The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-05
WALSH ESTATE
REzON|NG PLAN
TO BE FOUGHT
Citizens Group Opposes
Apartment House
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

An application to rezone the
Walsh estate at 1920 Massachu'
sets Ave. N. W.. from residential
to first commercial, that would
permit the erection of an apart
ment house, was vigorously op'
posed in a resolution offered by
Admiral Joseph Strauss and unan.
imously adopted by the Dupont
Circle Citizens Association at a
meeting yesterday in the May
flower Hotel.
Reference was made to % for
eign embassies and legations on
Massachusetts, Avenue, west of
Dupont Circle, in consideration OF
which, II for no other reason, it
was urged the thoroughfare
should be continued as a high
class residential area.
HEARING TOMORROW
L. M. Leisenine will head COM
mittee to protest any change at
a hearing tomorrow before the
Zonlng Commission.
DR.. Harry A. Garfield was
named chairman of a committee
to study the proposed underpaSs
at Dupont Circle. The associa-
ton Endorsed a report by Ellery
C. Stowell, requesting the Board
Of Education to make repairs at
the Force Schol and appoint ad-
ditional men teachers.
Owing to the death of Demarest
Lloyd, president, Woodson P.
Houghton, first vice president, pre-
sided. A committee consisting of
Frank C. Baldwin, William Floyd
Crosby, and Rowland S. Marshall
was named to prepare a letter Of
coincidence to the relatives of
Mr.. Lloyd.
AID SUFFRAGE GROUP
Affiliation with the newly
formed District of Columbia Suf-
frage Association, to aid in obtain
ing suffrage for the District. was
voted by the Manor Park Citizens
Association at meeting last night
in Whittier School.
Resolutions were adopted asking
for a cross-town bus line through
Rock Creek Park, connecting Four
tenth Street and Connecticut
Avenue.
George A. Corbin was elected
president; Chas. D. Howard, first
vice president; ]. D. Smoot, second
vice president; E. H. Pullman, re-
cording secretary; Thomas j.
Reidy, corresponding secretary: T.
w. Buckley, treasurer. Mr.. Corbin
and w. H. Seaquist were elected
delegates to the Federation of Citi-
ZenS Associations.
CHANGE OPPOSED
Progressive Citizens Association
of Georgetown, meeting last night
in Curtis School, passed resolu-
lions opposing any change by
which the Supreme Court of the
District would be relieved from
appointing the Board of Educa-
ton.
Better police supervision was
asked for the Curtis Hyde and Ad-
Olson School Fairgrounds to pre-.
vent rowdyism after nightfall.
Office:G elected are: Elizabeth
Draper, president; Mrs. Charles T.
Wagner. first vice president;
James J. Sullivan, second vice
president: Jessie Sutton, third
vice president; Ann Keliher, re-
cording secretary; Theresa Tenny-
son, corresponding secretary; Edna
Ladston. treasurer. President
Draper and Mrs. Elizabeth T. Sui
Ivan were named delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
URGE NEW SCHOOL
The Forest Hills Citizens Asso-
citation, at last nights meeting in
the Ben Murch School, requested
the Commissioners and Board of
Education to seek financial sup
port Of the office of National Cap
ital Parks in making repairs and
improvements to the Woodrow
Wilson School grounds. The asso-
citation opposed any increase in
the 1889 District budget.
Declaring overcrowding of Bun
ker Hill Schol is detrimental to
the welfare of it's pupils, the
Bunker Hill Citizens Association,
at last nights meeting in the
school building voted to press its
demands for a new and larger
structure.
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