Evening star., 1935-06-16
CH|LLUM HEIGHTS
R|DGEDED|CAT|ON
SLATED SATURDAY
Obtaining of Span Climaxes
20-Year Fight Waged by
Association.

A celebration Saturday night will
climax a 20-year fight by the Chillum
Heights Citizens Association for q
bridge over the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad tracks on upper New Hamp-
shire avenue northeast.
Included among the speakers are
Senator Fred H. Brown Of New Hamp-
shire, Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen,
Needhsm G. Turnage, United States
commissioner; DR.. Llewellyn Jordan
of the Bridges Committee of the
Board of Trade, and Nathan r. Smith,
chief engineer, Maryland State Roads
Commission.
Thomas w. Joy, president of the
Chillum Heights Citizens Association.
will deliver a welcome address and
Harrison M Dixon will serve as mas
ter Of ceremonies.
Program at 6 PM.
The program to be held at the bridge
at 6 pm, has been arranged by a
special committee appointed by the
association and headed by Cyrus T.
oCA N1A1S Will OlA NdAA
ouos subcommittee are the fol-
lowing:
Program-Olaf P. Solam, Dixon,
Joseph D. Bulman and George S.
Foreman. Seating-Enar Christen-
sen, Bulman and Arthur w. Cline.
Decoration-Mrs. Dora C. Leizear,
Mrs. Alice L. McConchie and. George
P. Richards. TranSportation-Mrs.
Leizear and Mrs McConchie. Core
spondence-Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Cline
and Foreman. Reception-Finnis D.
Morris and Charles A. Langley, both
past presidents of the association.
Ribbon barriers-Mrs. j. c. Brown,
Mrs. D. B. Finnell, Mrs. Cline and
Mrs. o. P. Solem. Finance-Mrs. Lei
Eear and Mrs. McConchie. Music
Cyrus T. Bright.
The completion of the structure will,
Bright asserts, fulfill a much needed
want of residents of the community.
In the past New Hampshire avenue
terminated at the railroad tracks
and continued on the other side,
with no means OF connecting the two
thoroughfares.
Street Well Paved.
The street north of the railroad
tracks is well paved and continues to
the District line at which point,
Bright says, the State Of Maryland is
to continue the road to join with the
Baltimore highway. This will relieve
the overcrowded situation existing on
the highway at the present.
The construction of the bridge is
possible through public works funds
appropriations, Bright says.
Other features of the program in
clude the invocation by Rev. r. j.
Bohanan and musical selections by
the Elks' Boys Band.
The guests of honor are Commits
sioner Hazen, Lyster H. Dewey, presi-
dent Petworth Citizens Association;
George v. Graham, chairman Streets
and Avenues Committee of the Board
of Trade; Walter Trey, president Ia
koma Park Citizens Association; r. H.
Llewellyn, chairman Bridges and
Highways Committee of the Board of
Trade.
w. G.. Magathan. president Citi-
Gems Association Of Takoma, D. c.:
w. A. Mellon of the Maryland State
Roads Commission, S. J. Prescott of
the Board Of Trades Streets and Av-
enues Committee, Ernest H. Pullman,
president Manor Park Citizens As
sociation; Charles w. Ray, president,
Br1ghtwood Citizens Association.
Other Guests Listed.
A. r. z. Scheer, president Joint
Conference of Northeast Citizens As
sociations; Daniel I. Sultan, District
Engineer Commissioner; Mrs. Mary
L. White of the Takoma Park Citi-
Eens' Association. Capt. H. C. White
hurst, District highway engineer;
Clifford r. Whyte, District bridge en-
gineer; James G. Yaden, president
Federation of Citizens Associations.
and Mrs. j. Enos Ray, welfare and
civic worker Of Maryland.
With the completion of this, one
OF the major aims of the civic body,
omcial programs for the event list five
other aims now to be sought by the
body. They are the completion of
Eastern avenue, completion of the
Fort Totten area as park, restricted
coming, assuring the development of
Q good grade residential area; con-
tinuous extension and improvement
OF streets and sidewalks, together with
the planting of trees, shrubs and
noWers, and coordination of the work
OF the association with other civic
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