The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

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make Potomac park and drive the
/ playground of the people of all classes
in Washington. This new park, being
opened at the very outset of his adj
ministration, will evidence Colonel
Cosby's ability in directing and per-
| fecting the fruition of the work that
has been for long years slowly evolv-
ing. He has many plans on foot for
the Identification and development of
the grounds. He takes special pride
in the acres reclaimed from the Poto-
mac fats.
Potomac Park.
The park now includes more than
700 acres, running along the river
shore for about three miles and reach
ing far back. All through this splendid
area driveways and walks will be ex-
tended. Capable engineers have this
work In hand, and these roadways will
wind gracefully near the rivers bank,
turning inland here and there, cover
ing many miles Of delightful distances.
They will be well shaded and excel
lently paved. Scattered about through
the park will be coy hooks and COM
Portable seats.
Trees From Many Lands.
Trees will be planted in large num-
bers throughout the length and breadth
Of the riverside park. Care will be
taken to place near the rivers bank
such trees as are able to withstand the
winds that sweep up from the Chesa-
peake bay. Mr.. Brown knows every
variety of trees, plants and shrubs,
just what they can endure without
loss of vitality, the wind they can
bear, even the strength of sunshine
they need.
The trees in the new park will be
representative of the best tree life in
every known land. A breath from
home shores will greet the travellers
from all over the globe as they trav-
erse the shaded roads.
The Russian can rest beneath the
shining silver frs of far north Russia
or the Black sea or the Nordman frs or
the hardy Siberian frs. reminding of
the frozen north, and the lovely linden.
The Japanese can wander beneath
the cypress of his own country, his
own beautiful naples of several varie-
ties and other trees native to Japan.
Willows From Babylon.
From Spain there will be the lovely
Spanish oaks and golden willows,
Mount Atlas cedars from Africa and
cedars from the farthest points of In
dia, oaks with the large, dark foliage
all the way from the land of the
Turks weeping willows from Scot
land, willows that are indigenous to an
Gent Babylon and the Pride of India,
that grows in umbrella shape. The
Chinese can rest under the shade and
enjoy the beauty of the very unique
and lovely tree ginkgo, having a Pc
culiar fruit like the American persim
mon, and other trees from the Flowery
Kingdom. Numerous trees from the
various South American countries will
wave a welcome to all from their ma
tive lands. England will have many
and glorious representative trees from
her great forests-Engl elms, than
which there is no more beautiful
shade; white oaks, scarlet oaks black
oaks, all so named for their foliage or
bark; weeping elms, naples, dozen
varieties of ash, the English ash being
the tallest of the ash family, and many
other trees will add English shade to
this newest park Of the new world.
Native Trees win Predominant.
These foreign trees are obtained
who spend their lives studying tree
culture and learning the adaptability
of various trees of different climates.
Native trees will be in the majority,
the American trees equaling those Of
any other country. There will be wal
nut, hickory, cypress, Towering apple,
with its splendid beauty; ASH oak,
willow, swamp willow, with it's huge
frame; elm, laurel, towering cherry,
several varieties of American linden
and numberless other American trees
from every section Of the states.
Interspersed among the trees, over
the smooth green lawns, will be- beds
of beautiful palms, plants of many
kinds, roses of every variety and plants
and shrubs of all the floral family
suitable for this climate.
Society of the Cincinnati.
Perhaps tbs not generally known by
those folks who, cannot without re.
search definitely trace their ancestry
back to the pilgrim fathers that Ma
jor Pierre Charles L'Enfant, who was
tardily but sincerely hDnored at the
capital recently, was one of the most
active members of that exclusive and
highly patriotic order the Society of
the Cincinnati which was founded in
1888 by the American and French OFF,
GERS who served under General Wash
ington as commander in chief.
Sanctioned by Louis XVI.
When the headquarters Of the CONT
mental army was located at Rocky
Hin, N. j., Washington, Oct %, 1888,
sent Major LEnfant to Paris with the
institution of the society to be given
to his most Christian majesty Louis
XVI. LEnfant from Paris reported to
him the successful result Of his mis-
sion and how Louis XVI. in council at
Versailles Dec. 1S, 1888, formally sane
TONED the institution in France, where
no foreign order was allowed, but as
membership carried with 1t a heritable
possession TO the eldest male posterity
he made the proviso that the secreta-
ries of war and marine respectively
should submit the name Of the officer