Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-01-28
RED CITY PASSING,
! NATIONAL CAPITAL
IS TURNING WHITE
Historic Old Brick Buildings
Being Torn Down to Make
Way for New. City Is
Growing Fast,
A Little More Gossip About
This and That In WASH
ington.-How Things Look
To Resident of Sage Brush
State.


rounded by scenes so different
from those at home. meeting new
friends and enjoying such expert
ences as are inevitable here. the
impulse 10 tell all about IL in a
gossipy sort of way is almost ir-
Tepressible.
Washington is a growing city,
without industries or commerce,
yet prospering. It's present and
future are based ON the payroll of
sixty or seventy thousand govern
ment employees and on its increas-
ing Importance as a world center
OF learning. science, art and cul-
ture. In increasing numbers each
year, writer's, artists, musicians
and leaders In every line of cul-
ture are gathering In Washington.
Because OF the many advantages
the city affords, more and more
OF the wealthy retired class are
building homes IN Washington.
Washington has been, up to
quite recent years. a red city, its
business blocks and residences be
ing mostly constructed OF red
brick, But the old brick strue-
lures are rapidly disappearing.
Some OF them are aged and sur
rounded by historic associations,
but they are being ruthleBly sac
rificed by the hand OF progress.
Great business blocks are aris-
ing on every hand. Hotels and
apartment houses are multiplying
and the prevailing construction is
Of light grey sandstone with more
OF less white marble. So It may
be said that Washington Is fast
becoming a white city.
The visions OF Washington and
L'Enfant are becoming realities.
The Capital City is ambitious to
become o1e of the most beautiful
in the world and that ambition is
approaching realization. Last ses-
sion Congress appropriated fifty
million dollars for new govern
ment buildings. This session they
appropriated twenty-five million
dollars to purchase all the remain
ing privately owned property on
the south side OF Pennsylvania
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the White House. This will mean
he destruction of hundreds OF
buildings, many Of them more
than a hundred years old and hal
bowed by the association OF the
great characters of our early his
tory.
Plans have already been made
for the erection OF great govern
ment buildings monumental in
character and set in wide vistas
OF lawns and parks. The improve
ment will add immeasurably to
the beauty of the city.
OF course Congressman and
Mrs. Arentz are delightfully."- hos
pitable. They emibarass Mr.. Ma
lone and myself by their frequent
invitations to dinner or some other
pleasant entertainment. They are
occupying a handsome place on
the corner of Highland Place and
Newark street on q hill in very
pleasant part OF Washington. They
have a splendid family of children
OF which. Fredericka, the young
est. just past one. Is happy little
thing Just able to walk and learn
ing to put words together.
attended services at the Wash
ington Cathedral Sunday, The
services are held in Bethlehem
Chapel, one of the several chapels
in the uncompleted edifice and
very beautiful in design.
sat close beside the ,&omb of
Woodrop Wilson and that fact
perhaps made the beautiful Episr
copal service even more appealing
and impressive. The resting place
Of the late President Is marked
by sarcophagus recessed In the
south wall of the chapel. A space
eight feet wide and 1Sh feet high
Is filled with sarcOphagus, grill
canopy and flags. The crusaders
crsos Is the only decoration. Two
of the flags above the tomb are
historic Presidents flags. present
ed to Mr.. Wilson at his inaugura-
Aions in 1918 and 1917. The third
flag Is that carried by the first
detachment of American troops to
march through London In the sum-
mer of 1917.
The Cathedral when completed
will be one OF the largest and most
beautiful IN the world. Six mil
lion dollars have already been
expended in it's construction and
at least fifteen million more will
be required to bring 1t to compile
ton in possibly 20 years. Con-
struction Is going forward with
considerable rapidity and saw
considerable advancement since
my first visit two years ago. Who
ever may visit Washington will
find the cathedral well worth see
ing.
Bishop Freeman. bishop OF
Washington. preached the sermon
when I attended. His subject
was Imagination" which he des-
ignated the gateway to the mind
asd heart and soul and to all