Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
CITIZENS INVITED
TO AID IN FETES
Rhode Island Avenue Asso-
citation to Participate in
Coming Events.

Attention was called TO series of
community celebrations of special inter-
est to the residents Of the Woodbridge
Langdon section during the next few
weeks at the regular meeting OF the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton in the Sherwood Presbyterian Sum
day School Hall last night, when plans
for the Associations management or CO.
operation in them were discussed
The events are: =.
i. The inauguration of a branch pub
lie library service In rented quarters on
Rhode Island avenue near Twenty
second street December 8.
2. The formal opening of the extern
sion Of Rhode Island avenue from the
District line to Hyattsville, on Decem-
Der z.
8. The suspension of the associations
bylaws to permit 1t to meet on Decent
Der 10, as the next regular scheduled
meeting fails on Christmas day.
Song Service Planned.
4. The second annual community
Christmas Eve song service. ts
s. The opening of the new Langdon
School, which will be finished before
the end of this month. ,... ..
e. @. Sievers, who is chairman Of
the school committee and also of the
special committee on branch library,
told of the completion of arrangements
for appropriate exercises in connection
with the Inauguration of the long
sought branch library. In regard to the
completion of the London School, he
reported that the school committee was
taking steps to get proper sidewalks
next to the new building, and likewise
that action was being taken to obtain
police protection for the children who
viii have to cross Rhode Island avenue
to reach the new school. The school
will be occupied at the start of the
new semester, February /, he declared.
Upon report that the effort to obtain
O triangle of ground at the corner of
Twentieth and Franklin streets north
east for part of the Langdon Schools
playground had been unsuccessful, the
park committee was instructed to make
an effort to obtain the same land as Q
small park. 7-+
Participation Is Asked.
President Thomas J. Lleewellan an
nounced that the association had been
invited by the Hyattsville Chamber Of
Commerce to participate in the Rhode
Island avenue extension ceremonies De-
cember z, and that a special committee
under the leadership of M. E. Bailey
was working to have the northeast sec
ton Of the District well represented in
the parade.
The Christmas Eve song service be-
ing arranged by Mrs. Eppa l.. Norris
chairman Of the meetings committee
will be preceded by the lighting Of the
community tree in the park at South
Dakota and Rhode Island avenues.
The association Reimbursed the prin-
ciple of the Capper- zihlman bills
providing for popular election Of mem
bers Of the local Board OF Education
The action was taken on recommends
ton of the school committee and after
George A. Warren Of the joint COM
mittee for the election of the Board
Of Education of the District Of Column
bia had made an address.
Thirteen new members we're admitted
as follows: Thomas D. Bradshaw, 1rv-
ing Garner, John A. FortueS, Charles
E. Sando, DR.. D. D. Brewer, w, ]. SUIT
ton, w. L. Terrett, jr.: Irving H. Um-
haugh. Charles E. Kemper, James e
Holdings, Richard L. Crawford, Il. H
Shinn and Oscar H. Brufkman.