The Washington times., 1938-10-12
CITIZENS ASK
N 0 R E POLICE
ON PARK DUTY
Logan-Thomas Circle
Residents Complain
By A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Citizens Associations Editor
Failure to patrol the Logan
Circle Park frequently was charged
against the police force last night
at a meeting of the Logan-Thomas
Circle Citizens Association.
Spokesman declared it was only
on rare occasions that a PARK
policeman visits the circle and, be-
cause of these infrequent visits,
much of the landscaping OF the
park has been destroyed and other
depredations committed.
The association also urged the
timing of traffic lights around the
circle be changed to permit peoes-
trians an additional five seconds
to cross the streets.
ELECT AT SUMMIT PARh
Summit Park Citizens Associa-
ton last night elected Mrs. Leila
Marshall, president; U. S. Fisher
first vice president; W. P. Fallon,
second vice president; j. F. DAVIS,
secretary; C. L. Hall, financial
secretary; C. L. Hall, treasurer;
Mrs. Marshall and w. j. Smith,
delegates to the Federation OF
citizens Associations; Fisher,
Smith, and George Marshall. dele
gates to the Southeast Council.
Identification was urged Of the
center parkway on Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast, from Second
to Seventeenth Streets. A resolu-
ton was ordered drafted to Major
Ernest w. Brown, commencing the
work of the Metropolitan Police.
Milton Clark was speaker from
the Community Chest.
FOR COMMISSIONER
Burleith Citizens Association
last night indorsed resolution by
Mrs. Ernest Field Parkinson, urg-
ing President Roosevelt to appoint
as District Commissioner a bona
fide resident of the District for at
least ten years, well Versed in civic
and business matters.
The association voted to renew
an old request for paving OF the
south side of r Street between
Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh
Street and on Thirty-seventhI
Street between River Road and
r Street N. w., adjacent to the
House Of Good Shepherd. w. B.
Whipple, was named to represent
the association at a meeting to
be called by the Public Utilities
Commission, on the proposed re-
routing Of Glover Park-Trinidad
buses.
WANTS INFORMATION
Col. Davi McCoach, Engineer
Commissioner. told members OF
the Barry Farms Civic Associa-
tion, at last nights meeting ne
proposed to make personal contact
with Eli citizens groups in order
to obtain first-hand information
as to the needs of the District.
The association approved an ex
tenSiVe list o, needed street i'm
provementS foz their territory, and
urged the extension of sewerage
on Alabama Avenue to Camp Sims.
New members elected were ]. A.
Baltimore anc John Montague.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association, meeting last
night in the Arcade Building,
named B. A. Levitan, George A.
Ford, its president, and H. c.
Phillips, secretary, to present to
the Public Utilities Commission a
petition signed by over 10000, rep
reSenting business, civic, and
church organizations, urging a
croSS-town bus line through Rock
Greek Park, connecting BladenS-
burg Road Northeast and West
moreland Circle Northwest.
DR.. M. Gottleib, I Mason, and
Ferguson Geney form a nominal
ing committee to report at the
November meeting election of of.
ficers. New members received
were James E. Magner and John
B. Wilson.
SLUM CLEARANCE
John 1hlder, executive officer
OF the Alley Dwelling Authority,
last night outlined to the North
ern Seventh Street Business Mems
Association, meeting at Immacu-
late Conception Hall, plans for
slum clearance throughout the
District especially the associations
territory.
The group selected its president,
David Wise, to arrange for the
Christmas Lane from Mount Yer,
non Place to Florida Avenue
Northwest.