The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

vada- and Secretary OF the Treasury
Franklin Macvesgh made addresses in
which the Capital was made the center
OF the movement Secretary MacVeagh
spoke at the morning session in the
board room Of the District Building. and
/ Senator Newlands at the afternoon ses-
sion.
Why should not the city OF Washing
ton be made q school Of education for the
entire country in all that relates 20 mu-
nicipal government asked Se5a-or
Newlands. 1T should be made the ser-
ter OF this great movement Il should
be the model city II is beautiful nov.
but its ultimate beauty VIII make II the
greatest of the worlds cities
7 believe it is time 10 organize the
constructive work Of the nation. We
have done many things in a national way,
and many Of them have been well done
But all OF that work has been done ex-
pensively. and much OF it has been done
poorly.
We should have a bureau Of con-
struction under one Of the department
heads, bringing in the engineers. the con-
struct0rs, and the artists. This would CO.
ordinate and harmonic thelr work, and
assure II Of final success a city should
De planned Just Ike building. Little
should be left to guesswork This rule
should include all cities OF the future
All cities should have water fronts Of
which they are proud. q civic center, a
radical system Of streets and avenues.
There should be adopted some system Of
city planning Which should be a guide,
recognized as a standard plan 10 be fol-
lowed BY al growing municipalities
The Work in Cleveland.
Munson A Havens, secretary Of the
Cleveland Chamber Of Commerce. spoke
briefly on City planning in Cleveland
He declared the Cleveland group plan
Of public buildings was no longer a dream
OF a few. who compose the chamber Of
commerce. but was supported by the
spirit Of the entire citizenship OF the city,
certain Of achievement by reason Of the
fact that the city now owns 3 per cent
OF the land. Several buildings are now IN
der construction
Referring 10 the question OF conges-
ton Of population, the speaker said pre-
ventive legislation has been procured
through public sentiment, and that the
city was row authorized 10 prevent the
occupancy Of unfit buildings until they
have been altered 70 meet proper and
necessary sanitary requirements.
J. Q. Adams. Of New York, told Of the
excellent results achieved by the munich
pal art commission in Gotham He paid
a tribute 10 Mayor Mcclellan, who, he
said. had supported the commission IN
every effort for civic betteTment
Among the other speakers were Andrew
Wright Crawford. assistant city solicitor
Of Philadelphia; Arthur A ShOertlef. Of
Chicago: Representative " T Borland,
OF Missouri. who spoke Of City planning
in Kansas City" and Charles NUifOrd
Robinson. c: Los Angeles.
plan OF municipal improvement was
related by Josiah Pennington, secretary
OF the Municipal Art Society OF Balti-
more
He said the society vas engaged IN
many projects for the betterment o. the
city. among them being the decoration Of
the public school buildings the proposed
art building and museum for Baltimore:
Improvement OF the park system; efforts
10 abate the smoke nuisance, general city
planning for the rearrangement and I'M
pTovement Of public space; civic center,
SC. mural decorations in the
public buildings. procuring statues for
the public squares. placing Of works OF
art in EUJaw place. public art exhibition,
a sculpture garden in connection with
the parks
The Morning Session.
AT the morning session Secretary Mac
Veagh said Il the United States has a
city that IS all It's own, Il must necesss- {
rfy follow that such city must be made (
a model The people have a right 10 ask [
this.
The People cannot be too strenuous IN (
their demands upon Congress that the
means 70 accomplish this end be provided. /
should be made model for (
other cities, Just as some OF the laws OF I
Congress should be made models for sinh |
ar laws in the States
Frederick Law Olmsted, OF Brookline. /
Mass. read an important and significant (
paper On The result Of city planning IN (
Europe
City Engineer Frederick L Ford, OF 1
Hartford, Conn, who is secretary OF the 4
on the civic plan OF that city, 4
spoke On The scope Of city planning IN 4
the United States" Robert Anderson I
pope. a landscape architect OF New York /
City. spoke OF the growth OF the move I
ment. George 3. Ford, Of New York, on 4
the housing problem.
Guests at the Banquet.
The following sat at the tables:
spezkr7S' tzble-AlrN h. 3. F. Macsarisnd, Hon. 4
George Otis Smith Hon. Miles Potadexte-. Cuno 4.
Rudolph Eon John E Reybur1. Ms. Justizs Z. 4
all. Ms Herbert Pzrsons, Hon ] Van Fechtsr /
0lc0Jt. Ms. Y. G. Simk0Titch Hon. JossTh G. 4
Cannon. Allen D. Albert. 7. BENJAMIN c. Marsh. 4
aoa. q. p F. MacfariaDd. Henry q. NorEsuthsu. (
A. ?. Clark, r. EdEsrd Flene. ArS J. Van 4
: Fscbten Olcott, Surgeon General Walter Wynsn. 4
Dr. George N. kober. Hon julius Kahn
Table I-Myrol J. Jones. B. +. Smith. I. Nc
Bride StsTTett F. L Sidd01s. Miss Margaret Bsyiy
T. 2. Biliqvsst M- Chubb " pa-os Williams \
4 Wright Crawford Thomas Dzws0n. +. I. Ford. 4
5eo,ge B Ford Arthur Y Grant
Table 2-Joseph Strasburgsr. Henry B. DAVIS Car
OF Kibbsy. z. c. Heodershott L Nunso1 Ravens 4
George Z Hooker. H B Hertz y J Haskell. 7. /
l. c. johnson. Fl. P. Kelsey u ". BsldEin. I'd 1
Fard R. Mack. George Miller. John Noisa. F. L
)lrs;sd. 7.
Table 5-WTlisn F. Dovuey, Mrs William H. 4
3syly. William 2. Baldwin, Judge william De LACY
B. T. Smith Charlotte C. BsTuun George Tues
isn, Miss Edith WestcOtt, Miss Alice Fletcher.
Archibald Hopkins. MTS. ". c. Smith. Samuel J. /
Prescott Walter S. Ufford. Ellis Spear
Table 4-Archibald Hopkins. Washington Topham.
D D. Setter L1cian Powell, 3lrS Henry c. Mor-
euthsu. Air. Sinous. AIrs. StnCns Miss Gorzen-
hau. Enes1 y Roberts. CAPT. James T. Oyster.
'ohn L Weaver. Ms. Georgs Paasser. R. A- Pope.
5cCTEe =. SeyEou1
Table 81. Edsar Smyth. E T Hartman. josiah
7snni5stsz- r B Watrous. ". S Miunix. Il T.
VILLAINS Carroll Kib5ey. Thomas Grant, Ray r.
knox. Mrs. a. P, Clark, 7.
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