Evening star., 1939-12-03
Pine 10 Be Speaker
Modest Inhabitants
Banquet Thursday
Associations Regular
Meeting to Be Held
Wednesday Evening

of Oldest Inhabitants OF the District
of Columbia Thursday at the Raleigh
Hotel in celebration of the associa-
tons 74th anniversary.
Mr.. Pine. native Washingtonian,
has been indorsed by numerous civic
and business organizations in the
city for the vacancy in District Court
occasioned by the death of Justice
Joseph W. Cox. The Association of
Oldest Inhabitants and the Society
of Natives are a few of the organ
izations that have indorsed Mr.. Pine
for this position.
A musical program and old songs
by Mrs. Marie C. Deal and an orig
inal poem by John Clagett Proctor,
vice president of the association,
also will be presented. A reception
will be held in the Raleigh Hotel
at 7 pm. followed by the dinner at
7:3O.
The regular monthly meeting of
the association will be held as usual
Wednesday at 7:3O pm. in the Old
Union Engine Home, Nineteenth
and H streets NV.
Bridge Opening Ceremonies.
Saturday at 2:30 pm. ceremonies
marking the opening of the south
or downstream half of the John
Philip Sousa Bridge over the Ana
costa River. will be held with Dis
trict officials and civic leaders OF
Southeast in attendance.
Ado1horf Wy loo v,rociIo,o& &f
Randle Highlands Citizens Associa-
tion and vice president of the South
east Businessmen Association, who
was appointed general chairman of
the affair, announced that Commis-
sloners Melvin G. Hazen and David
McCoach, jr., and Director of High
ways Herbert c. Whitehurst, were
expected to attend. The entire
Marine Band will be present as
tribute to the man for which the
bridge was named and who was at
one time leader of the world re-
noWned musical organization.
Nine-year-old Nancy Lee will cut
the tape opening officially the new
bridge to vehicular traffic.
In addition to Mr.. Lee, others
serving on the Arrangements Com
mlttee include William A. Maio. past
president of the Southeast Council:
j. Louis Goldman, president of the
Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
ton: Vernis Absher, member of
the Executive Committee of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations:
George c. Shinn, chairman of the
Bridge Committee of the Board of
Trade: Arthur Shaffer, president of
the Southeast Businessmen's Asso-
citation; Capt. Joseph c. Morgan of
the fifth police precinct; Frank M.
Dent, retired police captain: Henry
w. Austin, president of the Bradbury
Heights Citizens Association. and
John O'Connell, retired officer of No,
s precinct.
The Rev. Edward Gabler of Christ
Church. Southeast, will deliver the
invocation, and the Rev. Joseph v.
Buckley of st. Francis Xavier
Church will give the benediction.
Nolen to Be Guest Speaker.
John Nolen, jr., director of plan
ming Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, will be
guest speaker at a meeting of the
Dupont Circle Citizens Association
tomorrow at 4:30 pm. in the May
flower Hotel. Due to the convention
OF the National Restaurant Asso-
citation being held in the hotel, the
meeting will probably be held in the
north room instead of the Pan
American room, Woodson p. Hough-
ton, president, said.
Several matters will be voted on
by the Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation of Georgetown at its meeting
tomorrow at pm in the Curtis
School, Mrs. Elizabeth Draper, Sec
retary, announced.
They include the following: Exten-
sion of the length of residence for
those eligible Tor relief in the Dis
trict from l to 3 years, separation
of the District budget from control
OF the Budget Bureau and an in
vestigator or business manager to
investigate the efficiency of the
various departments of the Dis
trict government Mrs. Draper also
announced that 1t. Albert I. Bullock
OF the seventh police precinct would
speak on the cooperation of the
Police Department and the COM
munity.
Manor Park Citizens to Meet.
Discussion of the Seal reorganiza-
ton plan for the District and a
musical program by Mrs. Mary
Hooper and her accordion students
will highlight a meeting of the
Manor Park Citizens Association to-
morrow at 8 pm. in the auditorium
of the Whittier School, Dorothy A.
Hardy. secretary, announced.
10 V. Morgan, sole member of the
Board of Tax Appeals of the District
of Columbia, will speak on taxation
at a meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association Tues
!, day at 8 pm. in the Mount Pleasant
/ Congregational Church, 1410 Co.
lumbia road NV. Mr.. Morgan will
speak in place of former Represen-
tative Virginia Jenckes, who will be
unable to attend, Luther r. Maddox,
president, said.
The North Cleveland Park Citi-
zens' Association will hold a joint
meeting with the Richmond Park
Citizens Association Tuesday at 8
pm. at 1923 Window place NV.
John B. Dickman, jr., president of
the former group. said that possibil-
tiles of merging the two associations
would be discussed.
Wallace c. Magathan, president
of the Citizens Association of Ia
koma, D. c., announced that the
group would discuss the Seal re-
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