Evening star., 1929-12-12

are to be erected, and where already
the Department of Commerce and In
ternal Revenue buildings are under
construction.
Tho feature of the afternoon was
meeting at the hotel, where new men,
bers of the committee of the National
Capital were formally announced and
welcomed, and where a comprehensive
address on the city planning OF wash
ington. the park development here ana
prospects for legislation to carry 1t into
effect was delivered by Mr.. Eliot.
Expresses Appreciation.
Announcement of the new members
of the committee of the National CAPT.
tai and the advisory council was maze
nv Mrs Moves in message TO CHe
meeting read by Mrs. Fairfax Harrison
of Virginia, vice president OF the ma
tional organization. Unable to SPEAK
in person to the new members OF tne
committee on a subject which she salo
was "verv dear to my heart" Mrs.
Moves in her message greeted the new
members and expressed appreciation 1oT
1.-The encouragement you have given our
former committee by adding your names
to it and thereby strengthening IL III
II hope YOU all realize" she said, the
object of our endeavor. l tnlnk tHe
purpose was made perfectly clear 10
YOU when I accepted the chalrmansnlp
and also through my recent letter. we
and the group of over 1000 women De
longing to our organization desire TO
aid in any way possible the develop
ment and identification Of our National
Canital. To this end an advisory coun-
ell was formed, and these men nave
given us the advantage OF their expert
ence and advice on every occasion.
ut is now suggested that the most
essential thing to be done Is TO save
the remaining land in and adjacent TO
washington for park purposes. To this
end a bill has been introduced In Con-
gress. in the House of Representatives,
by Mr.. Cramton, H. r. No. 26. have
asked that every one present shall have
a COPY of this bill so they may become
entirely familiar with it, and through
an article in the next bulletin all Of our
members will be informed of this pro-
gram and if desired copies may be OBJ
tained through the office of the bulletin,
1915 Twenty-f1rSt street.
I'VE hope our unanimous support may
bring to each and every man in Con-
gress an appreciation of the importance
of this act.
1--WE had hoped to show you today
the valley Of the Potomac and other
portions of the District under consider
alton, but felt at this season it would
be undesirable, and Mr.. Eliot will, I
know, inspire you with his lantern
slides.
Thrilled by New Program.
"We are all thrilled over the new
program of public buildings to be erect
ed south of Pennsylvania avenue, but
the setting of these beautiful buildings
and what they may be surrounded with
Is to be guarded against or marred by
inattention,
Another bill already introduced in
Congress by Senator Shipstead covering
ton at the Office of the bulletin.
II know if each one feels a respon-
sibility in doing his bit so much may
be accomplished to add to the beauty
of this already beautiful but unkempt
city. 1t always makes me think of a
beautiful young woman badly brought
up.
these many changes will give us advice
when necessary and if we follow it,
perhaps we, too, may accomplish some
thing worth while"
In his address Mr.. Eliot described
chiefly the need for acquiring park land
while the city is growing and urged
support of the Cramton bill designed for
that purpose. He explained the bill last
session of Congress passed the House
but reached the Senate too late for
action. 1t is now in the House COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds,
| he said.
"The manner of growth of great
| Cities" said Mr.. Eliot, Indicates that
the location and the time and improve
ment of highways, parks and school fa-
cilities and other investments Of public
moneys are the controlling factors in
the growth of urban areas. American
cities usually grow like the fingers of
| hand along the main railroad, transit
or highway lines. leaving spaces between
| the fingers of open development. BY
study and analysis of the causes of
growth and the control of those courses,
it is reasonable to suppose that public
authorities can largely influence, If not
control, the manner and direction Of
growth.
Growth Is Star-Shaped.
"The City of Washington has grown
| in the past in this octopus form which
theorists in regional planning believe
to be a proper and functional arrange
ment. The theory is that by promoting
this star-shaped growth, wedges of open
space may be retained, penetrating far
into the heart of the city and making
open land easily accessible to all parts
| of the region.
"The commission, therefore, has made
studies of transit and highway facili-