Evening star., 1934-02-25
$4,000 Coal Is
Sought by
March g.
GROUPS USING
OWN METHODS
Appeals to Be Made
by Radio, Screen
and Street Cars.

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The drive 10 obtain 5000 new
members for civic associations IN the
District, Montgomery County, Md,
and Arlington County, Va, WIZ begin
tomorrow.
Appeals viii be made through the
press, radio, street car placards and
on moving picture screens to get all
citizens interested in community bet
terment to unite to obtain their needs
The drive will be handled by q Gen.
tral Committee, headed by A. J. Dris-
con, with headquarters at 1895 New
York avenue. This committee will
cooperate with the various associa-
tions by alloting members obtained to
the right organization, and by Offer
ing suggestions whereby the groups
themselves may work to enlarge their
rolls.
Dues 81 Per YeaR
Application blanks may be obtained
at the committee headquarters. Dues
in most Of the associations are 81 per
year. Residence and civic interest
are the only requirements for mem
bership- Applicants do not have to
be property owners and do not have
to have maintained a residence in
their prescribed territory for any par.
ticular length of time
Membership is of especial value to
voteless citizens of the District, those
In charge of the drive point out, since
only by uniting for a common pur-
pose can any appreciable benefits be
obtained
In Washington there are more than
so active associations. These meet
once a month in their respective COM
munities to discuss and take action on
any matters of civic interest. Certain
designated representatives of each Of
these groups meet every other Satur-
day night as members of the Feder-
alton of Citizens Associations, which
serves as a hub of District civic ac-
tivity.
Activities Explained.
In order to coordinate District civic
efforts with those in adjacent coun-
ties the Inter- Federation Conference,
composed of representatives from the
District Federation, the Montgomery
County Federation and the Arlington
County Federation meets once a
month to act on pending questions.
Through both the federation and
the associations themselves appeals
are made to Congress and the District
Commissioners to obtain improve
ments. Thus the civic associations
are the only means by which Wash
ington residents may officially make
their desires known.
Beginning tomorrow, Mr.. DriScoll
announced yesterday, the street cars
will carry placards urging residents to
join the organized citizenry. Speeches
will be made by radio, and 80 moving
picture theaters in the three divisions
concerned will flash appeals on their
screens every day for a week begin
ming next Friday. The drive will con-
tinue until March 9.
MGdnWIllIe NdIlOuS dSSOCldl1O1lS dIG
using their own ideas to help out.
The Burroughs Citizens Association
has advertised the drive in the
Woodbridge Guide and the
Rhode Island Avenue Press. They also
have established a community regis
tration Office at Halls drug store,
Eighteenth and Monroe northeast.
This Office hands out registration
blanks or accepts membership fees for
the Burroughs group.
Wives Act as Canvassers.
The Midcity group has employed
solicitors to get new members and is
offering prizes to members who get
the most. The prizes will be an
nounced at the regular meeting to-
morrow night.
In several groups - notably the
American University Park and Friend
ship Associations-th wives of pres
ent members plan to make q house
toulouse canvass.
The Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
citation has divided its area into sec
tions and has appointed team captains
for each area in order to inject a
competitive element into the drive.
The drive inaugurated by the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association in
connection with its publication of q
year book already has achieved no.
table success. Forty-four members
were welcomed at the last meeting
February 10.
Under the Craftsmanship Of c. W.
Gwinn, the year book drive was be-
gun early this Winter. Since that
time scores of names have been added
to the membership roster. Business
houses advertising in the year book
automatically become members.
Those admitted at the last meeting
were:
Bolton Amidon, Bailey & Raley,
Carl E. Browning, Garry Ice Cream
Co, Abram B. Clemmer, r. G. Crick-
ard, Dollies Beauty Shoppe, Jack Dor
res, H, c. Douglass, Louis r. Fields,
Mrs. Edward Frazier, Morris L. Fuchs,
Willie Glassman, Max Goldberg, S.
Goodman, Daniel M. Gordon, Max
Gottlieb, John H. Graham, 81. Green
burg.
Mr.. Carl Hoffman, Henry Hoffman,
jr.; Harry G. Hughes, Jeromer Hurst.
Jemey James, A. A. Kilburg, manager
Home Theater; ]. ]. Kimbal1, v. w.
Lambert, Lincoln Park Delicatessen,
Roy Marks, DR.. A. D. Mathiot, Ed
ward v. McCarten, William z. Nc
Gill.
E. A. Neitzey, Mrs. G.. F. Newman,
Thomas M. Nolan, Louis I. Obergh,
Joseph Pollock. Sam Rosenblum,
Morris Rubin, William Sahm, E. Twi-
ford, Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank, Walter H. York and Otto Fam.