Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
HISTORY REVIEWED
Fred A. Emery, Addressing
Association, Outlines Prog
ress in Development.

The Columbia Heights section of
Washington from the days when Indians
roamed there was pictured by Fred A.
Emery, Of the United States Daily, In
an address before the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association in the Columbia
Heights Christian Church last night.
Tracing development of the section,
as swamps we're drained and farmland
developed Mr.. Emery gave a vivid de-
scription of the life in this section.
Telling of an old race track built
there at the beginning of the last CEN
fury, the speaker said the section was
once a Mecca for race horse gentle
men" He also told of the general store
conducted in the old Columbia Heights
by his father George S. Emery.
Suggests College Memorial.
The speaker declared that memorial
should be placed in Columbia Heights
to mark the site of the old Columbian
College, forerunner of George Washing
ton University.
The citizens association during its
regular order of business made an initial
move to investigate the differences be-
tween the two factions of citizens which
resulted from disputes year ago over
the legality of the election of j. Clinton
Hiatt as president, with the faction OPP
posed to him organizing new aSso-
citation, the Columbia Heights Forum.
A resolution was adopted at last
nights meeting authorizing appoint
ment of a committee of five to in
veStigate and report at the next meeting
in October. The committee is composed
of Frederick j. Rice, chairman; H. H.
Mckee. Harley v. Speelman, w. B.
Todd and Charles T. Clayton
The resolution was adpntad aftaN q
motion requesting the Federation OF
Citizens Associations to reconsider its
vote in recognizing the new association
had been tabled. Mr.. Hiatt was recently
succeeded as president by William w.
Adams.
Protests Paving Assessments.
A resolution was adopted at the meet
ing asking repeal of the law requiring
special assessments from property own
erS for widening, extending and paving
arterial highways bordering on their
property.
The association adopted another reso-
luton urging an appropriation be made
available for additions to the Central
Public Library. as recommended by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The resolution is to be for
warded to the president of the Board of
District Commissioners, the chairman of
the board of trustees of the library, the
public librarian, DR.. George F. Bower
man; the Bureau of the Budget and the
chairmen of the Senate and House Dis
trict committee.
AS a means of widely advertising the
celebration here in 1882 of the two
hundredth anniversary of the birth of
George Washington, the association
urged in a resolution that all business
and professional persons have the legend
washington Bicentennial, 1882" on
their stationery.
Additional Subjects Considered.
Other resolutions adopted we're as
follows:
A resolution requesting that Harvard
street, between Thirteenth and Four
tenth streets, be designated one-way
street for east bound traffic only: a
resolution that all automobile route
signs in the city, for the benefit OF
tourists, be made to conform with SIM
liar signs in Maryland, with white back
grounds and black letters, instead of
on black background with gilt letters;
resolution urging that the District
authorities have the curb set back on
Fifteenth street in front of the Chaplin
street entrance to Meridian Park, and
a resolution asking the District author
tiles to place metal discs instead of
painted white lines to mark the cross
walks at several street intersections in
Columbia Heights.
w. B. Hargett was elected record
ing secretary. He succeeds w. l..
SWanton. elected corresponding secre-
tary.