Evening star., 1938-01-09
WEEKLY REVIEW.

berculosis Hospital as q convalescent
home for Gallinger patients; instructed
its president, Charles E. S. Rich, to ap-
pear before the Senate and House Dis
trict Committees requesting that the
1899 budget corltain funds for . peo-
pies counsel.
OLDEST INHABITANTS a
review Of 1887 by the associations
chronicler, John Clagett Proctor, who
cited the appointment last year Of q
native Washingtonian, Police Court
Judge Hobart Newman, Is being "un-
usual" For many years the associa-
tion has been on record as favoring
native Washingtonians for local jobs;
announced plans for the testimonial
dinner, January 26, at the Willard
Hotel, in honor of the 80th birthday
anniversary Of Theodore w. Noyes,
president of the association and editor
of The Star. and the 91st birthday an
niversary Of John r. Mahoney, finan-
cial secretary Of the association, at the
Old Union Engine House tomorrow
at 8 pm.
FOREST HILLS-Approved Tempo
rary use Of the old tuberculosis Hospi-
tai as Gallinger adjunct; announced
that annual dinner Of the association
would be held January IS at the Co.
lumbia Country Club, with Senators
Thomas of Oklahoma and Capper of
Kansas tentatively due to speak.
METROPOLIS VIEW - Indorsed
the move to preserve the old Stephen
Decatur House on jackson place NV.
CONGRESS HEIGHTS PRoGREs-
SIVES-Adopted alresolution opposing
the use of gasoline tax funds for any
purposes other than highway main
tenance.
MANOR PARK-Indorsed a resolu-
ton calling for speedy action on plans
for the new Calvin Coolidge Senior
High School with proviso asking for
a pitched roof and cupola: another
resolution passed approving calling for
a staff and personnel adequate to per-
nit the Public Utilities Commission to
function with the efficiency of private
corporations; opposed the diversion of
gasoline tax funds to purposes other
than highway maintenance
CITIZENS OF TAKOMA, d. c.
Approved again the extension of the
bus route Of the Capital Transit Co.
northward on Fifth street NV, from
Aspen to Cedar street; opposed use Of
the gasoline tax funds for street light
ing
DUPONT C1RCLE-Heard talk by
L. A. Carruthers. president OF the
Federation Of Citizens Associations,
who advocated sales levy and pre-
dlcted the re-enactment Of the busi-
ness privilege tax and retention of the
increased tax on real property.
BLADENsBURG RoAD-opposed
sales tax and business privilege tax.
NOR TIL CLEVELAND PARK -
Passed resolution condemning the
suggestion Of Maj Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent Of police, which would
raise the present speed limit of auto
mobiles from % to Is miles per hour
in congested areas and 80 to IS miles
per hour in outlying sections: another
resolution called for the annual in
spection of all motor vehicles.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Demanded
thorough investigation of hospital and
police treatment Of Thomas P. CAL
lagher. who was treated for alcoholism
at Gallinger Hospital Saturday a week
ago and then locked up in a police
cell for II hours before 1t was dis
covered he was suffering from brain
conclusion: passed resolution favor
ing District income tax; other action
included asking appointment Of a
washington lawyer to succeed Leslie
c. Garnett as district attorney; re-
1terated its stand that trial by Jury not
be dispensed with in lunacy and Juve-
nile Court proceedings; favored nom
resident students paying a tuition to
attend District schools: urged con-
gresslonal action to stop vivisection of
dogs by medical science; reanirmed its
stand that public utilities in the Dis
trlct should be placed under direct
Federal control; opposed substitution
OF a medical examiner for coroner and
aoontlon OF coroner's juries; opposed
increase in the District speed limit
from ~ to rs miles per hour; reop-
posed use OF the old tuberculosis Hos
pltal as a convalescent home for GAL
linger patients.
SOUTHEAST-Advocateds s,,nervi.
sion of playground activities under
the Board Of Education; requested
urgent need" for trafic signals at
Fifth and Sixth streets on Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. and q 24-hour sie-
nal light at the corner of Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
FRIENDSHIP-Opposed any in
crease in speed limits in the District.
citing the increase of seven traffic
deaths last year over the figure for
1895: passed motion suggesting that
David A. Pine be appointed to MI the
vacancy created by the resignation
OF Leslie c. Garnett, United States
attorney for the District. Mr.. Pine ts
now acting in that capacity.
The Kenilworth and Progressive
Citizens of Georgetown Associations
also met, but did not take action on
any city-wide problems.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, January 10.
H1LLCREST-East WASHINGTON
Heights Baptist Church. 8 p.m.
KALORAMA-221s Wyoming ave-
nue. 8 pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. School. &
pm
PARK VIEW-Park View School.
8 pm.
PINEY BRANCH-Roosevelt High
School, 8 pm.