The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc.

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A PUBLICATION BY CAPITOL HILL UNITED NEIGHBORHOODS INC.
APRIL
1978
ANNUAL
MEETING
thursday april 27
everyone  welcome
Capite-1 Hill, United Neighborhoods Inc.
will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday April 27 at the Denver Botanic
Gardens Horticultural Hall, 1005 York St.
The business meeting will include committee reports, consideration of by-laws revision and election of the Board of Directors.  The program which will begin at
8:15, will be'*The Cemetery and Ghosts of
Capitol Hill: A Grave but Spirited History
of our Neighborhood."  Louise Ward Arps,
a prominent Denver historian, will speak
about the fascinating history of Cheesman
Park, with emphasis on its role as Denver's first cemetery.  Noted Capitol Hill
psychic Janet Masoner will speak about
her personal research, filled out by unsubstantiated gossip and folklore, regarding Capitol Hill ghosts and haunted
mansions.  Capitol Hill residents are
urged to come and fcring their own stories,
whether grave or spirited, to share.  Call
CHUN president Michael Henry for information or transportation, 832-5777.
introducing.
Please check the enclosed membership
roster for your name.  If you name is
not on the list, please join by sending
in the membership application on the back
of this edition of the Urban Dweller.  If
your name is marked with an asterisk,
(1977 members), please rejoin.  If you
have friends or neighbors whose names
should be on the list, but are not.please
ask them to join Capitol Hill United
Neighborhoods, Inc, WE NEED YOU!
CHUN:
- sponsors annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- publicizes the joys of urban life
- knows how to get things done at city hall
- fights for sound residential neighborhoods
- works to attract healthy businesses to area
- works to keep high-quality schools
- cooperates with other neighborhoods to
combat blight
- monitors government actions affecting our
area week in and week out, not just in crises
- serves as clearinghouse for information
about activities in east central Denver
- working to eliminate some one-way streets
- monitoring zoning changes and variances
- successfully sponsored ordinance to stop
spread of commercial parking lots
- successfully pushed ordinance to preserve
historic mansions
- reviews social service problems
- fights redlining in older neighborhoods
- promotes education to prevent crime
- unabashedly loves life in inner-city Denver
- does whatever needs to be done to make our
part pf tcwn DENVER'S GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD!