The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-09
Washington LETTER
Especial correspondence

the erection OF SuitdDte Dul.0lHS as d
national memorial al Washington to
the first president of the republic, has
announced the completion of its plans.
- The scope OF the project recently has
been broadened. aud the association
nov. proposes to raise fund Of ST.
900 900 by national subscription.
The association proposes to carry out
the design expressed by Washington
in his will when he left small legacy
-S25. O0O-for the endowment of an ed
ucational institution aud urged the
promotion of science and literature
throughout the country"
The appeal for subscription is made
directly to the humber people of the
country. the working classes. the
school children and the citizens Of
moderate means.
More Parks Favored.
washington surpasses all Of the
most beautiful cities in Europe in nat
uraI beauty. aud with the proper artis-
tic treatment and finish it can be made
and should be made the most beauti-
fui city in the world said former
Senator Marion Butler of North Caro-
lima. who has just returned from a
three months tour of Europe. Il mean
a comprehensive. harmonious plan of
treatment. with artistic finish in gen.
eraI and in detail. The things that are
most pleasing to the4ye of the trav-
eIer in the beautiful cities of Europe
are the blended harmony and the style
heir buildings not ouly in the resi-
dence but also in the business streets.
Next is their comprehensive system OF
parkS-not only The large suburban
parks, laid out in most magnificent
walks and driyeways, but especially
the number of small parks located at
convenient and proper distances from
each other in the heart of the cities,
and next the artistic treatment of ev-
cry small spot or space possible. as at
the end of bridge or at the juncture
of streets. that will add to the harmo-
NOUS beauty of the whole.
Beauty of Bridge MARRIED.
IF you will go out and look at the
new Connecticut avenue bridge in this
city and see that magnificent structure
hemmed in, smothered. diSigured and
SPOILED by houses crowded to it's very
edge at the north end and already ex-
cavations now going on al the south
end for large apartment house. to
say nothing of the apartment house al
ready blocking the view directly to
the south, and then imagine the ap-
proaches to both ends of this bridge
laid off in attractive parkings at each
side and adorned with monuments and
statuary. you will see the difference
between how such bridge and its
approaches are treated in Paris and
other foreign cities in contrast 10 the
eyesores that now seem doomed ever to
mar the beauty Of this superb bridge
and It's surroundings. There should
be power somewhere and in somebody
TO stop at once such Dissertation.
Grand Boulevard Suggested.
What a pygmy is Rock Greek park.
Bots de Boulogne of Paris. The capital
IF France is already regretting that
its great parks are not larger Rock
Creek park is already outgroWn by
this city. 1t takes but few minutes
10 drive through it, and then there are
no more parks TO visit. The compre-
hensive park plan which would sng-
gest would be not only the joining of
Potomac park and Rock Greek park by
the open boulevard parking treatment
of Rock Creek itself but the increas
ing of Rock Greek park 10 at least
twice its present size while there is
time to secure sufficient land at a rea
sonablp price and the building OF
great boulevard connecting not only
these two parks. but also the Soldiers
home and one or more parks in the
northeast and extending the boulevard
around to the beginning in Potomac
park. making grand drive of thirty
or forty miles"
Seen at Oak Hill Cemetery.
A rampant of vaults crowns the hill
overlooking Rock creek. once known
as the rock of Dumbarton. but now
so fifty called from the beautiful trees
Oak Hill cemetery. Sonber they seem
from their silent tenants and cheer
less, while they rest in the shadow.
but the sun. just sinking into fieecy
cloud bed, gilds these quiet houses of
the dead. symbolic of the never fading
glory beyond.
Many heroes are gathered in this ST.
lent city. Two brothers. Albert Nathan
lei Smith. commander United States
navy. and Joseph Bryant Smith. who
was killed in battle while in command
of the United States frigate Congress
Gle Died Doing His Duty" is his sim
pie epitaphl lie side by side. Neither
had reached his prime Not far from
their graves lies an unmarked tomb of
shipmate. When they last parted 1t
was at the marriage of the latter,
when Captain Joseph Smith was best
man." Then came the civil war. and
one plate hears the letters ~. s. NJ"
the other &c. S. y"
A Militant Minister.
Another tomb marks The last resting