Evening star., 1939-10-13
80 Garden Awards
Presented al Meetina
OF A. j. Park Citizens
Association Coils for
District Man as
Successor to Cox

Thirty prize awards for the best
gardens and flowers in the COM
munity were presented last night by
the American University Park Citi-
zens' Association at the regular
meeting of the association in Hurst
Hall. American University. Thomas
E. Lodge, jr., past president, pre-
sented the awards.
Terming the competition an ex-
cellent stimulant to community
mindedness and means of making
the entire city, as we'll as the COM
munity, a more enjoyable and beau
tiful place in which to live, Mr..
Lodge issued prizes that ranged
from valuable shrubs to garden
implements and even free auto
grease jobs and groceries. The prize
donations were offered by local busi-
ness establishments, private citi-
1ens and out-of-town concerns.
Contest Winners.
The contest was divided in three
classes: Master gardeners, honor
able mention gardens and cut flow
ers and arrangements. The prize
winners follow: Glass one, Alfred
B. Gawler, E. Constance Philpitt,
DR.. Bernard L. Jarman, Miss Mary
v. Judge, Elmer Tamkin, Mrs. Ora
G. Visel, Miss Rita Eppley, Maj.
Ross o. Baldwin, Albert Wright,
Roland M. Brown; class two, r.
Burch, Charles A. Burne, Raymond
D. Muir, Ugo j. Carusi, Charles B.
Jacobs, Robert L. Boykin, C. o.
Vermillion, Charles L. Stohr, H. l..
Brooks, DR.. Charles P. Ryland, Ed
win Furbershaw, George Wilkerson,
James Montgomery and Mrs. Kath-
crime Scherland; class three, Mrs.
Henry Blanluet, Mrs. A. Lloyd Nell,
Mrs. Jett Wayland, Mrs. Robert
Ridgeway, Mrs. George Geanaros,
Miss Ida L. Philpitt.
The Garden Committee, headed
by Jett Wayland, was accorded q
rising vote of thanks by the asso-
citation.
Commend Dents Appointment.
In a short business session pre-
eeding the prize awarding, the as
sociation voted for immediate ap-
pointment of District resident
to succeed Justice James E. Cox
IN the District Court. District Com
missioners were commended for the
appointment of Edward A. Dent
as District assessor, the citizens
voicing approval of the theory of
selecting career" men for such q
post.
Enlargement of the District Ma
tional Guard unit and throughout
the country was indorsed.
1t was decided that q member
ship drive be concentrated in the
area east of Forty-sixth and west Of
Forty-ninth streets NV, where a
boundary dispute between q neigh
boring association has recently
arisen.
Queen Candidate Announced.
Association President James E.
Maxwell announced that Miss Jean
Rogenmoser of 1885 Forty-ninth
street NV. will represent American
University Park in the coming Hal
1oWeen queen contest.
Mr.. Maxwell also announced the
chairmen of standing committees
for the season as follows: Vincent
B. Smith, education; Myron Walker,
zoning; Henry L. Colman, legisla-
ton; DR.. Eugene w. Higgins, health
and sanitation; E. M. Clark, pub
licity; Mrs. John P. Davenport, en-
tertainment; DR.. Charles P. Ryland,
public utilities; DR.. Ralph w. Barn
hard, recreation; w. B. Pollard,
traffic; Guy M. Carbon, fire and
mails; Arthur R. Pilkerton, streets:
Emory T. Ozabal, parks; w. Arthur
Ross, membership. Mr.. Lodge and
F. S. Sanford will serve as dele
gates to the Federation while Henry
L. Colman and Mr.. Maxwell repre-
sent American University Park at
the Northwest Council of Citizens
Associations,