The Washington times., 1909-02-04
Union Station Grounds viii
Be Made Very AttraC-
tive.
LINES OF TREES
ALONG DRIVEWAY
FRS to Be Placed-Walks, Lights,
and Streets Coming Into
Shaps

Anticipating an immense crowd ia
Washington during inauguration week
the officials OF the engineer department
OF the District are working enersetlcaliy
on the Identification of the plaza Of the
New Union Station.
Temporary stone, brick ana flag side
walks are being laid, and the electrical
department is preparing TO install
eighteen temporary arc lights around
the roadway on the south front Of the
plaza The 'isles of safety VIII be
practically completed by March T. and
ever. precaution will be taken TO pre-
vent accidents
VIII Resemble Garden,
In order to shield from sight the TN
finished portions Of the plaza, the in
augural committee viii install lines OF
fr trees on the south driveway SO that
TO the traveller emerging from the door
OF the station the plaza VIII resemble
an immense garden. c. 3. Hunt en-
gineer of highways. is giving his per
s0nal attention to the work, and prom
ises immense Improvement IN the pres
ent appearance os the plaza by March +.
Permanent improvements in the way
Of the ornamental iron lamp posts, nag
stats. and other irOnwork viii prob
ably be completed within the next three
months The Columbus Memorial rep
resenting the discoverer standing ia the
PROV Of a ship. is in the hands Of a
special committee. Congress appro-
priated 100000 for the Identification OF
the plaza IN addition to which the
Washington Terminal Company viii eX-
pend $4,000.
VIII Drive to Capital
Four Columbus, Ohio, business men
are planning a unique trip 10 Wash
ington on March T. The trip viii be
made TO the Capital Ia the old Governor
Todd carriage drawn By four mules,
and driven by George Crouthers, who
formerly handled a ten-h0Fse team IN
a circus. Sandy Wnkin, an old Virginia
hunter. will guide the expedition.
Those who viii make the trip are 9.
M- hlnoald. Benjamin ~, Harmon
Simon Lazarus. and John W. Moore.
The personnel OF the subcommittee on
public comfort for cOIOreu visitors was
announced yesterday by Daniel Murray.
chairman or the committee IL was as
follows: The Rev. Thomas J. Brown, j.
Frank BiaEburn, DT, J. A. BOYD. Major
Arthur Brooks j. c Burrls, the Rev.
Walter H Brooks, Eugene Brooks ".
II CLIFFORD, DT. George w Cabannisi
j. ". Cromwell, T. ii. r. Clarke, Or.
n o. Dumas. Benjamin Washington
Or. ~. b. Evans. W. T. Ferguson,
Daniel Freeman. J.. G. Gregory, W l.
Houston, j. II. Hudnelf. j. T. Howe, 7.
L. Jones. DR.. ". G. Jones. W A. Joiner
Joseph z. Johnson, j. A Landlord
Prof. ]. Lawson. T.. u. Lee, Hon. j, w
Lyons, J. H. Lewis. the Rev. o. J..
Mitchell. the Rev. Sheldon Miller, r. y.
Aattsugiy. j. L. Nell X. L, Pendleton
Robert Pelham. q. j. Pickett oliver
Randolph, i. ". Scott ~. 4. Single
ton. DR.. ". X Scott IT. =. SlauEhter
r. y. s. TOOmey the Rev. W. v Tun-
nell. r. ". Thompson, Frank Wells, Dr.
J. r Walker DR.. c.. D. Williams, and
David Warner. The oEhCers Of the sub
committee are Daniel Murray, chair
man: 4. =. Horner. nrst vice chairman
L. III, King, second vice chairman
George II Murray. secretary, and
Samuel =. Lacy, clerk
Secretary Thorn. OF the inaugural com
mittee. announced the following add
tional appointments OF subcCmmitlee
men Subcommittee on public order, G
". Bean and David A. owen; suDcom
mittee on illumination, II. T. Wheeler
y. Frazier. Joseph AuerbaCh. A. u
Randie. John Mitchell, st.. and L. =
Travis.