Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-06
9Civic Units
Meet During
Coming Week
WhitehurSt and
Miller Among
Speakers

Nomination of officers, elections
and several prominent speakers offer
a varied program for the l9 citizens
associations meeting this week.
Elections will be held by the Pro-
greSsive Citizens OF Georgetown,
Stanton Park, Summit Park, Michi-
gan Park, North Cleveland Park,
Metropolis View and the Washing
tonians, while the Congress Heights
and North Randle Community As
sociations will nominate officers this
week, with elections in November.
Guest speakers include Capt. H. c.
Whitehurst, director of highways Of
the District, at the meeting Of the
Rhode Island avenue association and
Inspector Arthur E. Miller of the
newly created Accident Investigation
Bureau of the Police Department,
who will speak at meeting OF the
Dupont Circle Citizens Association.
A speaker from the District Chapter
of the American Red Cross will ad-
dress members of the Logan-Thomas
Circle group, while a speaker, yet
to be designated, will be guest at the
meeting of the Congress Heights as
ISOLATION. Capt. WhitehurSt will
speak on highway Improvements in
the District, particularly in the
Northeast section. A representative
from the Community Chest also will
speak at the Rhode Island Avenue
meeting, Harold J. Clay, president,
said.
will Discuss Underpass.
In addition to Inspector Millers
talk. which will be on the traffic
problems in the District. the Dupont
Circle group will discuss the pro-
posed Scott Circle underpass. Ac-
cording to Rowland s. Marshall,
secretary of the association, mem
bers favor an underpass at this con-
gested intersection, but have sug-
gested that the ramp be constructed
along Sixteenth street rather than
Massachusetts, avenue as is the pres
ent Thomas Circle underpass. Mr..
Marshall added that efforts were
to be made to increase the member
ship of the association, but that no
extensive campaign was to be
planned.
The national defense program as
affects the District, recent changes
in the installation Of water meters
and expected opposition to addi-
tional liquor licenses in the Chevy
Chase area are topics to be dis
cussed by the Forest Hills Citizens
Associa ton at its meeting Monday
night, Mrs. Leslie B. Wright. presi-
dent, announced.
The American Airlines film "Skv-
way of the Air" will be shown fol-
lowing the business session of the
Progressive Citizens Association of
Congress Heights.
Members of the Washingtonians
Will meet Thursday at the home of
the secretary. Mrs. William H. Hes
SICK, o328 Thlrty-eighth street NV
SdienCar OF Meetings.
Following is the complete list of
the 20 associations scheduled to meet
this week:
MONDAY.
Citizens Associa ton of Takoma
D. C., auditorium. Takoma School
Piney Branch road and Dahlia street
NV, 8 pm.
Dupont Circle, East Room. Nav
flower Hotel, 4:3O pm; Forest Hills
Ben Murch School, Thirty-sixth and
Ellicott streets NV, 8 pm.
Kenilworth, Kenilworth School
1902 Forty-fourth street NE. 8pm
Manor Park, auditorium, Whittier
School, Fifth and Sheridan streets
NV, 8 pm; Metropolis View
Crosby S. Moves School, Tenth and
Franklin streets NE, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens Association
of Congress Heights, Congress
Heights School. Nichols avenue and
Raleigh street Sc, pm. and Pro-
gressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown, Curtis School, 3243 Q
street NV. 8 pm.
TUESDAY.
Logan-Thomas Circle, 112O Rhode
Island avenue NV, s pm; North
Cleveland Park, 1923 Window place
NV, 8 pm; Stanton Park, Peabody
School, Fifth and c streets NE
8 pm, and Summit Park, East
Washington Heights Baptist Church,
Alabama and Branch avenues S. E.,
pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Michigan Park. Bunker Hill School,
Fourteenth street and Michigan ave-
nue. N. E., 8 pm; North Randle
Community, portable school, Mime
sofa avenue and E streets Sc, 8
pm, and Rhode Island. Woodbridge
Branch Public Library, Twenty-sec-
ond street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
American University Park, Hurst
Hall, American University, Massa-
chusetts and Nebraska avenues NV,
8 pm; Congress Heights, Congress
Heights School, Nichols avenue and
Raleigh street Sc, 8 pm, and
Westinghouse, 1923 Thirty eighth
street NV, Bpm.
FRIDAY.
Brightwood, Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Oglethorp street
NV, 8 pm.
SATURDAY.
Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant
Branch Public Library, Sixteenth