Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-07
ASK LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Want Anti Smoke Law Extended to Cover Loco
motives = Urge National Capital as Scene of
Next Years Great Aviation Carnival
Discuss Abolition of Billboard
Nuisance in the District

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the entrance hall OF the District building,
which was unveiled February * IaOn
AND memorial window i'm the National
training School for Boys, OF which Mr..
Ncyes was trustee for many years and
president OF the board of trustees at the
TIME OF his death. which was dedicated
June 20. 1909
MAJ. Pierre Charles L'Enfant.
BY authority OF Congress tho commits
sitners in April. 1902 removed the re-
mains OF Maj. Pierre Charles L.Eufant
from Green Hill, Md. where they were
buried In 1925. to the Arlington Gene
terry, where they rest on the crest Of the
hill in front Of Arlington Houre and
overlooking the city Of Washington The
remains were disinterred by the represen-
tabdves OF the Quartermaster- Generals
Department Of the United States Army,
under the direction OF the commissioners
on April z, 1909, and taken to Mount
Ohvet Cemetery. where they remained
IN The receiving vault until. on April Is.
they were conveyed to the Rot;1nda. of
the capitol. where they lay in state dur
ing the morning until the exercises COM
me'morative of Major LEnfant were held
at IL O'Clock. The president OF the Board
or Commissioners presided and made tho
introductory address. and addresses were
made by the Vice President OF the United
States and the ambassador OF France
RE President OF the United States and
ot1er ofncers OF state. Members of Con-
gress and the representatives OF patriotic
societies were among the large number
WHO attended the ceremonies. At their
conclusion the remains were taken 10
Arlington, accompanied by large mill
taiy escort and followed by the commits
sicners, representatives of the National
government and OF the French embassy.
and Of the patriotic societies. The So
nf xDtaia
rant was founder and for which he de-
signed the seal. was represented BY its ma
tional and local officers At the grave
religious ceremonies were conducted bv
tne Rev: Dr. William T. Russell. rector
or st. Patrdck's Church. of which Major
L Enfant had been a member.
through the courtesy of the Society OF
the Beaux-Arts Architects in the United
states. the Commissioners secured a de-
sign for memorial for the grave OF
=. ~ aJor l. tn1ant' which they accepted upon
the advice of the officers Of the American
institute of Architects. Bids were in
V1fed for the construction OF IL and a suit
able bad has been received within the
available amount of the appropriation,
which is less than one thousand dollars.
Child-Caring Conference.
,-he President of the United States
called a national conference on child car
INK work. which met in the East Room OF
tn, White House on January Is, 1909. and
held subsequent sessions in the board
room Of the District building. That con-
ference adopted resolutions the principles
of which were recommended to Congress-
by the President of the United States.
The commissioners desire to indorse those
recommendations with particular refer
ence to the District OF Columbia
Bills and Resolutions.
The commissioners during the last SEES
sion of the Sixtfeth Congress and the f1rst
session of the Sixty-first Congress re
ported upon bills and resolutions relating
to the District of Columbia referred 10
them for report. according to the custom
by the committees of the Senate and
House of Representatives to the number
Of q Senate bills and So House bills and
through the chairmen of the Senate and
House Committees on the District of Co
lumbia the commissioners presented IS
bills and resolutions for the considera ton
Of Congress. The President OF the United
States. before acting upon the bills and
resolutions which passed both Houses re-
lating to the District, referred them to
the commissioners for comment according
to custom.
The Proposed Aviation Meet.
The commissioners venture to call at-
tentfon to the great international aviation
meet to be held in the United States in
1910. The advances in the science OF avia-
ton in recent years have been SO great
that keen public interest In the coming
event has been awakened. and many cities
are bidding for the honor of being the
site for the meet.
1t Is believed that for reasons which
will readily suggest themselves the most
annYOnriata nlaco IN % Tfpifod Gfoso
that could be selected the scene for
this great event Is the National Capital.
A movement has been inaugurated by
the public-spirited citizens Of the District
Of Columbia. Maryland, Virginia and else
where. looking 10 the selection Of field
for the meet in the vicinity OF the ma
tons capital.
The Commissioners heartily indorse thi.
movement and earnestly recommend that
Congress- In, recognition of the import
ance Of the proposed meet and the pro-
priety and the desirability of its being
held at the National Capital, add Its in
dorsement to the movement
Such action by Congress would NEAR
much. 1t would give to the aviation meet
an official and national character and
would show to the world that the i'm
preciated by the nations government as
well as by the nations citizens.
Abolition Of BilIboards.
A very decided stand was taken by the
Commissioners on the Goth of July relat-
Ing to bil1boards. A proposition having
previously been brought to the attention
OF the Commissioners by which 1t was
proposed to erect upon several hundred
feet OF ground. in immediate proximity
to the new Union station, a billboard
covered with advertising matter. the
Commissioners decided that they would
not, in their discretion, issue permit for
the construction of this enormous bill
board. and the project was never carried
into effect
An examination into the increase of
the number Of billboards and Of adver-
Using signs upon houses developed the
fact that the city was fast being overrun
with these unsightly and Objectionable
features. An order was therefore passed
by which the Commissioners gave notice
that they would not in the future issue
any permits for billboards or for signs
upon the walls of houses in any case
where the law allowed them any discre-
ton in the matter, In addition to which
they directed that all billboards be re-
moved from within a certain area imme-
diately contiguous to the new Union sta
ton. This order has been rightly en-
forced. and 10 permits for biliboards have
been issued nor have any signs been al
lowed to be painted upon houses. except in
instances where the goods advertised ara
sold on the premises, In which case the
right of the advertiser Is recognized by
law.
The action of the Commissioners in THE