Evening star., 1942-02-22
..Ac1lN6 CHAIRMAN OF
TIE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE or THE
FEDERATION OF
CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS.
12Civic Units
Will Meet
This Week
DIR. F. B. Harris
Speaks to Oldest
Inhabitants

scheduled meetings this week, in
cluding the seventy-seventh consec-
utive annual celebration Of Wash
ington's Birthday by the Association
Of Oldest Inhabitants tomorrow at
II an. in the Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
NV. A short business meeting
starting at 1890 am. will precede
the celebration.
Theodore w. Noyes, editor of The
Star and president of the associa-
ton, is expected to preside at the
ceremonies.
The Rev. Frederick Brown Harris,
pastor Of Foundry Methodist Church,
will give the principal address and
Frank Morrison, q member of the
association, will read Washington's
farewell address.
Other features on the program
include two groups OF patriotic songs
sung by Bill Coyle. accompanied by
Miss Thefma Callahan, and the
reading of an original poem by
John Clagett Proctor.
Ernest F. Henry, general counsel to
the District rent commissioner, will
be guest speaker at q meeting Of the
Mid-City Citizens Association Tues
day night. Reports will be made
BY George A. Warren, chairman Of
the associations Education Com
mittee, and Frank B. Hoffman,
chairman of the Streets Committee.
The meeting will be held Tuesday
instead Of the usual Monday, due
to the observance Of Washington's
Birthday. it was said by A. j. Dris-
coll, president.
The holiday has also affected two
other groups ordinarily meeting
Monday night. Georgetown will
meet Tuesday, with Harry N. Stull,
president Of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Association as guest speaker.
while the North Capitol group will
not meet until next Monday, it was
said.
Waste paper salvage, rearranged
hours Of Government workers and
trafic conditions existing at the
intersection Of Seventeenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue Sc. will
be topics discussed by the Southeast
Citizens Association at its meeting
Tuesday night. it was said by Presi-
dent Orrin j. Davy.
Nomination of ofncers will be the
principle business undertaken by the
Fort Davis Citizens Association at
its meeting Thursday night.
William A. Van Duzer, director of
trafnc Of the District, will be speaker
at q meeting of the Arkansas Ave-
nue. Citizens Association Thursday
night, 1t was said by Miss Helen
Glcrest, secretary Of the association.
Mrs. Lois Marshall Hicks will present
a musical program following the
business session. Miss Gilcrest added
Following Is the schedule of the II
citizens associations meeting this
week:
Monday.
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Old Union Engine House, Nineteenth
and H streets NV, 1880 am.
Tuesday.
Georgetown - Parish Hall, st.
Johns Church, Potomac and o
streets NV, 8 pm.
Hampshire Heights - Barnard
School. Fourth and Decatur streets
NV. 8 pm.
Mid City - Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV. sp.m.
Society Of Natives-Washington
Club, 1701 z street NV, 8 pm.
Southeast-Friendship House, 61s
D street Sc. 8 pm.
Trinidad-Wheatley School, 1918
Montello avenue NE, 8 pm.
Thursday.
Arkansas Avenue Community
Dennison Vocational School. Thir-
teenth and Allison streets NV, Bpm
Conduit Road - Palisades Park
Field House, Sherrier and Edmunds
places NV, 8 pm.
Fort Davis-Ryland M. E. Church
Branch avenue and s street Sc.
8 pm.
Friday.
| Anacostia - Anacostia Junior
Senior High School, Fourteenth and
r streets Sc, 8 pm.
Burroughs - John Burroughs
School, Eighteenth and Monroe
streets NE, 8 pm.