Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1928, Page 26

¢ ber 26-29. 26 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. FRIDAY,. SEPTEMBER P MERCHANTSFAVR TRFFC CAANGES Commissioners Asked to Eliminate ““Double-Halt” System Here. sion Asked to Contribute to Red Cross Relief Fund. An appeal to memoers of the Wash- ington Kiwanis Club to contribute to the Red Cross hurricane relief fund vas made by Radford Moses. president | w of the club. at its weekly luncheon in the Hotel Washington vesterday. As a special feature of vesl meeting *an “educational period’ | Adoption for Washington of provi- | slons of the model municipal traffic ordinence as drafted recently by the| national conference on street and high- | way safety 1s urged upon the District Commissioners in a resolution passed yesterday afternoon by the board of governors of the Merchants and Manu- facturers’ Association at its first Fall meeting in The Star Buiiding. Action by the merchants’ association was taken on a report submitted by Charles Frame, chairman of the traffic committee, which laid emphasis upon the need of eliminating the existing *“double-halt” system here of making left-hand turns at intersections con- trolled either by traffic lights or traffic officers Would Allow Both Turns. Under the proposed plan motoris would make left-hand turns as well right-hand turns on the green light. as is done in many large citics, instead of entering the intersection on the green light and halting there for a change of the lights to proceed into the inter- sect street on the green light The merchants board, ch already has approved ths Commu Chest plan | for financi: ial work in Washingto | rd indorsing the plan. s being organized. Maj. | Anton Stephan, president of the is one of the incorporators rustee under the Community st plan resolution was adopted indorsing the appeals being made here for funds for relief of sufferers in the recent hur- | ricane | Sylvan Theater Plan 0.K.d. Installation of permanent electric lights and amplifiers at the Sylvan Thater, on the Monument Grounds was urged and approval was voted to the recommendations for farm relief tained in referendum No. 52 of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Claude W. Owen was named chairman of a special committe to make a study| of personal tax rates here and to re- | port at the next meeting of the board. Mark Lansburgh was appointed chair- | man of a committee to report on the advisability of including a course on retail selling in the publin schools. Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the association. was delegated to attend the convention of the American Trade As- sociation executives, to be held at Mon- tauk FPoint, Long Island, Septem- Many A resolution was adopted voicing re- gret over the recent death of Julius Goldenbers. The first fire-fighting machines were called “hand tubs, had to be poured into the engine, be- | fere it could be sprayed on the fire. e Shi A N A R Sssamee- Seventh Street | held, with Roe Fulkerson presiding. | | Various questions were asked the mem- CHURCH To BE FORMED- bers regarding the ideals and history | special Dispatch to The Star. | of Kiwanis Clubs. | | Byrnum E. Hinton, chairman of the |, CLARENDON. Va. September 21.- | club's " sports committee. announced | Citizens of Virginia Highlands and Au- fhat members of the loéal club. will | Tora Hills will meet tonight at the home hold a golf tournament with members | Of MIs. H. M. Wilson, 429 Addison ave- of the Baltimore Kiwanis Club in Bal- | NUe. Vitginia Highlands, to form a Bap- timore next Wednesdsy. | tist church for the two communities. David Lehman was announced as,a| A constitution has been drafted ani new member of the Washington Wil be presented for ratification tonight. Kiwanis Club. Officers will also be elected. During coa- . sideration of plans for a church build- | : ing the congregation until further no- The {wenty-fifth anniversary of the tice will hold scrvices in Firemens Hal. first picce of motor equipment used by | Virginia Highlands. The Mount Vo:- a fire department in this country oc- non Baptist Church is the name pro- curred on July 11 of this vear. posed 000000 Versions of Famous Colonial Desks interesting showing oA plays is the number and variety among our present Jis- of charming Colonial type Desks that are shown. 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