Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-11
STUDIES COURT HERE BEAUTY OF THE CITY
Dr. Fernando Cadaso Inter- Development of Washington
ested in Juvenile Justice. on Park Commission PIans
Gull TURE IMPRESSES HIM OUTLINE OF WORK DONE
Spanish Official Inspecting Penal In Report of Committee
situtions and Highways S. dred Commerce Chamber
DENVER PEOPLE J0IEsT DISTRICT INTERESTS DEBATED
Suggested
Thinks Washington position in In
City in debtedness o States.
Report Of Committee of One Hun.
dred to Commerce Chamber.
DISTRICT INTERESTS DEBATED
Suggested Exhibit at Panama Ex.
position in Frisco-Alleged In
debtedness to United States.

amount or work has been done by the
committee in the interests Of the McMil-
Ian park commission plan for Washing
ton, Particularly with reference to the
proposed Lincoln memorial. The cham
Der gave its hearty approval to the re-
port. which said. in part: fl
| THE committee was organized with the
sanction Of the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce in December. 1910. The first
work Of this committee was to familiar
ize our local citizens with and secure
their interest and support in the park
commission plans and the location Of the
Lincoln memorial in accordance with
these plans.
Many lectures and talks were given
before local organizations. colleges.
churches, the Washington Chamber of
| Commerce and the Washington Board OF
Trade, and much local newspaper pub
licity was given to the subject. Your
chairman delivered a lecture before sew
enteen citizens associations and before
several clubs, patriotic and engineering SO.
cieties Of the National Capital, all of
| which with two exceptons) adopted
| resolutions favoring the park commission
plans in principle being enacted into law
and the placing Of the Lincoln memorial
on the Mall in the District of Columbia.
9Th enext move of the committee was
| to educate the people throughout the
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| necessary to make the capital the most
artistic and beautiful city in the world.
Commission Plans Explained.
Through this campaign, literature ex-
planning the park commission plans. and
| resolutions. have been sent to and &C
copied by over three hundred architec-
| tural. civic. municipal. historical. fine
arts landscape and engineering societies
| of the country. The leading commercial
ORGANIZATIONS Of California, Indiana.
| Rhode Island. Pennsylvania Massachu-
sets, Ohio. Texas. Colorado. Louisiana,
consin. Missouri. Virginia and New York
| have Endorsed the development OF the
capital according to the park commission
plans.
sey's and Scribner's. have published arti-
cles calling attention to this proposed
development. At large expense the
| Washington Chamber Of Commerce is
sued a pamphlet showing the advantages
and economy of the broad and generous
treatment Of the capital along the lines
of the park commission plans. This
pamphlet mas been reproduced by va
rious organizations in different sections
of the country. and its circulation has in
this way attained over $1,000 copies.
Lantern slides showing the future
Washington, which were prepared on
this subject. have been used in lectures
for this purpose by several members OF
our committee in towns and cities from
Washington. D. c.. to California One
member of the committee, at his own ex-
pense delivered similar lecture in the
centers from Jacksonville, Fla, to Wash
ington. Several lectures have been de-
livered at Atlantic City.
Elmendorf Enlisted.
"At tho reouest If vour cornnoittee
Dwight L. Elmendorf has been studying
the question Of the present and future
Washington along the plans Of the park
commission" and has expressed the inten-
ton Of preparing lecture on the sub
ject.
Members of your committee and men,
bers Of the American Institute OF Archi
tects attended several hearings before the
committee Of the House OF Representa-
tives in opposition to changes in the park
commission plans and In favor OF the
Lincoln memorial on the Mall as against
a roadway.
your committee has worked hard and
must continue to work to prevent the
selfish diversion of the 50 OOO, 900 appro-
priation from a memorial structure to
Lincoln In the District Of Columbia.
Paris. Rome. Berlin. Vienna and other
great cities surpass Washington in pub
their beauty brings thousands upon
thousands Of people to them.
District Exhibit In California.
Another matter Of importance which
should receive your attention is an ex-
hibit for the District Of Columbia In Cali
fornia. With the exception of the ma
tons capital every state and territory,
as well as branches of the government,
have taken steps to be represented at the
Panama exposition, 1915. What could be
more effective than an exhibit of the
models showing present and future WASH
ington along the lines Of the park COM
mission plans? A subcommittee Of this
committee will urge Congress to appro-
pirate an amount sufficient to have this
exhibit properly installed at the EXPOSE
ton.
'.rhe committee on the future develop
ment Of Washington and other organiza-
tons which have Joined for the future
to date 5000. Of which the chamber ap-
propriated in 1910 $500. It is estimated
that about 81 900 will be needed this year.
The commission asks the chamber to
contribute $500.
Workers Removed by Death.
''It is my sad duty to call to your at
tention that during the year through
death we have lost three Of our most
aster Frank D. Millet, a jealous, intelli-
gent, efficient aid. and to the committee
an authority on the future development
Of the capital on practical and artistic
lines. In the death of William Elroy Cur
tbs, writer Of international note, an EN-
thusiast in his support Of the park COM
mission plans, the committee has lot a
power. In the death of A. M. Lothrop
We have lost one Of the strongest men
Of Washington. keenly interested in its
future and a supporter of this commit
tee"
Committee Membership.
The committee consists Of Glen Brown.
chairman; William E. Shannon, vice
chairman; Thomas Grant. secretary; MIL
ton E. Allies, Charles J. Bell. Ira e. Ben
nett, Emil Berliner. Miss Mabel Board
man, Scott c. Bone. Chaplin Brown, D. ].
Callahan, DR.. Mitchell Carroll, Frank g.
Carpenter, William NICK. Clayton, Fred
G. Coldren, C. I. Corby. e. H Daniel,
John Dolph. E. H Droop. John Joy Ed
son, Dwight L. Elmendorf. Fred A.
Emery. William Phelps Emo, William
John Eynon, w. w. Finley, W. r. CALI
her. e. C. Graham, Julius Garfnkle Col
r. c. Goldsborough. William r. GUIDE
Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding. Frank w
Hackett, Walter 8. Harlan, Col. Robert
N. Harper, Charles D. Hilles, Rev. J. J.
Himmei. William d. Hoover, Archibald
Hopkins. F. ]. Haskin, Hennen Jennings,