Evening star., 1915-05-28

to contribute nine times moro to the
expense Of building tho capital than
the nation itself had furnished, were
vividly illustrated in . lecture deliv-
cred in tho New Willard Hotel last
night by Gideon ]. Pillow Of Wash
ington. son Of the late Gen. Gideon J.
Pillow Of Mexican and civil war fame.
It was the first time the lecture has
been presented. The large collection
of stereopticon slides. $50 in all. with
which it was illustrated, graphically
impressed the fact that but for the re-
markable endeavors of Washingtonians
to develop the city prior to 1878 and
the equal distribution Of the burden be-
tween local taxpayers and the federal
ton today would possess few of the at
tributes which have placed 1t in the
front rank of world capitals.
Assume Debt to Expand.
Although the speaker made but one
direct reference to the organic or so
called "half-and-h half" act. this 1egisla-
ton. in his pictorial history, was Wis
fbly the dividing line between the only
half successful and successful efforts
TO make the Capital city credit to the
nation.
The. pictures showed how Washing
tonians had borne the burden nobly
and the city had gone into debt to the
extent of $22,000,000 in the endeavoT to
expand. without federal aid. along the
lines laid down for its development by
George Washington and Maj fEnfant.
its designers
Six Months Collecting Views.
Mr.. Pillow spent six months in col
lecting the illustrations usdd He gath
cred them from old prints, books. al
buns and paintings He made his
search in New York. Baltimore. Phila-
de1phia and other cities and procured
collection which reveals a correlated
history of Washington and the events
leading TO the founding of the new
western republic, beginning with the
Boston tea party.
Among the first pictures shown were
the early Capitol buildings used by
Congress in Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Lancaster and York. Pa. Princeton.
next views were of the site selected by
George Washington for the founding
of the permanent capital on the banks
of the Potomac. Washington attended
permanent Capitol here in 1893, this oc-
casion being memorialized in one OF the
Illustrations accompanying the lecture.
Events by Administrations.
From this point the lecturer carried
the story of Washington to the present
time, presenting those features which
served as milestones in it's development.
A picture of each President was shown,
accompanied by brief description of
the principal events occurring during
his administration Views Of all the
principal government buildings, parks
and stautary memorials were shown.
Among those who attended the lee
ture were many members of the As
sociation of Oldest Inhabitants Of the
chairman Of the citizens committee
which is preparing data to submit to-
Congress in the Investigation that is
to be made of the fiscal relations be-
tween the District and the federal gov
ernment, and other residents familiar
graduated Mr.. Pillow on the success
with which he had presented the story
OF the capitals development.
Citizens Do More Than Their Share.
Mr.. Pillow stated after the lecture
that his research had shown that Wash
ingtonians had done far more than
their share toward building up the cap
ital, and that in his opinion II would
be national calamity should the fed
eral government withdraw any of it's
support toward the maintenance of the
federal city.
During the presentation of the lee
ture patriotic songs were sung by Miss
Ada Arundel, accompanied by Claude
Robertson on the piano