Evening star., 1926-01-24
R|TCH|E APPOINTS
REGIONAL BOARD
Planning Commission From
Nearby Maryland to IoIn
With D. c. and Virginia.

Dc, clopment plans for tho proposed
metropolitan district of Washington,
winch include the orderly improve
3aaut oi the surrounding counties of
MARYLAND and Virginia. moved an
other step forward last night, when
cox Albert &. Richie uf Maryland.
named thn official repreScn tittives Of
that State on the regional planning
commission. tn" nucleus for which Is
The city and park planning committee
o the Natiura! Capital Park Com.
-,l-S.ou NirEiuias representatives
were named som" time ago 10y Gov.
l. Ice Trlnklc.
Fourteen men from various parts
o. Montgomery and Prince Georges
L'rr'aieS Were selected b% Gov.
titcnie TO help shape the policies for
.hr dnvelopmeut OF the area, in con
'orrrlty with plans to he worked out
5, tnr entire commission. They are:
Mai Il Brooke Lee. former secre-
aa,s nf state Of maryland. Silver
=oring.
Y Howard Du"kett. chairman of
rho Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission Of Maryland. HyattsVille,
NJ
J. Lnos Ray. chairman of the Mary
land Tax Conmiss. u. Mount Rainier,
Md.
oliver owen Kuhn. pre Sident Of
Il" Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton Alta Vista, Nd.
Judge Joseph {. Ma.tinsly. circuit
court Of Prince Georges County, oxen
Iii,t Md.
Charles H. Merryman. president Of
Bradley Hills Citizens Associa-
st-a. Bethesda, Md.
Sen G. Davis. former chief clerk
oY-tr nr,+ Nf
At", town treasurer of Takoma
.';k Nd.
Frank l.. Hewitt, Silver Spring,
.,1
APT. Chester Wells. L 5. n, re
tred. chevy Chase. Md.
Frank {. Hutton, former member of
san Maryland State Road Commission,
(sairhershurg. Nd.
Col. r. Francis Riggs, capitalist,
LivattSville Md.
Perry Boswell, vice president of the
Prince Georges Bank, Mount Rainier.
Nd.
George w Waters. jr., county treas
Irer of Prince Georges County.
laurel. Md.
Irwin Owings, mayor of Hyattsville,
Nj
In the selection of these men. on
Nhose shoulders will fall much of the
duty ot setting the policies along
which the development of the two
counties involved will be guided, in
order to conform to the plans for the
Development of the National Capital,
cvery effort was made to have each
general area OF the large territory
represented.
Under Park Board.
The names have been forwarded to
(trnr "A ltraPfOr n
office of public buildings and public
parks of the National Capital and eX-
ecutive officer of the National Capital
Park Commission. as It is under the
latter commission that the committee
viii work.
Both Maj Grant and Maj. Carey
Brown, the latter chairman of the city
and park planning committee. ex-
pressed themselves as much pleased
with the action of Gov. Richie, and
said that il would be desirable within
short time to call the entire commits
sion together. in order that the mem
bers might meet, and then the work
of planning could be pushed forward.
Legislation now is pending in Con-
greSS authorizing this cooperation,
which now is in but a semi official
status, and former Director Sheriff.
OF the Office of public buildings and
parks has submitted to the governors
of both States suggestions for legisla-
tion by the Maryland and Virginia
lawmaking bodies for making their
commissions official.
However, in the interim the com
mission can be working out policies.
which in the final analysis must be
carried out by the political entities in.
VOWED. There Is no intention that the
Federal Government or District of
Columbia will exert any control over
these areas. but merely cooperate
with them in helping guide the devel.
opment that will fit the sections into
the general plans and scheme for the
National Capital, and will grow as
though an integral part of It,
Before them will come such items
a. coming, street and highway devel
opment. laying out of TRANSPORTATION
routes. sewer, water and other public
utility lines, schools, Fairgrounds.
parks. etc AS matter OF fact the
National Capital Park Commission
has authority now to purchase lands
in Maryland and Virginia for public
park purposes and it Is expected
that it will step over the borders and
hegln purchases as soon as the i'm
portant projects within the District
OF Columbia are taken care of and
as public funds are made available.
Members Of the Maryland commits
sion are all active workers in the
counties affected in the deveIopment
and are keenly interested in their
growth along we'll directed lines
Virginia Members.
The Virginia members of the com.
mission are: j. Cloyd Byars. Airing
ton. Va; G. A. S. Sinclair, Alexan-
dria, Va; NJ. Z. Church. Falls Church.
Va; Maj. Z. W. Cushing Rosslyn,
Va, and G. w. King of Alexandra.
Va
These men already have had sew.
eral conferences with the city and
park planning committee and are ac-
lively working out d scheme of treat
2lent of the Virginia section adjacent
TO the projected Arlington Memorial
Bridge, construction of which will
start within ii few weeks
AT the first meeting of the full
commission Maj Grant suggested
that it would be well to have the
meet with the full National Capital
Park Commission in order that the
members might become acquainted
with each other.
There are numerous plans now be-
ing worked out by the city and park
planning committee which will tie I'd
at the District line with the areas
in Maryland and Virginia and these
ui he discussed and thoroughly
ihreShed out when laid before the
entire commission when organized.
BISHOP BROWN TO SPEAK.