Evening star., 1934-03-10
CITIZENS TO MARK
CIVIL WAR BATTLE
Briqhtwood Group to OBJ
serve 10th Anniversary OF
Fort Stevens Clash.

The SEVENTEEN anniversary of the
battle of Fort Stevens will be cele-
brated by the Brightvood Citizens
Association on July II and II with
an appropriate program, it was voted
last night at meeting in the Paul
Junior High School. President Charles
w Ray appointed John Clagett Proc
tor, William NICK. Clayton and Leo
Reel to arrange the details of the
celebration.
During the battle President Lincoln
stood on the parapet at Fort Stevens
and later retired when a member of
his party was wounded by a bullet
fired by sharpshooter in the vicin-
ity Of the present Walter Reed Hos
pital grounds The Grand Army OF
the Republic will be invited to par
ticipate in this celebration and men,
bers of the 9th Army Corps will be
honored by the committee Comdr
Leo Reel of Fort Stevens Post, No. 80,
American Legion, announced that his
organization would join in the cele-
bration.
Department Comdr John NJ Kline,
sr. of the G.. A. R. will be invited to
serve as chairman of the Memorial
day exercises at battle-ground Ma
tional Cemetery, where those who lost
their lives in the battle of Fort
Stevens are buried Mr.. Proctor was
appointed vice chairman of the COM
mittee to represent the association.
1t was announced that the exercises
will start at 3 80 o'clock.
Resolution of Regret.
A resolution of regret was adopted
after announcement of the death of
Herbert Turner, superintendent of the
battle-ground National Cemetery, and
a copy will be sent to his relatives.
The association voted to take up
with Federal officials the improve
ment of the several acres of land
comprising Fort Stevens 1t was
pointed out that the land should be
graded and landscape conditions ma
teriallv improved.
A. J. Driscoll, president of the Mid
City Citizens Association, spoke brief
ly on the citizens associations men,
bership drive.
The following were elected members
Of the association: w E. Read, Harry
Horan. John P Moore Willard W.
Gatchell. Howard S. Allen, E. D.
Swanner, Joseph NJ. Senner, George
Meier, Paul Profe, Capt. C. P. NJ
Lord, Rollin Robbins, Harry R. Marks
George w. Lewis. S. T. Maltby, John
j. Geier, G. A. Loci. Walter Jarvis
Carl Hermann, H. B. Sampson Phillip
A. Carroll, Capt. H. B. Engart, U. S.
M. c.; F. K. Heupel, c. Englemann,
Joseph H, McCann, Mrs Carol ].
Schaeffer, Dewey L. Hammer. H. R.
Hickman. Albert Gaffney and Barnard
A. Canlan. Frank Tyser of the sixth
police precinct was elected an hon.
orary member.
Traffic Danger Cited.
Attention was called to the dan
eerous traffic conditions existing near
the Roosevelt High School on Thir-
teenth street when children dodge be-
tween swiftly moving automobiles
while crossing the street in front of
the school. 1t was caused according
to one speaker, by cars parking on the
west side of thirteenth street during
the southbound rush period in the
mornings.
Comdr. Leo Reel of Fort Stevens
Post American Legion, invited the CO.
operation of the association in hold
ing the sixteenth annual Department
convention of the American Legion
In the Paul Junior High School in
the early part of August. The con-
Nentlon covers a period of three days
with a gala parade on the opening
night. with floats and several drum
and bugle corps participating. Presi-
dent Ray appointed the following
committee, which will confer with the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems Asso-
citation in this connection: d. S.
Dawson, w. L. Thomas. George Will
helm, Howard S. Fisk and Elmer
johnson. The committee representing
the Fort Stevens Post attending the
meeting last night included besides
Comdr. Reel. Floyd G.. Caskey. R. c.
Ponton, Charles Warren and w. C.
Carney.
Film of Parks Shown.
The meeting was featured by the
showing OF motion sound pictures of
Parks of the National Capital"
showing the park system in its present
development
Another film, THE Future Park
system for Washington and Its En-
Vlrons,' was devoted to park plan
ming The historical background for
the local park systems was traced to
the present development and the plans
OF the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission described. Ami
mated drawings, supplemented bv
actual photography of proposed park
sites were used to present a compre-
henslve Installation of the ultimate
plan. lecture by Charles w. Eliot.
"a, director of planning. accompanied
the movies in the sound version.
The association indorsed ]. Spencer
Palmer for the position of director of
public welfare.