The Washington herald., 1922-10-28
HyooOyOO0 In NEW
BUILDINGS GOINCUP
,ON FOURTEENTH ST..
Thomas Circle to Park
! Road Destined to Be
Important Artery.

With more than s5.o0o.ooo in new
tbuildings planned or I'm the course
eof construction and with larger
Arms Of the District seeking choice
tlocations. Fourteenth street north
west, from Thomas Circle TO Park
. road, In destined to be the most i'm
aportant thoroughfare In the city.
say leading bankers. automobile
men and merchants of Northwest
uWashinxton. And as evidence of
their forecasts they point to the
Bgrowth during the past three years.
There are two forces that have
brought this about" said W. II.
<Zepp. vice president of the United
States Savings Bank. yesterday.
s"The coming Of the retail automo-
sbile dealers into the region center
. ing around Fourteenth and U
sstreets and the building up of that
sgreat residential section in Mount
Pleasant and Columbia Heights.
ewith its resultant development of
AN important business section in the
Svieinity Of Columbia road and Park
sroad. are evidences of this he con-
tinued.
There are now more than thirty
retail automobile dealers on Four
teenth street, and others are locat-
ing there rapidly, according to w.
. II. Smith. Of the r. l. Taylor Auto
mobile Company. This concern Is
Ubuilding a new four-story addition
to its present plant Six other
Structures, involving s1.500.000 ex-
penditure. are being planned for va
rious automobile agencies in the
District. The latest one announced
MS the new s250.00O home Of the
Studebaker retail sales firm at
EFourteenth and Q streets.
The fact that Fourteenth street
SIS the only thoroughfare that ex-
Etends through the entire Northwest
section Is ascribed as an important
treason for its present prominence"
declared B. n. Mcneil. of the Park
Savings Bank. in explaining causes
cfor the Unprecedented growth of the
street Right in the Columbia
Heights district We have a popula-
stion of more than $4,000 persons and
in the entire district served by
FFourteenth street there are perhaps
100000 residents" was said to be
concrete evidence that this section
r,of the Northwest cannot help but
boom But this section Is only in
ats infancy at the present time"
said the Columbia Heights banker.
Robert p. Doing. jr.. printer. and
zofficer of the Thomas Circle Citi-
gems Association, points to tie ex-
acellent street car and bus service.
the church and school facilities as
Important reasons why the business
eand population is shifting to the
Fourteenth street area.
. The new Riggs Bank building at
Park road and Fourteenth street Is
bone of the larger new structures on
the street nearing completion.
a Dancing to the tunes of a large jazz
band, gayly dressed witches and
egoblins-nearly 200 nurses-at Chill
dren's Hospital. and guests took
part in the annual Halloween party
Pat the hospital auditorium last
night
Pumpkins. black cats and minia-
lure ghosts, made of orange and
black paper were used to decorate
She hall. Streamers of orange and
black, shaded lights and daintily ar
ranged refreshment tables helped
6Jnake the dancing room attractive.
~ Cider. doughnuts. and pumpkin
rpie were served at intermission time.
Many special feature dances were
listed on the program.
. Commissioner and Mrs. Cuno Ru-
dolph students of Georgetown and
iIieorge Washington universities
and many friends of the hospital at.
taches were among the guests.
The National Community Chorus
ssvill render "The Rose Maiden" a
.gsntata by Cowea. in the auditorium
Of Central High Schol next Tuesday
stvening. Charles S. wengard 10 d.
rector. Rehearsals have been held
at the Northminster Presbyterian
sChurch.
y Horace II. Norton, 372s New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest. will return
today from Europe.
- DR.. J. c. Killian will address a
Special service at the Petworth Bap-
aist Church. November 10. The serv-
-.ce will be for all members.
Miss Carolina Smoller will start
series of weekly dancing lessons
9"r the children Of the Church OF
me Transfguration Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock.
- Miss Ann Bacon. who has been I'll
At Hannah Moore Academy. Balti-
more. Is recuperating.
". G Haines has purchased the
sSark Road Inn. 1919 Park road
northwest. and Is remodeling and
fedecorating the hrst floor.
Halloween party and dance,
featuring goblins and witches, will
he an important event at Johnson
Powell Community Center this eve
,Ping. The grand march will start
promptly at 6 o. clock. Fancy cos
tunes will be worn. and prizes
awarded for the best dressed indi-
viduals in attendance.
A Halloween party and dance
the fourth annual Halloween
party at Johnson-Powell Center.
Miss Edith II. Hunter Is secretary.
T, Scout Troop No. 40. under the
leadership of Thomas A. King, has