Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

but has not linked it with reorgani-
cation proposals. The association
president declares that he also favors
the Overton plan of assessing taxes
against Federally owned property to
increase the Federal contribution to
District income.
Concerning the draft, Mr.. Max
well says that the officers of the as
ISOLATION are behind the national
| defense program and are willing to
| cooperate with the draft boards to
be set up under the recently enacted
CONSUMPTION bill. Last spring. he
recalls, the association formed a
| National Defense Council.
Turning to the problem of trans
portation. Mr. Maxwell declares that
| at present he is talking to officials
| of the Capital Transit Co., urging
them to provide quicker transporta-
ton, more frequent service to and
| from various parts of the city and
establishment of a cross-town serv-
/ ice through Rock Creek Park in the
vicinity of the Bureau of Standards.
AS far as the associations area is
concerned, he says, the problem has
| been aggravated by a rapid increase
in population. To support this argu-
ment, Mr.. Maxwell quotes figures
from the tip of his tongue-to show
that there are about 1,450 houses in
the area. compared with 1886 in 1898
Mr.. Maxwell says he feels very
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should be developed into an educa-
tional center, adding that he be-
lieves music and art have been the
most neglected. The tendency. he
argues, has been to emphasize bust
ness and law.
You can see why I am so inter
ested in art" he says, pointing to
the wall of the living room, where
there are several paintings by his
wife. and to his daughter, who was
playing a violin.
Group Has 500 Members.
The association president is en-
phatic in his praise of his fellow
! officers and of the various commit
| tees.
Il have never been turned down
by them on requests of time to work
on the business of the association 4"
he says.
The association, which now has
approximately 500 members, takes
in Spring Valley. The boundary
runs in the north from Fort Bayard
Park, along Western avenue NV,
to around the boundaries of Dale
carlia Reservoir. On the south, it
is bounded by Loughboro road and
Nebraska avenue, and on the east
the boundary line runs from Ward
Circle along Forty-fourth street, un-
til it turns at River road and runs
in a northwesterly direction back to
Bayard Park.
AS for civic matters in this area,
the president says that he and the
association are working for a new
elementary school, and athletic field
house at the Second High Reservoir
Playground for next year, beautifi-
cation of the corner of Forty-ninth
street and Massachusetts, avenue,
further development this spring of
the athletic activities of the COM
munity and street improvements.
In explaining the athletic program
of the organization, Mr.. Maxwell
says that it has sponsored a tennis
club, which now has So members,
and an athletic club for boys under
II. devoted to such sports as SWIM
ming and baseball.
Street Paving Sought.
Paving of streets and alleys and
curbing work are important for the
community, the association presi-
dent argues, because of the serious
problem of draining surface water
during heavy rains. AS particular
streets in need of improvement, Mr..
Maxwell specified approximately the
area including ALTERNATE, Brandy