The Washington times., 1912-03-01
TRADE BOARD FOR
NEW BUILDINGS FOR
DISTRICT HOSPITALS
Goes on Record AS Favor
able to Emergency and
Columbia Structures.

In addition to adopting five committee
reports, the Board Of Trade at its meet
ing at the New Willard last night dis
covered a new and distinguished boost
er" for greater and more beautiful
Washington in the person of the British
ambassador and placed itself squarely
on record in favor of new buildings for
Emergency and Columbia Hospitals.
The meeting was marked by the ad-
dress of Ambassador Bryce, who dis
closed knowledge and familiarity with
Washington, its envlrons and opportun-
tiles for growth, surprising to members
oE the board, and also by one of the
warmest debates in the history of the
organization over the report of the
charities and corrections committee on
the hospitals question.
The ambassador told the board that
he had been informed when invited to
address the organization that he might
talk upon any subject except trade and
commerce. After explaining the system
or municipal government in England,
Mr. Bryce launched into frank talk OF
criticism and suggestion about wash
ington, during which his remarks were
frequently applauded
Praises Capitals Beauty.
In some respects" said Mr.. Bryce,
Washington is the most beautiful capi-
tai city in the world. l know of no city
with such beautiful trees 1t is a city
set down in a forest. Extraordinary
taste and skill have been used in plac-
Ing different kinds of trees on various
streets
Your private residences show an ex-
traordinary diversity of style. They are
beautiful, much more so I think than
the tnonotony of the Partisan boule-
yards. The architects of Washington
homes have had their eyes fixed OIL
me me- whole of history, it seems. Spanish
Elizabethan. Queen Anne, Italian Rem
aissance, Colonial, and French STYLES
may be seen, and a great deal of in
EEenr,uaity has been displayed in residence
The new Union Station and the PAN
american Union building were especial
~ lauded by Mr.. Bryce, VINO declared
that he knew of nothing that had been
bnllt IN the last twenty years in this
country or in Europe better than these
two buildings.
!, Every time I so to the Union sta
tioh' ne said, II am so interested in
Lne beauties of the place that I am in
danger of missing my train" y
Good Roads Needed.
The ambassador said that since h.
had been a resident of WASHINGTON he
had walked over nearly evcrv foot of
the District and surrounding territory.
lie pointed out the need Of more good
roads about the city, suggesting q sys-
lem Of concentrIc circular cross. roads
he built around the city at distances
ter. lie ceHt'"TcE fHF ftprn Tn '"e "s cen tr
necessity an a,un EgLsure .t r~aarrl iut
the beautiful ~-..3 aud ..sHs by ell.
dcaVoring tC .niras buJioaE
As exampl neat. s4.s ,g,i..a
views which ... ...rr .#rg,. Nj itr-.r
was frank t., ..Hn. ltt Tic Iva uLl.-
ment houses at the approach to The
n Nnfl
Of houses which had been built at the
M. Pleasant entrance TO Rock Creek
Park. M. Bryce admitted that The
!aLeT might be attractive and com.
they seriously broke in upon the beau
Ties OF the park. This was loudly ap.
plaudCd F
Given Vote of Thanks.
The ambassador closed with the dec.
laration that the people of Kalamazoo
E Paso, Oshkosh and other American
cities may be more concerned in the
affairs of their own towns than in thoc,
of Washington, but that they ough
to be interested in the Capital City. tn,
common city of them all rising yot,
nf thanks proposed by Capt. James +
oyster was given
tVelve-page report for the committee
on charities and corrections revieWin:
the questions relating to public ant
private charities and the recommends
tion of the Board Of Charities that they
be separated and that municipal hos
pital be built.
Reports of the committees on muni
Cipal art parks and reservations. pri
Nate schools, public order and member
ship were made and approved. The re
port of the committee on streets ant
avenues was postponed until the mex
meeting. A buffet luncheon closed TIN
eNnninP