Evening star., 1939-10-22
Petworth Library
Will Receive Flags
AT Ceremony Today
Columbia Heights Citizens
Will Hear Address by
Senator Cupper

Presentation of an American flag
and a District of Columbia flag to
the new Petworth Branch Public |
Library will be made at 4 pm. today |
at the library, Georgia and Kansas
avenues NV, under joint sponsor
ship of the Petworth Citizens As
sociation and the Petworth Woman's
Club.
Miss Charlotte Clarke, librarian,
will receive the flags. George w.
Potter, president of the citizens as
sociation, will present the American
flag and Mrs. Frank NJ Stuart, head
of the Woman's Club, the District of
Columbia flag.
Gratz E. Dunkum, member of the
Board of Education, will be principal
speaker at the ceremonies. The Rev.
Frank Steelman, pastor of the Pet
worth Methodist Church, will give
the invocation and the Rev. c. E
Hawthorne. pastor of the Wallace
Memorial Church, the benediction
Mrs. Alfred C. Norcross will lead the
salute to the flag and Mrs. James G..
Yaden the toast to the flag. The
program is in charge of Mrs. LIE
Verne Beales, chairman.
Capper Will Speak.
At an Executive Committee meet
Ing of the Columbia Heights Cit
izens' Association last week, it was
announced by President Luther R.
Maddox that Senator Arthur Capper
of Kansas, long an advocate of suf-
frage in the District, would be guest
speaker at the November meeting
of the association. Senator Capper's
subject will be Suffrage in the
District"
Mr.. Maddox also announced a
membership drive. At present, he
said, the total membership is about
400. Serving on the committee are
Col Glendie B. Young, A. B. Carly,
Mrs. Ernest Howard and DR.. A. v.
Smith.
John Ihlder, executive officer of
the Alley Dwelling Authority. has
been invited to address the Midcity
Citizens Association at it's meeting
tomorrow at 8 pm. in the Thomson
School. Twelfth and L streets NV.
His talk will be on slum clearance
proposed for the midcity section.
Officers to Be Named.
A. j. Driscoll, president of the
group, announced that in addition
to Mr.. Ihlder the program called
for moving picture to be presented
by the District tuberculosis Associa-
ton entitled "On the Firing Line"
and annual election of officers.
-Four other groups will also elect
officers this week. The North Cap
itol Citizens Association tomorrow
at 8 pm. in the Mckinley High
School, Anacostia Friday at pm.
in the Anacostia Junior-Senior High
School, Southeast Tuesday at 8 pm.
in the new Friendship House, 619 D
street Sc. and Trinidad Wednesday
at 8 pm. In the Wheatley School.
The Southeast association has in
Vlted two guest speakers. Washing
ton I. Cleveland. district manager of
the American Automobile Association.
will discuss pedestrian regulations
and Capt. Augustus c. johnson of
Battery H. 260th Coast Artillery of
the District National Guard will
speak on the Guards drive for new
members.
Prior to the meeting of the Trini-
dad group, members will be enter
tained by the Glee Club of the Eliot
Junior High School, Mrs. William
H. Mahoney, secretary, announced.
Drives Indorsed.
Meetings of the associations last
week continued to reveal preference
for David A. Pine as Judge of Dis
trict Court, vacancy existing since
the death of Justice Joseph w. Cox,
and Endorsement of the drives being
made by the District Chapter of the
American Red Cross and the District
National Guard for increased men,
bership.
One other feature last week was
the action of the Chevy Chase Citi-
zens' Association in again sponsor
ing a Halloween party for chill
dren of the community. A feature
picture and four or five comedies
will be shown at the E. V. Brown
School and the Woodrow Wilson
High School, beginning at z pm.
and continuing until II pm. Ad-
mission is by tickets, to be distrib-
uted free to children in the schools
In the Chevy Chase area.
Following is the schedule of meet
1ngs this week
Monday-Georgetown, Parish Hall
st. Johns Church, 8 pm; Midcity
Thomson School, 8 PM; North Cap
itol, Mckinley High School, 8 pm,
and Society of Natives, Washington
Club, 8 pm.
Tuesday - Hampshire Heights,
Barnard School, 8 pm, and South