The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-12

1T You can 10 without ice cream OF
candy.
or cake or cookies. coal or wheat Of
ice.
II o can live on mush and call II
dandy.
or whale or dogfish. and pronounce
II nice.
II YOU ran live mp to the nation,
wishes.
And feel you're doing right. and
keep good cheer.
TRYING cuch day To- serve more frugal
dishes.
tell YOU this-youU bo a Hero
dear,
chamber IN which the farmer. tho car
pcntcr, and tho brick mason is moi
Just as vitality concerned as the banker
OF merchant.
Two Things NcctfuI.
'6ranting that all OF Albuuucruuc's
organizations can not yet be pcrauud-
ed TO pull on the same rope. can they
not at least unite ON one or two com
mN projects, and work for these pro-
loots az their own %onvenien and n
their " waN' I suggcs two pro.
Iects go obviously for the common
good as to merit universal
The civic Centre.
You ladies who are housewives
n proud of a. what would YOU
think of a home without "a living
room Arc not family pride. solidnr-
itN, hospitality. democracy. and con
NcntcuCc All moro or less dependent on
y living room? Yet We have here our
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To he "a city
and no civic centre,
when we conspire 20 have n munl-
cipai Christmas tree. We mus. needs
borrow "a plot Of lawn from Fred Uar-
vey TO put II on.
when we organize a Red Cross. We
must beg free quarters of a private
corporation.
when we want an outdoor meet.
ing, We must either go u TO a subur-
ban park or suspend traffic on one of
our streets.
When W want 10 park our auto.
mobile, we must either puy rent al "A
garage or obstruct access to some
merchant OF shopkceper's establish .
ment
In short. We. as citizens. can hardly
I'VE or oNc or ave our being with
out becoming bcholdon To some other
citizen, firm, corporation. or other pri-
Vatc interest.
Now this h not n beautiful, nor.
maj, healthy, or profitable way TO con.
duct q civic affairs. How would "A
civic ccntrc correct these conditions
Tho civic centre would consist of
"a publ, square or plaza preferably
two whole blocks living on either side
on central avenue as nearly as posi-
bl" ~ the business center of the town.
The city could acquire this Ian prac-
ucally without expense by assessments
against adjoining property, the value
of which would OF Course he enor-
mously enhanced.
This plaza would include first OF
all q large widening of the street with
a central bpndstand aud rostrum for
outdoor public meetings. Christmas
tree celebrations. band concerts. etc.
u would also have a parking capacity
Tor hundreds OF automobiles. with con
slant police supervision.
The remainder of the plaza wouId
DE "A park of lawns n trees. on which
would he grouped an future public
buildings, facing Central avenue. and
correlated IA architecture. function.
and position. Among these would loo
a new county court house. a now pub
lie library, and a Y. ". q. \. The
scattering OF costly public buildings
on Inadequate sites dictated bv private
Influence, rather than the public need.
would thus automatically be prevent
gu ~ Tue lNiult.
Last. but not least would be a
great community building. the physi.
cal and spiritual center OF an com
munitN activity. This building would
contain, first Il civic auditorium of a
seating capacity OF AT least 5000 per
sons. Perhaps ~ could he oquippod
som, day with "A great organ, like the
Denver organ, Possibly u would bp
convertible into "a ballruom-either i,
OF the Y. W. g. \ should provide for
such public social functions aa tho
Public Welfare League is now trying
10 arrange. Such an auditorium would
not only sttmunto tho public life Of
Albuquerque, but IA e Commcrpinl
sense would almost automatically at
tract every large convention in the
southwest. Secondly. tho community
building would furnish office quarters
for public benefit o-rganigutions. such
as the Red Cross. Chamber Of Com.
merCc. Public Health uss0ciution. otc
Thirdly. n might contain public club
rooms M rest rooms.
Financially. II would be less am
cult 20 execute such a program than
might appear Ht nrst sight Ak already
pointed out, the land could probably
be acquired without cost 10 the CITY.
Tho courthouse. library. and Y. W. q.
a. viii be built anwhow "a is simply
"a question OF whether we will scatter
them over the city without rhyme or
reason, or whether we viii group them
~ "a civic centre. As FOR the commun-
ity building-Our present substitutes.
such us the armory, and Commorco
building, are already oyorcroWdod and
unsatisfactory.
\ Trademark for Albuquerque.
"fhe largest defect OF Albuquerque
rs that IL IN Just like other western
cities Of It's size,
with two hundred Years Of history
and traditions behind us with u ma
tive architecture, an indigenous cul-
ture, and with physical surroundings
entirely different from the rest OF the
country-we have nothing distinctive
hut a name. We are merely Il mod
ern western town of IS. 600 popuia-
ton.
From tho standpoint Of AIT. OF
healthy local pride, oyon of commerce.
tins means that we are throwing away
an asset OF tremendous alu and i'm
pOrtanCe.
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