Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
SUPPORT IS HEARTY
Fund to Boost Mcmillan Plan
Rapidly Grows.
PROJECT is COMMENDED
President of Bay City, Mich, Board
of Commerce Endorses City
Identification Scheme.

Enthusiastic support is being given the
plan Of the Board Of Trade for cam
paign in the interests of legislation to
carry out the Mcmillan Park commits
sion plan for the development of Wash
ington. Already the letters sent out by
President Arthur c. Moses Of the board
asking for contributions to a one-thou-
sand-dollar fund to be used in the cam
paign are bearing generous fruit. More
than $500 has been subscribed, and many
letters commencing the plan have been
received.
James Rush Marshall, Henry P. Blair,
William E. EdmonSton, L. S. Brown,
Matthew Trimble, James T. Petty, r. R.
Bennett, Alexander Mckenzie Frank P.
Leetch, E. F. Colladay, ]. Walter Hum
phrey, George w. Evans B. T. Janney.
Frank l. Peckham, F. E. Sarrgeant, Mrs.
Caroline B. Stephen, Peter D. Cone, John
F. Murrell, Charles Conradis. T. F.
Schneider, Henry X. Simpson, Isadore
Saks, ]. H Corning, William B. King.
Ralph w. Lee, George l. Starkey, A. B.
Browne. Thomas Grant. G. F. Heilprin.
Ellis Spear, NJ. D. Rosenberg, Samuel
S. s. shedd. Byron S. Adams, Lewis
Hopfenmaier, John McElroy. Joseph
Strasburger, Cuno H. Rudolph, John
Brewer, E. H. Snyder, Charles S. Bundy,
H. Chandlee, w: B: Bryan. c. Heurich,
S. kann, Sons & Co. George c. Shinn.
Charles S. White. George R. Lnkins,
Thomas P: Murphy. Rudolph Kauff-
mann. William Knowles Cooper, John s.
Swormstedt, Albert F. Fox, Horace G.
Mcfarland. H. E. Bittinger, H. B. F.
Macfarland, Theodore w. Noyes, Robert
E. Bradley, Alfred Walford, B. M. New
bold. E. H. Droop, Carl A. Droop Aquilla
r. Yeakle and F. E. Cunningham.
Support Is Assured.
Congress through the commercial bodies
of the country. That the commercial
bodies will give the plan for the beautii-
cation of the National Capital their
hearty support appears from a letter re-
ceived by President Moses from the Bay
City, Mich, board Of commerce. The
letter is as follows:
II see in the Washington papers an ar
ticle in reference to soliciting the sup
port of the commercial associations or
the United States in an effort to put in
force the Mcmillan plan
You won't have to solicit my support.
because l believe the esthetic building OF
its commercial development, and Wash
ington above all other cities should be the
most beautiful and sanitary city in the
world. 1t should be the pride and honor
Of every American citizen, -" -.
Not knowing just what the Mcmillan
plan is. 1 would suggest that Washing
ton should establish an touter belt park
system with a wide drive or boulevard
circulating the entire city and connecting
with each avenue which bisects the city,
and this should be done now. b fore the
land becomes too valuable for the city to
pay for.
when we reflect that American cities
like San Francisco. Los Angeles. Kansas
City and Boston in the reservation of
park, areas for future growth have out
stripped Washington. it is time for
Washington to get busy; for 1t will be
that appeals strongly to citizens with
pride in their respective cities.
Il sincerely hope that you will be able
to put through the Mcmillan plan. for
should appeal to every American"
Commendatory Letters.
Many commendatory letters are also
being sent in with the contributions by
members Of the Board Of Trade.
William Knowles Cooper, general secre- |
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A., writes: 'I hope |
the Board of Trade will secure big re-
suits from this attempt to get public |
opinion back Of the park commission |
scheme
Isadore Saks, president of Saks & Co.,
writes: II trust that the campaign will |
be thorough success. as no doubt the
plan would add very much to the beauty |
of Washington"
Adds B. Browne, lawyer. writes: ct
am indeed glad to note that the Board |
OF Trade has taken up in earnest the eff |
fort to secure fulfillment of the park
commission plan for Washington"
Miss Caroline B. Stephen, principal Of |
the Temple School. writes: II am only |
too willing to contribute my small mite |
toward SO great project, and wish the |
committee all the success possible
Thomas w. Smith, lumber merchant:
heartily concur In the matter in which |
you propose raising $1,000, and for the
purpose that sum is to be used