Evening star., 1939-10-01
Federation Meetino
Will High Light Civic
Activities This Week
Nominations Saturday.;
n Groups to Hold
Monthly Sessions

The Federation OF Citizens As
sociations, with nominations for Of
ficers, the Executive Board and The
Star Trophy committee In order,
holds the civic spotlight this week,
meeting Saturday at pm. In the
Board Room of the District build.
Ing. Twenty-one association meet
ings in all are listed for this week.
Seventeen of the twenty ono
meetings are initial gatherings for
the year 1939-40. Though associa-
tons met as early as the first week
Of September, this week the sea-
son for civic improvement actually
com~ences at full strength.
The Federation is comprised OF
delegates from the more than three
score citizens associations and 9TH
er organizations functioning for
the improvement of the city. The
latter committee Of the Fedora
ton selects annually the outstand-
ing leader in civic endeavor in the
central Federations of the District
and the counties Of nearby Mary
land and Virginia.
Groups to Hold Elections.
Several of the groups will hold
elections including North Cleveland
Park. Southeast Council, Bradbury
Heights and Connecticut Avenue.
The last named organization will
also present, through the courtesy
Of the National Park Service, q
movie of Boulder Dam.
Tomorrow afternoon in the May
flower Hotel, the Dupont Circle
Citizens Association will have as its
guest speaker, Brig. Gen. Albert L.
Cox, commanding oficer of the
District National Guard. Gen. Cox
will talk on the Red Cross drive
now under way Is well as the Ma
tional Guard.
William A. Roberts, former Peo-
pies Counsel of the District, will
address members Of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association at
their meeting Tuesday, speaking on
the subject of District Of Columbia
Reorganization"
Last week, six associations met,
with guest speakers present at q
majority Of the gatherings. Prin-
clpal business of news interest
evolved from the North Capitol
group. which indorsed the Walk"
and Don't Walk" lights at inter-
sections, particularly at the corner
Of Thirteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, and from Mid
City, which indorsed a resolution,
directed to the Commissioners, ap-
pealing in the interest of a tax
burdened city" to keep the 1s4l
District budget well within antici-
pated revenue.
Schedule of Meetings,
Following is the complete schedule
OF meetings this week:
Monday-Citizens' Association of
Takoma, D. c., auditorium, Takoma
School. pm; Dupont Circle, May
dower Hotel, 4:30 pm; Forest Hills,
Ben Murch School, 8 pm; Kenil-
worth, Kenilworth School, Forty
fourth and Ord streets NE, 8 pm;
Manor Park, auditorium, Whittier
School. 8 pm; Metropolis View,
Crosby s. Noyes School, 8 pm;
Progressive Citizens Association of
Congress Heights. Congress Heights
School, 8 pm, and Progressive Citi-
zens' Association of GEORGETOWN,
Curtis School, 8 pm.
Tuesday - Columbia Heights,
Mount Pleasant Conversational
Church, 1410 Columbia road NV,
3 pm; North Cleveland Park, 1928
Window place NV, B pm, and
Southeast Council, No. II police pre-
cinct, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures of Oldest
Inhabitants, Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
NV, pm; Brooklyn, Masonic
Hall, Twelfth and Monroe streets
NE, 3 pm, and Friendship, jan
ney School, 8 pm.
Thursday - Bradbury Heights,
Bradbury Heights M. E. Church, 8
pm; Connecticut avenue, All Souls
Memorial Church, 8 pm; Northeast
Conference. No. IL police precinct,
3 pm, and Washington Highlands,
1894 First street Sc, 8 pm.
Fnday-Chillum Heights, Keene
School, 8 pm. and Randle High
lands, Orr School, 8 pm.
saturday-Federation, board room,
District Building, 8 pm.