The Washington times., 1937-02-02
CITIZENS ASK
DC. RACEB BILL
OPPOSITION
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor.

Citizens Associations Editor.
The Citizens Association of Ia
koma, D. C. at a meeting last
night in Takoma School, voted
approval to a resolution by George
E. Sullivan, opposing pending
legislation to legalize horse racing
in the District.
Another resolution opposed any
proposal to abolish the office OF
Peoples Counsel.
w. M. Green, chairman OF the
committee on education. was d1-
rected to ascertain why improve
ments are being delayed at the
Paul Junior High School.
Dinner February 8
Mrs. w. C. Magathan, chair
man of the dinner committee, an
nounced that Monday February 8,
a dinner will be held at the Ep1s-
copal Parish Church Hall at $3.50
p. m.
New members admitted were
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Burton D. Seeley and
DR.. and Mrs. Lyle Davis.
Unanimous disapproval OF the
Jacobs committee report on fiscal
relations, was voiced by the Pro
gressive Citizens Association, OF
Georgetown, at a meeting held
last night in the Curtis School.
1t was pointed out that the COM
mittee failed to give due cons1dera-
ton of the amount of private prop
erty of the Federal Government,
nor to the amount Of private prop
erty of high taxable value that Is
being used in the Federal build
ing program.
The members expressed indigna-
ton at the increase in taxes they
would have to pay if the report is
accepted by Congress.
Transit Change
The Capital Transit Company
was petitioned to make important
changes to increase service on the
P Street bus line.
The association registered op-
position to the Lemke Bill, which
eliminates vaccination as one OF
the requirements for children en-
tering public schools.
The Commissioners we're asked
in a resolution to widen Wisconsin
Avenue from M Street to Thirty
fifth Street.
John Ilder, executive officer of
the Alley Dwelling Authority, told
of contemplated improvements for
slum sections.
Dupont Circle
The Dupont Circle Citizens AS
sociation, meeting at the May
flower Hotel yesterday, authorized
its president, DemareSt Lloyd, to
head committee to oppose the re-
Zoning of the east side of TWenti-
eth Street between R and S Streets
and the north side of R Street in
the same block.
The committee was also di-
rected to oppose a reported at
tempt to rezone New Hampshire
avenue north of Dupont Circle.
The Manor Park Citizens AsSo-
citation last night passed reSolu-
tions requesting Congress to re-
ject the Jacobs Committee report
on fiscal relations.
Resolutions were adopted op-
posing the rezoning of a large
northern tract of the associations
territory for business and con.
Struction of apartment houses.
New members elected were Mr..
and Mrs. M. j. Murray, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Yendel and Morris
Lanman.
Michigan Park
The Michigan Park Citizens AS
sociation donated $17.51 to the
Red Cross, for flood relief work.
The following we're placed in
nomination for the March election
of officers: John j. Hurley, for
president; John De Marco, first
vice president; Sarah Moriarty,
second vice president; Franklin L.
Adams, treasurer; Dorothy Park
hill, secretary, and John Boettler,
financial secretary; John Hillyard
and William Carhart we're named
delegates to the Federation of Citi-
ZenS Associations. William Tobin,
Joseph L. Parkhill and Emmett
Carr form the executive committee.
The Forest Hills Citizens ASso-
citation adopted resolutions by
Charles D. Hamel, requesting Con
gress to give a more favorable con-
sideration to the District in the
allotment of Federal appropria-
tions in the annual budget.
Gen. Mason M. Patrick was
named chairman of the annual
dinner to be held at the Columbia
Country Club Tuesday at 7 p. m.