Evening star., 1934-05-20
V0TEF0R DISTRICT
WASEARLY AIM Of
NORTHWEST BODY
Sixteenth Street Highlands
Unit Was Formed Almost
20 Years Ago.

Representation for the citizens of
the National Capital has been one of
the important goals Of the Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Association.
one of the Oldest civic groups in the
northern section of the District since
its organization nearly 20 years ago.
AT the organization meeting of the
association, attended by so residents
OF the community, a large portion
or which then was in farm land, the
Sixteenth Street Highlands group, as
its first official action, went on record
in favor of suffrage for the District.
1t never since has relaxed its interest
in this campaign.
The civic work now carried on in
the upper Sixteenth street section by
the ASSOCIATION was taken over upon
organization of the group from an ex-
ceedingly active pioneer woman's
group in that area, the Civic Commit
tee Of the Woman's Club of Sixteenth
Street Highlands
In recognition of the effective work
of the womens committee, the Six
teenth Street Highlands Citizens As
sociation, at its organization meeting,
voted to admit women to full mem
bership and Immediately took over the
work of the Civic Committee of the
Woman's Club.
Organized at Church.
The organization meeting was held
in the old building of the Sixth Pres
byterian Church, at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets. on call of DR.. Lewis
j. Battle. temporary chairman of the
organization committee, of which
James F. Meegan was secretary.
John D. Rhodes, now a delegate
from the association to the Federation
OF Citizens Associations, was appointed
chairman Of the committee which
framed the associations constitution
and bylaws.
AT the organization meeting DR..
Battle was elected the first president
and he served, with interruptions, for
nine years as leader of the group,
finally resigning because of the pres
sure OF his practice in the rapidly
growing highlands section. He still is
active in the affairs OF the association
and is chairman of its Committee on
Public Health.
The association, since its beginning,
has served the area bounded on the
west by Rock Creek Park, on the
south by Hamilton street, on the east
by line from Fourteenth and Ham
ilton streets north to Colorado avenue,
northeast to Montague street, west to
Fourteenth street and north to Mill
tary road, and on the north by
Military road. This area has re-
mained substantially the same, the
east boundary having been straight
ened and extended to the west side
of Thirteenth street and the south
boundary moved north to Gallatin
street.
Aside from the normal activities of
citizens association, such as work
ing for street paving, sidewalks and
alleys, street lighting and other neces-
Sary improvements in growing
neighborhood, the Sixteenth Street
Highlands group has worked for many
years for construction of an adequate
main entrance to Rock Greek Park at
Morrow drive and Kennedy street.
just north of the now abandoned
Sixteenth street reservoir.
Sunken Garden Sought.
Plans for this entrance include
creation of a sunken garden on the
reservoir site, for the Strengthening
of Kennedy street where it crosses
Sixteenth street. and for the widening
of Morrow drive.
Edgar C. Snyder. who recently re-
tired as United States marshal for the
District, took over this activity on
behalf of the association before the
reservoir was abandoned number of
years ago and personally supervised
the preparation of complete land
scaping and architectural plans for
the garden and park entrance.
The association consistently has op-
posed the use of the reservoir area
for swimming pool or similar recrea-
tional uses.
The association also is working for
elimination of the street car loop
at Fourteenth street and Colorado
avenue, which is felt to be traffic
hazard at this busy intersection. and
of tho