Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22
.EA|RM0NT STREET MAY
FORM OBJECT LESSON
Plan of Peoples Garden Asso-
citation to Make Lawns
More Attractive.

Within the next three weeks four-fifths
of the residents of Fairmont street be-
tween 18th and 14th streets Will have
subscribed to plan OF the Peoples Gar
den Association for front lawn beautifica-
ton. was a prediction made last night at
meeting held under the auspices of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association
at the Fourth Presby terrain Church TO
| further the project. The cost TO the resi-
dents is 50 per annum. the association
undertaking the planting and care of all
| flowers and Shrubbery
| David Fairchild, president of the Peo-
pies Garden Association. gave an illus
trated talk on yard Identification. and
Arthur Smith. gardener of the associa-
ton. told how to plant and care for
flowers and decorative shrubbery, which
| thrive in this section. Other speakers
We're Judge Charles S Bundy, president
/ of the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation. and Arthur T. Ramsay. principal
| of the Fairnont Seminary. Messrs. Bundy
| and Ramsay are taking active part in
the campaign to further the associations
| objects.
The Plan of the Association.
| During Mr.. Tairchild's lecture he told
Of the associations plan for the planting
and arrangement OF the decorative plants
on the street The idea, he says. is
| first to map out the most attractive
| scheme for the individual yards, and
| then plant the flowers and shrubbery.
the selections of variety being made with
the idea of having some particular plant
| in bloom all the time. As the blossoms
| of one flower disappear for the season.
blossoms of others will succeed it. the
| purpose being TO keep the lawn mass
of blooming flowers from the first va. m
days of spring until the fall froSts. The
larger number of subscribers to the idea
will make. lie assured his audience, the
expense comparatively small. we'll
within the s. named by the soliciting
committee The proposed decorative
scheme. he said. would have to be model
ed In a general way after the English
cottage Idea of flower planting,
Selection of Fairmont Street.
THE more you scold people the less
| likely you are to bring them to your way
| of thinking" said Mr.. F'airchild, and.
obviously, it is not my purpose TO scold,
but / cannot help but deplore the great
| lack of attention that is manifest in at
| least 80 per cent of the front yards In
| the thrifty sections Of Washington
Judging from the appearance OF the hun
dreds of struggling lawns and the lew
| scattered. neglected flowers some OF them
display. Washington is in deplorable
| condition from the standpoint OF mower
| decoration. One of the reasons for IN
augurating this scheme on Fairmont
street is eventually TO point It out as
an object lesson, with the hope that
others who see it will follow with alac-
| rity and enthusiasm.
In introducing Mr.. F'airchild Judge
Bundy made an earnest plea for the
| unanimous cooperation of the Fairmont
street residents to take up the idea. 1t
should be done not only from the stand
point of civic pride. but business
proposition. said Judge Bundy.
He predicted that if every resident OF
| the street from 18th and 18th agreed to
allow the association to beautify his
| front lawn in three years time the value
| of properties there would increase from
- to 80 per cent over their present
values
| Mr.. Ramsey told the audience he had
become interested in front lawn beaut-
| tication through the medium of Mr.. Fair
| child about year ago. He said he was
| enthusia sically in favor of any move
ment that would beautify the city and
Fairmont street particularly. He prom
| Used that the lawn of the Fairmont Sem
mary would be the first on the street to
receive the professional attention OF
Messrs. Farchild and Smith.