Evening star., 1935-06-02
OUTGOING LEADER
CITES SUCCESS Of
CONDUIT R0ADUN|T.
Capt. Ellis r. King Reviews
Achievements Made Dur
ing Past Year.

With q new slate Of officers elected
last week at its final meeting Of the
season, the Conduit Road Citizens
Association can we'll afford to take
time during the Summer months to
reflect back over the past two years,
when, under leadership Of Capt. Ellis
r. King, 1t gained the reputation Of
being one OF the real live-wire civic
units Of the city.
Capt. King has just completed his
second term as president Of the asso-
ciation. During this time. the group
saw the completion of the very project
which formed the basis for organiza-
tion Of a civic unit years ago. That
was the completion of the new Con-
duit road-now one OF the most mod
ern thoroughfares in the District.
New Officers Listed.
The new officers are: Frank Shull.
president; Charles E. Rich, first vice
president: Mrs. Eva Steiner, second
vice president; Grady p. Oakley. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Francis Behr,
corresponding secretary; J. F. Hes
Sanauu, treasurer, and Ellis r. King
and Mrs. Steiner delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
In final letter to members, Capt.
King made his annual report, in which
he recounted the activities, paid high
tribute to members whose work was
outstanding. and set forth the un-
finished work OF the association.
Following the policy inaugurated
last year." Capt. King wrote. the out
going president announces that the
following lady and gentleman were
the outstanding ones in assisting me
during the past year-Mrs. Joe Lyd-
dane and Clyde S. Bailey" Capt.
King stated Mrs Lyddane had spent
many davs at the District Building
and the Capitol in efforts to obtain a
field house and an adequate play
ground for the area.
The work of Bailey was cited in
connection with the Chain Bridge
repla project which. King
points out, now seems a real possibility
since the Commissioners have given
definite assurance an item OF $3.50 900
for the project will be included in next
years budget estimates. Bailey. said
King. has worked like a human
dynamo" toward completion Of this
project.
Library Project Advanced.
The matter OF a new public library
branch on Conduct road, Capt King
states. Is In the advance stages of
authorization from emergency relief
funds allotted to the District.
The unfinished work Of the year is
listed as follows:
!. Celebration Of the opening Of
Conduit road
2. Field house and playground
project which has been authorized
but not started
8. Better street car service. Capt.
King points out in this connection
that officials Of the Capital Transit
Co. refused to cooperate with the
association by not sending a repre-
sentative to meeting scheduled to
be devoted to a discussion of the
transit problem
4. Street work under emergency
relief funds.
D. Better ponce service. Capt. King
points out he believes it will be i'm
possible this year to get the six addi-
tional policemen requested.
Wishes Future Success.
After paying tribute TO other per-
sons and organizations who aided
him, and a word of thanks to The
Star and other newspapers, Capt.
King concludes the letter
I'm closing. may I wish the best
Of success to the incoming officers.
and may the Conduit Road Citizens
Association 60 on to higher success
and honors, anc may the territory
adjacent to Conduit road become the
outstanding one in the District of
Columbia in natural beauty, modern
Improvements and as congenial
place in which to reside. May the
other organizations of the community,
who have assisted during the past
year, have the greatest success in
years to come"