Evening star., 1922-03-19

Washington has possibilities which
II worked out along right lines
will place the capital of the United
States among the finest of capitals.
and In order to realize those possibil-
tiles it is Indispensable that the peo-
pie of Washington, the senators and
representatives and the executive Of
hcers of the government shall make
themselves acquainted with the plan
for the development of this city. and
that they each and all take direct,
personal interest in the protection
and promotion of that plan.
This was the concluding statement
of an illustrated lecture given by
Charles Moore, chairman of the Com
mission of Fine Arts and acting chief
of the division of manuscripts of the
Library of Congress, on The Plan OF
Washington before the regular
theological League at the Corcoran
Art Gallery late yesterday afternoon
The lecture was the first oil series
to be given under the auspices OF the
league. DR.. George S. Duncan. presi-
dent presided over the meeting.
Mr.. Moore told of the original con-
ceptions of Washington and Jeifer-
son aud their engineer. Enfal''
which, he declared. were Tor d better
ordered. a more complete CITY thah
the Washington Of today. lie ioucn :
ed on the accomplishments and fail
ures of those who had shares In the
upbuilding of the Nations Capital
and then dwelt upon a park system
of Washington through which the
Potomac river will run, both banks OF
which will be parked. This system
will embrace two extensions, he sara.
The first is the inclusion IN the
Washington parks of the area re,
claimed from the Potomac parallel
with the Virginia bank. but still
within the District of Columbia
."rhe supreme possibilities for beau
tiful and effective treatment OF TINS
enlarged area are beyond our present
vision,' Mr.. Moore declared, adding
that "only dimly can we OF TO-DAY
realize the superb results that nust
follow the park development OF these
beautiful shores of a majestic river;
Access to this new park area Will
be by way of the new Key brldse
from Georgetown and the present
Highway bridge, he explained me
will be the Memorial bridge. begin
ming at the Lincoln Memorial ana
crossing the Potomac on line win
the mansion house at Arlington.
The Arlington estate. he continued
comprising 1900 acres. is IN virginia
over it and over the approaches 10
il. A portion of the lands are now
occupied by the Agricultural Depart
ment farms, he said, but the demand
for burial space in the cemetery is
Already so great that before many
wears all the lands now occupied by
the farms must be taken INTO the
cemetery.
"The Arlington national cemetery
has become a shrine. unlike Mount
Vernon in character, but only second
to the home and tomb of Washington
in the sacred regard of the American
people," Mr.. Moore declared.
Plan Rock Creek Parkway.
The second extension in this large
mark development, Mr.. Moore con-
1inued, is in the Rock Creek park
way, which begins at the Lincoln
Memorial, extends along the bank OF
the Potomac to the mouth OF ROCK
and following the mcanderings of
the stream to junction with the
Geological and Rock Creek parks.
About so per cent of the lands neces-
sary for the Rock Creek parkway
have been purchased, 1t was salo'
and by means of yearly appropria-
tions the remainder of the area is
being secured.
Meanwhile, the speaker continued,
a significant area is being added TO
the park system through the feclaHla-
ton of the Anacostia flats. with the
intention of creating a water park
on the east to balance the wooded
Rock Creek Park on the west.
On the east, Mr.. Moore added,
Massachusetts avenue will be extend
ed through the Municipal Hospital
grounds to the eastern boundary of
the District. ''ThiS, together with the
development of Pennsylvania avenue
and other avenues" he pointed out.
will open up d region which nature
has made the mcst beautiful OF all
regions In the District of Columbia. !"
Mr.. Moore called the attention of
his audience to the panorama of the
city from the bluff at st. Elizabeths,
which he described as more COM
manding and more beautiful than any
other in the District-and yet few
residents of Washington have ever
seen it."
Emphasizing the value of these ex-
tensions, Mr.. Moore declared:
Every improvement that is made
in the District of Columbia enhances
the attractiveness of Washington as
a residence city. and consequently as
a place of business for those who
cater to the wants of our peculiar
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