Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
EAST WASHINGTON
PROJECT PICTURED
Identification of Section
Held Certain by Speaker
to Association.

Identification and development of
East Washington from the Capitol to
the Anacostia River and beyond was
pictured as certainty before many
years at meeting of the Lincoln Park
Citizens Association in the Bryan
School last night. This and approval
by several speakers of the survey of the
public school buildings of Washington
recently conducted by The Star were
the features of largely attended meet
ing, which considered many questions
OF interest to the residents of Capitol
Hill.
Harold E. Warner, principal Of the
Hine Junior High School and chairman
of the associations committee on edu-
cation, said that his committee was
engaged IN studying the published re-
ports OF The Stars school survey and
hoped to base recommendations upon
II IN a report to the association at an
early meeting.
Mrs. Florence H. Rogers, supervising
principal of the sixth division of the
public schools, called attention to some
OF the needs of the schools in the
Northeast.
Sees Future Improvements.
Alfred d. Calvert expressed the opin-
ion that Congress and the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
have hitherto neglected East Washing
ton. but predicted that nothing could
prevent its development in the future
in accordance with the ideas of George
Washington and the other original
planners of the city.
Mr.. Calvert predicted that East Capt.
toll street would be changed to 1.-THE
Avenue of the States" with buildings
representing each State extending to
near the Anacostia River. which would
be spanned by beautiful bridge He
told of plans for a stadium east Of the
Eastern High School large enough to
hold the Olympic games, and the erec-
ton OF monument near the AnacoSiia
River to some great American to cor
respond with the Washington Monu-
ment west of the Capitol.
Predicting that Congress would some
day provide for a great boulevard from
the Potomac River near the Lincoln
Memorial, past the Capitol TO the Ana
costa River, Mr.. Calvert said East Cap
ltol street would be widened and beau
tined as far back as A street southeast
and A street northeast.
On motion by Daniel T. Frazier.
chairman of the committee on police
and firemen, the association approved
increased pay for these District en-
ployes. Harry c. Kimball, chairman of
the committee on streets and avenues.
called attention to the need of filling
gaps In the concrete pavement on Mas
sachusettS avenue southeast between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and
on Kentucky avenue southeast from in
front OF 233 Kentucky avenue to South
Carolina avenue. The association
voted to ask the District Commission
ers TO make these improvements.
Wants New Shelter.
Joseph l.. Gammell. president of the
association, was authorized TO confer
with officers OF other associations in
the Southeast regarding a new shelter
house at Seventeenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue for passengers changing
from the street cars to the buses run
ming over the Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge.
The association voted to ask for i'm
provements TO the Eastern Market, in
Guiding a heating system, electric re-
frigerators. sheds for farmers, paving
OF the alley in the rear. wash rooms and
toilets. a better lighting system and a
subceiling.
At the request Of w. H. Harvey. The
association gave its approval to the
Sirovich bill for a United States old
age security act.