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Largest Membership and
Percentage of Attendance.

ITO THE Rhode Island Avenue
i Citizens Association, with a
paid-up membership of over
1000. probably goes the credit for
the largest paid-up membership
of any neighborhood group in the
District. That association began
in 1908 with a charter member
ship of SO and in 1929 reached
its highest peak of 1.759 members.
AS far as known the only asso-
citation to exceed this high mark
was the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association which, during
the general membership campaign
in 1919. topped the list with more
than 1900 members. However,
the Rhode Island avenue territory
has so much smaller population
than the Columbia Heights sec
ton that much larger percent
age of the population was enrolled
In its membership.
The Randle Highlands Citizens
Association, with an attendance
recently of approximately 100,
probably leads at the present time
in the percentage of members at
tending its meetings. When the
attendance is so large as to neces-
state the purchase Of additional
chairs it indicates q lively interest
In neighborhood affairs.
The general membership cam
paign being planned is expected to
put new life and energy into all
of the associations and make the
voteless District more civic con-
scious than It has ever been be-
fore.
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KENS|NCTON UNIT
TO HEAR ADDRESS
BY MONEY EXPERT
Organization of Chamber
for 1884 Completed With
Naming of Committees.
BY staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md. February 10
Leo Pasvolsky, member of the Brook
ings Institute staff; Maj. Charles NJ
Trammell, president of the Mont
gomery County Chapter of the Re-
serve officers Association, and States
Attorney Stedman Prescott will ad-
dress the Kensington Chamber of
Commerce at its meeting in the local
elementary school February %.
Pasvolsky. author of Current
Monetary Issues" and a student of
monetary questions both in this
country and abroad for many years,
will speak on "The New Monetary
System"
Musical Program Planned.
President W. I. Cleveland also an
nounced that the Chevy Chase
Chanters, a male quartet, will pre-
sent a musical program.
Organization of the Kensington
chamber for the 1884 term has been
completed with the Executive and Ad-
visory Committees election of repre-
sentatives to the Montgomery County
Civic Federation and standing COM
mittees to serve during the new year.
George Curtis Shinn, Mr. Cleve-
land and Charles w. Lane have been
named delegates to the federation,
with j. Bernard Frisbie. Lewis T.
Boynton and John w. Green as al
ternates. In addition the following
committees were chosen:
Legislation and Legal Action-Mr.
Shinn, chairman; E. w. Shepard,
Wilson L. Townsend, Mr.. Boynton,
Robert Conroy and Edward A. Far
rell.
Appleby Is Chairman.
Membership-Harry D. Appleby,
chairman; Mr.. Lane, John T. Lewis,
Alfred Ray, Hale Darby, Rev. Fred
A. Kullmar, Rev. C. o. Rosensteel,
Mr.. Shinn, Mr.. Shepard, James E.
Malcolm, R. H. Hetzer and Rev. j. P.
Scruggs.
Industrial Interests-LeRoy Rogers,
chairman; Russell Mizell, H. NJ.
Finn, Lester Hook, Sidney Rumsey.
Roads, Streets and Bridges-Dr. L.
B. Ernest, chairman; Homer Harts-
horn. Harry M. Martin. William M.
Reading, Henry M. Mlllburn, Edwin
Coolidge, A. r. Woodwell, Richard H.
Akers
Public Utilities-Mr. Shepard, chair
man; H. c. Ransom, Alfred B. Has
tings, J. j. Narcotic, Mr. Shinn, Mr..
Townsend and w. F. Matthews
Schools - Charles D. Bohanan,
chairman: Wilbur N Baughman, H.
w. McGinnis, A. B. Miller, Mr.
Green, S. ]. Fletcher, Arnold H Scott,
w. P. Hay, E. j. Wakefield and Mr..
Hartshorn
Finance-Howard s. Bean, chair
man: Richard F. Green, Frederick w.
Brown, B. w. Kumler and A. S.
Offutt.
Public Improvements-Mr. Lane,
chairman; Alfred B. Hastings. Harry
w. Wanner, J. H. Herrick and Guy E.
Yerkes.
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High Level Replacement
OF Chain Bridge.

