Evening star., 1935-10-06

with northern part of city by direct
route.
Progressive Citizens Association OF
Georgetown, 8 PM, Curtis School. A
speaker from the Medical Society OF
the District and the annual election
of officers are slated by Mrs. Mabel
Jennings Fry, president.
Tuesday, October 8.
Brookland Citizens Association, 8
pm, Masonic Hall, Twelfth and Mon
roe streets northeast.
Burleith Citizens Association, 8
pm, Georgetown Public Library. In
stead of meeting at the Gordon Junior
High School as it did up until its last
meeting in June, President j. S. Cor
rell announces the newly opened
Georgetown library at this months
meeting place.
A speaker from the Medical Society
of the District will be heard, after
which an inspection of the new library
will be made.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
Citizens Association. 8 pm, st. Al
bans Church Parish Hall. DR.. j. c.
Reisinger of the District Medical So
ciety will speak on the tuberculosis
survey, Mrs. Olive George Faircloth
declares.
East Washington Heights Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Bradbury Heights
Methodist Church. Action obtaining
improvements in local streets before
Winter weather will be taken, Presi-
dent Charles H. Baumbach declares.
North Randle Community Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Free Methodist
Church. Organized on July 10 of
this year and with four meetings al
ready held. this group nominated per-
manent officers at its September meet
ing and will elect these candidates
Tuesday night. S. J. De Misi, secre-
tary, reveals.
Principal business before the group
is the securing of additional schools
for grade school children. Mrs. Bes-
sic hilbert, chairman of the Schools
Committee, has already made a plea
over the radio for city-wide support
for additional school facilities for
North Randle Highlands. Further
consideration of this problem is slated
at this meeting.
Transportation also ranks as a
leading matter of Importance to local
residents. The busses now serving the
area run on the following schedule:
Every half hour during rush hours
and every hour during non-rush hours.
The association is waging a battle
now to reduce this schedule to Is min
utes for rush hour and half hour for
non-rush hour service.
Wednesday, October 9.
American University Park Citizens
Association, 8 pm, Hurst Hall, Ameri.
can University. For six years this
association has sponsored garden con.
tests. Wednesday night the sixth an.
nual lawn, garden and flower contest
will be celebrated, and prizes of flow.
ers, evergreens and shrubbery will be
awarded to winning residents. Thomas
E. Lodge will take charge of this end
Of the program.
The annual election of officers is
scheduled.
Last month the body adopted a
resolution opposing the application for
permit for the construction of a
filling station in the 1900 block of
Massachusetts, avenue. This is the
only property from Wisconsin avenue
to the District line which is zoned
commercial, Lodge points out, on an
avenue which is essentially residential.
Following last months action, further
steps will be taken this month, he de-
clares.
Benning Citizens Association. 8
pm, Odd Fellows Hall, SOB Minnesota
avenue northeast.
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation, 8 pm, Woodbridge ub-branch
Library. DR.. F. j. Crowley of the
Medical Society of the District will
be this groups speaker in the case
survey in public schools.
President Clayton c. Marsh promises
action on public utility matters.
Richard Ledger will bring in a report
charging the transit company with
taking new busses promised the Rhode
Island avenue line and placing them
on the Chevy Chase line. Complaining
that Rhode Island avenue bus riders
have to pay $l.25 for weekly passes,
whereas Connecticut avenue riders pay
only 81, will be made also.
Friday, October IL.
Brightwood Citizens Association, 8
pm, Paul Junior High School. The
election of officers for the ensuing year
will feature the annual meeting of this
body, President Charles w. Ray
announces.
Saturday, October IL.
Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
ton, 8 pm, Mount Pleasant Branch
Library. AS result of Endorsement
OF its resolution urging cleaner streets
by many other citizens associations,
DR.. A. A. Chenay will report on the
results of this movement at this open
ing meeting for the Fall season.
At the May meeting the annual
election of officers was held. The fol-
lowing new officers will be installed
Saturday: r. j. Werner, president;
Mrs. w. G. Stuart, vice president;
John D. La Mater secretary, re-
elected, and Daniel Foley, treasurer,
reelected.
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