Evening star., 1923-07-27
.ANACOSTIA PARK OPEN
FOR PUBLIC IN OCTOBER
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tiful.
Payne Draws Plans.

The plans for converting this first
made by Irwin w. Payne. landscape
architect, associated with the Office
Of public buildings and grounds.
Probably Mr.. Paynes most notable
achievement in landscape work in the
capital. according to the judgment of
experts. was the laying out and
identification OF the grounds sur
rounding the Lincoln Memorial.
Mr.. Payne's plans call for the con-
struction of a large and artistic CEN
| trail clubhouse which will contain sit
ting and rest rooms, locker spaces
porches and other appointments for
the comfort and pleasure Of patrons
OF the park. 1t is not the intention OF
Col. Sheriff.. however. to commence
work on this building before next
spring. What he believes will be one
of the features Of the park is the
main driveway to be constructed
along the bank of the river and which
eventually will run from the south
end of this park system at Boiling
Field to the upper end of the So
called Anacostia flats. not far distant
from the grounds of the United States
Reform School.
Road Forty Feet Wide.
This roadway will be forty feet in
width, and will be known as the
Anacostia Park boulevard. Col
Sheriff. intimated today that in plan
ming for the future park development
of the District he will include this
boulevard as a main link in the road
ways proposed to circle the city
through the park system. To make
this link possible and practical. he
also will suggest the construction Of
a bridge across the Potomac river
connecting Hams point in East Po-
tomac Park with the southern ter
minus of the Anacostia Park boule-
ward. This connection and the future
development Of roadways through the
series Of old fort reservations cir
cling the eastern and northern bound
aries Of the city. when completed
will provide a continuous and un-
broken loop about the capital
Col. Sheriff. said, though, that the
bridge proposal probably will not be
taken up seriously for several years
first section of the Anacostia Park
have been laid. and the necessary
grading work and the sowing OF
grass seed and the planting work
has been completed, he will then
start on the construction of six ten
mis- courts and four base bail dia-
monds.
VIII Erect Bnndstand.
There also will be a bandstand
erected not far distant from the
north end OF this section OF the park
Eventually a large and handsome
|ampthitheater will be erected at the
foot of the sloping ground in the
vicinity of the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge.
The Transforming of this first sec.
ton of the Anacostia Park projec,
will cost approximately s150.o00, al
though only $4,000 is available. This
latter amount will be expanded in the
work to be done between now and
October. 1t is estimated roughly that
will cost more than s1,000.000, ex.
elusive Of the proposed bridge and the
roads linking the old forts.
Col Sheriff. said today that he is
especially interested in the creation OF
this park, inasmuch as It will be the
first public park Of any consequence
that the citizens of Anacostia have
had.
Announcement was made by him to-
day that the program of ceremonies
for the ground-breaking next Thurs
day, which was published last Sun
day, will include an interesting dem
onstration arranged by the Army air
service. This exhibition will take
place Immediately following the cere-
monies. which are to be held at pm
The following Is the program of this
exhibitions:
Event No. 1-Acroback in SB-5
Event No. "A dummy with para
chute attached, to be dropped over
Boiling Field. Event No. "A forma-
ton of FIVE De H. ABS, flying in close
formation, not over 500 feet, this
formation to circle park 80 as to be
in full view of the people all the time