Evening star., 1926-09-05
Capital Sidelights

Clark. have learned of IL touching
human, living memorial to the late
chieftain by his home people i'll
Bowling Green. Mo. of character
that would have best pleased MIR.
Clark
His old neishbors have adopted
Champ Clark S widow, who is living
on al the old home. and are doing
everything for her. caring for her as
though they found honor in the
service. They bake food for her. at
tend to all manner Of housekeeping
details When she makes a trip 10
see one of her children or to Wash
inGton. where she retains II host ot
friends. Mrs. Clark merely phones
to some of the ueighbors that she in
tends making the trip. They do her
packing for her. accompany her 10
the station and care for the home
in her absence. She merely walks
out without locking doors or clos
ing windows
The devotion of Champ Clark to
Mrs Genevieve champ Clark was
idyllic. and he had no more inn
plicit admirer and worshfper than
Mrs. Clark. unless ii might he their
daughter. The stress of politics and
the cares of Office. or his particlpa
tiou for well over II quarter of Il
century in the biggest affairs ot
the Nation. never for one instant
caused Mr. Clark to neglect for the
briefest period the finest of courtesy
and consideration for Mrs. Clark e
so that the care now being given
her by their old neighbors is a high
er and better tribute to his memory
81, hA tstnrjaI l.
mated bust" With them il is q con
tinual la Dor of love.
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A native Washington woman is a
decided thorn in the flesh politically
to Representative Allen r. TreadWay
Of the Berkshire district of MasSa-
chusetts. and "a very active member
of the ways and means committee
this Summer The final showdown
comes in the primaries the latter part
of this month.
Mrs. Charles H Wright, wife of the
very aggressive opponent to Repre-
sentative Treadway for Republican
rpromination, is given credit for
much of the political success of her
husband. For more than II quarter
Of a century she has been his politl-
cal cOnHOdnI, tOullSeloE dtIIt iVS'"t'N
full manager.
Mrs. Wright was born In Washing
ton on February .. 1874, daughter of
the late Rear Admiral David and
Sarah tSaunders) Smith. She was
educated in the public schools. in
Paris and at the Corcoran Art School
here. She was married TO Mr.. Wright
ON October % 1898. having become
acquainted while he was secretary TO
his uncle, the late Representative
Ashley e. Wright of North Adams.
Mass. A year ago Mrs. Wright was
elected Il member of the Royal Geo
graphical Society of London. She be
longs to the Daughters of the Amel1-
can Revolution. the Art CluD OF
Washington. the Red Cross and to a
number of art and literary societies.
She is the author of a number of
books on domestic science, art and
hist orical subjects, aS We'll as the
Great White North u910p. our
United States Army" 091O. seventh
Continent" N9IO and "CoalS Worst
Year" 1929.
This native Washington woman has
guided her husbands political pro"
cresSion from the city council through
a long succession of public offices, in
Guiding four years on the governors
council under Walsh and McCall
while Calvin Coolidge was lieutenant
governor, during 13 years as assistant
district attorney and two terms as
district attorney. She mas many
friends in the National Capital.
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Anropos of the discussion as 10
where the new model market center
for the National Capital Shall be
located. it is interesting To note that
the first, market house in the Clty
OF Washington stood prior 10 the
Fall of 1901 on the President square
near what is now Seventeenth street
and PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest.
IT consisted of frame buildings or
sheds under the control of the CommlS-
sionerS of the city. When the citizens
started a movement 10 erect u lllai-
ket house on Market Square, ON the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue ne
tween Seventh and Ninth streets. 'he
commissioners subscribed $ooo toward
the building fund. but afterWard gave
the old market house on the freSi'
dents square James lioban. the ar
chitect of the White House. was au'
thOriZed to remove these sheds.
mission was advised that an old deed
is of record under which the present
site of Center Market was decided only
for market purposes and that when
il ceases to be used as market the
title to the land reverts to the origlnai
owners Government officials can
find no trace of any such deed, ana
the historic facts seem to refute the
story.
The Center Market site was part
of the tract called Beall'S Levels, ac-
cording to records of the toiumhia
Historical Society. and was surveyed
by Ninian Beall in 1903, resurVeyed
by James Burns in 1863. and patent
obtained by his eldest son, David
Burnes, in 1774. and was included in
the original grant of the farm of
David Burnes in 1892 to the Commits
sioners in laying off the Federal city.
In the original plan of the city ot
Washington by Maj. L'Enfant. with
slight alterations by Andrew Ellicott,
many spaces We're reserved to and
for the use of the United States,
With The exception of those for the
Capitol and Presidents house, the
others We're not at that time indf-
Gated by any official act of either
the President or the Commissioners.
On June 80. 1894, the Commission
ers directed the surveyor to lay
out the Market Squares and on
October IS, the same year. in a let
ter addressed to David Burnes, they
stated that he would he advised of
the quantity of his ground appropri-
ated for the market and about II.
Gen. Washington. ON March ,, 1897,
Just two days before he vacated the
presidential office, by virtue OF
authority vested in him and the Com
missioners by acts of Congress and
the deeds of trust. appropriated II
pieces of ground to he reserved 10
and for the United States. Presi-
dent Adams the next year signed
similar document. This designation
included Center Market square, the
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