The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16

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Watruus.
EVENING.
| Reception to members and delegates Of the
American Civic Association at the home
OF Hon. and Ms John B. Hendzson at
O'Clock.
Declaring Statuary Hall to be a col
lection OF grotesques. the monuments
Of the city objects of pity. and the gen.
eral application Of art to the beautii-
cation OF Washington an outrage to the
country. Thomas Nelson Page furnished
the feature OF the second days session
OF the American Civic Association. al
the New Willard yesterday.
1t was a humorous, yet scathfng, ar
raignment of art as portrayed in Wash
ington. The address created a mild SEN
sation among the delegates. TO whom
references Ia the Capitals beauty as "a
trayesty on art" came as a shock.
There has ever been in any country
such a travesty OF art as that We have
set up as the standard Of our national
monuments" said Mr.. Page. "Our mon
uments express an idea and a senti-
ment, but how frightfully do they ex-
press il.
GO to Statuary Hall and gaze. il you
can, on the frightful collection OF marble
efigies. Some are good; one or two are
even fine, but junbled together as they
are, In every form and freak Of modern
dress. Of every size, from pygmies Ii
giants. they present a terrifying spec
tacle Of what the best Of this country
is able 10 achieve
The spirit OF our people is essentially
non-artistic Spread abroad over a
great territory, driven always by the ex-
action of conquering a new world, our
ventures have been devoted 10 practical
work only. our artistic sense has SUI
fered in consequence.
Urges Wider scope.
For more than TWO hours holding the
close attention Of hisshearers. Frederick
Law Olmsted, chairman OF the Bostor
Commission Of Fine Arts. yesterday az
ternoon urged the American Civic Asso-
citation to work for a comprehensive,
scheme OF city planning.
City planning is not a mere matter o.
civic centers. or OF boulevards. or o.
streets and public grounds" said Mr.
Olmsted. 1T is a matter OF successful
correlation Of all the elements OF tn,
physical city. X is a work for the whoi.
community.
1T is a popular impression that IL
general plan is once prepared the tOt
of city planning is done. II is not Sucl
an idea is a pernicious fallacy, associated
with the too prevalent American attitude
OF attending to public affairs by spasms.
I'VE must not limit the development o.
the future BY binding regulations borr
OF the limited knowledge Of the present
The city plan must be made, but il mus
grow and expand with the growth anC
expansion OF the city It is only by sucl
a course that our ideals can be realized. q"
Practically all of yesterday was de
voted 10 consideration OF various phase.
OF city-planning work, and many OF th'
country's foremost experts in that lin
of work were among the speakers
Preceding the first city-planning session
was the annual meeting OF the board o.
trustees. at which the election of Off
GERS and the executive board took place
DepIOres Park Disagreement.
Voicing their protest against the de
spelling of the widely known Ietch
worth Park. given to the State of New
York but few days ago by William
Pryor Letchworth, the executive boarc
unanimously passed a resolution which
was Immediately forwarded to Gov
White and GOv.-elect Dix The tex
of the resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That the American Civil
Association earnestly protests agains
carrying into effect the plans recent!
adopted and filed by the New Yorl
water storage commission for con
structing a dam and storage reservoi
on the Genessee River at Portage, n
Y. as such action would be DESTRUCTIVE
to the beauty Of Letchworth Park, woul,
divert the waters of the river from thei
present beneficial use as a source o
pleasure and happiness to the people
and would be a fragrant breach of tn
conditions of the contract to which tn
State of New York became party wheI
II accepted the noble and beneficent gif
Of the late William Pryor Letchworth.
Washington was well represented il
the new officers elected. Richard 3
Watrous, of this city, was re-electe,
secretary and Miss Mabel Boardman
Frank D. Millet. and Brainard Fl. War
ner were elected to the executive board
other officers elected were: J. Horac
Mcfarland, president, Harrisburg, Pa
(re-elected); Clinton Rogers Woodruff
first vice president, Philadelphia: William
3. Rowland. treasurer. New York
George w. Marston. san Diego, Cal.
Mrs Edward w Biddle Carlisle, Pa.
Mr.. George B. Dealey. Dallas. Tex: job
Wesley Hill, d. D.. New York; j. Lock-
Wilson, Toronto. Canada, vice presidents
The executive board consists Of DI
John quincy Adams, New York; Charlie
". Ames, St. Paul, Mimi; Henry A
| Barker, Providence, r. l.; Frank Chapi
Bray, New York: Mrs Caroline Bart
lett Crane, Kalamazoo, Mich; Georg
Otis Draper, New York: Frederick /
Ford, Hartford. Conn: Edward Hatch
jr., New York: J. l. Hudson, Detroit
Mich; Mrs. Melville F. Johnson, Rich
mond, Ind; Harlan P. Kelsey. Salem
Mass: Mrs. A. E. McCrea, Chicago, Ill.
Miss Louise Kleine Miller, Cleveland
Ohio; Mrs. Edwin F. Moulton. Warren
Ohio; John Nolen. Cambridge, Mass
and Frederick Law olmsted. Brookline
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