Evening star., 1934-07-08
KALORAMA GROUP
ROLLS DIMINISHED
ASPROBLEMSLAG
District Vote and Traffic
improvements Now on
Units Program.

The Kalorama Citizens Association,
bounding a fashionable residential
section, is fortunate in one way and
unfortunate in another that residents
of the community have few complaints
to offer against the manner in which
affairs affecting them are handled.
Although it is one of the youngest
civic groups in the city-being founded
in the Winter of l920-the Kalorama
group occupies a high place among
citizens associations
The associations membership, how
ever. has suffered because those living
in Kalorama seem to have everything
they want in the way of law enforce
ment, street improvements and the
like. Since they have nothing to bring
before the association, former men,
bers Of the group have gradually Slip
ped away until the once fat roster is
now exceedingly slim.
Once Had 500 Members.
Starting with charter membership
of about 100, the association at one
time had as many as 500 members.
At present there are less than 100
paid-up members.
The Kalorama Citizens Association
was formed because residents of the
section believed the organization of
a separate civic group would better
serve their needs than the Mount
plaosopt occnoiatio,, mhich caar,ad
to lie too far to the north of them, or
the Columbia Heights association,
which was too far to the east.
Citizens living in a wide radius
from Eighteenth street and Columbia
road found that as far as citizens as
sociationS were concerned they we're
practically ''out of it." So a meeting
was called by small group of inter-
ested residents, several score attend
ing.
A. Coulter Wells was elected tempo
rary president, and at the organiZat ton
meeting, held shortly thereafter, he
was elected president. He held the
presidency until 1922, when he was
succeeded by Edwin S. Hege.
Others who have headed the Kalo-
rama association were: George A.
Kicker, 1924-5; George F. Mitchell,
1925; Henry C. Morris. 1927; Spencer
Gordon, 1929; Mrs. Edna L. John
ston. 1901; Joseph Fitzgerald, jr.,
1882; Arthur B. Mesney, 1888, and
John W. Holcombe, the present in
cumbent,
Seek Vote for District,
The Kalorama group is one of the
stanch advocates of national repre-
sentation for the District, and the
association has gone on record many
times urging a District vote in the
House and Senate and the right to
vote for President and Vice President.
Some of the more important meas
ures successfully advocated by the as
sociation are increased number of
judges for the District Supreme Court:
large electric lights on S street, west
of Connecticut avenue; the John
Quincy Adams School; rearrange-
ment of traffic, lights and parking at
Eighteenth street and Columbia road, ,
and rearrangement of traffic condi-
tions, lights, safety zones and car
stops, ETC., at Connecticut avenue and
S street.
The association has worked for the
establishment of a public park and
a branch library at Belmont and
Colombia roads; improved streets and
street lighting; street extensions and
repairs; removal of trolley poles from
Connecticut avenue; large police de-
partment and better policing of Kalo-
rama; establishment of the Woman's
Police Bureau; improvement of public
schools; general civic Improvements;
elimination of nuisances; more equit-
able taxation and location of a
central market.