The Washington herald., 1921-09-30
AVENUE OF LIGHT
IS PROPOSED FOR
SEVENTEENTH ST.
Arch of Peace and Thou
sands of Vari-C COlOred
Lights for Farley.

Bathed in vari-colored lights.
Seventeenth street northwest. from
Potomac Park TO Pennsylvania
avenue, will be transformed into
an Avenue of Light" the center
of illumination which will hood
Washington during the first two
nights of the armament limitati on
conference, November IL and 13.
Howard S. Reeside. chairman IF the
citizens illumination committee, an
nounced last night.
William Darcy Ryan. illuminat.
ing engineer. who will supar:nIsnd
installation of the lighting system,
arrived in Washington yesterday
morning and surveyed the city for
auaptation of the projec:, accom-
panied by Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.,
superintendent If public buildings
and grounds. and the secretary of
the Fine Arts Commission. Elliott
Woods, architect of the Capitol;
Cuno H. Rudolph. president Of the
Board of District Commissioner,
and Chairman Reside.
Plan Arch of Peace.
Seventeenth street, the - yanue
OF Light" will be spanneu by a
jewelled memorial arch OF peace,
which will be erected close to the
ran American Building. ths scr:e
OF the conference, and -he "ntire
street and the public buildings an
parks which flank its sides will te
hooded with a brilliant eIe.trical
display.
GaI dens of the Fan Arericaa 4
Euilding will be illuminated. as veil
as the Corcoran At Gallery. 're
American Red Cross hea orartsrs,
the Continental Building, of the
Daughters of the American Hevolu-
ton, and the Pan America Ruild-
Ing.
Rays of light will be tnrowp
across the city and connect he
Capitol, the District Building, tn.
washington Monument, tn, White
Eouse and the Lincoln MenoI:al
with the Avenue of Light" and A
giant stream of lisht will cross .ne
tOtom1c River to the .Art,n.'.
Amphitheater and the Lee Mansion.
:"c Pistrict Building will oe ,.e
"crt"r of a number of spo lightly
as the conmittee wants washing
'cn city hall to be promiuentI,
1's0'ayf d. Reeside said.
Work VIII Take Month.
lns'a !ation of the electro Al an
Ha?atIs will require a month. So
WORK VII be started within .hei
heHs two weeks, il was said The
gS'@ Nnment has promised 20 loan
'Iu'irlent, such as sea- ii, Hchts
valued at S20e.o 600. Col. Sheriff. re-
Gently announced, SO that TIE fea
'u'e Of the Districts enter,:
o. Its taests will ne worth.SI> 800
Srost riptions to the funds ueing
Pei sto by the citizens Co1nm,tte
s:'l.I be made dur ing the aeyt few
Jays s. that the illumInati Il an
pc made as elaborate as possible,
Reeside stated. Subscriptions now
total s2O,s46. according 10 a state
ment issued by Milton Z. Allies,
chairman of the finance committee,
last night A reception and mark
ing OF historic sitos of the District
Will cost $4,000. the COMMITTEES has
announced, SO more than S12,O00l
mas already been collected for the
Illumination, which will cost ap-
proxlmately s25,0O0, 1t was learned. |
Pictures of the public buildings
which flank the Avenue of Light"
IS tney will appear when illuminat-
ed, Of the jewelled arch. and the
other public buildings as they will
De when drawn into the electrical
1lsplay, will be displayed in varf- !
1us show windows in tine down.
own section during the next few
lays, Chairman Reside annouuceu
asst night