Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-15
PRESIDENT TO SEE
CAPITAL Of FUTURE
Notable Depletion of Expan.
sion Plans Sponsored by
Secretary Mellon.

The monumental and majestic Ma
tional Capital Of the future will be
wildly depicted to a distinguished
gathering of American officialdom
Thursday night, April Is, when Presi-
dent Hoover, Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon and others will speak, a toy
city model of the Mall triangle develop
ment will be exhibited, and a new
motion picture feature presentation of
the subject, THE City of Washington. -
will be shown at the council room of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
Secretary Mellon. sponsor of the &C.
casion, who announced the gathering
today, will act as presiding officer.
Addresses will be made on subjects
relating to the development of WASH
ington, including both the Mall and the
public buildings program, by President
Hoover, Senator Smoot of Utah, chair
man Of the Public Buildings Commits
sion; Representative Richard N. Elliott,
chairman Of the House public buildings
committee, and Milton B.. Medary Of
Philadelphia, member Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
and Of the Treasury Board of Archi-
tectural Consultants.
VIII Be Broadcast.
The entire proceedings, including
music by the United States Marine
Band Orchestra, will be broadcast over
the Nationwide network of the Column
bia Broadcasting System, through
station WMAL.
The occasion will be in the nature
of an official meeting, to which Secre-
tary Mellon has invited the President,
the Vice President, the cabinet, the
United States Supreme Court, the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, the
Fine Arts Commission and the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
The wife of each official has also been
invited in the formal invitations sent
out today by Secretary Mellon.
Owing to the limited capacity of the
hall, according to an official announce
ment of the meeting today by Mr.. Mel
lon, cards can be issued only to these
officials" The only additional guests
viii be the members of the American
Institute Of Architects, who then will
be holding their annual meeting In
President Hoover, as an engineer, has
taken the keenest interest in the huge
building program of the Federal Gov
eminent. When Secretary of Com
merce he personally supervised and APP
proved plans for the great Department
of Commerce Building now under con-
struction at the west end of the Mall
triangle.
Will BE Notable Event.
Secretary Mellon, in charge of the
Governments building program not only
In Washington but throughout the
country, will give his own Impressions
on the future of Washington, in which
he has evinced so deep an interest.
The occasion is expected to be one
of the most notable gatherings of the
kind ever held in Washington. It will
mark significant step in DEVELOPMENT
of the beautiful Capital of the United
States. 1t is designed to picture to the
American people their own city.
The model of the triangle develop
ment will show in minute detail the
monumental buildings which are to be
erected in the area bounded by Penn
sylvania avenue, Fifteenth street, B
street and Sixth street. The model
which has been in the hands of pro-
fessional model builders for several
months, is virtually completed and will
be disclosed for the first time to the
official gathering. 1t will be ready for
inspection at the opening Of the meet
ing.
Following the addresses and music
by the orchestra, the motion picture
The City of Washington" will be pre-
sented. This is a special picture now
being prepared under direction of the
Treasury. Following the meeting the
picture will be released to motion pic
ture companies for exhibition in the
theaters of the country.