Evening star., 1927-05-08
GREATER CAPITAL
TO Be ADVANCED
BY CITY PLANNERS
Conference to Open Three.
Day Session Tomorrow to
Discuss Problems.
ARCHITECTS INSTITUTE
MEETING WILL FOLLOW
Contemporaneous Development Of
Maryland and Virginia Suburbs
to Be Debated.
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.

now experiencing the period of great
est development in the century and
quarter of its history, with at least
$500, 100000 of Federal and District
money to be spent during the next
10 years in permanent capital i'm
provements, is TO take another long
step during this week toward ac-
complishment Of a most pretentious
program of building.
The nineteenth national conference
on city planning will be In session
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday and
the cooperating and allied sixteenth
convention of the American Institute
of Architects will be in session for
three days, starting Wednesday.
Leaders in city planning work from
all over the country, men who have
done the biggest things in municipal
and regional development. beautif1.
cation, establishment and properly
laying out the growth of the greatest
cities on this hemisphere, experts on
particular phases such as landscaping,
architecture, regional planning, zon-
ing and traffic problems are here for
the conference. One entire session
is to be devoted to a broad .gauged
consideration of the development of
the National Capital and its environs.
Visioning City's Future.
This means laying plans and work.
ing on a program for the Greater
Washington" which will encompass
contemporaneous development of the
Maryland and Virginia suburbs-the
spreading out Of Washington City
making 1t more than ever a meeting
place for all the people of these
United States and one OF the out
standing cities of the world, peerless
in physical attractiveness, because II
has carried forward on definite plan
started by Washington with the CO.
operation OF Maj. L'Enfant. It means
visioning Washington's future and
enlarging the city with the best
talent of all the country focused on
this Capital, which President Cool
idge described as "a soul city"
Only a few years since, Washington
irked and worried along under a sue.
cession Of Congresses that narrow.
mindedly and tight.fistediy grudging.
ly gave the Capital City scant finances
for mere current costs OF existence,
ignoring necessary improvements for
command world attention as the most
beautiful capital. a visual representa-.
tion OF the wealth. power, taste and
patriotism of the greatest nation in
the world. Gradually a better feeling
has been promoted in Congress, as
the lawmakers have come to realize
the growing love of all the people for
their Capital and their Willingness
and eagerness to contribute towards
its establishment. The coming here
this week of these leaders in civic
development, from all over the coun-
try, and their concentrating upon "the
development of the National Capital
and its enyfrons." viii mean shat a
better knowledge of what is being
done here will be taken back to the
people in all parts OF the United
States by men who are recognized as
speaking with authority, as experts,
ana the result must be to greatly in
crease the national interest in the
steady improvement of Washington.
Organized in Capital.
The National Conference on CITY
framing was organized 10 years ago
here in Washington. 1t is now COM
ing back here to plan for the future
OF Greater Washington after having
met In Is of the most important cities
throughout the country. 1t is coming
here on invitation of the committee
or one hundred on the Federal city OF
the American Civic Association, OF
which Frederic A. Delano is chairman
as we'll as president of the American
Civic Association. John Nolen, presi.
dent of the National Conference on
City Planning, will preside at the ses-
slons which are TO be held in the
Wardman Park Hotel, and an interv
esting feature will be Round Table.
discussions at breakfast, luncheon and
dinner.
Washington's appeal to the Natione
is visualtzed in an extensive exhibit.
which is conspicuous among the handn
some displays of other large cities ~
the west lobby of the Wardman Park
Hotel. The outstanding attraction in
the District section is a painting OF
the new Arlington Memorial Bridge as
1t will appear when completed.
Charles Moore, chairman OF the
Commission of Fine Arts, and for
more than quarter Of a century q
devoted worker for consistent carry
Ing out of the Washington LEnfant
plan, will speak tomorrow evening on
The Planning of a Capital City as
Illustrated by Washington"
Speeches on Tuesday.
The Greater Washington session -
scheduled for Tuesday evening. with
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, presiding.
The speeches at this meeting will be
rs follows:
THE Development of the Plan Of
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant,
Sd, executive officer, National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, illus.
.rated with lantern slides. -
THE Part of the Municipal Authort-
ties" Lieut.. Col. j. Franklin Bell,
Engineer District Commissioner.
THE Nations Interest in the Ma
ions Capital" Frederick A. Delano,
president OF the American Civic Asss.
;iation and member of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits.
sion.
The Public, Buildings Program.
IL. Bennett. consulting archi-
ect to the Secretary OF the Treasury.
illustrated with plans and draw
ngs. Sss
The Aesthetic Value of City Plan-a
ling In the National Capital, Milton
}. Medary. jr., president OF the Amer
can Institute of Architects and mem@v
Der OF the National Capital Park
md Planning Commission.
The Importance OF Community
.ecreation Centers in Connection With
ark rkDevelopment," Frederic Law Ohm
ted. former member of the Mcmillan,
commission of 1901. ex-president pf