The Washington herald., 1913-01-25
Continued from Page One.

trict OF Columbia as a member OF Con-
gress closed with the session recently
ended. During my service in the House
I was eight years a member of the
Committee on the District Of Columbia
and four Of these its chairman.
I'm that time I have availed myself
so frequently of your extensive knowl-
edge of the District affairs, and OF your
unselfsh and patriotic advice, that it
seems not improper to express my high
appreciation OF your public spirited
labors in the advancement of the best
interests of this community.
In the passage OF the bill providing
a permanent system of highways in the
District. so recently enacted into law.
your efforts were most timely and
efficient throughout and largely con-
tributed to the final favorable result.
This act and the one establishing
Rock Creek Park are of great. general
and permanent interest to the Capital of
the Nation and il should be especially
gratifying to you to know that you have
been able to render such splendid ser
vice in bringing both these important
measures TO successful termination.
With sentiments of the highest
esteem. yours sircerely,
JOHN J. HEMPHILI.
TO Charles c. Glover,
In care Of Riggs & Co.
City.
Editorial Is Quoted.
7 must also give you the contempor-
aneous opinion OF the WASHINGTON Post
OF March !, 1897. On that day it said
editorially:
Shall il be Glover Park
The President has signed the bill de-
voting what are known as the Potomac
Flats to the purposes of a public park
IL is the COnsummation of a work of
years. prosecuted faithfully under every
encouragement and setback by one pub
hc-spirited and courageous man. Mr.
CHARLES {. Glover. the active manager OF
the Riggs National Bank. in this city.
There has been much opposition to the
measure, chiefly conducted by humtious
new congressman from remote districts
who innoCently supposed that the first
duty OF a true statesman was to hold
down the District and to make a record
As defenders of the groaning masses
against its selfish and rapacious schemes
Il happened, however. that there was in
Congress good sense enough TO say moth
ing of wisdom and information, to set
aside this opposition and TO disregard the
cheap demagogy that inspired it The
bill passed both Houses. and the Presi-
dent has now, by his signature, made il
law.
Glover Given Credit.
The result can easily be foreseen. We
shall have in place of the unsightIy mud
bars that now fiII up the channel of the
Potomac beautiful and gracious park
open TO the enjoyment of the public from
all parts Of the COuntry-a delightful
green spot where now is shabby desola-
ton-a summer resort of surprising
value and attraction, and an ornament to
. at
''All this is to be credited to the patri-
otto and disinterested efforts of a gentle
mana private CitiZen-who has already
iald the city under grave obligations by
labor and achievement in other impor-
tant directions. II is 10 Mr., Glover that
We owe the realization of the Rock Creek
Park scheme 1t is to Mr.. Glover that
We owe lasting gratitude for his potent
help in the matter OF the new Corcoran
Gallery of Art. II is TO him that We are
now indebted for this last and crowning
achievement at present under discussion.
Alone. against every ignorant and friv-
ulous opposition, he has labo-ed patiently
and bravely for Years. Alone, sustained
only by his personal influence and force,
r. has confronted and prevailed over
the apathy and prejudice of Congress.
Mr.. Glover secured the passage of the
hill, and it is Mr.. Glover that We have
10 thank for the attractive and delight
tul prospect that has been thus revealed
10 MS.
We have no doubt that the work of
Identification will be prosecuted with all
due energy and skill. 1t is to be ex-
pected that, within a very few years. the
row unsightly flats will be converted
into a beautiful and gracious spot where
our people may resort with benefit and
comfort TO themselves 1t should be
called Glover Park by every rule of JUS
tice and propriety, but. whatever name
they give it, we shall all know that We
are indebted for it to the unselfish and
public-spirited efforts of our distinguished
I, ow-citizen-Charles c. Clover
Stu Another Editorial.
Also the editorial from the Washington
Times Of March u, 1897, headed, "Poto-
mac Park"
Few OF our citizens are aware of the
great Importance attaching 10 a bill, not
ten lines long. which, after the most
earnest solicitation. President Cleveland
formally approved a few minutes before
his term expired. This was the bill de-
Claring tn" Potomac Flats a public park
and dedicating it. or. as Mr.. Cleveland
would proba bly, observe. 'conseCrating il
forever to the use, and for the recrea-
tion and pleasure of the people
This adds in one body nearly 100 acres
Capital City. and when it shall have been
laid out in roads and walks skirting the
half dozen or more artificial lakes, and
nearly three miles of river front. II Will
be difficult to eNaggerate its beauty and
'attraCtiveness. Joined, Potomac
Park will be. with the Monument
Grounds. the Agricultural and Smith
Sonian Grounds. the Botanic Garden. and
the Capitol terraces, all of which will
he united in one comprehensive and in
tercommunicating park. certainly no city
of this continent. and possibly only
Paris. OF European cities, with its ex-
pansive Boise de Boulogne. can be con-
sidered as having the slightest preten-
SiOnS to rivalry.
Indebted to Glover.
TO Mr.. Charles {. Glover. more than
to any or all of the citizens of Wash
ington, are her people indebted for this
great boon. 1t was he who conceived
its praCticabiity, as we'll as its posi-
bility, when in 1851 he invited a score or
more of prominent citizens to meet at
his residence and begin the work of pro-
motion. The succeeding steps have all
been taken under Mr.. GIover's direction,
and every progressive movement has
been promoted and energized by his per-
sistent endeavors Conflicting titles 10
some of the tracts involved which bade
fair at one time to make shipwreck of
the whole project. have finally been ad-I
JudiCated or brought up, until at last the
title has been declared unequivocally IN
the government. Money has been an
nually appropriated to carry on the