Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
Some Other Exceptions.

0Ouu6 OtueT Exceptions.
1t is apparent that the man who wrote
the inscription at Worcester did not in
tend to include the commons that
were reserved in all the villages Of New
England at the time of their settlement
for training purposes and the pasturage
of the COWS; nod the green's that were
reserved for the games and sports Of the
young people; nor the public squares
which may be found In the center OF
many American cities in imitation of the
plazas of Spain. the piazZas of Italy, the
platz OF Germany, and the righistans of
oriental countries which date back to the
earliest times and were intended as CEN
trail meeting places for the people. He
probably meant that the city of Worces-
ter was the first in the United States to
funds raised by taxation.
Before that time there undoubtedly was
a popular prejudice against the expendi-
ture of money for such purposes, but it
was the beginning of great things. and
today the parks and reserves belonging
TO the various municipalities and states
have a total area Of nearly 10000. 900
acres, valued at billions of dollars, and
1t Is now recognized to be the duty of
every municipality to provide play
zens just as it provides water for them
to drink.
New York has 225 different parks, in
Guiding more than 1000 acres for which
1t has expended about $4,000. 600. al
though at the ordinary valuation Of real
estate in their neighborhood they would
be worth more than S2,50o. 600. 900. There
is no better investment Central Park,
which has S43 acres, was bought for
$5,o2s.3+4 In 1886. and is now worth at
least $500 oW.coo for building sites. more
than all Switzerland. During the last
ten years New York has spent ST., GOO. coo
for small parks and Playground in the
oensely populated portions of the city.
and the authorities are now considering
the purchase Of a strip Of sea beach near
Coney Island as public bathing ground.
New York state has park of 11G3 600
acres in the Adirondacks. and 4c.O0O
acres along the palisades of the Hudson
which was presented by the late Mrs
E. n. Hartman, widow of the rail-
way king.
Chicago Second in Parks.
with 1900 acres, costing about $25,-
100000. connected by a boulevard twenty
Ave or thirty miles long. There are
eighty-four small parks in Chicago,
believe. When the proposed system is
completed there will be a total area of
10000 acres, three times the size of the
Island of Manhattan. reserved as play
grounds for the people.
The Boston park system now includes
about $4,000 acres. Of which II O00, known
as the Metropolitan Park system, forms
an outer line OF parks and boulevards en-
circling the city and includes two large
wooded reservations known as Blue Hills
and Middlesex Fells, and the Revere
Nantasket and Lynn beaches. This sys-
tenn Is now being connected with bouler
wards and when connected will afford fifty
miles Of continuous drives, with an
abundance of water from the Charleg
river and other streams. and several lit
tie lakes. Boston has expended $ll 600,
600 In the purchase and Improvement of
this land. Much OF it Is to be kept in
the natural state of wildness. All these
parks are within a radius Of eleven miles
of the state house.
witty woman In Washington remark
ed last winter that In order to be perfect
~ happy a Boston woman must have a
genealogical tree. a Persian cat. satin
shopping bag. rubber plant and season
ticket to the symphony concerts. and
notice that the Christian Register, which,
l believe. Is the organ Of the Universalist
denomination. furnishes the following
rules to be observed by all who desire to
preserve their peace of mind in Boston:
Select Puritans for your ancestors
Have sheltered youth and be a grad
uate of Harvard.
Be, a conservative in politics and a lib
erai In religion.
BE fond of the antique.
Wear sslDxses and be fond of tomb
stones.
Carry your parcels in a green bag.
Be D. A. RI Colonial Dame and
8. A. r., or belong 70 the Mayfower So
cisty.
shudder at the west. but 80 to Europe
frequently.
Boston People Like It.
These are good susgestiops, but every
one must recognize that such ievity is
not becoming to q religious paper. sssun-
ling that the Christian Register has a
right to be included Ia that category But
such sarcasm Is more Sratifying than
mortifying to the people OF Boston. They
like TO be teased about such thinks Thew
| like to be told that they are exclusive and
aristocratic and peculiar. To be recosnin.
ed as coming from Boston gives the great.
est satisfaction that a resident Of thi,
city enjoys.
Boston has often been descrihtd az tn,
| most democratic OF all American cities
/ and the place where wealth counts FOL
/ nothing and ancestry for everything. Thi,
i Ia In measure true. although I hay,
i noticed as rule that New England pSS
! ple who have long lire OF distinguishes
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