Evening star., 1935-04-07
Notes on Coming Meetings

its first president was George E Sise-
moore, who is still a resident and
member of the group. Other presi-
dents are Henry L. Gramp, Clinton
Scott and Albert Sellman. All still
are residents and members and will
be present to participate. Refresh
ments are promised.
Since the Hillcrest body's last meet
ing Boy Scout Troop No. 68. sponsored
by the civic body, has received its
charter. The troop has been invited
to attend the meeting.
Brightwood.
90 THAT two meetings may hear
y the same speaker the Brightwood
Citizens Association, scheduled
to meet Friday, has postponed its
meeting until April 16, President
Charles w. Ray declares.
The speaker of the evening will be
Miss BERTHE Backus, assistant super
intendent of schools, who will speak
on THE Effects of Moving Pictures
on Character Education"
The other group meeting April is
is the Paul Junior High Parent Teach
er Association. While the citizens
group meets in the east end of the
Paul School, Ray said, the parent
teacher body will meet in the audi
| torium. After each group has con-
cluded its business session, the civic
body will adjourn to the auditorium
to hear Miss Backus.
| National representation for the Dis
trict will be discussed in the Bright
wood groups business session.
! Piney Branch.
zenS' associations of the North
Washington area to convert the
tuberculosis Hospital site into a huge
Observation-Disclosures center was
original with the Piney Branch Citi-
zens' Association, Capt. G. L. Shorey,
president states.
Early last Fall, he says, members of
the Piney Branch body discussed plans
for such center. Two months ago
the body adopted a resolution favor
ing the conversion of the nurses home
of the hospital into a public library
when the hospital moves to Glenn
Dale. Md.
Although the movement for the CEN
ter has not yet received official in
dorsement OF his group, Shorey says
members have approved the plan for
several months in informal discussion
and he Is sure they will approve the
plan.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park.
vXIHEN the Cathedral Heights
w Cleveland Park Citizens As
sociation in February adopted
resolution favoring District Jobs
for District people" the group let
itself in for much city-wide publicity.
Already the group has received
about 100 letters from other citizens
associations, members of the Senate
and House, business firms and in
dividuals, Mrs. Olive Geiger Fair
cloth, secretary, declares.
Copies of the resolution were sent
to other associations, the House and
Senate District Committees and even
the President and Vice President. All
of them have at least been acknowl-
edged.
Some individuals writing the as
sociation are not identified in any
way with civic groups.
Since adoption of the resolution
this campaign for the filling of va
cancies by bona fide residents has
become paramount issue, and steps
will be taken when the group meets
Tuesday night to complete plans al
ready made to further the groups
efforts.
East Washington Heights.
TH recent order of District park
officials to move the holly trees
from Fort Dupont Park into
Anacostia Park will be acted upon
when the East Washington Heights
Citizens Association meets Tuesday
night, Mrs. Florence Jackson, secre-
tary, announces.
The order to remove them, she feels,
is just more evidence tina. residents
of Southeast must contribute to the
upkeep Of. the District and secure
none of the rewards.