TINE latest development as to
i the proposed high level
bridge to replace Chain
Bridge is supplied by DR.. Llewellyn
Jordan of the Committee on
Bridges Of the Board of Trade.
He states that representatives Of
the Board of Trade, Federation of
Citizens Associations, Chamber of
Commerce, Inter-Federation Con-
ference, Conduit Road Citizens
Association, National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
Fine Arts Commission, Maryland
State Roads Commission and the
Federal Bureau Of Public Roads
will be invited to appear before the
Bureau OF the Budget regarding
this project.
The division Of the cost of this
connecting link In the great North
and South highway Is one Of the
most troublesome factors facing
It's advocates. The newest sug-
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FORUM TO TAKE STAND
ON USE OF RESERVOIR
Representative Disapproves Sunk
sn Garden Plan as Too Much Like
Present Meridian Hill Park.

The Citizens Forum Of Columbia
heights probably will vote on the pro-
posed development of the abandoned
Sixteenth street reservoir as a sunken
garden or for recreational purposes
Tuesday, Il was announced yesterday
DR.. and Mrs. c. J. Fernald. repre-
eentatives of the Forum attended a
meeting Of the Sixteenth Street High
hnds Citizens Association last Mon
day night and expressed a personal
dlsagreement with some features of
the sunken garden plan, although the
Forum as yet has taken no stand on
he matter. Mrs. Fernald is chair
man Of the Forums Committee on
&kiucation and Recreation.
"I believe" Mrs. Fernald said, that
The development of some form Of rec
5eation center at the reservoir is more
advisable than the use of the area for
Q formal sunken garden. There
already Is a garden of this type at
Meridian Hill Park, on Sixteenth
street%
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PLANS FOR DEDICATION
. OF CENTER TO BE MADE

A committee to arrange a program
for the opening exercises at the new
Kenilworth Recreation Center will be
appointed tomorrow night at a meet
ing of interested civic organizations
at the home of w. F. Hudson, 44O3
Ord street northeast.
At the last meeting a community
council was organized to manage the
center, which is now being con-
structed. A constitution was adopted
and the following officers elected:
Willard A. Driggers, chairman; John
Petrie, vice chairman; Mrs. w. F.
Hudson, second vice chairman; Mabel
M. Hubbel. secretary: Mrs. Naomi
Gibson, financial secretary, and Mrs.
Minnie Farr. treasurer. K. Buker
was named chairman of legislative
committee.
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CIVIC DIRECTORY
ISSUED IN COUNTY
Officers of Montgomery
Federation Listed in
New Publication.
By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.


BETHESDA, Md, February 10
County Civic Federation for 1884,
the ninth fiscal year of that organi-
cation, has been published under the
direction of Secretary Walter B.
Armstrong of Cabin John Park and
was mailed out today to federation
members
The new directory Is a 24-page
booklet bound in an attractive green
cover and contains one page listing
the winners of The Star Cup, which
was donated to the federation by The
Washington Star on March 7, 1927.
for presentation to the committee or
delegate performing the most out
standing service on behalf of Mont
gomery County each year"
In addition it contains lists Of the
federation's officers, directors, Execu-
tive and Advisory Committees. the
Inter-Federation Conference delega-
ton, IA standing committees. honor
airy members and delegates-at-large.
The Star Cup, 1t is shown in the
booklet, has been awarded to the fol-
lowing:
Oliver Owen Kuhn Of Alta Vista.
1926; Committee on Legislation and
Legal Action, 1857; Col Alvin B.
Barber of Bradley Hills. 1928; Maj.
E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring. 1928-9;
Walter B. Armstrong of Cabin John
Park, 1929-30; Stephen James of
Linden. 1901; Frederic P. Lee of
Edgemoor, 1872, and Robert E.
Bondy of Edgemoor, 1928
The Committe on Legislation and
Legal Action awarded the cup for the
year 1867, was composed of j. Bond
Smith of Takoma Park, chairman;
Emory H. Bogley of Friendship
Heights. William W. Bride of Edge
moor, DR.. George L. Edmonds of
Rockville, William B. Horne of Somer-
set, George H. Lamar of Rockville,
Maj. Lee, Harold c. Smith of Rock
vile and Walter r. Tuckerman of
Edgemoor.
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Airport Project
Faces Complication

