Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
SHERR|LL PRAISED
FOR PUBLIC WORKS
Former Parks Director. Given
Testimonial Dinner by Wash
ington Friends.

IHUtUll FT1eIluS.
A testimonial dinner was rendered
last night at the New Willard Hotel
10 Clarence Q. Sheriff.. city manager
of Cincinnati and former director of
the Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks of the National Capt
tai. Addresses, in which the work of
Mr.. Sheriff. while in the Capital City
and his subsequent work in Cincin-
natl was praised, featured the enter
tainment.
Robert V. Fleming. chairman of
TIC general committe in charge. pre-
sided, while DR.. William Mather Lew
is. president of George Washington
University, acted as toastma ster. Ad-
dresses We're delivered by Col. Fl. B.
Ferguson, Engineer Corps, L. :. A;
Frederic A. Delano, Mayor Murray
"A. SeaSongood of Cincinnati, Charles
q. Rose, senior member of the City
Council of Cincinnati, and Commits
sioner Frederick A. fleming. who pre-
scented the following testimonial to
the guest of honor:
Testimonial Is Presented
I'm recognition OF exceptional pub
lie services and out of a sense of
civic pride and deep gratitude, the
fltlzcnS of the Nations Capital honor
You tonight.
The enhanced beauty of the city
of Washington throughout all time
will bear witness to the noteworthy
services rendered by you as superin-
tendent of public buildings and
grounds.
High patriotism, untiring industry,
far-SiShted vision. sound wisdom and
extraordinary efficiency characterized
your administration. with the result
that under il Washington became a
model which all American cities will
profit by following.
GU go from us to other fields of
pubic service with the assurance by
the entire community of our lasting
appreciation, our regret at YOUR de-
parture and our wishes for the I'M
bounded success of all your future
endeaVorS."
Service to Washington.
Before introducing the POSTMASTER
MIR. Fleming said that through the
untiring interest and broad vision of
Mr.. Sheriff. Washington had been
greatly benefited.
COL. Ferguson said that the resigna-
ton of Col. Sheriff. was a distinct loss
70 the Engineer Corps of the Army
Wherever he Went. he said there was
evidence of his skill and energy.
whether it was on public works or in
the field in time of war. While the
Army felt it's loss. he said that it was
consoled because it knew that he went
TO a locality whose friendship to the
Army had been constant He then
detailed some of the history of the
work Of engineer officers of the Army
on the Ohio River.
Frederic A. Delano said that no one
had succeeded more or better to meet
the desires of the city than Col. Shar-
rill. If he had a fault it was because
ne worked too hard to please every
body.
The severance from the service of
so valuable man as Col. Sheriff.. and
similar cases which l might mention"
SAID Mr.. Delano. must make thought
full men ask themselves whether the
Government is fully meeting the sit
uauon. As nation we believe in a
small but efficient Army, but an Army
so we'll stated that it can be quickly
expanded in case of need, saw to five
or tenfold its peace-time footing But
II we know anything about organiza-
ton, we know that this can be done
only If we retain in the service ener-
getlc and We'll trained men, men who
would be classed elsewhere as picked
men or men of the first grade
DiouSHt new spirit.
Mayor Seasongood told of some of
the things that Cincinnati had and
what it was doing under the CITY
manager form of government. The
city was better known he said, be-
cause of its failure in municipal gov
eminent, but pointed out that a new
spirit had shown itself since Mr..
Sheriff. came on the scene There will
be many problems for him to solve,
among them the political one of doing
away with favors to the special few.
he said. In this respect, he pointed
out, 1t was not merely a local work,
but work that will be an example
to the whole Nation, in municipal gov
eminent.
Councilman Rose said that when
the city manager form was adopted
Cincinnati looked to Washington for
city manager. because it was the
most beautiful city and the best gov
erned. Col. Sheriff. was unanimously
elected for the position by the coun.
Gil and unanimously accepted by the
public of Cincinnati. Already, he said
Cincinnati was making money out of