Evening star., 1937-03-28
NEW NORTHEAST
GROUP IS ACTIVE
B!adensburg Road Body Is
Already Obtaining Project
Needs for Area.

The secretary's minutes show only
a l0-month existence for the Bladens.
burg Road Citizens Association, but
the membership now numbers 1870, It
publishes a monthly civic magazine
and has attained some OF the civic
improvements which were the cause
Of its organization.
Thirty residents met last May In the
Avalon Heights Church of Christ at
the suggestion OF William P. Thomas,
feeling that their area of the city was
not being properly represented by any
citizens association. They adopted a
| constitution, thus forming the present
group, with the following boundaries:
Eastern avenue and the District
| line on the north; Eastern Branch Of
the Anacostia River on the east: r
street northeast on the south; Vista,
Franklin and Eighteenth streets on
the west.
Met During Summer.
The association continued to meet
through the Summer months last
year, which members feel made the
task of organizing more difficult be-
cause 1t is during this time that other
citizens assOcla tionS are recessed and
the civic season is comparatively quiet.
Only two months later the group
published the first copy of Civic
News, the official organ. which later
carried minutes of meetings lists Of
officers and committee chairmen, news
of local interest and editorials B. S.
Elliot was elected managing editor Of
the publication.
Thomas served as temporary chair
man of the organization meeting and
in June the following slate of officers
were elected: William F. Ryan, presi-
dent; Thomas, first vice president:
Mrs. May H. Easton. secretary; Miss
w. O. benson, assistant secretary. DR..
Jacob KrakoWer, financial secretary,
and S. j. Miser, treasurer. The next
annual election will be held before a
Summer recess which the association
will observe this year, Thomas said.
The association was represented at
hearings on the 1888 District budget
TO appeal for several local improve
ments, including street and sidewalk
pavement projects. street lights, sewer
installations and traffic lights.
Joins Conference.
In November the association Joined
the JOINT Conference of Northeast
Citizens Associations and will par
ticipate in the formal opening ex-
ercises on May of the new fire house
on Rhode Island avenue at Fourteenth
street northeast. Delegates TO the
conference are Mrs. William F. Ryan
and Mrs. Jesse Robertson.
At recent conference with D. J.
Locke of the Capital Transit Co,
Thomas asked for a cross-town bus
system from Bladensburg road to
Bunker Hill road northeast. He was
told that nothing could be done by
the company until a number of new
busses are received and that a sur
vey would be made as to the needs
for the proposed line within the near
future. The association now seeks
survey of needs for bus service by
way of New York avenue to down.
town areas.
At present the group is seeking elm
ination of switch engine whistles blow
ing at the Langdon railroad station:
local motion picture house; better
surfacing Of streets, which was one
of the prime reasons for the groups
organization. First project listed Is the
paving Of Evarts street northeast
between Twenty-second and Twenty
fourth streets.
Other Improvements Sought
Other street improvements sought
include permanent surfacing of r
street within its area; the extension
Of New York avenue from its present
terminus on Bladensburg road 10
Cheverly, Md, as main traffic out
let from the city, and the extension
Of South Dakota avenue to converge
with New York avenue. The North
east Conference has indorsed the New
York avenue project
Eligibles for membership are all
white residents and tor) property
owners within its boundaries
Committee chairmen of the group
are the following: Membership. H E.
Brooks; schools, Mrs. E. F. Gallagher;
streets and sidewalks, j. D. Wolf:
public utilities, w F. Mcbride; parks
and Fairgrounds, j. W. Woodruff; fire.
police and mail, Milton Hicks: sewer
and water, Mrs. Jesse Robertson, and
health and sanitation, DR.. F. J. Fa-
brizo
The association meets on the first
Monday Of each month at the Church
Of Christ but is considering changing
the date to the first Wednesday.