Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
LADUE WILL TAKE
]. NEW OFFICE TODAY.
Will Assume Post as District
j Engineer Commissioner
"a
at 3 O'Clock.

= Col. William b. Ladue. the Dis
trict's new Engineer Commissioner
viii take the oath of office at brief
and informal inaugural ceremonies in
the District Building this afternoon at
3 o'clock He also will be sworn in
at the same time as member of the
-Public Utilities Commission,
! Arrangements for the ceremonies
were completed following a telephone
communication between Maj. W. K. r.
sCs-ell. Acting Engineer Commits
,sioner, and Co.. s.adne, who arrived
i'm Washington yesterday with his
family.
Garges to Administer Oath.
The oath of office as Commissioner
will be administered by Daniel +.
sGarges, secretary to the board of
commissioners. Frank K. C''..~~.:lg-
ham. chief clerk of the District Su-
fpreme Court, win swear the new En-
:gineer Commissioner in as a member
of the Utilities Commission.
- The new Commissioner has taken
over an apartment with his family at
1870 Wyoming avenue. With him are
his wife and daughter, Miss Louise
Ladue.
: As Engineer Commissioner, Col
Ladue will not only serve as a MEM
Der of the Utilities Commission, but
he viii become a member of the
coming Commission and the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
SION.
s Hopes for Cooperation.
> Col. Ladue expressed the hope that
the citizens associations and other
Public bodies in Washington would
give him the same friendly co-opera-
ton which proved so helpful to Col.
Bell during the latter's term as Com
Eaissioner. Col. Ladue said he was
looking forward to meeting officers
of the various associations, business
and civic organizations here and to
discuss with them their plans and
shopes in connection with the work
that lies ahead of him.
While too early to indicate any
policy, Col. Ladue declared he desired
above all to give an efficient admins
stration and to cooperate in every
prospect with the District officials
with whom his work throws him into
contact.
Col. Ladue resided in Washington
five years before 1913 and has not
sbeen in this city since, he said, except
for one or two brief visits during the
war. For the last month, while at
sGovernor's Island at New York, he
has been keeping in as close touch as
spossible with District affairs, so as
ito make his task easier upon assum-
ling Office.
Favors Airport Project.
He expressed himself as wholly in
accord with plans for the development
of the Capital, and particularly with
regard to the extension of the park
system. and indicated that he looked
forward to making an early inspec-
stion.
He win confer with Maj. w. e. r.
.Cover, acting Engineer Commissioner,
.early Saturday and will Immediately
begin to familiarize himself with the
various budget estimates now being
prepared. He realizes there is SO
much work ahead Of him that he viii
have little else to do except to apply
himsHn to the tasks at hand.
Washington's proposed airport Col.
EzAaue. regards. as one OF the most
essential needs Of the Capital at this
time. He was deeply interested in
Maj. Covell's work in this connection
and indicated a desire to see an air
port established here shortly.
Washington is not the only city
that has no airport" he said.
While New York has adequate
landing fields, he said the city just
now il getting behind a campaign
for municipal airport. So Wash
ington. he explained, is not SO far
behind as others might make 1t ap-