Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
1893 Join CAPITAL
CITIZENS GROUP
Rhode Island Avenue ASso-
citation Awards Drive
Prize to Perry.

One hundred and ninety-eight resi-
dents of the Neutrality-suspicious. vicin-
ity, who joined the Rhode Island Ave-
nue. Citizens Association during its an
nual membership drive conducted for
the past four weeks, last night were for
mally admitted to the organization at
its October meeting in the Sherwood
Presbyterian Sunday School Hall. The
new members bring the total enrolment
of the association up to l,745, said to be
the largest in the city.
Wallace E. Perry. 2o30 Lawrence
street northeast, chairman of the mem
berShip committee in charge of the
drive, obtained 80 new members and
was awarded first membership prize, so
feet of garden hose. Ten other prizes,
mostly household goods or foodStuffs,
were awarded, the winners being Clay
ton Higdon, Frederick j. Roy. j.
Hardy, Benjamin S. Elliott, Ora E.
Haines, F. w. Goodman. George A.
Tasker, w. H. Dunn and M. c. Wilson
Julian F. Belfield headed the team max
ing the best showing and was given A
captains prize" consisting of leather
wallet.
Mrs Bovine Opens Meeting.
mated as Ladies night" was opened by
Mrs. Charles j. Bovine, second vice
president. Mrs. A. E. Cowles awarded
the prizes. after which refreshments
were served. Mrs. Harry c. Barnes Of
the American Red Cross was the guest
speaker.
During the business session the aSSo-
citation urged the removal of the center
trolley and telegraph poles from Rhode
Island avenue and the widening OF that
thoroughfare from the District line to
Fourth street northeast during 1880.
The citizens felt this step should be
taken by the District inasmuch as
Maryland is extending the avenue to
Hyattsville.
Road Improvement Asked.
A 54-signature petition asking the i'm
mediate improvement of the roadbed
of Seventeenth street south OF Rhode
Island avenue, was given the indorse-
in the street work on South Dakota
avenue sharply criticized.
David C. j. Burke suggested that the
mo trespassing" signs on the National
Arboretum grounds be removed SO that
citizens could enjoy the woods prior TO
the completion of the park. -.
List of New Members.
The list of new members obtained in
the drive follows:
Fred S. Roberts. H. E. Linden, Mrs
Lee Bryant, F. A. Nichols, Vern E. Hill,
Mrs. Alverta B. Hill, c. L. Rhodes,
James E. Ward, William E. Sheary,
George E. Thornton, Frederick Y. DaW-
son, Edwin c. Rollins, Ernest c. Bos-
well Amos W. Frazier, John A. Hebrew,
w. E. Green, T. j. Martin, William W.
Waller, T. C. Meeker, Olaf P. Petersen,
julius F. Minchillo, Joshua A. Kelly,
Cullen G. Frey, Ralph F. Wurtz, Fran
els P. Callahan, T. G. Cullins, Mrs. N.
c. Curtin. Mrs. H. Stobbs, j. L. Mind
ling. Grover C. Greiner, Robert L. Boss
James Gorrie, John w. Robinson,
Charles F.. Skemp, H B. Dodson, r. e.
Griffin, E. R. Hayes, Norman M. Muir
ray, D. Feinburg, C. L. Post, j. E. Lea
man, Dee Hammer. John M. O'Donnell.
John Kellerman, r. A. Heinrich, w.
L. Watson. Mrs Josephine Knapp, Lee
Higdon, Mrs. Minnie G. Cornelius, Alex
F.. Ridell, Ernest M Cornelius, Layton
A. Clatterbuck, F. j. Hirrlinger, Valen-
tine Ruff, Mary r. Ruff, Carl H. john
son, w. H. Bundick, George D. Cowie,
Charles Christensen, Edward j. Farr,
Mrs. H. c. Lobdell, r. L. Perryman,
Mrs. Margaret Bayliss. j. H. White,
Hampton H Swan, Dietrich Egbers,
Sergius NJ. Seaton, Maurice B. Rosen-
field, D. w. Thorne, George A. Gingras,
Charles F. Campbell, T. N. Finch, Miss