Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27
CONGRESS MAY GET
TRAFFICL|GHT PLEA
Rhode Island Avenue Group
Claims D. C. Rejected
Requests.

A specific appropriation will be asked
of Congress for traffic lights along
Rhode Island avenue northeast. unless
District officials accede to request fol
the lights, It was decided at the No
vember meeting of the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association in Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church hall Wednes-
day night.
Association officials said that ON nu-
merouS occasions they had requested
trafic lights at Mills and Rhode Island
avenues and other points considered
dangerous, but in each instance were
told there was no money available.
The matter was referred to the legis-
Iative and police committees with in
Btructions to make every effort to obtain
lights at certain specified points.
20 New Lights Gained.
Il was announced that District off,
Gals had agreed to install 20 new high
powered lights along the business sec
ton of Rhode Island avenue from
northeast as a result of a request from
the association.
One hundred and thirty-flve new
members obtained during the annual
october membership drive were admit
ted to the association and prizes
awarded to those most active in the
campaign.
First prize, a Thanksgiving turkey,
went to r. G. Long. Other prize win
ners were P. A. MertZ, w. E. White,
r. w. Goodman and George r. Tar
bert. Prizes were also given members
of the association who collected the
most back dues. Winners in this cam
paign were j. B. Tinker, Ora E. Hatnes,
J. F. Carlson, j. @. Buzbee. F. w. Good
man and N. j. Brumbaugh.
The contests were supervised by w. q.
Perry, financial secretary, and Ora E.
HaineS, chairman of the Membership
Committee. The association now has
1900 members.
Elected at Meeting.
Those elected at the meeting were:
Anna b. Foley, Leon II. Ristig, J. w.
Brashears, G. w. Stork, H. F. Niemeyer,
Mrs. r. Mentally, S. S. Hoover, w. E.
Spindler, Clyde Liggett, Mrs. M. E.
Ferrell, A. w. Chapman, Mrs. James d.
Owens, James D. Owens, w. w. Lord,
Robert r. Spriggs, Joseph r. Wushnak,
George w. Helm, r. Otto Wolff, George
w. Heath. John j. Pippert, w. r.
Grabin, Thomas z. Clark, w. Amonette,
William Elmer Allen, ST.; Lewis E. Tai
bert, William F. Hoffman, Samuel H.
SmlIu, F. n. F1ydLCs marry ". WnlCe,
B. H. Kaufman.
Helen K. Spriggs. Joseph A. Fur
bershaw, Harry j. Kirk, C. j. Muncie,
Miriam H. Price, C. o. Pierce, George
e. Haislup, William e. Lentz, Edward
q O'Br1en, j. c. O'Neal, z. L. Carleton,
]. 0. Breast, Mrs. Rosa Carter, Paul
d. p. Spearman, F.. r. Oliver, H. o.
Mains, J. Defibaugh, John w. Girvin,
Frank Ralston, Walker G. Booth, John
S. Gibson, Walter NJ. Burgess, Frank
Portillo, w. w. Rice, Herman Heffley,
r. w. Holledge.
Richard Brauner, Ernest Kienty, A.
NJ. Brown, H. L. Dunavan, Leon b.
Habecker, F. G. Neff, L. A. Sullivan,
Mrs. S. E. Good, william T. Bidwell,
Frank Miller, M. r. Burnett, w. E.
Hughes, Lloyd D. Henry, e. G. Slocum,
Frank D. Gibbs, Ernest j. Higgins, A.
B. White, p. william HazeS, Herrold E.
Brooks, A d. Garman, j. H Noord, c.
H. Payne, George L. Heath, N. r. King,
II. M. Forker, William A. Craig.
Frank Nigh, w. L. Simons, Paul l.
Vanderbilt, A. B. Crawford, Raymond
Fl. Bower, e. /. Trey, George H Zeut-
Zfus, Joe e. Tenschert, Frederick II
Graebner, Mrs. Rosa J. Long, Benja-
min j. QuisenberTy, Lu. E. Lipscomb