Airport Project
Faces Complications.
A LMOST coincident with the
IA introduction by Senator Glib
son of what is considered the
most comprehensive airport plan
submitted to Congress, providing
for development of the Gravelly
Point site. the House Committee
on Military Affairs unanimously
voted the opinion that this site is
too close to Boiling Field and the
Anacostia Naval Air Station. This
committee has written to the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission asking that it recon-
slider its stand in supporting the
Gravelly Point site.
Gravelly Point site is favored by
practically all District civic bodies
and particularly by the Washing
ton Board of Trade, which has an
energetic committee representing
it on this question. This committee
takes issue with the House Military
Affairs Committee and Army and
Navy aviation experts.
The Committee on Military At
fairs OF the House is considering
the McSwain bill providing for
closing Military road and estab-
lishment of the airport on the site
of the present Washington Airport.
To the man on the street, studying
a map of the District. it would ap-
pear there would be the same dam
ger from nearness of the Washing
ton Airport to Boiling Field and
the AnacoStia Naval Air Station
that Is said to exist as to Gravelly
Point or the suggested site on East
Potomac Park.
Senator Gibson's bill authorizes
an appropriation of S2,500,00 to be
shared by the United States and
the District of Columbia on $3.50
basis. The United States would
advance the Districts half, which
would be repaid in five equal an
lludl AloCdlllllC1lGo, COllll1lCLltAlS AZ
years after completion of the air
port. The advances from the
United States Treasury to cover
the Districts half would be with
out interest.
The bill would create a District
of Columbia Airport Commission
composed of the District Engineer
Commissioner, the director of ma
tional parks, buildings and reServa-
tions and the Army engineer for
the Washington district. This
commission would establish and
maintain the airport. The cost of
maintenance, it is proposed, will be
borne by the Federal Government,
and all receipts covered into the
United States Treasury.
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WithD. C. Civic Organization
First Lady Speaks Before Chamber of Commerce.
Airport Project Faces Complications
Groups Seek New Members.

gestion comes from the WASH
ington Board Of Trade, proposing
that the bridge be constructed by
the United States as a National
memorial to President Woodrow
Wilson. Coupled with this ma
tional memorial idea Is the sug-
gestion that the bridge structure
be paid for by the Federal Gov
ernment and the approaches by
the District of Columbia and Vir-
ginia. respectively.
This method of financing the
approaches would hardly seem fair
and would appear to be sighting
Maryland. AS 1t Is generally
understood that the approach on
the north side of the river Is In
Maryland, connecting with the
Maryland highway system it
would appear only natural and
equitable that a proper share of
the cost be borne by that State.
If this bridge will have its north
ern abutment about on line with
Western avenue 1t seems a division
of cost for that approach should
in all fairness be apportioned
between the District and Mary
land.
A far better idea than any Of
these would be to put the entire
project through as a grant from
the P. w. A. or G. w. A. This
method would be directly in line
with the action of the Federation
of Citizens Associations at its
last meeting when it adopted a
report favoring the building of the
bridge as a Federal project.
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Civic Association Calendar
Federation to Consider Three Proposed Bridge
Sites-Radio Philosopher and Psycholo-
qist to Make Addresses.

Foxhall Village Citizens Association.
8 pm, st. Patrick's. Church Parish
Hall Program-Discussion of liquor
establishments; action on widening
FoXhall road from Conduit to Reser-
voir roads; discussion of plans to Sc
cure community center.
Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association. pm, A. R. Shepherd
School. Program-Talk by J. H
Taylor, the Crossroads Philosopher"
of station VOL, on The World To-
day; Fire and Police Committee re-
port on needs OF fire house for the
community; plans for erection of q
traffic light at Sixteenth street and
Alaska avenue; action to secure extern
sion of Thirteenth street north from
Colorado avenue; discussion of plans
for securing needed drainage at
Twelfth and Juniper streets.
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Saturday. February IL.

Federation of Citizens Associations,
8 pm, District Building. Program
Committee report and action on park
ing facilities in the downtown area
for Government employees; action on
proposed Pennsylvania avenue south
east, Massachusetts avenue southeast
and East Capitol street bridges; re-
port from the Civic Planning Com
roittaa.
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Citizens Membership Drive
February 26 to March =,

