Evening star., 1915-11-14
Washington Committees Will
Advertise Points of Interest
in the National Capital.
MOTION PICTURES ARE
BEING CONSIDERED ALSO
Signs to Be Erected in Philadelphia
and Gettysburg Will Have Rep
resentation of Memorial.

A joint Lincoln highway committee
of the Board of Trade, Chamber of
Commerce and Retail Merchants Asso-
citation at a meeting held yesterday
afternoon entered into a contract with
local bill-posting company to erect
large signs at Philadelphia, Gettys-
burg and on the outskirts of this city
directing attention to the Lincoln me-
mortal and oher points OF interest in
the National Capital. The committee
also discussed plan to have motion
pictures taken of scenes along the
detour of the highway starting at
Philadelphia, coming to this city and
thence to Gettysburg.
The signs to be erected are to
measure ten by fifty feet and in ad-
dltlon to picture of the Lincoln me-
mortal with the Capitol and Monument
in the background, will contain the
following wording:
Lincoln Highway Feeder to Wash
lngton, Your Capital the Most Beauti-
full City in the World, Through Phila-
delphia, Chester, Wilmington and Bal
timore."
Signs Near Philadelphia.
One of the signs will be erected on
Philadelphia, another at Gettysburg
and the third at 18th and H streets
northeast. Markers of the highway
route leading through the city will be
set up along Maryland avenue, Penn
sylVanla avenue. passing the Capitol
the White House. and down 18th street
te the Paul Jones statue, and thence
west through Potomac Park to the
Lincoln memorial The directing signs
from the intersection of Massachusetts
avenue and Wisconsin avenue. reached
oy touri@ is from Gettysburg, will be
set up along Massachusetts, avenue.
10Th street to the White House, and
'hence to Lincoln memorial.
Oliver Metzerott and Washington
Iopham were directed to have a con-
tract prepared which Chairman Harper
viii enter into with the bill-postine
company for the carrying forward Of
this work. The committee HAS Sc
cured proposal from the bill-postine
company whereby signboards will be
maintained in operation under the con-
tract for period of three years.
Movies of Highway Scenes.
Col. Harper. chairman of the Joint
committee. suggested that the motion
picture film show scenes along the
highway and environs as from an au-
tomobiie demonstrating as no book
or tongue could adequately describe
the kind of roadway scenery from the
same. the historical and other attrac-
tions of the points touched on the
Lincoln highway, and last and most
important the tremendous attractions
OF Washington---its streets, parks, pub
nc buildings and interiors.
was the consensus of opinion at
the Joint committee meeting yesterday
that W ashington could have no better
advancement than through the prepa-
ration of a film such as this, which
would be loaned gratis throughout the
United States through the instrument
tality of boards of trade, chambers of
commerce, and retail merchants asso-
Citations.
The Board of Trade, Chamber of
Commerce and Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION will be asked to lend their
support to this undertaking lust as
soon as Chairman Harper is able to
secure definite figures as to the cost
of the operation. Since the Lincoln
highway feeder to Washington and the
moving picture feature will be distinct
ly to the. advantage of the entire city
1t is felt that the public will be glad
to cooperate in the movement, and ii
is planned to make a charge for the
first showing of the film. in this city.
1t was suggested that Convention Hail
be secured for this purpose.