Evening star., 1938-10-02
In District Civic Circles
Twenty.One Citizens Associations Meeting This
Week-AA Groups Convening After
annual Summer Recess.

The winter civic season gets fully
under way this week with the an
nouncement from 81 District citizens
associations that they will meet, many
for the drst time since the spring re-
cess.
October signals the end Of associa-
ton recesses for all the groups which
did not hold their first fall meetings in
September. It is for this reason that
the present week will be crowded with
more citizens association activities
than any week since last spring.
Following the resignation Of District
Commissioner George E. Allen last
month several successors to his post
have been proposed by civic bodies. The
closest Washington's disfranchised cit
izens can get to politics, as enjoyed by
voters Of the States, is to hold "pri-
maries" OF their own and select
prominent citizen, usually q member
OF their own association, for District
Commissioner. It will be safe to ex-
pect several new candidates for the
ONCE will be proposed by associations
meeting within the next few weeks.
Docs Not Hold Recess.
One group scheduled to meet this
Week-the Association Of Oldest In
habitants Of the Districts not among
those meeting for the first time after
. summer recess. This group meets
every month Of the year and will gather
Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the historic
old Union Engine House, at Nineteenth
and H streets NV.
A survey conducted among the ON
GERS Of the 81 associations scheduled
to meet this week reveals a full and
varied program.
Plans for appearing before the
Zoning Commission on October 5, when
1t holds hearings on proposed new
coming rules, will be discussed at the
meeting Of the Manor Park Citizens
Association tomorrow night in the
Whittier School. President George A.
Corbin said. The hearings are to
adopt rules to govern the proposed
Board Of Adjustments Of the Zoning
Commission. MI. Corbin said the asso-
ciAtion will also endeavor to secure
additional transportation facilities for
Third street and Kansas avenue be-
tween Gallatin and Sheridan streets
NV. Other items will include q dis
cussion OF public utility problems
and the condemnation Of Oneida place
between Seventh and Eighth streets
NV, for an extension to the proposed
Fort Drive. The group also will elect
omcers for the coming year.
To Hold Annual Election.
The Metropolis View Citizens Asso-
ciation will hold its first meeting since
June tomorrow night in the Crosby S.
Noyes School. The annual election of
Officers Is scheduled.
The Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association will open its fall season by
planning a campaign against sign
boards and other unsightly markers in
the District. This body meets Thurs
day at pm. in All Souls Memorial
Church.
The first report it ever heard of a
Federation of Citizens Association
meeting will be given tomorrow night
to the Bladensburg Road Citizens As
sociation by its new delegates, N. M.
Murray and William F. Ryan. This
group. which will meet tomorrow night
IN the Church Of Christ, was admitted
to membership In the federation re-
Gently and will hear q report Of last
nights meeting Of the federation.
President John D. Wolfe said a report
will be made on the recent budget
hearings conducted by the District
Commissioners. This group held its
nrst fall meeting In September.
Vice President to Preside.
r. H. Fielder Of the Citizens Asso-
citation Of Takoma, D. c., will preside
at tomorrow's meeting Of that group
IN the absence Of President w. c. Ma
gathan. The group. meeting in the
Takoma School auditorium, will take
steps to secure an appropriation in the
1910 budget to complete the Calvin
Coolidge High School. The new coming
regulations pending before the Zoning
Commission will also be discussed by
this body.
When the Dupont Circle Citizens
Association resumes its meetings to-
morrow after recess from May, 1t will
outline q program for the coming year,
including efforts to secure a larger
police force, enforced noise abatement
regulations and cleaner city, Presi-
dent w. p. Houghton announced yes
terday. The meeting will be at 4:30
nm. in the Mavflover Hotel
Ohcials Of the Michigan Park Citi-
zens Association said review of the
past years activities would be outlined
at tomorrow nights meeting of the
group in the Bunker Hill School.
Health Official Will Talk.
Col. H. B. Hayden. business manager
OF the Department Of Health and Hos
pitals Of the District, will address the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association
meeting Tuesday night In the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. The
last meeting Of this body was in June.
The annual election Of officers will
be held by members Of the North
Cleveland Park Citizens Association
Tuesday night at 1928 Window place
NV, President J. B. Dickman, jr..
stated. This group last met in May.
The Progressive Citizens Associa-
tion OF Congress Heights will nominate
omcers at its meeting tomorrow night
In the Congress Heights School, Sec
retary Theodore Edwards said. The
annual election will be in November.
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, president of
the Forrest Hills Citizens Association,
said this group, meeting tomorrow
night In the Ben Murch School, will
consider the formation of q proposed
Trad1c Committee to participate In q
city-wide safety campaign. Efforts will
also be made to limit the future
issuance of liquor licenses in the Chevy
Chase area to those now in effect. She
voiced objection to unsightly neon
signs attracting customers to liquor
stores ana said she would propose
legislation, similar to the Virginia laws.
governing the size and location Of