TINE time for the general mem
i bership drive of the citi-
zens' associations of the
District of Columbia, Arlington
County, Va, and Montgomery
County, Md. has been fixed to run
for 10 days. from Monday, Febru-
ary rs TO Wednesday, March 7, In.
elusive. The campaign will be
under general sponsorship of the
three federations which cover the
three Jurisdictions.
There seems to be a widespread
interest in the coming campaign
and a firm belief that a large en-
rollment will result. AS in former
drives there will doubtless be new
associations formed and dormant
ones revived.
Besides the neighborhood can
vassing there will be downtown
solicitations against which no resi-
dent of the three Jurisdictions can
set up an alibi. The application
blanks are uniform and are for
membership in the association
covering the territory in which you
reside. The prospective member
simply signs the dotted line, pays
the dollar fee and the directing
committee sees that the applica-
tion and fee reach the proper as
Sociation.
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the administering authority and
based on the actual need in each
individual case.
Mrs. Roosevelt showed she has
made an exhaustive study of the
system in New York and graphic
ally cited examples which clearly
proved the need for the substitu-
ton Of this humane and modern
plan for the poorhouse method Of
caring for our needy citizens in
the closing years of their lives.
These sentiments are shared by
most of our citizen bodies which
are generally on record, in no un-
certain terms, in support of this
worthy relief measure.
The Chamber of Commerce and
its many guests were especially i'm
pressed with the way Mrs. Roose-
welt entered into the spirit of the
meeting. She was already a men,
ber to all intents and purposes
even before, through the thought-
fulness of Judge Mary O'Toole, she
was made an honorary member.
She remained throughout the
meeting.
After the address the Cham
Der adopted the report of its
Charities Committee, submitted by
its chairman. Col. E. G. Bliss,
which included Endorsement of the
three features in old-age assist
ance legislation as suggested by
Mrs. Roosevelt. The other prin-
cipal action at this meeting was
the adoption of certain amend
ments to the Chambers constitu-
ton paving the way for an ag-
gressive membership campaign.
Discussion OF this meeting can
hardly be put aside without refer
ing to a remark of Mrs. Roosevelt
which may be a real promise of
her continuing interest in the
affairs of this voteless and unrep-
resented District of Columbia. The
First Lady said: We do not qnite
realize what the things we do here
in the way of government and citi-
zenship mean to the rest Of the
country. During many years this
idea has been used, to try out on
the District all sorts of schemes
for the alleged benefit of the en-
tire country-thus using the Dis
trict of Columbia as an expert
mental laboratory. There was not
the slightest suggestion of this in
what Mrs. Roosevelt had to say.
She appeared to sincerely desire
that the legislation be of the very
best for the District and as such
would be of both interest and value
to the entire country.
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Recreation Center Sought.

The need of recreation center was
stressed. A building was erected near
the Whittier Street Playground. ten
mis- courts constructed a swimming
pool and a running track where ath-
letic programs are held annually add
ed. Land has been secured and efforts
are being made to secure a high
school near the Takoma Park Recrea-
ton Center. Endorsement was given
with other nearby citizens asocia-
tions in securing the erection of the
Paul Junior High School at Eighth
and Nicholson streets and recently
the erection of the south wing with
a gymnasium
The association was active in op-
posing erection cf a mammoth gas
holder to the detriment of the property
owners and residents of this section.
Reduction in gas, water and electric
rates, as well as telephone rates, in
cluded part of the associations acttvi-
ties, while property has been protected
by maintaining proper zoning vigilance.
The association sponsored and dedi-
Gated community Christmas tree on
the Whittier Street Fairgrounds and
annually at Yuletide the citizens par
tlclpate in a program of community
singing and addresses, concluding with
some prominent citizen lighting the
tree, that from its outstanding posi-
ton can be seen for miles around.
The tree, which was dedicated Decem-
Der %, 1881, was planted by Prof. B.
I. Galloway of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture on the grounds
OF his home on Highland avenue.
Takoma Park. 1t is 80 feet In height
and when a foot high was removed
from the propagating gardens near
the Washington Monument and pre-
sented by the late George H. Brown
to Prof. Galloway, who was Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture.
Patriotic Observances.
Annually the association co-operates
with the other civic organizations in
the celebration Of Independence day,
and also has Joined other associations
In the fight for q vote In the District.
Improvement and faster service for
the street car lines entering Takoma
Park have resulted from the associa-
tion's activity and efforts are being
AAnNc Ao" W scCAc OH cAIcnSlOn Ol u
bus line to this territory. The i'm
provement and widening of the Aspen
street underpass, where the cars of
the Capital Transit Co. pass TO the
terminus at Carroll avenue and the
District line; sponsoring changes in
the public utility law; improvement of
the grounds Of the Takoma Public
School; establishment Of stop signs at
dangerous intersections may also be
added to the record Of achievements
of the organization.
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District oil =
age assistance
law. She par
ticularly sug-
gested t h a t
h is legisla-
ton incl u d e
an age limit
of IS y a r S,
W / h a five
year residence
require m e n t
and that the
auOlIpt he in
definite to be
determined by
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Tuesday, February Is.

