Evening star., 1924-10-10
$1,06,0)O SOUGHT
TO EXTEND PARKS
American Civic Association
to Ask One Cent for Each
Person in Country.

Seeking as its ultimate goal d full
appropriation from Congress to carry
on the work Of the National Capital
Park Commission the American Civic
Association, which has just concluded
an important three-day meeting in
Washington, will ask that the legis-
lative body appropriate for the com
mission the sum Of one cent per Per
son in the continental United States.
AS constituted at present the COM
mission has little money to carry on
the important work it has outlined
for the proposed development of the
parks in and near Washington. The
legislation creating the commission,
according to Frederic A. Delano,
chairman of the civic associations
Committee of One Hundred on the Fed
eral City, was authorizing legislation
only. An appropriation is necessary to
fulfill the aims of the commission.
AS shown by the 1920 decennial
census, this would. on the basis of
1O5,00O,OOO persons in this country in
1920, bring an appropriation of ST.
OO5, 900 amply sufficient to start the
commission on its important and far
reaching work of securing and beautify-
ing park sites.
Prompt Action Streased.
Mr. Delano addressing the annual
meeting of the American Civic Asso-
citation last night, called attention to
the ever-present need of acquiring as
soon as possible beauty spots in and
near Washington in order that the
goal of those working for park de-
velopment here may be realized. He
pointed to the fact that several
beauty spots, such as Piney Branch
and Klingle Ford. are rapidly being
destroyed because there has been no
opportunity to save them.
Credit was given by Mr.. Delano to
Fred G. Coldren. chairman of the COM
mittee on parks of the Washington
Board of Trade, for his assistance in
securing passage of the legislation
authorizing the establishment of the
Capital Park Commission Mr. Cold
rem. according to Mr Delano, stood
firmly behind the bill at every turn
in it's passage through Congress
AS outlined by Maj j. Franklin
Bell, Engineer Commissioner of
the District and a member of the
Capital Park Commission. the aims
of the commission are TO give wash
ington unified and beautified park
system second to none in the world,
to purchase and develop beauty spots
in and outside of Washington and to
keep pace with the normal growth
OF the city by securing park sites in
suburban areas which are rapidly de-
veloping.
Might Spend S1.OOO.0OO.
The authorizing bill creating the
park commission, according 20 Col. G.
O. Sheriff.. it's secretary. allows it to
spend s1.000.000 a year for purchases
of lands for park and playground
areas.
The American Civic Association at
its annual meeting last night at 1l20
Sixteenth street reelected J. Horace
Mac Farland of Harrisburg. Pa. its
president Miss Harlean James of
Washington was reelected secretary
Of the association.
Vice presidents were elected as
follows: j. G. Nichols of Kansas S
City: Mrs. Edward Biddle of Phila-
delphia Arnold Drummer of New
York; George B. Dealey. Dallas, Tex.
! Vance Mccormick Hartford. Conn.
DIR Albert Shaw, New York; John
Nolen, Cambridge. Mass; John Bar
ton Payne, chairman of the America n
Red Cross: DR.. John c. Merriam and
Dr. John NJ Cries. all of Washington,
were elected to the executive board
with DR.. Clyde King of Philadelphia
Mrs. Dwight 3. Heard of Phoenix
AriZ.. candidate for governor of
that State: DIR. James Ford of Cam
bridge, Mass: Mrs John D. Sherman
of Colorado; Chauncey J. Hamlin of
Buffalo and Warren II. Manning of
Cambridge, Mass.
The association accepted the invita- =
tion of the Civic Club of Allegheny
County to hold it's next annual meet
ing in Pittsburgh.
Meetings for this year ended yes
| terday with luncheon at the City
Club at which DR.. Shaw. editor of the
Review of Reviews. presided. The
luncheon was followed bv a discus
| sion on the general topic of city
parks.