Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
report and it was adopted. The report


states:
washington is becoming more popular
each year as a convention city. and vii
so continue as its many advantages and
| attractive features become better known
1t has often been stated by visiting bodies
| that they were able to get larger at
| tendance to their conventions held in
| washington than in any other city.
| The following conventions and organi-
cations visited Washington from Novem-
Der 20, 1906. to November. 1907:
| Phi Delta Theta, November IS. 1906:
ornithologists. November IL. 1905: annual
| meeting National Red Cross Society. De-
cember 4. 1906; food show. December 4.
1905: national rivers and harbors congress.
December 6, 1905; Washington Homeo-
patnic Medical Society. December s. 1905;
annual meeting Game and Fish Protective
I Association, December q. 1908; annual
meeting of National Branch of United
| Daughters of the Confederacy, January 4,
| 1907; American Institute OF Architects,
fortieth annual convention, January 9.
| 1907; national convention Geographical
Society. January Il, 1907: Merchant Tai
lors' Protective Association. February >.
ers' Association. March 6. 1907: sixteenth
| congress of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, March Is. 1907: fifteenth
annual conference Of churchmen. April 16,
1907: annual session of scientists. April
tionnl Law. April H. 1907: Architectural
League of America April 90. 1907: Ameri-
can Therapeutic Society. May 4. 1907;
conference of medical men. May 6. 1907;
National Association of Pension En-
aminers. May :, 1907; Hotel Mems Asso-
citation. May Is. 1907; convention Of Bap-
lists. May IA. 1907: Protestant Episcopal
Church. May 10. 1907: American Baptist
Missionary Union. May IL. 1907: seventy
Missionary Society May 90. 1907; Ma
| tional Corps, Regular Army and Navy
Union. May u, 1907 Army and Navy
Union. May 81, 1907: electric light con-
venton. June 4. 1907; eleventh annual
| convention of photO-engravers. June "a.
1907; railroad surgeons of Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, June 26. 1907: Army and
| Navy Union, July ID. 1907; tenth annual
session of international Acetylene Asso-
citation. July II. 1907; biologists Septem-
September II. 1907; Evangelical Lutheran
| synod of Ohio. September Is. 1907:
Brotherhood of St. Andrew. September
%. 1907; laying of corner stone of ca
| thedral. September 30. 1907.
The committee makes the following
recommendations:
First. That suitable booklet be got
| ten out briefly touching on the beauties
| of Washington. its railroad and hotel ia
| cilities and accommodations and its many
| points of historical interest and advan-
| tages as convention city.
Second. Nearly all the conventions held
throughout the country number among
| their delegates citizens of Washington
| and 1t is earnestly requested that these
delegates attending the conventions in
other cities urge the advantages of Wash
| ington as their next meeting place and
distribute at the conventions the booklet
referred to above
As to Municipal Art.
| The report of the special committee or
municipal art. which was read by Frank
| II. Jackson in the absence of the chair
| man. was. after an amendment offered
by Mr.. Albert, adopted.
THE high ideal of an ensemble of city
! finely planned with central groups spa
| cious squares and beautiful water APP
proaches.' is sets forth. lis taking a
strong hold upon the American people
| not as vague dream, but as a practica
| ideal to be realized soon and without ex-
| travagant cost.
This is strikingy illustrated In the
| elaborate reports on city identification
| which appeared last spring from the cities
| of ST. Paul, ST. Louis and Boston II
| formed the general unity of subject OF
| these three reports issued from widely
separated cities. In the ST. Louis report
in particular 1t was urged with the great
est earnestness. both in general terms and
specifically. 1t has at least been found
that the old architectural rue that beauty
| is not dependent on decoration but or
| construction can be applied TO cities.
THE treatment Of Rock Creek valley
within city limits is just now question
| of much interest. The new Connecticut
retaining the valley an open space
under the care of the city. with driveway
along Rock creek connecting the Potomac
| and the Rock Creek parks.
Bridges of Washington.
THE bridges of Washington might be
| made more attractive by we'll designed
| approaches in the shape of small parked
shore reservations. by substantial stair
ways to levels different from the main
roads, by buildings for shelter from the
weather. by seats and fountains. Even if
these approaches are not taken in hand
| at once, 1t would be we'll TO look to their
| final establishment and to pre- empt by
| purchase sufficient ground in each case
| to prevent further croWding up by un-
| desira BILE commonplace and often squalid
| private houses stores and other build
| ings. which offend,;the eye and incumber
| the place that should be devoted to public
use and recreation.
| Real estate in Washington is advanc-
ing in price SO rapidly that this question
| calls for immediate action on the score OF
economy.
The very general and we'll deserved
attention of the public given to the sub
| Jecl IN REGARD 10 the ldlu near tOHIectl-
| cut Avenue bridge may wisely be extend
| ed to include the other bridges in the
| District.
| The great cities in Europe have no,
| only provided bridge approa ches, but have
| established quays, like those of Paris
along the Seine, and the Thames embank-
| ments.
In our city the channels of the PotO-
| mac and .Anacostia rivers should be wild
| ened and deepened. and the shore lines
| improved by system of docks and piers
constructed and owned fby the city
Grouping of Public Buildings.
The movement for the grouping OF
| public buildings is heartily Endorsed. A
| few years hence the interior boulevard
the Mall and the grouping of public build
| sty as the park system is now.
| "Suggestions for bllboards in Wash
| ington might well be drawn from those
| in Paris and Octagonal structures eight
| or nine feet high and about four feet in
| diameter. each side affOrding room for
one large bill. surmounted by d carefully
! designed light standard. and placed at
! intersections of important streets. might
well be substituted for the board fences
| now in use In front of vacant lots.
| "rhe number of watering trOughs in
the District should be much increased
and the troughs treated more decorative
" terra Gotta or stone being used IN
stead of cast iron.
| ut is urged that municipal art com
mission be appointed in Washington. rs
has been done in many of the large
cities. and that all designs and location