Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
GREATER WASHINGTON
MASS MEETING AT HALLS OF
ANCIENTs.
Called to Discuss Plans for Beautifying
the City and District of
Columbia.

The meeting of the officers and members
of the various citizens associations of the
city which held last evening in the
Halls of the Ancients, on New York avenue
northwest between 18th and 14th streets
was attended by about seventy-five persons.
1t had been called by Mr. Louis P. Shoe
maker ex-president of the Brightwood Citi-
Zens' Association, in effort to gather
together those citizens who are interested
in a greater Washington. The purpose was
to increase the interest in the beautifica-
ton and further improvement of the city
and the District of Columbia. 1t was de-
cided to hold a mass meeting early next
week, probably Monday, in the auditorium
of the Halls of the Ancients. The exact
date and the place of holding the meeting
will be arranged within the next few days.
Mr.. Shoemaker in his opening remarks
said the object of the meeting was to bring
together the citizens associations Of the
District of Columbia with a view of cult
waiting among the people unified senti-
ment for the greater improvement OF the
District of Columbia along national lines by
the United States government. He said the
thoughts of the people are upon Washing
ton, and that it ought to be a prominent
city of the world as well as the capital of
this nation. He pointed to the impoSsibility
Of doing this at the expense Of 10000 tax
payers out of a population of 100000 people
for the benefit of 100000 people of the
country. He expressed the belief that sthe
people of the country are interested in and
favor the plan to beautify their capital city
in keeping with the progress Of the ma
ton. He believed that the people of the
country did not desire that the burden be
shifted upon the taxpayers of the District
of Columbia, but that the expense should
be paid from the United States treasury.
Mr.. Smiths Plan.
The curator of the Halls of the Ancients,
Mr.. Franklin Smith, gave short talk upon
his efforts toward a more beautiful Wash
ington. He said that the houses on the
south side Of Pennsylvania avenue should
be torn away and beautiful buildings to per-
petuate the art of the nations built along
this great thoroughfare. He spoke of his
design for national gallery of history and
art in this city. The designs were of ranges
of galleries of one story, with Easements,
terraced upon hill-viZ., Egyptian, Assy-
r1an, Greek. Roman, Byzantine, Medieval,
Saracenic and East Indian-all surmounted
by Parthenonic memorial temples At the
west, overlooking the Potomac, are CALLER
les for American history and portraiture.
On the descent of the hill hall of fame
for contributors to the galleries. 1t is
central to porticoes along the river banks
as in Rome along the Tiber, IN Athens, Pal
myra, Persepolis and other ancient capt.
tails.
Washington Board of Trade and president
of the East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton, and Judge Charles s. Bundy of the
Columbia Heights Association gave short
talks, in which they commended the plan
to have greater Washington, and Judge
Bundy called attention to the fact that Co
lumbia Heights was without public park
and lamented the fact
Among those present were w Mex CLAW
ton, president of the Brghtwood associa-
ton; +. j. Metcalf, secretary of the Bright
wood association; II. l.. Rust W. w Bow
le, w. b. Todd Judge Bundy. DR.. R. H. P.
Ellis of Tacoma Park assoca ton F. G.
Coldren and Thomas w. Smith of East
washington association, James A. Conner
ana A. O. Tingley of the North Capitol and
lexington association f. S. Carmody pres
ldent of the Prince George and Eastern
Citizens Associations: DR.. R. A. Neal of
Chicago, ILL.,: w. G.. Plat of Takoma Park
association, Jacob Xander, A NJ McI.aus,n-
lin and John G. Keane of Brightwood.
Benjamin Holman, F. D. Shoemaker, Dom
aid Mcpherson, H. L. E. Johnson Smith
Thompson, president of Georgetown asso-
citation; Col. B. E. Kelly and E B. Town
send, president of the Mount Pleasant Cit
liens Association.
curator Smith of the Halls of the An
cents entertained the company at the close
OF the meeting by taking them upon a tour
OF the building, which represents a life
work in the collections from every part Of
the ancient world. He lectured upon the
models which he has prepared in miniature
OF the buildings which should be included
In the identification of the greater Wash
ington.