Evening star., 1921-06-17

needs quick action to save it for the
parking system.
Study of Fairgrounds.
The parking committee also will
make a study Of the Fairgrounds,
their needs ana Identification. and
make efforts to have attractive
hedges around them to improve their
unsiGhtliness from the streets.
Instruction Of the people on what.
how and when to do planting to as
sist in the Identification of the cap
ital is the important duty OF the sun
committee on planting, of which John
S. Small is chairman. 1t is made up
Of experts on plants. landscape gar
dening, soils etc. and in August plans
to start a publicity campaign to teach
the people just what to do each week
to have beautiful yards when spring.
comes around. 1t will provide for
series Of popular lectures, leading up
to annual flower shows and open-air
flower markets here.
The subcommittee on architecture
will work to develop an orderly arch
itectural system Of building in Wash
ington. and work with the coming
commission. 1t will study and de-
velop general style of architecture
for business buildings and residences
with a view to making the entire
city inviting and attractive. 1t would
develop plans for placing beautiful
fountains about the city. and consider
the question of the unsightly adver-
tis'ng signs.
The smoke nuisance would come
within it's province. Miss Boardman
pointed out that everywhere in the
the marble buildings was destroying
ts"ir bean'v: 1t ought to b" possi-
BILE. she said. for one to wear white
out and not have 1t Soiled. 1t cannot
he don" now. although Miss Boardman
says she remembers. not many years
ago. when one could do this.
CenterinS of the art of the nation,
or even the world. here would be the
duty of the subcommittee on art in the
schools. of which Mrs. F. A. Delano Is
chairman. Miss Boardman has laid
out for 1t n program the elimination
of national studio Of fine arts. bring
ing the best painters and sculptors
here to give instruction.
Establishment of fine and we'll
known art collections such as the
Freer collection Is another object set
for the committee on museums.
Mrs. Walter B. Howe has been named
chairman of the committee on music.
This committee would seek to center
here all of the fine music and in this
connection 1t would work with the
committee on architecture and the
committee on parks in developing
places where concerts could be given
in the evening and where the popu-
lace could have light refreshme ents,
surrounded by beautiful gardens.
There also will be committees on
dramatic art and pageantry to assist
in developing pageants and plays
for the instruction of the people.
a committee on shop windows. which
would try to develop them into the
"people's picture galleries" and a
committee on markets. the latter of
which would beautify the markets
and make them attractive and in
viting to the people.
Four subcommittee Named.
Four of the subcommittees into
which Miss Boardman has grouped
the members for effective work are:
grounds. Mcmillan plan-William P.
Emo. chairman; Glen Brown. Col. c. o.
s. Sheriff.. in charge Of public parks
and grounds: c. B. Hunt. city en-
gineer Of highways: DR.. Abram Si-
mon. president board Of education:
Mrs. S. r. Rhodes. superintendent mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds: Charles Moore.
president Fine Arts Commission: DR..
L. S. Rowe. director general Pan
American Union: Rt. Rev. Alfred
Harding. Rt: Rev Thomas ]. Sha-
han. Franklin Macyeagh. Frederick
A. Delano. William Corcoran Eustis,
Charles ]. Bell. T. Wayland Vaughan.
Frank B. Noyes. Col. F. T. A. Junkin.
William S. Corby. D. ]. Callahan. Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth. jr.; Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, Mrs John Hays Ham,
mond. Mrs Charles Richardson, Mrs.
Charles Sheldon. William J. Eynon,
Rev. Dr. James r. Freeman and Miss
Mabel T. Boa oardman. ex officio.
Subcommittee, Planting.-John H.
Small. chairman; William F. Guide. ].
D. Blackstone, Charles H. Diggs.
George w. Hess. director. Botanic
Garden: Clifford Lanham. DR.. Paul
Bartsch. Charles Henlock. propagating
gardens: Mrs. C.. D. Walcott. Mrs.
Henry Dimock. Miss Martha Goldman.
Mrs. Joseph H. Bradley. W. d. Greeley.
chief, bureau of forestry. Department
of Agriculture: Mrs. Frederick H.
Brooke. F. l.. Milford and Miss Mabel
T. Boardman. ex-officio.
Subcommittee on architectural i'm
provements.-J. H. de Sibour, chair
man; Elliott Woods. architect of the
Capitol; Mai. C. H. Brown, George
oakley Totten, Frederick H. Brooke.
H. c. c. Stiles, James Rush Marshall,
Louis A. Simon. w. v. Boyle. Boyle
Robertson Construction Co., Inc: Mrs
Lyman B. Swormstedt. president
Woman's City Club; Albert L. Harris,
e. Bryan Pitts and Miss Mabel T.
oBardman ex officio.
Subcommittee. art in schools: Mrs.
F. A. Delano. chairman; E. c. Graham.
president City Club: Dr. F. w. Ballou.
superintendent of schools; Mrs. Robert
w. Bliss, Mrs. Charles J. Bell. Miss
Grace Lincoln Temple, Miss Katherine