Evening star., 1926-05-30
SHENANDOAH PARK
DRIVE IS EXTENDED
Washington Business Men
Expected to Raise $780,
600 Quota.

the campaign among Washington
business men to raise $150,00O toward
the purchase of the newly created
Shenandoah National Park area in
the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
would be completed by the beginning
of this week, Robert n. Harper chair
man of the executive committee and
president of the District National
Bank. announced yesterday that re-
sponses had become so generous with
in the past as hours that the COM
mittee had decided unanimously to
extend the arbitrary time limit two
more days.
Although it is still impossible to
tabulate definitely the total subscrlp-
tions to date, Mr.. Harper expressed
confidence in the ability of the busi-
ness men of Washington to raise
100000 toward Washington's quota.
The remaining $4,000. it is hoped.
will be obtained from the public at
large, and solicitations in that direc-
ton are being withheld pending COM
pletion of the business mems cam
paign.
S2.5OO,00O Needed.
National park officials pointed out
that, although Congress has legally
designated the area a national park.
it will never be administered or de-
veloped as such until 100000 acres
have been TUNED over to the Govern
ment in fee simple. This will require
a minimum of $2,500,000 The State
of Virginia has subscribed the first
Sl,200.000.
Those who carried the Virginia
campaign to it's successful end eX-
pressed belief that if Washington at.
tained its quota by the middle of
June it would be more or less of a
simple matter to raise the remainder
elsewhere in the country by pointing
TO the District as an example. This,
Ii was said. would insure the opening
of the park this Summer and would
thus provide the people of Washing
ton with a great outdoor recreation
ground, covering nearly 700 square
miles of virgin forests and mountain
wilderness, only SO miles away by
motor or a short railroad trip for
those who choose such a means Of
transportation.
Subscription Lists.
The entire subscription list received
at the headquarters of the Shenan-
doah National Park Association in the
Washington Hotel up to noon yester-
day follows:
SiX-thouSand-dollar contributors
Portland Cement Association and Ma
tional Geographic Society.
One-thouSand-dollar contributors
Hotel Washington, Hotel Powhatan,
Woodward & Lothrop. Joshua Evans,
The Evening Star, Harry Wardman
and Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
Six hundred dollar contributors
Charles F. Fadeley, Judd & Detweiler.
Oscar T. Wright. Washington Loan
and Trust Co., Riggs National Bank,
Franklin National Bank, Security
Savings and Commercial Bank,
Christian Heurich, Dr. W. J. Sho-
walter, George w. Linkins & Sons
and American Security and Trust Co.
$500 Contributions.
Five ehundred-dollar contributor
National Metropolitan Bank, May
flower Hotel. Chestnut Farms Dairy,
Corby Baking Co., Potomac Electric
Power Co., District National Bank,
Charles G. Glover, w. S. Corby,
stephen T. Mather, r. p Andrews
Paper Co.. Lansburgh & Bro. William
p. Lipscomb Co., Inc; E. P. Mertz,
Bryan G. Pitts, r. n. Harper. the
Washington Post, Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Co.. Washington
Railway and Electric Co. and Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce
Observation-Disclosures contributors
B. F. Saul, S. @. Leoffier, jr.: George
III. Judd, National Bank of Washing
ton, Federal-American National Bank,
D. j. Kaufman. Maddux, Marshall,
Moss and Mallory, Inc: j. C. Weldon,
International Exchange Bank, r.
Walton Moore, w. G. Galliher, c.. H.
Galliher Co., Dulin & Martin Co., Inc;
w. NJ. Ritter, w. T. Galliher & Bro,
Inc; Clarence F. Norment and Charles
j. Bell.
Albert Nathan. $240; Equitable Co
operative Building Association. $21O;
John Joy Edison, $21O.
Two-hundred dollar contributors
A. c. Moses. National Electrical Sup
ply Co., H. L. Rust Co, Wilkins
Rogers Milling Co., Inc; Frank R.
Jelleff, Inc; Columbia National Bank,
Black and White Taxi Co., Lincoln
National Bank, w. S. Hoge, jr., and
Leo-C. May.
Stanley -Crandall Co., $16S.67.
$50 Contributions.
One hundred and :. fifty dollar
contributors w. Seton Kent,
Charles r. Murray, Peoples Life In
surance CO., Continental Trust Co.,
Retail Grocers Protective Associa-
ton. Sidney w. Straus. William w.
Everett. Holmes & Son, Inc; Walker
Hill Dairy, United States Savings
Bank, Potomac Savings Bank, A. M.
Nevius, Barnhardt Bros. & Spindler
and w. c. Sullivan.
One hundred and twenty dol
lar contributors-W. L. Radcliffe,
Norton e. Co., North Capitol Saw
ings Bank, Ernest G.. Walker, Hugh
B. Rowland, Joseph ]. Moebs. Thorn
as A. Weldon, Continental Life In
surance Co. and William Montgom-
cry.
500 Contributors.
One-hundred- dollar contributors
NJ. Goldenkerg. Second National
Bank, c. Demonet, Sidney West, Inc.
Parker Bridget Co.. Dickey Co.. Inc. A;
Elizabeth Holmes. Thompson Dairy
J. and w. Seligman & Co.. Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co., w. B.
Hibbs & CO.. Secretary of Commerce
Hoover. Crane. Paris & Co, c. FL
Buckholz, NJ D. Rosenberg. NJ. A
Leese and f. j. Murphy Co. i.
John Lewis Smith, 500; McLach-
len Banking Corporation. $50.
Sixty dollar contributors-A. l.
Baldwin, Equitable Life Insurance
Co. John Dolph, Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Co., Potomac Insurance
Co., American Fire Insurance Co.,
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