Evening star., 1922-10-24
that day Mr.. Macfarland called at the
White House and accepted.
PrOEresR Under MacfarlaHd.

that day Mr.. Macfarland called at the
White House and accepted.
Progress Under Macfnrland.
Commissioner Rudolph. in accept
ing the portrait on behalf of the
District government. characterized
the administration Of Mr.. Macfar-
land as IAN era of unsurpassed mu-
nicipal progress"
He told his audience that during
the ten years Mr.. Macfarland serve6
as Commissioner the Highway bridge,
Union station and the District build
ing were built and the Sewage-dis-
posal and filtration plants were es-
tablished
The board of Commissioners of
people. accept with profound appre-
citation this splendid portrait of the
late Commissioner Macfariand and
willingly assume the custody of it as
valued addition to the gallery of
former Commissioners now adjoining
the walls of the District building.
When the revered President Mckin-
ley selected Henry 3. F. mcfarland
for the important position as a MEM
ber of the board of Commissioners
of the District Of Columbia he gave
evidence Of his well known faculty
for finding the right man for the
place. 1t is u matter Of regret that
he did not live to realize how wisely
his choice had been nor to be aware
of what an important part In the
development and Identification of the
National Capital the quiet. unassum-
ing man OF his selection was destined
to have, and how worthily his con-
fidence had been bestowed and his
judgment widely and cordially ap-
proved.
"The decade during which Mr. Mac
farland served was an era of un-
' if,irl lal Thaf
were built the Highway bridge, the
Union station. this Municipal building
in which we are assembled, the sew
age disposal plant and that most
benefcent project of all. the filtration
plant. A number of deadly grade
merOus minor but yet very important
construction projects planned and
completed. These extraordinary I'M
provements involved an expenditure
of S22, 100000. and. to obtain neces-
sary appropriations, he labored early
and late.
District Debt Reduced.
"Ao the end of his term the entire
debt of the District Of Columbia had
been reduced to less than si,00O,o00
All the time he was by word of mouth
or through his gifted pen drawing
the attention of the nation to the
needs of it's common capital, At per-
sonal sacrifice he attended important
conventions in the principal cities OF
the country, and those who followed
his career will agree with me that
the District of Columbia was never
better represented. Ever alert to
note when the public welfare re-
quired legislation to correct existing
conditions he was active in promot-
ing many altruistic undertakings
that resulted in the enactment Of
statutes the wise provisions of which
we now enjoy. Thus the best ten
years Of his life were spent - he
never permitting his personal inter-
ests to divert his attention from what
he conceived to be his patriotic and
civic duty.
Nor did his labors for and interest
in his beloved city diminish when he
retired from his high Office to take up
the practice Of his profession. There
is not time to enumerate even 4
small part of his activities in civic
movements. He was always in the
forefront. ready to assume more than
his share Of the labors. with no hope
of reward except the consciousness of
duty we'll done. We all remembe T
the splendid work he did as head of
the committee on fiscal relations; and
the history of the three strenuous