Evening star., 1925-04-28
CAPITAL IS TOURED
BY CITY PLANNERS
Reception at White House
and Luncheon, Followed by
Addresses, on Program.

With the concept of greater
Washington, designed and developed
along architecturally proper lines
held ever before their eyes, delegates
to the Pan-American Conference on
Capital Cities swung into the last
days program of a two day confer
ence today, concluding the active
part of their visit to the city under
the auspices of the American Civic
Association with a 36-mile tour about
the Capital, visiting points of inter
est.
a few hours previously. shortly be-
fore ] o'clock today, the more than
100 delegates from European and
South American countries and guests
of the association from many points
in this country went TO the White
House. where they met President and
Mrs. Coolidge. Immediately after the
reception the entire group of guests
went to the Mayfiower Hotel, where
addresses were to be made by dis
tinguished city planners of England
France, Holland, Sweden and Ger
many.
Moore TO Make Speech.
The relation of the Washington OF
the future to the present develop
ment of the Capital was to be ex-
planned by Charles Moore, chairman
of the Commission of Fine Arts. and
Frederic A. Delano, president OF the
American Civic Association, at the
MayffoWer luncheon. The discussion
during the luncheon was to have as
its general subject World Capitals. "
with the capitals of European ma
tions to be described by the repre-
sentatives of the various nations who
have gathered In Washington at the
invitation of the association and the
Pan-American Union to promote a
better understanding of the develop
ment of capital cities of the world
A dinner meeting last night at the
Mayfiower Hotel was devoted to a dis
cussion of civic development In South
American countries. with short ex
plantations and descriptions of the City
of Washington by Commissioner
James Franklin Bell and John Barton
Payne, chairman of the American Red
Cross. The two-day meeting will con
clude tonight with another conference
on pan-American capitals at the Par
American Union, during which briet
descriptions of the capital cities OF
Latin American republics will be
given by their delegates
Present Status of Plan.
Mr.. Moore. who has taken a lead
ing part with Mr.. Delano in pushing
the development of Washington along
orderly lines through the association
Committee of One Hundred on the
Federal City, with delegates in nearly
half hundred cities throughout the
country representing the committee
was to present to the delegates from
foreign lands the present development
OF Washington in it's relation to the
Washington plan.
Addresses at the luncheon were
made by Ebenezer Howard, president
of the International Federation fol-
Town and Country Planning of Garden
Cities, of England: Raymond Unwin
chief architect to the British Ministry
of Health; NJ. Joseph Bassompierre OF
France, DR.. Arie Keppler. director OF
housing of Amsterdam, Holland DR.
Robert Schmidt, director of regional
planning of the Ruhr, of Essen, Ger
many; DIR. d. Dahl, secretary of the
Swedish Society of Architects ot
Stockholm, Sweden. Mr.. Delano was
toastmaster, with George r. Ford
president of the National Conference
on City Planning, presiding. Music
was furnished by the Vincent Lopez
Orchestra.
Visit Pan.American Union.
The foreign delegates were taker
through the Pan-American Building
before going to the White House
where they viewed a private exhibi
ton of photographs of Pan-Americar
capitals and plans for their develop
ment. The exhibition will be open te
the public from May 1 to May Is.
The trip around Washington in
cluded Potomac Park and Rock Greek
Park, through the Capitol and the
Capitol grounds and around the outer
highways of the city and to the water
front. Explanations were made by
Fred G. Coldren and others.
DR.. Jacob Vare1a, vice chairman o1
the governing board of the Pan
American Union, will preside at the
conference on Pan-American capitals
tonight. Pan-American music will be
furnished by the Arsenic Ralon Or
chestra.
Save Natural Charms.
A Washington of natural beauty
with all it's features of rugged coun
tryside retained for posterity and it.
| charms of wooded hill and vale main
tanned in their native state, was helc
up as one of the ideals for the parl
system of the Capital by speaker.
| last night at the Pan-American din
ner of the American Civic Associa
| ton at the Mayfiower Hotel. A grouI
of distinguished city planners from
many countries of Europe and Soutf
America. who have been attending &
| city conference in New York and nov
are in Washington attending the con
| ference on world and Pan-Americar
| capitals, heard attempts to destro,
| the natural beauty of washington
described as "a form of natural de
pravity."
Speakers at the dinner included
prederic Delano nreSident of tbs