Evening star., 1934-04-01
PLANS To BENEFIT
ENTIRE CITY SPUR
LINCOLN PARK UNIT
Association Was Formed in
1909 to Get Paved Streets,
Lights and Schools.

Since it won the primary battles of
civic improvement and brought paved
streets, lights and new schools to the
community many years age, the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association has
turned its energies, not only to purely
local problems, but to issues affecting
the welfare OF all Washington.
After its organization in 1909, with
D. A. Edwards as the first president,
the association concentrated on OBJ
tanning asphalt streets for its territory,
on demanding the construction of a
new school to replace the old Eastern
High School building, originally de-
signed for 300 pupils and then housing
about 700, and on the construction of
other needed grade and junior high
schools.
Helped Form Federation.
The new Eastern High School, miles
of paved streets and numerous second
AIRY schools rewarded these efforts, but
in the meantime the members showed
heir desire for broader activity by
playing a leading part in the organ
ization of the Federation of Citizens
Associations. Mr.. Edwards attended
the first meeting, from which the
federation evolved, and for many years
was a delegate to it. and at one time
served as its president.
Another issue on which the Lincoln
Park citizens extended their interest
beyond the bounds of their neighbor-
hood. was national representation for
the District. sHolding that taxation
without representation is as grave an
injustice to the American citizen resi-
dent here as it was to the early Amer
ican colonists," the group has pointed
out that representation of the District
in the House and Senate would bring
to civic affairs the attention they de-
serve and be more in keeping with the
progressive desires of Washingtonians.
The improvement of the Anacostia
fats into park and playground, the
location Of Gallinger Hospital in the
city and other questions have received
earnest attention from the Lincoln
Park members in the past, but at no
time has the program of the organiza-
tion been more extensive than at
present.
Projects Supported.
Embraced in the list are the follow
ing projects: Employment of District
residents only for local construction
and improvement projects; adequate
lighting on East Capitol street; install
lation Of an incinerator for the south
east section: remaining of East Capitol
street as THE Avenue of the States"
and construction of State houses along
it; extension Of East Capitol street and
erection Of bridge across the Eastern
branch of the Potomac at that point;
removal of the sewer outlet in that
section to a point further down the
river and near the center; repeal OF
the economy act: grading and beautifl-
cation of the entire waterfront from
Pennsylvania avenue southeast TO
Benning on both sides of the river;
construction of a new high school in
the Lincoln Park area: enlargement of
Gallinger Hospital and an addition TO
the Buchanan School at Thirteenth
and D streets southeast.
Past presidents Of the association in
the order Of their service include Mr..
Edwards, Raymond Smith, George H.
Judd, Guilford S. Jameson and Joseph
L. Gammell. The present incumbent
is John P. Kern and his fellow ofhcers
are Alfred D. Calvert. vice president;
Mrs. Helena D. Reed, secretary, and B.
Frank Campbell, treasurer.