Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-12
THE ROCK CREEK PARK.
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Representative
Citizens In Its Favor.


A representative and enthusiastic meeting OF
leading citizens of the District wss held last
night at the Atlantic building TO take concerted
action for the advancement of the project of q
national park in the Rock creek valley. g. 8.
secretary. After a resolution had been passed
by the meeting endorsing the plan
Of securing this park, proposed by
the bill now in the hands of Chair
man Hemphill, of the House District COM
mittee. the work of forming committees, one
for each state, to explain the proposed plan to
the members of Congress from that state, to
discover the opinion of each member in regard
to the project, and to secure, far as possible,
vigorous and united endorsement of the
measure, was begun. A large number Of sug-
gestions were made by citizens concerning the
most suitable persons to work on these state
committees, and volunteers were asked and
noted. 1t was found that the list of
the construction of these committees was not
perfected, and the completion of the commit
tees, with the suggestions and volunteers of
the meeting as basis, was left to the execu-
tive committee, composed of C. 8. Noyes, B. H.
Warner, c. c. Glover. +. A. Richardson. Geo.
Z. Lemon and A. T. Britton.
SPEECHES ENDORSING THE PROJECT
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tive Beriah Wilkins Frank Hatton, Hallett Kill
bourn, N. d. Larner, W. II. Clagett, John T.
Given, b. l.. Blackboard. A. P. Pardon, and
others. Practical suggestions concerning the
best method Of securing the desired legislation
indicated that the purposes of the meeting
were, hrst, to impress upon members Of Con-
gress the desirability of the park and the ne
cessity OF speedy action to secure the land
cheaply. and to this task the influential citizens
present at the meeting last night. and others
who were present in spirit, are enthusiastically
pledged; next, to secure the desired legis-
lation. If possible. from this Congress in
the shape of Senate amendment to one of the
appropriation bills; and then if not successful
IN the short time left to the present Congress
to endeavOr to pass the measure at the extra
session Of the Fifty first Congress. The public
advantages of the park to the city, and the ma
tiOnal importance of the project, were dis
cussed, and reference was made to the repre-
semblage OF citizens as indicating an absence
OF personal motives of self-interest in further
ing the project.
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
Among the persons present were Judge
Strong, DIR. j. c. yelling, W. T. Hornaday,
Judge Hillyer, c. s. Noyes, William H. Clagett,
Col. W. +. Switzler, John T. Given, DR.. A. P.
Pardon, c. C. Glover. James NJ. Johnston, s.
W. woodward, Beriah wilkins. Frank Hatton,
John II. Crane, George Truesdell, Joseph Paul,
Col. j. M. Wilson, H. J. Dent. John Joy Edison,
w. Q. Dodge. NJ. /. Weller, Hallett Kilbourn.
Noble ID. Larner, ex-COmmissioner LOring,
Prof Langley, DIR. Robert Reyburn, r. Ross
Perry, Reginald Fendall, Theodore w. Noyes
": L. Smith, b. H. Warner L. d. Wine, b. F.
Gilbert, Geo. E. Lemon, A. b. Brown, N. w.
Burchell. j. L. Barbour, c. b. Church. w. j.
Thomas Somerville, Z. d. Tracey, James E.
Fitch. NJ F. Norris W. s. Thompson