The Washington times., 1913-01-30
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA, d. c.. JAM 20

Recommendations for the enlargement
OF the Home, for the identification OF
che fzfye. grounds. ior additional an,
nual lisubscribers to the maintenance ot
the Institution, and for an increased ihE
terestiin its work are features Oh tne
annual report of Mrs. w. G."DaVenportsl
president of the board of women nian: NIL:
ayers pf the Episcopal Ith}nf HGr!fe has b bserf
presented to the board of incorporatorss
R EafT fR action % is u We taken asffar ss
the additional accommodations and inc
plans for the grounds are eohcernn,Iu.
is to be erected. It will be a me
mortal structure to the late Bishop sal. sat-
terlee. as well as perpetuating the
memory of people In whose names quddI
tiers for children will be SET aside.
The exact type Of TIM, this Pu1Ivns Fu1iv There nre
are now three handsome, modern
buildings on the site of the home.
In Mrs. Davenport's report resume
is Siven of the manner in which me
Institution was started and OF ts
growth. The work was begun eighteen
Years ago by Mrs. Davenport, and since
then nearly. 1900 children have peen
cared for. The home was starred as
a salt air institute at Colonial Beach,
where eighty children were acconmo,
dated last summer. II Is estiimaiTu ,1,aini
tain the two homes this season. anu
II is proposed to assess the various
parishes of the District to this end.
Mrs ] n Steed, corresponding sec
rotary. has presented her report Tor tne
wear. Bishop Harding and the moor
porators and officers have received the
annual statements of the progress OF
the home with expressions OF COM
mendation. The managers have In view
a spring fete in a few monthsr 'his
being a yearly function.
Citizens who have been active In try
,ne to have the owners Of the lands
bordering on the Anacostia river on
the right bank of the stream petWeen
the Anacostia bridge and Twihing City
donate their title to the portions unoer
water so that the Improvement OF the
anacostia flats may proceed without de-
law learned from the District appropria-
tion bill as reported to the House yes
terday that provision has been made
for bringing about the same result ou'
on a larger and different scale.
Not only are the Commissioners en-
under the District bill men
Honeds to acquire title to the iands
through Condemnation proceedings, bu'
they are authorized to do, SO on botf
forts Of the citizens have been Limited
to a distance of one mile of river pank
the Commissioners are required to OBJ
tain the title by condemnation all tht
way from the Anacostia bridge to the
District line. three or four miles:
The signing of the papers preparee
br the Department of Justice for I'M
war Department in connection with thu
passinr over OF title to the Governmen
by the voluntary action OF the citizens
who own lana involved has not proceed
ed as expeditiously as was hoped TOT
and the new plan will, in the end, y
is felt. be more satisfactory. II y
the land donated will be continued
Some people believe that obstacles tina
have arisen will be removed before tn
new bill becomes law, in view o
which they regard IL as wise to con
tinue their efforts to have all the prop
erty owners sign.
There is now $4,000 available for tn
reciamatio of the flats at the point in
dicated, and the next District bill pro
yides for 800. 600 more. No work beyon
the preparation of plans has been done
All has been held in abeyance pendini
| the all important question OF title.
Lorenzo w. Thompson, Of the firm