Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16

the family of the Ellicott who de-
veloped the crude plans of L'Enfant-
an architect and president of the
city-wide congress, will be the local
chairman Mr. Ellicott is particu-
larly interested in the ambitious plan
and Baltimore with forest boule-
ward. In Toledo Irving Macomber.
best known in Washington as vice
president of the housing corporation
! during the war. will serve as local
chairman. Mr.. Macomber is a direc-
tor of the Toledo Art Museum, and
has been a civic leader for many
years.
Miss James to Tour Country.
Organization of the country will
be effected in a possibly unique man
ner. At 6 o'clock on the morning Of
May l Miss Harlean James. secretary
of the American Civic Association,
| will board her prancing sedan. with
her mother, and, driving herself, be-
gin tour which will take her clear
| through to the Pacific coast. Miss
James is an experienced motorist, and
already has driven from Washington
to Michigan, and expects to complete
| her almost unprecedented trip with
out accident. The route will over
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo. In
dinanapolis, st. Louis, Kansas City,
Topeka, Santa Fee. Albuquerque,
| Prescott, Phoenix, San Diego, Los
Angeles, Monterey, San Jose, San
| Francisco, Sacramento, Salem, Port
land. Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Mis-
| soula, Cheyenne and Denver. Com
| ing farther east, Miss James Will TAX e
in Chicago. Detroit. Erie. Buffalo.
Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and New
| York city. Next fall she will make
special trip. possibly by automobile,
| to New England, and in the early
| winter will visit the south. Miss
James is not eager to be invited be-
! fore local organizations during her
stay in the cities, but will prefer to
assemble a group of fifty or sixty
! men and women who amount to
something. and get right down to
business on the organization of a
| local committee to help Washington.
Meeting Next Saturday.
Next Saturday, April 81. meet
. ing in aid of this general project Will
be held in Washington. 1t will in
clude an inspection trip over the city
! IN the afternoon and dinner con-
/ ference at night. Attending it will
| be the members of the board of the
| National Civic Association. Washing
| ton members of the organization and
| guests. Many of the subjects which
| are expected to form the basis for
the general work will be discussed
For example, Charles Moore. chair
! AildI pi the 1OtnTllSS on Flne Arts
| will explain how far the Mcmillan
plan has been carried out. Col
! Clarence 0. Sheriff.. superintendent
OF public buildings and grounds. will
| give figures showing the increased
use of parks and demonstrating tina,
here the increase of population Is
coming faster than the increase in
park acreage. Maj. BeSSon will tell
| of highway traffic; DR.. John NJ Cries
housing expert of the Department OF
Commerce, will report on the trend
OF housing in the District of Colum.
bia. and Maj. Wheeler will illuminate
the coming act. Another diScuSSi Tor
of prime Importance, to Washington
people a least. Will expose the in.
equity of failing TO make suitable
! provision in advance for the location
of school sites and Fairgrounds
In October, partly in connection
| with this project, the American Civic
! Association will begin the publication
| OF bulletin TO be entitled Fac
/ Service"