Evening star., 1938-06-05
GROUPS TO HOLD
SOCIAL MEETINGS
Manor Park and Citizens
of Takoma, D. C., Join
Tomorrow Night.

OF laK0ma, u. e., Join
Tomorrow Night.
Entering into the last month Of the
civic season, citizens' associations
meeting this week will confine activi-
ties to the social rather than the
business side.
Principal among these viii be q
joint social gathering of members Of
the Manor Park and Citizens Of Ia
koma, D. c., Associations at the Ia
koma Park playground, Fifth and
Whittier streets NV, tomorrow at
6:15 pm.
WEEKLY REVIEW.
tReview Of the civic week from
Thursday, May 26, to Thursday,
June 2:
CONDUIT ROAD-Informed BY
Public Utilities Commission that pro-
posal to abandon street car service
on Cabin John line west Of George
town and substitute buses had been
reconsidered; Endorsed motion urging
President Roosevelt appoint a bona
nde" resident of District to fill va
cancy Of Commissioner caused BY
resignation Of George E. Allen; elected
Walter D. Cunyus president, to sue
ceed Charles e. S. Rich.
BURROUGHS - Urged President
Roosevelt recommend machinery
through which White House could
be advised officially by District citi-
zens on their choice for Commits
sioners; Endorsed suffrage platform
recognized by Citizens Conference on
District of Columbia Suffrage; voted
TO ask Public Utilities Commission to
extend cross-town bus service from
Catholic University to Bladensburg
road through Burroughs area.
ANACOsTIA-Asked 10-year resi-
dence requirement for appointment
as District Commissioner; opposed
fair trade practices bill pending in
Congress: approved request of better
working conditions and hours at Gal
linger Hospital and recommended
placing Of Jefferson memorial In East
Washington.
LoGAN-THOMAs CIRCLE-In-
dorsed Arthur Clarendon Smith for
position of civilian Commissioner OF
District; reelected Mrs. Ella M
thompson president; opposed siroyich
Dill for District suffrage.
n
soUTHEAsT-Advocated widening
OF East Capitol street and East Capi-
tol street area as proposed recently
oy National Capital Park and Planning
commission; urged auditorium for
Southeast Washington; indorsed VIII
nam NICK. Clayton for position as
District Commissioner to succeed
George E. Allen, who has resigned;
asked bus service from First and =
streets Sc. to Union Station.
OLDEST INHABITANTS Urged
Senate to approve Copeland b,ll
which would name new Pennsvl-
Vanla Avenue Bridge in honor of .John
Philip Sousa; heard remarks from,
L. A. Carruthers, president OF the
Federation Of Citizens Associations,
who explained nature of city.wide
community Fourth Of July celebra-
ton; association also made plans for
lts own celebration on that date. an
pointed Jesse c. Suter as COMMITTEES
OF one to represent association at ded-
ication of new Chain Bridge july II,
FRIENDSHIP Urged homestead
exemption law for District; reaf-
11rmed its stand in protesting eer-
tain residential A restricted areas
being rezoned now and under con-
sideration by the Zoning Commission: ::
asked appointment of District resi-
dents to three additional tudgaships
established by recent act of Con-
gress; nominated Thomas Z. Lodge
former head Of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, as District
Commissioner to succeed George z,
Allen; reelected Samuel ]. Flick
niger president at annual elections,
CIVIC CALENDAR.
The following associations are sched-
uled to meet this week:
Monday, June 6.
BLADENSBURG ROAD Church
Of Christ, Twenty-eighth and Doug
las streets NE, 8 pm.
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF TA-
KOMA, D. C.-Takoma Park Play
ground, Fifth and Whittier streets
NV, 6 pm.
KENILWoR 9TH - Kenilworth
School, 8 pm.
MANOR PARK - Takoma Park
Playground, Fifth and Whittier streets
NV, 6 pm.
METROPOLIS vIEw-crosby s.
Noyes School, 8 pm.
PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS OF
CONGRESS HEIGHTS - Congress
Heights School, 8 pm.
Tuesday, June 7.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS - FourN
Presbyterian Church, pm.
Wednesday, June 8.
RHODE ISLAND AVENUE-Wood.
ridge Branch Public Library, 8 pm
FOREST HILLS-Pierce Mill, EocA
Creek Park, s pm.
Friday, June 10.