Evening star., 1927-04-27
c. c. GLOVER GIVES
LAND To
PARKWAY SYSTEM
Banker and Civic Leader Do.
mates Large Tract Ad-
joining Fort Dupont.
PROVIDES ANOTHER LINK
IN SOUTHEAST PROJECT
Deed to Beautifully Wooded Parcel
of High Ground Delivered to
Lieut.. Col. Grant.

of High Ground Delivered to
Lieut.. Col. Grant.
Another gift of land to the Federal
Government for park and playground
purposes was made this afternoon by
Charles G. Glover, local banker and
civic leader, when he delivered to
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, 3D., director
of the Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks of the National Capital.
deed to a large parcel of land along
Massachusetts avenue. southeast. and
adjoining the present Fort Dupont
property. 1t is Mr.. Glover's third con-
tribution of land for park purposes.
II am giving this property to the
United States Government" said Mr..
Glover's letter to Col. Grant, trans,
mitting the deed. ''in accordance with
my long cherished desire to further
the establishment of park and park
way connection from the vicinity OF
Bladensburg road to the District line,
said parkway to be along the line of
Massachusetts avenue. where possible,
and to include Mount Hamilton flor,
merly owned by w. w. Corcoran). the
Ross tract, and the ground lying i'm.
mediately east of the Ross tract, said
tracts lying contiguous and forming
one parkway connecting with the ex.
listing Anacostia Park.
"The land granted by the deed
hand you herewith is to be preserved
and enjoyed as a park and playground
by all the people for all the years to
come"
Connecting Link in Parkway.
The land given today by Mr.. Glover
is a connecting link in the proposed
parkway to extend Fort Dupont and
the Anacostia park, on the banks of
the Anacostia River, which the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com.
mission decided some time ago to ac'
quire as funds would permit. MIR.
Glover'S dedication today is an i'm
portant addition to this program, as
through it will pass the proposed Fort
drive planned to connect by a beauti'
full boulevard all of the old Civil Ws.r
forts in the defense system of the EIs.
trict which It has been possible to
preserve
"Mr Glover's new Dedication" said
Maj. Carey Fl. Brown, engineer of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, was purchased in order
that it might be made available as
park. 1t comprises 8 acres, which
will be increased to about IL acres by
closing the streets within the dedi,
Gated area. These are streets on paper
only. as they have never been opened
to use. This tract forms a connection
between the 81 acres previously given
by Mr.. Glover in this locality and the
existing Fort Dupont Park. 1t also
connects the previous gift with Mas.
sachusetts avenue, which. though not
yet open, will in the future be fine
street.
Beautifully Wooded Ground.
"The new addition is a beautifully
wooded piece of high ground from
which magnificent views toward the
Capitol and the city are available. Also
within the view toward the northwest
is Mount Hamilton, the site Of the
proposed arboretum.
"It is the purpose of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion to secure a parkway connection
between Anacostia Park and the tracts
dedicated by Mr.. Glover, and thereby
to Fort Dupont. Thus the usefulness
of all will be increased, as they will
be made a part of the park circuit.
eff the arboretum is extended to
connect with Anacostia Park. as is to
be hoped, then the latter will join the
connection between Mount Hamilton
and Fort Dupont.
1.-The variation in topography be-
tween the enlarged Fort Dupont area
and Mount Hamilton, on the one hand.
and Anacostia Park on the other is
most interesting. Fort Dupont and
Mount Hamilton are wooded and
rugged, with occasional open spaces
in the Fort Dupont tract, being quite
comparable in general aspect to Rock
Creek Park, while AnacoStia Park, in
its final development, will be of the
same general character as Potomac
Park, affording large fiat areas for
facilities of all kinds.
Will Afford Recreation.
Together, these areas properly ex.
tended and developed will afford ex-
cellent recreational facilities of all
kinds for the surrounding area, both
east and west of the Eastern Branch.
while at the same time because of
their interconnectiJn, forming a part
Of the general park system which all
may enjoy"
The addition OF the acreage today
leaves only a small part of the pro-
posed parkway between Fort Dupont
and Anacostia Park to be acquired by
the Government, and officials ex-
pressed themselves as much pleased
with the gift and the generosity dis
played by Mr.. Glover, who has done
so much to aid in increasing the citys
park system for the use of all the
people.
The Glover gift now makes it pos
sible for the Government to provide
4 connection between it's other hold
ngs in that area, including the previ-
)us gift of Mr.. Glover. with Massachu-
,etts avenue, and eventually will lead
directly into the Anacostia Park,
which is being formed by the filling
Up of the flats from the dredging OF
The Anacostia project. AS soon as
his work gets above Benning Bridge
he flats adjacent to the proposed
iboretum will be filled in. and this
will provide the connection with the
lboretum, of course, by way OF bridges
Lcross the Anacostia River.
Long Interested in System.
Mr. Glover for a long time has been
greatly interested in the development
If the city's park system for the use
# the people. his first dedication OF
and being that now known as the
Glover Parkway in Georgetown. He =
has given material aid by these con-
which have been wholly
without cost to the Federal Govern.
nent, at time when the funds given
he National Capital Park and Plan
hing Commission have not been
enough at any time to acquire all the
and upon which it was necessary to
lct quickly in order to preserve its
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