Evening star., 1934-08-19
GROUP IN BURLE|TH
FORMED TO OBTAIN
BUS LINE FOR AREA.
Community Center Is Sought
Now as Unit Approaches
Tenth Birthday.

The Burleith Citizens Association
which next January will celebrate its
tenth birthday, was born fighting fol
o community improvement new
bus line-and now is still on the
battle front of progress, struggling
for establishment of q community
center In Georgetown.
Strenuous efforts were put forth
during the past year to build up sup
port for the community center move
ment, and plans of the organization
call for renewal of the campaign this
Fall when citizens associations again
assemble.
Organized In 1925.
The Burleith association was or
sanized at a meeting In Western High
School, January 20, 1928. This public
meeting was an outgrowth of a
smaller meeting which had been held
previously In the home Of Paul J.
Frizzell, now an assistant director In
the Home owners Loan Corp.
Those attending this meeting, accord
ing to minutes Of the association, in
cluded R. M Heth, Col. Hiram F.
Cooper, Mr.. Frizzell, Maj. w. Covell,
william A. Maidens, Maj. John r.
Richardson, John D. Battle, r. M.
Taylor, Maury Middleton and Capt.
w. B. Lowry.
Maj. Richardson subsequently was
elected president, and other officers
were named as follows: Vice president,
Mr.. Battle: secretary, Mr.. Taylor;
treasurer, Miss Edna Preble Jones;
committee to draft the constitution,
Mr.. Maidens, Mr.. Middleton and
Capt. Lowry.
At that time the citizens par
ticularly sought bus line to run from
Thirty seventh and S to Tenth and z.
Not long afterward authority was
granted to the Washington Railway g.
Electric Co. to establish the bus line,
whose terminus later was extended 10
Glover Park, further to the northwest.
The association has kept close watch
on the transportation facilities of the
community, and has asked for many
improvements. A feet of new busses
was added during the past year, re-
placing old rolling stock.
Presidents Recalled.
During the first year, Maj Richard
son resigned on leaving the commu-
nifty, and Vice President Battle sue
ceeded him, completing the first year
of activity, during which the COM
munity was rapidly growing, many
new homes were going up, and there
were many problems relating to the
growth Of the vicinity and public
utilities.
Declining to stand for reelection,
Mr.. Battle was succeeded by Mr. Heth.
The second group of officers Of the
association included: Vice president,
r. M. Klinger; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Z. G. Prince; Executive Commit
tee, Aubrey B. Carter, Frank Lamasure,
II. L. Parkinson and A. II. Moran, and
delegates to the Federation Of Citizens
Association, Mr.. Battle and Mr.. Maid
ems. Mr.. Heth served as president for
one year and was followed in turn by
Mr.. Klinger, Mr.. Moran and j. s.
Gorrell, who was elected in 1928, and
has served continuously since.
The organization has carried for
ward its program for community bet
terment In many directions, keeping
close watch on public utilities, oppoS-
ing successfully the change Of one part
OF the community from residential TO
commercial coming, endeavoring un-
successfully to get commercial zoning
for another part. During the early
years Of the association many more
community problems pressed for at
tention as the section grew, and more
streets, sidewalks, curbing, trees and
other needs expanded.
Geoffrey Creyke, jr., secretary, has
taken an active part in the movement
for the community center, cooper
ating with President Gorrell and other
officers.