The Washington times., 1938-10-05
CITIZEN GROUP.
KEEPS DICKMAN.
AS PRESIDENT.
Opposes Plan to Name
Safety Commission
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Association Editor

John B Dickman, jr.. was re-
elected president of the North
Cleveland Park Citizens Associa-
ton at meeting held last night.
Other officers elected are: H.F
Lock, first vice president; Wilbur
A. Callahan, second vice president,
and Miss Mary A. Walsh. Secre-
tary-treaSurer
The association voted opposition
to q movement to establish per
mament safety commission in the
city, holding that such work
should be done by the office of
the Director Of Traffic.
Better lighting and more police
protection in the section and I'M
provement at the Phoebe Hearst
playground also were requested.
LEE REELECTED
Randle Highlands Citizens AS
eociation, meeting last night in
the Orr School, reelected Adel-
bert w. Lee as president; H. r.
Wilson, vice president; Miss Mar
tina R. Fisher, executive secretary;
Arthur Hoyle, recording Secre-
tary, and ]. H. Mccall, treasurer.
Harry L. Stebbin and G. E. Pray
were named delegates to the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations.
A petition was approved to be
forwarded to the Zoning Com
mission, registering opposition to
q proposal to rezone from com
mercial to residential Minnesota
Avenue Southeast, between Penn
&ylvania Avenue and Naylor Road.
A resolution was drafted to
Superintendent of Police Brown
urging that all future permits for
paradeS be issued for Constitution
Avenue, and to refuse any appG-
cations for the use of PennSyl-
Vania Avenue, where it will mean
the roping off of that thorough
fare to the interference Of traffic
and business.
The association voted to join
with parent-teacher groups OF the
Orr and Randle schools in obtain
ing a census of small children
in both communities in a move
to open a class for the younger
groups at the Orr who now are
compelled to travel many blocks
to the Randle.
TRUSCOTT SPEAKS
Lieut.. Floyd Truscott, of No. II
precinct, was guest speaker.
Addressing the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association, meeting last
night in Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church, Col. H. B. Hay
den, business manager Of Depart
ment of Health and Hospitals of
the District, said that 500 unde-
sirable transients are flocking into
Washington monthly, which tax
the capacity of hospitals in giving
needed treatment.
To relieve serious congestion at
the District Building, Colonel Hay
den suggested the use Of the old
tubercular hospital buildings at
Fourteenth and Upshur Streets,
for the clerical force Of the Dis
trict Health Office which num-
bers about 800. The proposal was
taken under adviSement.
The association opposed bill
drawn by the National Safety
Commission, to establish perma-
nent safety commission in the Dis
trict. Resolutions were adopted
assailing the Capital Transit Com
pany for failure to place routing
signs on the reear Of the new one
man street cars, and for failure
to have proper ventilating system
installed.
FIGHT UNDERPASS
Opposition was voted against
the proposed construction of an
underpass through Massachusetts,
Avenue at Thomas Circle, and the
District Highway Department was
urged to proceed with the original
plan of running the underpaSs
through Fourteenth Street.
President Luther r. Maddox an
nounced the following committee
chairmen: Law and legislation,
Charles T. Clayton; public safety.
George H. Brown; public utilities,
Marie Flynn Maddox; finance,
Capt j. D. Wright; general well
fare, DR.. Erwin Steinman; educa-
tion and schools, DR.. A. v. Smith;
streets and alleys, Rodney Rick
etts; recreation, Lillian Cheno-
weth; real estate conditions, AL
ton B. Carly; business relations,
william C. Strauss; crime, Alex
ander Cruickshanks; social, Mrs.
Hersey Munroe: membership, DR..
Glendie B. Young; suffrage, Jo-
Seph c. Kennedy.