Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

tenn now used by the street railways Of
Washington. He investigated abroad
and at home the whole question of
railroad terminals, and had an active
part in the plans that led to the great
Union Station we have today.
Aided in Beautifying City.
"He has a record of almost lifetime
in the development and protection of
Washington's parks. He has cooper
ated actively in support of govern
mental efforts to make Washington the
worlds most beautiful city. He brought
about the Washington Public Library,
Of which he is still the presiding trustee
He has fought at the front lines for
national representation for Washington,
and has participated in the leadership
of every great movement of his time
with respect to Washington affairs"
In response, Mr.. Noyes expressed ap-
probation for the tribute, and linked
the Society of Natives and the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants as both be-
ing rooted in "WashingtoniSm." Both,
he declared, "are interested primarily
in the men and women the home peo-
pie of the community rather than in
the material city of stone and brick, of
wood and steel"
Representative Elliott was character
lied by Mr.. Moves as "a conspicuous
figure among the Capital-building en-
thusiasts of the Nation, who are labor
ing so vigorously and successfully to
make OF. the National Capital the city
beautiful, and who has just wildly pic
tured for us the fine progress already
made in this inspiring task under his
able and effective leadership"
Referring to the celebration of the
tenth anniversary Of the Society of Ma
tives, Mr. Noyes said the membership
now numbered $50, and he held up the
possibilities in large eligible list which,
he said, showed 113,486 native-born
whites in the District according to the
1920 census, with the just-hnished 1890
census promising more.
Referring to the celebration 10 days
ago Of the birthday of the District of
Columbia, whose corner stone was laid
April Is, 1871, 139 years ago, Mr.. Noyes
said it was the founding of "our home
territory, the national seat Of govern
ment."
Now Outside Of District.
1--WE celebrate" he said, ''the laying of
the Districts corner stone in 1871 at
Jones Point, near Alexandria, and we
are confronted at the outset with the
disturbing fact that the Districts cor
ner stone inscribed the beginning of
the Territory of Columbia Is now out
side of the District. Nine years after
the retrocession of the Virginia section
of the District this corner stone was in
corporated in the retaining wall of the
Jones Point diminutive light house. Our
corner stone was thus buried, and later
being resurrected it was startled to find
itself in Virginia instead OF the District
Of Columbia
"As the Districts corner stone is out
side Of the District, SO also the corner
stone principle upon which the great
representative republic is built is out
side of the District. The unrepresented
District is politically outside of the
Union Of States. The National Capital,
the soul of the Nation, is politically out
side of the Nation. We have heard of
the man who wears his heart on his
sleeve. But until now no one has ever
heard of a Nation which wears its politi-
cal heart outside of its political body.
"Since the Washingtonian is a ma
tional American, and, owing no divided
allegiance to State, national Ameri-
can only-national in O peculiar and
unique sense-he is surely entitled, bear
ing all the national burdens, to the vital
rights and powers which on American
principles belong inalienably to the ma
tional American.
upon the pastures and marshes and
scrub oak woodland of the permanent
seat of Government of 1871 has arisen
the new and greater Washington, the
city beautiful, In many municipal con-
ditions already approaching the ideal
Prophecy Near FulfiIIment.
upon the foundation Of the weak,
disorganized and discordant series of
communities which made up the NOM
inal Union of 1871 has arisen the real
Union of today, homogeneous, pros
porous and powerful, beneicently domi
mating hemisphere and influencing for
good the world.
Surely the prophecy of the orator
at the Districts corner stone laying Is
about to be realized both as to Nation
and Capital, and from the Districts
corner stone a superstructure is arising
as predicted, whose glory. whose mag
niflcence, whose stability unequaled
hitherto shall astonish the world
forefathers contemplated no great
American city here, but only national
Government workshop for the quiet and
safe performance Of the executive, legis-
lative and judicial functions, with only
a small population of transients minis
tering to the needs of the National
Government, whose rights as Americans
would always be negligible. The great
man who founded the Capital and
whose name 1t bears saw in prophetic
vision no contemplate city peopled by
political aliens. He contemplated a
city as much larger than Philadelphia
| in area as the United States was then
larger than Pennsylvania: great
American city, to be exceeded in popu-
lation century thence perhaps only
by London.
1--WE sometimes patronizingly or slur-
| ringly comment on the narrowness of
the forefathers and the broad-minded-
ness and far-sightedness Of us moderns.
Try as We may we cannot In respect to
| the Capital rise to the height of George
Washington's hopes. prophesies and
| anticipat ions.
| What I said on this point 80 years
| ago on the occasion Of the hundredth
anniversary of the laying of the Dis
trict's corner stone Is pertinent today:
| lone hundred years ago a great
| mind conceived the idea of a statue of
| perfect symmetry and beauty. This
idea was impressed upon the snowy
whiteness Of the heart Of q huge block
| Of marble and the statues outlines lay
hid beneath the stones rough and dis
colored surface. For q century at long
intervals men have worked with drill
and blast, with pick and chisel. to reach
the heart of the rocky mass and to ex-
pose to sunlight and the eyes Of man
the perfect statue. Stroke by stroke the
statue is uncovered. Inch by inch II
rises in loneliness from all that Is coarse