Evening star., 1924-05-21
Will Give Illustrated Lecture on
Beauty of City Through West
This Summer.
EXPECTS GOOD RESU
Will Tell of Convenience of City
for Conventions.

Representative Rathbone. in an ad-
dress before the Washington Oh amber
of Commerce 1T its regular meeting al
the New willard last night, after out
lining a number of needs of the city.
told the audience that he not only was
holeheartedly and sincerely for the
Capital city, but thought so much of il
that he was going to sell" it TO the
people of the country, and that he ex-
pected good results.
After the representative had outlined
the needs, told of the great possibilities
of developing the park system, en-
planned how the park commission
~ stem had worked out in Chicago and
asked for support for the park commits
lion bill resolution came up to
indorse the bill, and there were efforts
TO postpone action until next Septem-
Der and TO table it. principally on the
2rounds that il WAS not known what
its cost 10 the taxpayers would be.
Albert ScauiteiS brought great ap-
plauSe when he jumped TO his feet.
following the attack along tfese lines.
and said: This approval should be
given now. If there is any taxpayer in
the city OF Washington who is not will
ing to pay for the development of the
Capital city | hope we can know II
now. There is nothing to be gained by
chamber should be shown.
Rc.clutton Favored.
Mr.. Schulteis had the effect of i'm
mediately silen2ing the discussion
and the resolution favorinS the meas
ure was unanimously approved.
The chamber approved the report
of its committee on parks. bridges
and highways. expressing the hope
that Fort Focte. Md. would not be
sold, but would be placed in the
custody of the chief Of engineers.
L. S. A., to be held until finally used
as i part of the boulevard system
along the Potomac, and which gave
the approval of the chambe- to the
proposed memorial bridge acr"ss tn"
Potomac.
Effect ON Finances.
During the discussion Of this report
Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer cun'-
missioner. explained what e:*eCt thv
various projects named in this rep"r:
would have on the finances of the
District.
Miss Ruth Newburn. winner nf Tn,
Stars oratorical contest. Wa. guest
of the evening. and f"llrwin" h"r
introduction to the chamber she de-
livcred brief address. She promised
to do all she could t. briu.. TIE GEa.l
honors 10 Washington. Pres, lert
Isaac Cans. who presided las. night.
said that with the approval of the
chamber he would entertain the con-
testants when they come ner.. at
dinner and reception. The approval
Was given.
Charles W. Clagett. chairman of
the committee on Great Falls, pre-
sented a report favoring the project
OF d series of dams in the Potomac
and its main tributaries from Chain
bridge westward for the development
OF a hydro electric power plant. and
cited figures to show its cheapness.
1t was approved by the chamber.
The chamber approved resolution
offered by Milton Fairchld rendering
the assistance of the chamber to the
Judges of the District Supreme Court
in selecting qualified citizens to serve
Oh the school board and citizens who
would serve if selected. If the cham
bers offer is acceptable its school
committee will submit list of five
citizens from which the judges may
select. and the resolution specifically
says that the chamber Will not urge
the preferment of one Individual over
another. nor countenance any cam
paign for the appointment of any par
ticular person"
resolution offered by Harley '.
Speelman giving the approval OF the
amber to the Rathbone bill to pur-
chase the Oldroyd Lincoln collection
was ma ssed without dissenting vote.
The meeting was halted for d pc
rio5i while President Cans announced
that the sergeant t-armS OF the House
of Representatives was present TO get
anv members who might be present
and take them to the Capitol to answer
a roll call.
Tells Of Convention.
p i Haltigan told of the coming
convention of Holy Name societies
of the United States and Canada.
Representative Rathbone made
plea for the cooperation of the peo-
pie here in improving and develop
ing the city. .;
a center to which people would be
drawn from all parts of the world:
he said. Il want to prepare a little
talk on the subject of WaShin ston
not long ago / saw some beautiful
pictures of the city, and l am going
to try to get copies of them. Then
it is going to be my pleasure when
l go west to deliver that lecture in
every place / go and to sell this
great city to the people out there. J
want to draw people here from all
parts of the United States, bring
their conventions here and have them
see what beautiful city your capital
is
Mr.. Rathbone told of the work of
the park commission in Chicago.
which had developed in and around
the city parks and boulevards.
''It is wonderful to think Of the pos
sibilities for developing Washington"
he went on. This city can have
wonderful system of parks and bou
levards and Fairgrounds to attract
the people of the world. Your alleys
are a disgrace" he said. marrow lanes
which should be displaced by play
grounds for the poor. They can be
compared to the narrow streets of
the cities Of years ago"
Another thing needed here is
new jail he said. He said he visited
the Jail once, and it was unbe liev-
able that the Capita, city had within
it such conditions. He found cells
not more than five by eight feet in
which three men must live twenty
three out Of the twenty-four hours
day. This does not harmonic with
Justice, no matter what the crime
and not humane, he said.
Condition In Congress-.
IF the people in Washington want
representation in Congress-; if they
want the ballot, then ! am in favor
of eiving it to them. / realize that
it is difficult for you to rely on some
one else to fight your battles and
champion your causes. There are
ten states in the Union with smaller
populations than this great Capital
whose people have the ballot. I be-
lieve that it would be an advantage
to have representatives of the Dis
trict of Columbia in Congress"
A. Leftwich Sinclair, chairman of
lou