Evening star., 1922-12-08

Sol; Sherrfll made a strong plea fol
completion of the park scheme for the
capitai city and the establishment Of q
PARK commission. as proposed in a bill
Trade. >e VI
The colonel pointed out that while
.here are many attractive park spaces
Withln the limits Of the original city
.ne system has not been extended be.
sond FLORIDA avenue. To emphasize
the advantage or acquiring park sites
oeiore the land values become pro.
ilDltive. Col. Sheriff. spoke of Lafay-
cite square
tremendous Gain In Value.
Ihat park. Col. Sheriff. said. was
part or the original grant and prob.
auiy was not worth more than a few
nundred dollars at that time. Today
! ne SAID: that tract of land would prob.
dp1N sell for more than five millions
me officer in charge of buildings
and grounds also urged that the nee.
essary steps be taken to protect Rock
creek from going dry by acquiring
M me land necessary to protect the trib.
! utary springs and streams that make
Rock creek.
The colonel also told of the bill
| pehdfng in Congress for survey OF
! inc banks of the Potomac from
| Georgetown to Great Falls, with a
! view to including this area of nat.
! ural beauty in the park system
Oniess that area is adequately pro.
iected as government park it will
| become an eyesore in future years
the speaker asserted
Lets don't haggle over municipal
| questions. said Col. Sheriff., but
! remember that as the capital of the
nation the federal government should
the District of Columbia a real mode
CITY Tor the United States"
The colonel mentioned the SUCCESS
which has attended the establishment
Park
Edward T. Colladay. president o,
the Board of Trade. told the Oldes,
Inhabitants that the District does
not want voteless delegate in Con.
Sress. nor does it want to lose the
splendid commission form of govern
ment it now has at the Distric,
building.
Want Voice In Congress.
But: he continued. I'VE do want
mat thing to which every American
IS emitted. and which is in no wise
inconsistent with federal control OF
the National Capital. namely. a partici.
patton in Congress and in the cleo
toral college. We want a voice in
electing the President who appoints
our commissioners We want rep.
resentatives and senator's to partici.
pate in committee action and to spea
for our people. and at the sam, time
not conflict with the law under which
the capital was located here. in
snort. we want the constitutional
amendment
Mr.. Colladay said he felt sure that
n the people of the District go 10
congress with united front in ask
ing for what they need. they will re-
relve the same treatment pledged BY
Representatives Moore, Reed and ZihI.
man.
Other improvements which he urged
all Washingtonians to work for in
r;ude more school buildings. COM
pIetton of the water supply and es-
Enlistment of high pressure water
mains downtown. passage OF the park
commission bill. a recorder of deeds
building. law to prevent the sale OF
fraudulent securities. more police
men and firemen
Enjoy Music and Poetry.
John Clagett Proctor read an orig.
inal poem entitled. "Old Timer" a
number Of selections were rendered
by the Columbian Quartet and the
association Joined in singing Amer
lea" and Aud Lang Syne."
The guests. in addition to the
speakers and members present follow
II. Z; Davis. c. n. Baker. Jesse c. Su-
ter. \. .. Messenger and George NJ
tarten. guests. and members. Rober,
Armour. Judge Job Barnard. villa m
Barnum. Lester A. Barr. DR.. w. NJ
Barton. r. j. Beall. Louis Bernau, An
drew Betz: J; Edison Briggs. Frank S
Bright. William F. Brodt. Harry l.
Bryan. Judge c. S. Bundy. H. S
Broadbent. Columbus D. Choate, Aller
c: Clarke. Frank B. Clarke. James W
Clarke. B. A. Colona. Abram G. Cook
William A. Cooper, William E. Cooper
William II. Cooper. Wendell A. Coop.
er. George f. Corson. Dr. R. P. Gro.
min. E; D: crammond, Clarence E. Cur
tbs. John B. Dickman, Frank w. Dowl.
ing. Frank W. Bowling. jr.; ]. F.
Duhamel. Edwin NJ. Dulin. Charles E
Ebel. John Joy Edison. George M. EN-.
merick. George E. Emmons, George w
Evans. John F. Freeman. John B
Geier. e. d. Godfrey. Alexander Grant
John Greene. William H. Groverma n
Albert Harper, Ralph L. Hall, Johr
Henderson. R W. Henderson. J. r
Henshaw, Chris Heurich, James F
Hood George NJ. Huss.
Joseph l.: keeferr. George A. King. Man
kroner f,smS;s Ed Edwsrd Kern. i James 3
Lipscomb. NJ. F. T Lord. t"3vnn, William n E =
Luckett. John B. Mccarthy, villa n
Nc Near. Rev. Page wilburn
HoudS r. moore, Es L. MORGAN. DR.
Collins Marshall. George w. Moss
Theodore w. Noyes. Thomas Oriani
Cen. Charles H: ourand, James F
Oyster. Albion K. Paris. j. T. Petty
George Pitt, John Clagett Proctor.
Maj. S. Willard Saxton, ANTHONY
Schilling. Charles B. Smith, Georre
Spransy. DR.. B. w. Sunny, Geor9s
w: Stone. Joseph P. Stevenson, Dr
William Tindall. Washington Topham
Matthew Trimble, E. r. True and c.