Evening star., 1936-05-10
New CIVIC GROUP
/. TO PLAN PROGRAM
Fairgrounds, Street Repairs
and Transportation to Be
Conn. Ave. Projects.

A strong campaign for list Of civic
improvements, including Fairgrounds,
street repairs and better bus transpor-
tation. will get under way at the next
meeting OF the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association. The association,
recently reorganized after three-year
period of inactivity, will also elect dele
gates to the federation and complete
the roster Of the Executive Committee
by the appointment Of standing COM
| mittee chairmen.
Harry Grove, president, has pointed
out that at present there are no super
| vised Fairgrounds in the association
area. At the two public schools in
| that section, the John Eaton, at
Thirty fourth and Macomb streets,
and the Oyster, at Cleveland avenue
and Calvert street, there are small
Fairgrounds, but neither Of these is
open after school hours or during
Summer vacation periods.
Fairgrounds Inadeqdate.
"The playground situation along
Connecticut avenue is very poor"
| Grove said There is not sufficient
space for the children to play. Whas
we want is more Fairgrounds and ade-
quate supervision"
There are several undeveloped tracts
! of land in the neighborhood which
association members believe could be
made into model recreation centers.
Plans have been made to introduce
resolutions at the next meeting, ask
ing that this be done and also re-
uuesting that the playground be
| equipped with chinning bars. see
saws. swings and other playground
apparatus.
! Another matter which is on the as.
sociation calendar for consideration
is the bus transportation along Con.
necticut avenue. Members have COM
planned of overcrowding. inadequate
ventilation and improper spacing OF
busses. They have also called atten-
ton to the difficulty they have ex-
perienced in finding seats or even
standing room on the buSses during
the morning rush periods. Grove has
suggested an increased use OF stag
gered hours by Government depart-
ments and large business houses as
one method which might help solve
the seating and oVercrowding problem.
He also believes express bus service,
| starting at Macomb street and pick
ing up passengers as far as Calvert
street. would relieve the situation
somewhat.
The constitution of the old assoc
citation, with several changes and
additions. has been adopted as that
of the new group. Chief among these
changes is an increase in the size OF
the association territory by extend'
ing the northern boundary from Ord
way street to Van Ness street. The
! other boundaries are Rock Crees
Park and the Zoo on the east, Calvert
street on the south and Cleveland
avenue and Thirty-fourth street on
the west.
Officer Roster Enlarged.
The roster of officers was enlarged
to include two vice presidents. An
other change made provides that del
egates to the federation are to be
elected by the association instead
of being appointed by the Executive
Committee as formerly. Member
ship requirements were changed to
admit persons regularly employed
or conducting a business in the as
sociation territory as well as those
who live there.
In addition to Grove, who has served
previous term as president of the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
ciation, the officers are DR.. William
H. Ross. first vice president; j. NJ.
Whitman, second vice president; Al.
Ian Fisher. secretary, and Miss Eliz-
abeth v. Grove, treasurer.
Grove is also a member of the
Board of Trade. having joined that
body in 1900 He was recently elect
ed to the Beard of Directors of that
organization and has served on its
Membership Committee for number
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