Evening star., 1933-12-24

with the world ana waiting Tor the
appearance Of all the organizations
which Claude Owen has offered to
help. The Chamber Of Commerce
has tagged its Christmas stocking.
Wanted. More Members" and at
tached are Will Miller's finest plans
and specifications for, getting them.
JimYaden of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations is begging Santa
for more money for the federation
to spend and a civilian Engineer
Commissioner.
. Jim Colliflower and his Merchants
and Manufacturers' Association want
to make at least one of the crooked
places straight and are therefore
writing the good old saint to take
the bend out of r street alongside
the old Patent ONCE Building.
From the multitude of civic letters
to Santa Claus have been culled this
list of some of the outstanding prof.
ects for which the organizations con-
tinue to hope:
American University Park-School
lite and school
Anacostia-Its long delayed Junior
high school.
Benning-New police station and
railroad underpaSs.
Brightwood-Double track and no
poles In Kennedy street.
Brookland-Abolish Michigan ave-
nue. grade crossing.
Burroughs-Cupola for Taft Jun
ior High School
Burleith-Community center to
serve Georgetown section.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
National representation for the
District Of Columbia.
Central-Widening Of North Capt.
tol street from Massachusetts to
Michigan avenues.
Chevy Chase-Link between Rock
Greek and Potomac Parks.
Chillum Heights-Street improve
ments and sewers or a boat service
Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
ciation-Adequate appropriation for
support Of boys clubs.
Columbia Heights Civic Forum
Recreation development of the old
Sixteenth street reservoir.
Conduit Road.-New street lamps
to match their new street.
Congress Heights.-Immediate be-
ginning of the junior high school in
AnacoStia.
Dahlgren Terrace.-Boys' clubs
wherever needed.
Dupont Circ1e.-Girls' clubs to
meet in public school buildings.
Forest Hills.-The Woodrow Will
son High School.
Fo9hall Village.-All households
as members.
Georgetown.-Branch public L.
brary.
Hillcrest.-More police.
Kalorama-A "sure-catch trap" to
catch the dog poisoner.
Kenilworth-An airport at old
Benning race track.
Lincoln Park.-Traffic lights and
stop" signs.
Logan Thomas Circles. - Shade
trees to replace those that died
Manor Park.-Senior high school
at Fifth and Tuckerman streets.
Michigan Park.-To keep jim
Brennan busy getting community
improvements.
-City.-A model liquor control
law for the District.
Mount Pleasant.-More members
and preparedness for any eventualtty.
North Capitol Street.-Widening OF
North Capitol street without cost to
abutting property.
North Cleveland Park.-To have
all members get acquainted.
Northeast.-Boys' Club In ninth
precinct.
\ Park view.-Improvement Of the
Park View Playground.
Petworth.-Branch Of the Public
Library.
Piney Branch.-Milk control by
the Public Utility Commission or
other regulatory body.
Progressive Citizens Association.
-Georgetown branch of Public LII
brary.
Randle Highlands.-Junior high
school in Anacostia, at once.
Rhode Island Avenue.-More
policemen.
Sixteenth Street Highlands
Sunken gardens but no recreation
features in the old reservoir at Six
teenth and kennedy streets.
Sixteenth Street Heights. -- I'm
proved street lighting.
Southeast.-To keep. the unem-
ployed busy making improvements
In that section.
South WaShington.-A new JET
ferson High School. for which she
has worked and waited so long.
Stanton Park.-New Fairgrounds
to replace the one lost through I'M
provement of Union Station Plaza.
Takoma Cboth associations)--
Completion Of recreation center and
erection of senior high school at
Fifth and Tuckerman streets.
Trinidad.-Lights and street I'M
provements.
washington Highlands.-Old age
pensions and Anacostia junior nign
school.
west End.-Modern heating plant
in the Grant School.
The last In this list Is Allan Davis,
principal of the Roosevelt High
School, who Is an institution IN him-
self. He Is one OF the most earnest
believers in Santa Claus ana most
grateful for what the old fellow mas
done for him In the immediate past.
He has already hung up his biggest
stocking and expects notnmg iess
than q seven-room adoltl0n 10 tne
Roosevelt High School.
Police Stations a.
Civic Meeting Places.
NxAJ. Z. W. BROWN, our CIVIC
N minded chief of police. has
come forward with another
proposal for closer cooperation pc
tween citizens and police. A few
weeks ago he directed that the pre-
cincts be represented at all meet
fnRs of the citizens associations
within precinct. He now supple
ments this with an invitation TO the
various civic organizations to hold
their meetings in the station houses:
The major points out that the squad
room In each station Is OF ample
siae' to accommodate the usual CIVIC
meeting. -.
squad rooms would afford citizens
an opportunity to inspect the pre-.
cinct stations and study at first
hand some of the problems which
confront the Police Department.
Mai. Brown, in this latest pro
posal. Is applying to his department
an idea which has been In use TOR
8 long time by, the Chesapeake =