The Washington times., 1938-05-03
DUPONT CIRCLE.
C R 0 UP URGES
DAYLIGHT Tim E
StriCter Enforcement Of
! Antinoise Rule Asked
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
CitiEena Associations EditOE

munitieS, the Dupont Circle Citi-
Eens Association, meeting in the
Mayflower Hotel yesterday, gave
Endorsement to the Sacks bill, pro-
viding q similar change in the
District.
President WoodSon P. Hough-
ton, in his annual report, recon.
mended more strict enforcement
of the antinoise regulations, and
suggested no further steps be
taken at this time to secure the
Dupont Circle underpaSS, pending
O similar change scheduled for
Thomas Circle.
NOLAN SPEAKS
James A. Nolan, director of the
Criminal Justice Association, spoke
on District crime prevention.
Grover c. Ayers briefly discussed
the suffrage plebeScite Saturday.
Selection of officers resulted in
Mr.. Houghton continuing as pres
ident. Other officers named
were William Floyd Crosby, first
vice president, DR.. Harry A. Gar
field, second vice president; Row
land S. Marshall, secretary, and
w. Herbert Gill, treasurer. Miss
Margaret Delano Gage, Col. Spen-
GER Crosby, Frank C. Baldwin and
Major L. M. LeiSening, were named
members of the executive COM
mittee. The association adjourned
to meet again in October.
FOREST HILLS ELECTS
The Forest Hills Citizens ASso-
citation last night elected Mrs.
Leslie B. Wright, president, sue
ceeding L. A. CarrutherS, who re-
fused denomination.
Other officers elected were
Charles D. Hamel, vice president,
Franklin Baldwin, secretary, and
j. N. McCallum, treasurer.
Representatives to the congress
sional hearing on District suffrage
scheduled for May 10 we're di-
rected to inform the committee
that the association favored ma
tional representation over local
suffrage.
New members elected we're A. M.
Nevius, DR.. Walter C. Hess, Mr..
and Mrs. Blake Palm, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Whitman, AL Philip Kane
and Margaret Eckloff Kane.
PROTEST OLD CARS
Protest was made last night by
the Kenilworth Citizens Associa-
ton against the action of the
Capital Transit Company in re-
placing IL cars of the two-man
type with eight cars of the one
man type, which were declared
old, antiquated and unfit for Serv-
ice.
With officers of the association
asserting a shortage of serums at
Gallinger Hospital had impaired
recovery of patients, the Progress
sive Citizens Association of George
town last night made an appeal
to the District Health Officer, to
provide the institution with an
additional supply of serums for
treatment of pneumonia and diph-
liberia.
The association favored moving
up the registration of automobiles
date from January 1 to April l,
approved the new zoning regula,
lions, and urged restoration of all.
brick sidewalks in the Georgetown
area.
AT MANOR PARK
The Manor Park Citizens AsSo.
citation last night passed resolu
ton deploring any increase in the
real estate tax, due to failure OF
the House and Senate to agree on
the District revenue bill. 1t was
voted to cooperate with the Citi
zenS Association of Takoma,
D. c., in a Fourth of July celebra,
ton, at the Takoma recreation
center. Mrs. George A. Corbin
heads a committee, with a similar
group from the Whittier School
P.-T.A., to arrange a banquet at
an unannounced date in Albright
Memorial Church Hall. Fourth and
Rittenhouse Streets Northwest.
Bladensburg Road Citizens ASSo-
citation last night elected the fol,
lowing officers. Joseph D. Wolf
president; N. M. Murray, vice
president; Miss Elizabeth Green,
secretary; Miss w. o. benson, as
SiStant secretary; Jacob Krakower
financial secretary, and Spencer
Mifer, treasurer.
w. M. Thomas and L. M. Green
were named delegates to the
Federation Of Citizens Associa,
tionS.
Following an address by w. A
Driggers, secretary of the North
east Council of Citizens ASSocia
lions, the association went on rec
ord as favoring the BenningS site
for the District airport.
Speaking last night before the
Progressive Citizens Association Of
Congress Heights, Commissions
Melvin C. Hazen, said that if thu
Federal Government paid a tax or
its public buildings and grounds
equal to that paid by privatt
owners, the amount of the Fedora
appropriation toward maintaining
the District would be nearer $12
100000 than the $4,000, 900 appro
priated.
The Commissioner told of en-
tensive street Improvements sched
uled for Alabama and Nichol
Avenues, and Sketched the pre-
posed by pass in the Congress