Evening star., 1937-09-12
EIGHT UNITS OPEN
SEASON THIS WEEK
Congress Heights Seeking
lnterceptor-A. u. Park
Officers Elected.

Although two civic groups met dur
Ing the Summer months and two
others renewed their sessions last
week after a three months recess,
the 1878 civic schedule for the
District will get under way in earnest
this week. with eight associations
holding their initial meetings.
The Congress Heights body met
Thursday night and confined its
opening session to consideration of
accumulated mail and discussion of
the Oxon Run interceptor. for which
an appropriation Of $4,000 for ini-
tial construction was made by the
last Congress.
The American University Park
Citizens Association Friday night
gave principal consideration to cleo
ton of officers and delegates to the
federation.
The Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tsnts and the Citizens Forum of Co.
lumba Heights met throughout the
Summer.
The eight associations scheduled to
meet this week are:
Monday. September 13.
BLADENSBURG ROAD-Will con-
sider proposal to join the Federation
Of Citizens Associations. The meet
Ing will be called at pm. in the
Church of God, Twenty-eighth and
Douglas streets northeast.
MANOR PARK-Reports of a COM
mittee of four, which appeared at
public hearings Friday in the District
Building on the 1889 District budget.
Will be heard when the group con-
venes at pm. in the Whittier School
Fifth and Sheridan streets.
CONGRESS HEIGHTS PROGRESS
SIVE-The baby" association of the
city will hold its meeting at 8 pm. in
the Congress Heights Baptist Church
Esther and Brothers place southeast
A request for surface sewers and the
paving of Alabama avenue southeast
from Nichols avenue to Walker Hill
road will be made, it was announced
yesterday.
STANTON PARK-Nommatio of
officers are in order at this meeting
with election in October. William A.
Bartle, secretary, announced. The
group will meet in the Peabody School.
Fifth and C streets northeast. at 8pm
HILLCREST-The association will
meet at 8 pm. in the East Washing
ton Baptist Church, Alabama and
Branch avenues southeast. School
facilities for the community will be
the topic OF discussion. according To
Charles F. Foster, president
Tuesday, September ID.
RANDLE HIGHLANDS-Ren
of the District Fire and Police De-
partments in the 1889 budget will be
ulscused. A. w. Lee, president. an
nounced. Also increased traffic over
the pennsylvania avenue bridge due
TO the rerouting of vehicular traffic
from the Eleventh street bridge while
repairs are being made to the latter
structure, will also come UP for dis
cuSsion. The Mechanics Hall 2407
Minnesota avenue southeast. will be
the meeting place at pm.
NORTH RANDLE COMMUNITY
VIII meet for the first time since NAV
IN the Free Methodist Church. Min
nesota avenue and f street southeast
az 8 pm, NJ. G. Fincham. president
announced.
wednesday, September Is.
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE-The
association viii hold a belated meet
ing IN the Woodbridge Branch Public
Library, 2206 Rhode Island avenue
northeast, at 8 pm. The group ordi-
nariiy meets the first Wednesday of
escn month. but due to Labor dav
Deing so close and a number of the
members absent from the city. it was
aecloeo to move the meeting night
osck week. The organization will
resume its meetings on the regular
schedule thereafter.