Evening star., 1934-09-09
WORK Of SUMMER
AND SEASON PLANS.
OUTLINED BY UNITS.
Meeting Schedule to Open
Busy Winter Announced
by Officers.

After the Summer recess many
washington civic organizations report
proeress made from last years WORK
and from the work of standing COM
mittees.
Rudolph Malth, president OF tht
Hillcrest Citizens Association, Whlcr
holds its first meeting OF the season
tomorrow night, said "A splendid I'M
provement in this area not quite COM
pleted is the paving of Alabama ave-
nue. southeast between Good Hope
road and Pennsylvania avenue south
east and the construction OF curbs ano
cutters. The association plans to have
some kind of a celebration when the
street is officially opened for trafflc.
This, among other civic improve
ments fought for by the Hllcrest
group last year, was cited IN state
ment from Mr.. Malth yesterday. He
added: although the regular meetings
were suspended during July and Au-
gust the officers and committee chair
men remained very active and L nave
every reason to expect good reports
from them Monday night
Hope Seen for Bridge.
The proposed new Pennsylvania
avenue southeast bridge, which has
long been the object of the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association and
other groups in the southeast area,
is reported to be receiving very ia
vorable consideration by the proper
District authorities, according to A.
w. Lee, president of this body.
DR.. George C. Havenner, president
of the Anacostia Citizens Association,
said: I'VE are well satisfied with the
improvements we have gotten out here
and we have no kick against the pres
ent District officials. Our street car
service has been improved, streets,
lights, sewers. etc, have all received
much improvement. There are only
two major projects we are going to
fight for: a new senior high school.
when the Anacostia Junior High
School is completed, and a branch
public library in this area"
Officers Of other civic bodies have
also outlined major programs to be
followed during the coming season.
William r. Whipp, president of Sum-
NIT Park Citizens Association, de-
clared they are trying to make the
area an ideal suburban community.
Mr.. Whipp pledged the cooperation
of his group with all other bodies in
the southeast area to obtain improve
ments "in this end of town." The
group, he said, is very young or
ganization with small membership,
but it intends to make every effort
to increase its membership and do
what it can toward civic improvement.
A supervised playground at Fourth
street and Nichols avenue southeast
has been the aim of the Congress
Heights group for many years, DR.. e.
D. Richardson, the president, said
yesterday. During the Summer holi-
day the group has been active on
this matter, he said. ~
Playground Sought.
The National Park and Planning
Commission has favored the con-
struction of a playground at this
point, DR.. Richardson declared, and
the association expects to push the
project to completion this season.
Z. G. Bliss, president of the Dupont
Circle association, declares himself
not altogether in accord" with CITY,
wide membership drives, since many
persons are rushed into joining with
out realizing the purpose of a cit
liens association.
His idea is to have each Of the 80
or 40 members who attend the meet
ings regularly, make it a point to
bring in one or two new members
before the end of the season, and try
to get the new members vitality in
terested in the active work of the
group.
A Michigan avenue viaduct over
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks
and grade school to serve the area
will be among the aims of the Mich
igan Park Citizens Association this
next year, DR.. Herber Wright, the
president, declared.
Other programs for the year in
clude major street improvements, in
creased membership, re-routing of
street cars and busses in many sec
tions, traffic signals and changes in
constitutions of the associations.
A few other associations have not
formulated this seasons program, but
will outline the objectiveS to be fought
for at their first meeting.
Ofhcers have announced tentatively
that the following civic bodies will
hold their first regular meetings at
the designated times.
Meeting Times Announced.
September 10, Congress Heights,
Hillcrest, Manor Park and Stanton
Park September IL, Foxhau Village;
September II, American University
Park and Richmond Park; Septem-
ber IA, Summit Park.
September 18, Citizens Forum of
Columbia Heights and PetWorth; Sep
tember 81, Glover Park; September
"a, Midcity, North Capitol and South
east; September 26, Randle High
lands and Rhode Island Avenue;
September 81, Conduit road; Septem-
Der %, AnacoStia.
october l, Cathedral Heights
Cleveland Park, Citizens Association
of Takoma, D. c.; Dupont Circle,
Forest Hills, Kenilworth, Michigan
Park, Progressive Citizens of George
town and Sixteenth Street Highlands;
October 2, Columbia Heights and
North Cleveland Park; October 3,
Central and Friendship; October 8.
Kalorama, Northeast. Park View,
Piney Branch and Takoma Park; Oc-
tober 8, Burleith and Sixteenth Street
Heights.
october l3, Brightwood and Mount
Pleasant; october 16, Joint Confer
ence of Southeast Citizens ASSocia-
tions; october II, Chevy Chase and
Southwest; October l9. Dahlgren
Terrace and Society of Natives; Oc-
tober %, Georgetown; October 20,
Trinidad.
The following groups have not set
q definite date for their first meet
ings of the season: Columbia Park
and Logan, Thomas Circle Citizens
Associations. The Joint Conference
OF Northeast Suburban Citizens As
sociations will meet on call of the
Chairman, A. F. E. Scheer.
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