Evening star., 1941-02-16
Precinct
Dedication
Tomorrow
Oldest Inhabitants
To Mark Birthday
Of Washington

Fourteen meetings, dinner and
dedication of the new second police
precinct headline this weeks civic
calendar
The Association of Oldest In
habitants, for the 18th consecutive
year, will hold exercises in observ-
ance of Washington's birthday,
Saturday, in the Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
NV. The exercises will be held at
1l:30 am. after a business meet
ing at 1890 am. The program in
cludes a prominent speaker, the
readin- of Washington's farewell ad-
dress and appropriate music. fol-
lowed by refreshments. Later in
the day, delegation will place a
wreath at the base of the WASH
ington Monument.
Led by the District Commissioners,
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent of police, and civic and business
organizations, the new second police
precinct, located on the site of the
old Abbot Vocational School, Sixth
street and New York avenue NV,
will be dedicated tomorrow with
appropriate ceremonies. The par
Elephants will gather at the old'sec-
ond police precinct, Ninth and U
streets NV, at $50 am, and then
will parade to the new site. The
dedication ceremonies are being ar
ranged by Frank B. Hoffman of the
Mid City Citizens Association, who
is general chairman. Other groups
participating include the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association
and the Central, North Seventh
Street and New Center Market Busi-
nessmen's Associations. Fairfax
Oyster, president of the latter Or
ganization. is grand marshal. The
Metropolitan Police Boys Band is
expected to provide music.
The third annual celebration and
the 18th anniversary of the Amer
ican University Park Citizens As
sociation will be held tomorrow at
7 pm. in the Brook Farm Tea
house, 6501 Brookville road, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Guests invited include Thomas
E. Lodge, chairman of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board of the Dis
trict and first president of the as
ISOLATION; all the former presidents
of the group in addition to Mr.,
Lodge and the presidents of the
citizens associations adjoining
American University Park. Dancing
will follow the dinner, James E.
Maxwell, president of the associ-
alton, announced.
Citizens association speakers in
clude Edward D. Merrill, president
of the Capital Transit Co., who will
address the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation Tuesday; Traffic Director
william A. Van Duzer, who will ad-
dress the Sixteenth Street High
lands Citizens Association We'd
nesday, and Inspector Arthur E.
Miller of the Traffic Investigation
Bureau of the Police Department,
who will talk before the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association We'd
nesday.
Another meeting of significance
is a mass meetingf to be held by
the Southwest Citizens Association
Wednesday. The group will meet
on its regular meeting night, &C
cording to President Harry S.
Wender, but will take up reports of
the proposed military patrolling OF
certain sections of the city. Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
Of police, is expected to attend
Following is the complete sched-
ule of the IA citizens association
meetings:
Monday.
American University Park-Din-
ner, Brook Farm Tea House, 650i
Brookville road, Chevy Chase, Md,
7pm.
Interfederation Conference.-The
ner meeting, Y. w. G. A., Seven
teenth and K streets NV, Sis
pm.
Lincoln Park-Bryan School, Thir-