Burleith Citizens Association, 8
D m, Mount Tabor Church Program
Special Community Center Committee
report and discussion of plans for Sc
curing a community center for the
Georgetown area; Membership Com
nnittee report on plans for the fedora
tons membership drive.
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Monday, February IL,

Congress Heights Citizens ASsocia-
ton, 8 pm. Congress Heights School.
Program-Reports of Transportation,
Playground and Public Utilities COM
mittees.
Hillcrest Citizens Association, 8
pm, East Washington Heights Bap-
tist Church Program-Consideration
of the following projects: Improve
ment of. streets and alleys, extension
of city sidewalk facilities, the Oxen
Run sewer, a sewer on twenty-eighth
street to Akron place southeast, report
of the Public Utilities Committee, dis.
cusSion of the proposed Pennsylvania
avenue southeast bridge, discussion of
the gasoline tax bill and old age pen
sion question, inspection of Buzzard's
Point power house.
Kalorama Citizens Association, 8
pm. Washington Heights Church.
Program-Discussion of slums and
7oning questions. consideration of
liquor control by the Alcohol Bev-
erage Control Board and the old age
dCO, CdLh oy LII keAN1AdAo As
Schanck of Wilson Teachers College
on The Psychology Of Social
Change" addresses by James G.
Yaden and A. j. Driscoll of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations.
Northeast Citizens Association, 8
pm, Ludlow School. Program
Public Utilities Committee report on
recommended changes in street car
routes and schedules; discussion OF
plans for reopening the incinerator in
the southeast section, discussion OF
proposed East Capitol street bridge,
action on improving the waterfront
along the Washington Channel, action
to secure branch library in the area
north of Florida avenue and east OF
Tenth street northeast, action on the
proposed District gasoline tax, dis
cussion of plans for proposed drive
ways connecting Anacostia and Poto-
mac parks.
Park View Citizens Association, 8
pm, Park View Platoon School. Pro-
grarl-Discussion of traffic problems
in the Park View area; refreshments.
Piney Branch Citizens Association.
8 pm, Roosevelt High School.
Stanton Park Citizens Association, 8
pm, Peabody School. Program-Dis-
cussion of plans for participating IN
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
ton membership drive; discussion Of
the old-age pension question; discus
sion of plans for speeding up develop
ment of the projected northeast play
grounds between F, G, Ninth and
Tenth streets northeast, to be ready
for use by Spring.
Takoma Park Citizens Association,
8 pm, Takoma Park Library. Pro-
gram-Address by F. B. Linton on
abraham Lincoln; report from Pub
lie Utilities Committee on proposed
changes in street car routes and
schedules; formulation of plans for
the March meeting to celebrate the
forty-fifth anniversary of the group;
report and discussion of extension of
bus service on Fifth street through
the Tskoma Park area.
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Society of Natives Of the District, 8
pm, Washington Club. Seventeenth
and K streets. Program-Report by
William H. Grovermann, delegate to
the federation; report of Guilford S.
Jameson of the Committee for Ma
tional Representation for the District;
address by George e. Sullivan on "The
Unheeded Warning Of George Wash
ington."
Evening star., 1934-02-11
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

TIME outstanding event Of or
ganized civic washington
Il during the past week
i was the address by Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt be-
fore the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce. The First Lady con-
expo,1nded the propOSed
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Wednesday, February IA.

American University Park Citizens
Association. 8 pm, Hurst Hall. Amer
ican University. Program Commit
tee report on liquor control with rec
concentrations that the area be made
dry; discussion of installation of traf-
f1c signals: plans for the federation's
membership drive; members expected
to hear an address by Commissioner
Hazen.
Evening star., 1934-02-11

Richmond Park Citizens Associ-
alton, 8 pm. Phoebe Hurst School.
Program-Formulation of plans to Sc
cure a playground at the Phoebe
Hurst School - joint committee
from the association and the Parent
Teacher Association of the school to
report on the subject; Public Utilities
Committee report on proposed changes
in routes and schedules for buses,
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Benning Citizens Association, 8
pm. Benning School. Program-Re-
port of delegates to Senator Kings
District Open Forum, who presented
the associations views on the fight
for an underpass, and for the doing
away with city dump in the COM
munity.
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Friday, February 16.

Brookland Citizens Association, 8
pm, No. 5 precinct, Seventeenth and
Rhode Island avenue northeast. Pro-
gram-Discussion of real estate taxes
In the District and school problems
affecting the area; report from Legis-
lation Committee.
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Glover Park Citizens Association. 8
pm, Home Industrial School Pro-
gram-Discussion of traffic conditions
on Beecher street: address by E. j.
Boothby, vice president of the Wash
ington Gas g. Light Co.
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Park View Citizens Association, 8
pm, Park View Platoon School. Pro-
gram-Discussion of traffic problems
in the Park View area; refreshments.