Evening star., 1935-04-21
KING AND ROBERTS
TO TALK ON MASS
MEETING PROGRAM.
A. D. Calvert, Head of Group
Arranging Friday Parley,
Announces Features.

Ine program lOI tlic iiOi liicoeo SAe-
izens' mass meeting Friday night at
Eastern High School was announced
yesterday by A. D. Calvert, Program
Committee chairman.
Senator King, chairman of the
Senate District Committee, and
Peoples Counsel William r. Roberts
will be the principal speakers. Sem
ator Kings subject has not yet been
announced, but Roberts will speak
on The Status of the Reorganization
Study of the District Government"
Other features of the program in
clude salute to the flag and presenta-
ton of the colors by the Boy Scouts,
musical selections by the Eastern
High School Orchestra, address and
welcome by A. F. E. Scheer. chairman,
Joint Conference of Northeast Citi-
zens' Associations; objects and prof.
ects by Mr. Calvert, vice president
of the conference.
Musical selections by Donald Sic
grist. Henry c. Nestor and Luther
Bowers, accompanied by Richard
Willie, all of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department.; addresses by the
following on the subjects designated:
A. H. Gregory on Eastern High
School. DR.. William Deviny. recrea-
ton; Robert w. Mccullough, rail-
roads; demonstration by Girl Scout
Troop No. 81, under direction of Miss
M. Mellichampe and Mrs. E. Fenton.
At the conclusion, Kenneth P.
Armstrong, secretary of the confer
ence, will read prepared resolutions
on projects sought, on which the
audience will take action.
The program is open to the public,
and all who wish to vote on resolu
tions presented may attend, Calvert
says.
Brc,1kland.
THE Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton will elect officers at its
meeting tomorrow night, Presi-
dent NJ NJ. Mclean announces. The
new officers will assume Office the
same evening.
Georgetown.
A FTER approving plans for acquir-
~ ing the old P street car barn
site for park purposes, the
Georgetown Citizens Association to-
morrow night will lay plans for COM
pleting the project, Executive Com
mittee Chairman Frank p. Leach de-
clareS.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission favorS the prof.
ect but is not the final authority.
This lies with the Interior Depart
ment's parks division.
There are about 10000 square feet
in the site the citizens feel should
be converted into a park to be added
to Rock Greek Park.
The "Hazen plan" to extend Penn
sylvania avenue to relieve M street
traffic congestion will also be dis
cussed, j. P. Jones, secretary, reveals.
North Capitol.
ECAUSE of the death last month
n of its president, B. j. McGuirl,
tomorrow nights meeting of the
North Capitol Citizens Association
will be presided over by First Vice
President E. B. LawlesS.
Action is expected on the proposed
lunacy bill, Secretary j. A. Crooks
announces.
Conduit Road.
THE Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
citation has fought for a pro-
posed high-level Chain Bridge
since 1924.
Thursday night DR.. Llewellyn Jor-
dan OF the Takoma Park Citizens
Association will address the Conduit
road body on the history of the pres
ent span, Ellis R. King, president,
announces.
A nominating committee will be
appointed this week, King says, for
report and the annual election of
officers In May. The apportionment
of emergency relief funds for pro-
posed erection of library in George
town also will be discussed, he says
Midcity.
TOR five years the Midcity Citizens
Association has opposed the
combination of old number 2
and police precincts. A. J. Dris-
coll, president, says: when the pre-
cincts were combined five years ago
by order Of Commissioner Herbert L.
Crosby We opposed it; ever since that
time we have tried to re-eStablish the
second precinct"
Plans for this re-establishment will
be made when the group meets to-
morrow night. A special committee
under chairmanship of Paul Graves
will report.
Secretary NJ E. Salisbury says the
existing precinct is too large to get
adequate police protection.
Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts
will explain his proposed subway plan
for relieving downtown traffic con-
gestion at the meeting.
Each May the association holds its
annual dinner. Plans for this event
will also be made tomorrow night,
Driscoll reveals.