The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05

park system IN \
Chicago to Vote metropolitan fash
ION similar to that
on Plan adopted NJ Bos-
ton. The plan tos
to Expand Parks be voted on is |
called the outer
park belt plan, = prepared by ,eommls- Is
sion organized over two years ago.
This developed from the recommended
tions of a specialespark commission
which has been studying the park. needs,
of Chicago, since 1899 and has formu-
lated number ofsyaluable plans.
There is no question Of the need M & and an
desirability of the extension Of the
park system, but there is division Of
opinion rs to the wisdom. of adopting
the present plan. There is, of course,
the obiector who fears increased taxes
and in this class is the real estate board,
ing that it would result in 'extrava
gance run riot - These objectors think
the act so drawn that there will be no
limit to expenditure, while the park
advocates claim that the taxing power
is properly safeguarded and that the.
expenditure will come within $4,000 900.
Perhaps the most serious objection IS
that in order to carry out the plan it is
necessary to create separate commits
sion Just at time when much earnest
work is being done to secure the con-
solidation of the three existing park
boards which make it so, difficult to
deal broadly with park problems in the
city. But as the proposed belt is out
side the city limits and much. of it must
remain so for years, there is no help
for the separate commission:
The alternative name of the plan,
esthe forest preserve act,,I, suggests
strongly the character Of the, PROPOSE
tion. 1t is to secure and hold for the
benefit Of the future population Of Chi,
cago connecting chain of natural
beauty spots extending from the north
ern boundaries of Cook county along
the waterways to the west OF the city
and terminating at Lake Calumet at
the south. The total acreage is 24,sSO.
The next zone within this contains a
considerable area that comes within the
scope of the forest preserve act. There
is no intention of improving these
tracts, beyond making. them accessible
and protecting them from destruction
and they are to be connected by numer-
Gus boulevard drives with the city park
system. Il.
The civic federation is arrayed
against the plan and is making hot
campaign in opposition, not to the pro
iect, per Sc, but to the method by which
It is to be achieved. It proposes to de-
feat the present measure and to have a
proper one presented to the next legis-
tatrre. The board of education @ob-
iects, because it fearsSthat the taxing
powers Of the new commission would
cut into it's revenues 2sa
The Chicago chapter Daughters Of
the American Revolution, the largest
and oldest chapter of the society i'll the
country, entertained Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, president general Of the society,
this week. Mrs. Mclean came from New
York expressly for the meeting, The
board of management Of the chapter
gave a reception at the Woman rs s
Continental hall and exhibited the flag
which was wrapped around the body Of
Paul Jones as it was being brought
back to this country.
Chicago is 10 have a theater whose
aim is the elevation of the drama,
The plan was made public by a com
rheater Planned case mi5ees OF womsn voS ann !.
~, club appointed te
plan. The report
Elevate Drama approved the pro
iect and the clul
adopted the report unanimously. While
movement, of which it's president, Mrs
: George B. Carpenter, is the head, it is
not as a body responsible for it: The
company is called 1.-The Musical ane
araa C. tRn an
with the University of Chicago.
The plan calls for three months
season of stock company to presen
aseries of twelve of tGe best. classica
and ARTISTIC plays ranglngssln ,perl9es!
from the. Elizabethan drama to tn
by subscription and the hall which i
is proposed to convert into@5a theate
will seat 800. Children s matinees ais
will be given.
The president is Arthur Bissell an
the manager is to be Donald G. Rot
ertson. If the plan proves satisfactor
this year it will be continued on
guaranteed subscription basis simila
TO that Of the Thomas orchestra ana tn
theater will be free from the vicis.
tudes of ar" enterprise wholly depender
on tickle public taste.
The new project is warmly approve
by Olga Nethersole, who is playing
Chicago, having returned this wee
after an absence from America of fol
years. Miss Nethersole wired her col
CALCULATIONS on the plan to Mrs. Ga
matinee to help the project along.
Miss Nethersole is playing 9Th
Labyrinth,'' by Paul Hervieu, one {
the forty immortals Of the French aca1
envy whose dramatic work is notabl
Miss Nethersole is Chicago favori
anu Will p1dp Suc .ucS -UCe
hailed with Joy. She has an intense]
emotional role that is worth while an
the play has marked ethical valu
Iiss Nethersole has matured in her a
and does some noteworthy work.
The Richard Mansfield productio
g Don Carlos, - is being criticized /
/ the Roman Catholic clergy as histori
ally untrue and reflection on tt
church. It will be condemned by Cat
olic publications, as ga deliberate
suit to the Catholic citizens Of Ch
cago.' p 81,
The flower show next week is to owe
flow even the immense Coliseum al
will be really wonderful exhibiti
both in quantit
Flower Show beauty and arrang
ment. Much of t
Next to space. will. be q
voted to planted o
Attract Public blossoming plant
ros es, carnatio1
chrusanthemums and shrubs. It is e
4 pected that the rose prize will 60 to
new creation originated by Alderm,
Reinberg which he has christened t
Mrs. Marshall Field It is a cross /
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