to be roped OIL Tor
skating. The former committee con-
sists of E. w. Edwards. John S. Lackey
and August Paland, while Mrs. o. G,
Humphrey, Marx and Edwards were
named for the latter.
Other resolutions adopted gave the
associations backing to the protest OF
the Southwest Citizens Assertion
against the establishment of the House
of Detention at 908 B street and COM
mended the work of Engineer Commits
sioner William B. Ladue, William NICK.
Clayton, chairman of the public util1-
ties committee of the federation, and
William A. Roberts, vice chairman, in
blocking the recent effort to secure
higher street car fares.
Declining to indorse either Of the
three candidates for the presidency OF
the Federation of Citizens Associations
the Trinidad citizens decided, after con-
siderable discussion, to send their dele
gates uninstructed to the coming cleo
ton.
Back New School.
A. H. Gregory, president Of the
Stanton Park Citizens Association
urged cooperation between the citizens
associations, and H. A. Schweinhaut
former president of the Business High
School Alumni Association, succeeded
in getting the. associations support in
the efforts of that school to obtain an
appropriation of 100000 for a new
building at Thirteenth and Upshur
streets.
AS at the September meeting, num-
Der of merchandise prizes, donated by
the business men of the community
were distributed at the conclusion OF
the meeting. Eleven new members
were elected. They are: D.. G. Noldy
E. A. BaylisS, j. F. Everett, A. S
Finkelstein, Charles S. Gill, F. H. Sam
uel, C. r. Busch, w. e. Moore, v. l.
Brown, S. H. Fenton and Mrs. Harry A
Sullivan.