Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-15
uNSIGHTLY LOTS MUST GO
PRIZES FOR HANDSOME BEDS
Attempt Will Be Made to Interest
Railroads in Movement-Noted
Persons Join Organization.


sets out to make Washington's vacant
lots and waste places as beautiful as pos
sible. was organized yesterday at meet
ing in the home of Miss Emily Tucker
man, 17lo H street northwest. All that
was done yesterday was to bind the ideas
Of a large number Of enthusiastic people
into corporate form. set Of bylaws was
drawn up and a notary public received a
signed list of those present, which Will
comprise the founders Of Peoples Gar
dens. Officers were elected. the workings
of the association were divided into COM
mittees, ETC.. and all that remains to be
done now is to open the doors of this
organization. SO that every one In the
city can Join.
1t was made very plain by several OF
those who have been thinking OF an or
ganized war on the unkempt vacant lots.
front yards and the villainous backwards
Of the slums that Peoples Gardens wants
everybody to get right into this movement
and make Washington as beautiful as
some of those continental cities that one
hears about. where every patch Of ground
is given up either to flowers or to the
more unitarian vegetable.
To Interest Railroads.
Not only are the tin cans and sheet
metal. the old grocery boxes and bar
rels, slated for removal from their long
resting places on the vacant lots, but the
association applauded the idea Of Frank
Miliet, who said that one Of the very
best things Peoples Gardens can do Is
to interest the railroad companies in CIV
ing prizes for the best kept yard along
hat ANto TO n h0
District. Not only that. but perhaps
Peoples Gardens will interest station
masters all through the District in a
sort Of interstation competition. in which
prizes will be given for the prettiest
garden or lawn.
A garden council will be organized. It
is planned that the council will have
among its members landscape gardener,
an artist, and, perhaps, an entomologist.
The Peoples Gardens is going about its
plans in a scientific and thorough man.
ner. The entomologist will be a person
who could conduct scientific crusade
against any plague OF insect pests that
might some day descend upon the city
Seek Water for Parks.
Another question that was preached
yesterday in tentative way was the
watering of the city's public parks. A lady
that a public movement Of this kind might
in some cases rather stingy with water.
1t was held that some of the reserva-
tions about the city are not watered suf-
fciently in the summer. and the asso-
cations leaders declared emphatically
that this would be a very good thing for
the association to take up.
The membership of the Peoples Gar
dens is divided into members who pay 81
year. sustaining members who will pay
IS year, life members who pay $50 and
patrons who pay 500. There il already
on hand from members of these various
kinds $3.50. A membership committee Of
twelve. three from each quarter OF the
city, will work to obtain new members.
Ohacers of Association.
Ohicers elected yesterday are:
President, David Fairchild; first vice
president and chairman of the garden
council, Mrs. s. F. Emmons: second vice
president, Mrs. Herbert Parsons: third
vice president, Frank B. Noyes; fourth
vice president Miss Martha Phillips: re-
cording secretary. Edward c. Dean;
treasurer Robert F. Miller.
The following board of directors was
chosen: Miss Emily Tuckerman. Mrs.
William Corcoran Eustis, Harry du Pont.
MIS-. ALEXANDER 1TAudH DCIl, SiIdliSS
Henry Butler, Commissioner Cuno H. Ru
dolph, Owen Adds. Charles L. Marlatt.
Peter Bisset. L. c. Corbett. Frederick B.
Eichelberger, p. H. Dorsett, F. w. Boil
giano. Mrs. Christian Heurich, Mrs. c.
J. Bell, Mrs. Charles Conner. Miss Susan
b. Sipe. w. r. Beattie. DR.. George NJ.
Kober, Miss Eliza Stickney. Victor Min
deleff. Mrs. James Harlan and Mrs.
Richard NJ. Volkmer.
The list of founders contained these
names: David Fairchild, Frank b. Noyes.
Mabel r. Boardman. Susan B. Sipe. Mary
E. Pinchot. Susanna F. Emmons. Marion
Doll Connor. Margaret NJ Harlan. Con-
stance Lodge Gardner. Charles Lester
Marlatt, F. w. Bolgiano, Edward c.
Dean. George Oakley Totten. jr.. Emily
Tuckerman, Marian Bell Fairchild. Eliza
r. Scidmore. Caroline Y Lang, Elinor c.
Folkmar, Maud W. G. Harlan, Dorothea
Fremont Smith, Eleanor Murray. Mar
garet 8. c. Connor Marcia F. Butler.
Mary l.. Jennings. Catherine Rowland
Hunt C.. r. Hoar and f. d. Millet