Evening star., 1939-12-31
Holidays Upset
Meeting Schedules
Of Citizens Groups
Oldest lnhubitunts
Will Keep Custom Of
New Yeur Meeting

With the start of new year and
the convening of Congress this week,
a number Of citizens associations
decided to postpone meeting until
next week, due to the holiday to-
morrow.
OF the eight association ordinarily
meeting tomorrow, only two will
meet this week, the Citizens As
sociation of Takoma. D. c., Tuesday
and Manor Park Wednesday. The
remainder, Forest Hills, Progressive
Citizens of Georgetown, Metropolis
View, Dupont Circle, Progressive
Citizens of Congress Heights and
Kenilworth will meet next Monday.
The North Cleveland Park Citizens
Association, will meet next Tuesday
instead of its usual meeting this
Tuesday.
The only meeting tomorrow will be
that Of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants, which, in keeping with
a custom Of many years, will con-.
vene at 1890 am. at the Old Union
Engine House. Nineteenth and H
streets NV. This meeting will be
in lieu of the regular meeting,
ordinarily the first Wednesday of the
month.
Chronicles for the year 1889"
read by John Clagett Proctor, a vice
president and historian of the as
sociation, will highlight the meeting
Dickman Will Take Office.
Tomorrow's meeting also marks
the first session at which John B.
Dickman, ST., will officiate as re-
cording secretary. to which Office he
was elected at the last meeting. He
succeeds j. Eliot Wright, who was
made assistant recording secretary.
At its meeting Tuesday, which has
been moved up from the second
Monday of the month, the National
Gateway Citizens Association will
discuss the District reorganization
plan and the proposed shifts in the
fire department. Bus routes, street
improvements and zoning affecting
the community also will be discussed.
The meeting will be held at pm
in the ,Langdon Methodist Church,
Twenty-second and Evarts streets
NE.
Arthur L. Johnson. national secre-
tary Of the General Welfare Fedora
ton of America, will speak on
Security at meeting of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton Tuesday at 8 pm in the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church,
14l0 Columbia road NV
A report of the Executive Com
mittee of the Friendship Citizens
Association on the District reor-
ganization plan will be heard at a
meeting OF the organization We'd
nesdav at pm. in the Janney
School.
Will Award Prizes.
Samuel j. Flickinger,' president.
announced that awards would be
made to the winners of a contest
to select the three best decorated
homes and three best decorated
business establishments in the COM
munity during the Christmas holi-
days.
Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman, director
OF the Washington Housing Associa-
ton, will speak on Housing in
Washington, Supply and Demand
at a meeting of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association Thurs.
day at 8 pm. in All Souls Memorial
Church.
Following is the revised schedule
OF associations meeting this week:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Oldest In
habitants, Old Union Engine House,
Nineteenth and H streets NV,
1890 am. Tuesday-Citizens AS
sociation of Takoma. D. c., audi
torium, Takoma School, pm;
Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, 141O Colum-
bia road NV. 8 pm; National
Gateway, Langdon Methodist
Church, Twenty-second and Evarts
streets NE, 8 pm. and Southeast
Council, No. II police precinct,
pm. Wednesday-Friendship,J jan
ney School, 8 pm. and Manor Park
auditorium, Whittier School, 8 pm
Thursday-Bradbury Heights. Brad
bury Heights Methodist Church. 8
pm; Connecticut avenue, All Souls
Memorial Church, 8 pm. Northeast
Conference, No. - police precinct
pm. and Washington Highlands
1918 Second street S.W., 8 pm. Fri
day - Chillum Heights, Keene
School, 8 pm. and Randle High
lands. Orr School. pm. Saturday.