The Washington times., 1923-01-06
$4,000 TO
Be SPENT
HERE
Recreational Area viii Be Used
For Baseball, Tennis, and
children's Playground.

One OF the largest recreational
areas in the District Of Columbia
probably win be opened to the
public this spring.
The area, portion Of the pro-
posed Anacostia park system, is
three-fourths of mile long and
between 400 and 500 feet wide
and extends along the Anacostia
river from the Pennsylvania ave.
nne bridge to the Eleventh street
bridge.
Work to Begin Soon.
Work on putting this area in shape
for immediate use win begin as soon
rs the $4,000 appropriation, already
passed by Congress, il made avail
able, Col. C. o. Sheriff., officer in
charge OF public buildings and
grounds, announced today.
Colonel Sheriff. explained that the
area, known officially as Section D,
would be laid off as baseball dia-
monds, tennis courts, gridirons, and
other sport fields, and that wading
pools would be provided for the
children.
Grading of the entire area has been
practically completed, Planting Of
the area must yet be completed.
Colonel Sheriff. announced that au-
thority had been granted to the
Women's Titanic Memorial Associa-
ton, OF which Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond is chairman, for erection Of a
100000 memorial to the dead in the
Titanic disaster, more than 1000
persons having lost their lives when
the huge steamer struck an iceberg
and went down in mid-Atlantic on
her maiden trip.
Erection of the memorial viii be
delayed, however, by the fact that
Congress has cut out an appropria.
4ion Of $50, 900 for building a sea
wall from Easby's point to G street
northwest, q distance Of 1000 feet
and the filling of the area behind the
wall.
The proposed memorial is to be
built on the reclaimed land behind
the proposed wall and viii be at ap-
proxiniately the intersection point OF
New Hampshire avenue and e street
northwest. The proposed site is now
half covered by water and must be
completely filled in, with the n Eded
retaining wall. before operations can
begin.
Memorial Put Off.
The memorial association, Colonel
Sheriff. stated, has been prepared TO
begin the erection of the memorial
for some time and is only awaiting
the Congressional appropriation for
the seawaII.
The proposed memorial, designed
by Henry Bacon, noted American
architect, will have as its central
feature a marble statue of a woman
with her arms raised in agonized
supplicatton and with her face turn.
ed toward heaven. This statue will
Surmount q marble base and will be
set in a concave niche in a marble
semicircular wall, somewhat after
the fashion Of the Hahnemann me.
mortal at Scott Circle.
Colonel Sheriff. expressed regret
at the cutting by Congress Of items
providing for purchase Of the pro-
posed Piney Branch and Klingle
Ford park sites.
These sites are of the greatest
Importance to the DEVELOPMENT of
the city's park SYSTEM" he stated.
They are being rapidly encroached
npon, however, by building oper-
atoms and, unless they are soon ac-
quired for park purposes, their value
ZIG ucStFOy0u. Iney are vitality
needed to protect the tributaries to
Rock Creek and to form east and
west approaches to Rock Creek Park.
Inc estimates for this and a num-
per Of other important items were
!eft in the bin by the budget
bureau but were cut out in Con.
another important item which
mas Deen cut out of the hill is one
OF $4,000 to provide a shelter house.
comfort station. and cafeteria at
Halnes' Point. This is very i'm
Portant' as there is now no form of
shelter there for nicnickers ana
other visitors who NAV he caroht
by sudden, storms
An estimate of $50, 900 to widen
the road at Haines' Point was also
Topped from the bill. This Is soreIv
needed, as there is now no narLtnS
space for the large number of ma.
chimes which visit the point during
the summer months.
The estimate of $50. 900 for I'm.
named reservations. including the
triangles at intersections of streets
and avenues. the circles. and tn.
smaller parking spaces, was cut to
$40 900. This will not be sufficien,
to enable US to keep pace with rhe
growth of the city in the matter al
providing and maintaining this tyne
of DarlSinCo