Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

neriod in an editorial in the issue OF
December 90 1888, urging energetic coop
Grafton. A further appeal was made in The
Star of January II, 1889.
Public Meeting Held.
public meeting of citizens was held the
evening of the day in which the foregoing
utterance was printed, and, acting upon
The Stars suggestion, resolution was
adopted indorsng the provisions of the Dill
then before Congress. An executive COM
mittee was appointed to urge the passage
of the measure. The committee was COM
posed of C. S. Noyes, B. H. Warner, C. Z.
Glover A. T. Britton, F. A. Richardson ana
George E. Lemon. There were in attendance
upon the meeting Judge Strong. c. 5.
Noyes, Judge Hilyer, William H Clagett,
c. c. Glover, Theodore w. Noyes w. S.
Thompson, S. w. Woodward, Beriah Will
kins, Frank Hatton, DR.. ]. c. yelling, W.
T. Hornaday w. F. Switzler, John T.
Given DR.. A. P. Pardon, James M john
son, John H. Crane George Truesdell,
Joseph Paul, Colonel J. M. Wilson Fl. ].
Dent John Joy Edison, w. c. Dodge, M. L.
Weller, Hallet Kilbourn Noble D. Larner,
former Commissioner of Agriculture George
B. Loring Professor Langley DIR. Robert
Reyburn, r. Ross Perry, Reginald Fendall
William B. Smith. B. H. Warner, l.. D.
Wine, B. 1. Gilbert. George E. Lemon, A
B. Brown, N. w. Burchell James l.. Bar
bour, C. B. Church, w. ]. Stevenson. }. =.
Stevenson, Jesse B. Wilson, Thomas Somer-
vile, E. d. Tracy, James E. Fitch, NJ +.
Morris and w. S. Thompson, all prominent
in the business life of Washington and all
thoroughly interested in the movement.
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of the popular demand for the park.
public-spirited citizens had previously per-
fected the plan eventually carried out
This formulation was the result OF several
conferences. the first held in November,
1888, in which Mr.. James M. Johnston, Mr.
Charles c. Glover, Mr.. Calderon carlisle
Captain Thomas Hyde and Mr.. X ROSS
Perry were the principals The result was
that Mr.. Johnston drew up a bill which
was the basis of the one which finally be-
came a law.
In the same month mentioned to complete
the record. at a meeting held at the resi-
dence of Mr. c. c. Glover, the general plan
outlined in the bill drawn by Mr.. Glover
and his associates was approved. Mr.. C.
S. Noyes presided at the meeting.
But this was but the beginning of real
pointed at a meeting held later in the At
lantic building. Its work was cut out by
Mr.. c. c. Glover, and in the subsequent
months of it's existence its members sought
and obtained hearings before committees
of both houses of Congress; secured the
Endorsement of the project by individuals
and organizations; prepared data for SUP
mission in support of the park plan; con-
ferred with the District Commissioners, and
In various ways and through divers chan
nels promoted the scheme.
Provisions of the Bill.
bill was drawn up and approved by
the citizens committee, and was introduced
In the House of Representatives by Repre-
sentative Hemphill January IA, 1889 1t
provided for the purchase of tract OF land
not exceeding 1000 acres, following the
course of Rock creek from Woodley lane
bridge and of a width not less than 400
feet at any point This measure like it's
predecessors, was the subject of much de-
bate But Notwithstanding the efforts OF
the friends Of the measure to secure its pas
sage prior to the expiration of the F1ftietn
Congress, it failed to become a law.
Discouraged somewhat, but not dsmayed,
the citizens committee began again the
agitation for the enactment of a park bill,
and soon after the opening of the Fifty
first Congress two measures were intro
duced in the Senate, one by Mr.. ingalls,,
the other by Mr. Sherman. The two diff
fered materially. that by Mr.. Ingalls, max
ing no appropriation and providing for a
park width of 1000 feet from Massachu-
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