Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

of the Potomac River, he said, should
be preserved for park purposes.
The work of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission was cited by
the governor as another index of the
interest that Maryland Is taking in the
development of nearby areas, with eX-
tension of water and sewer facilities.
Maryland, he said, is now in the midst
of pretentious highway development
program, the most ambitious in decade.
The Washington Baltimore Boule-
ward, he recalled, has been widened to
40 feet between Baltimore and Laurel,
adding that in the coming Spring and
Summer it will be widened from Laurel
to the District line. The extension of
Rhode Island avenue from the District
line to Hyattsville. Md, the extension
of a road from point near Laurel to
connect with Sixteenth street at the
District line, he characterized as Eek
cellent contributions" of his State to
progress in this vicinity.
This spirit of cooperation we want
to continue" said Gov. Ritchie.
Gov. Pollard expressed similar senti-
ments, after he had been introduced
in this language by Mr.. Delano:
81 need not tell this audience that
the relations of the District of Columbia
with the State of Virginia have, from
the start, been most important con-
sidering the fact that five of the early
Presidents of the United States were
all Virginia men. Washington and
| Jefferson were particularly interested in
developing the National Capital, stu
ated as 1t is above midway between the
territorial extremes of the original 10
States, and Sc the head of navigation
on the Potomac River. The only re-
grettable thing in that long and in
teresting history is the fact that in
1874 the men of that day appeared to
have less vision, or less courage of their
so years before them. They urged, and
Congress consented to. the retrocession
to Virginia of that one-third of the
original District of Columbia which was
south Of the Potomac River. There
were undoubtedly good reasons for it.
I'VE have long had reason to re-
greet that action, and even If it Is i'm
possible to turn backward the hands
of the clock, and I am not here to
suggest 1t, many of us see, perhaps we
all see, that 1t Is important now to build
up a better system Of contact and CO.
operation than ever existed when the
areas on the two sides of the river
were under single control"
In jocose mood, after the band had
saluted him by playing Dixie" Gov.
Pollard told the audience that he found
himself in striking contrast to Gov.
| Richie. for he had been in office only
AZ hours and Mr.. Ritchie has been Gov
/ ernor of Maryland for time whereof
the memory of man runneth not to the
\ contrary" In Virginia, he said, I'VE
| do not elect governors for lifetime"
because mo man is big enough to hold
| the governorship for longer than one
| term
Tells of Land Gift.
Virginia, he asserted, had made a
! gift of land to the Nation for the new
National Capital, but it was thought so
little Of that it was returned Capital
] washington and Jefferson IN Virginia,
! but the original plan of the Capital
| City contemplated only growth of over
| 70 years. But now, he observed, the
| city has expanded far beyon@ its original
| boundaries, into Maryland and Virginia.
| I'VE in the Old Dominion are espe-
cially interested in the development Of
the National Capital across the Poto-
mac River, for within those lines lie
the homes of Washington and Lee"
Gov. Pollard said.
The Virginia chief executive asserted
that he knew of no better way of cele-
brating the George Washington bi-cen-
tennial in 1882 than by putting into full
force and effect the plan of the Father
of His Country. Virginia authorized
Arlington County to set up coming or
and roads are being constructed to keep
pace with the growth of this city.
II say to you that the people of
Northern Virginia, the General As
sembly and I as chief executive, will do
our part in making this beautiful dream
come true" Gov. Pollard asserted in
closing.
Arthur A. shurtleff. president of the
American Society of Landscape Archi-
tects, in a brief address assured the
audience that IF this plan can be real
lied, the American people want it first
last and all the time and they are will
ing to pay for it."
Mr.. Delano introduced Mr.. Shurtleff
in this wise:
lone reason for fixing this meeting
on this particular night was that a
large group of landscape architects from
all over the country were visiting the
Capital at this time, where they have
had two-day meeting, to see for them
selves what is being done here and to
discuss the problems of their profession
These meetings are largely attend
ed, not only on account of the profess
sional interest in the work our COM
mission is doing, but also because these
gentlemen are American citizens who
have a share in the ownership of this
National Capital. I have great pleas
ure, therefore in introducing to you the
president of the American Society OF
Landscape Architects, Arthur A. Shurt-
left of Boston"
Pleads for Beautiful Capital.
The president of the group of land
scape architects cited the cases of the
incompleted Washington Monument
and Lincoln Memorial and their subse-
quent development as proof that Amer
leans can develop beauty. Washing
ton, he insisted, has inadequate parks
for they are not what they ought to be
in the National Capital. Washington
he said, must not only be beautiful tc
the eye, but perfect in utility Each
building must be related one to another
the surroundings and approaches must
be as perfect as human ingenuity car
make them and the great arteries and
parkways and reservations of scenic
/ beauty must be perfect and unmarried
; Mr.. Shurtlef told the audience.
In introducing Lieut.. Col. u. S
, Grant. Sd, vice chairman and execu.
| tive officer OF the commission, Mr.. De-
lano paid him high tribute in this Ian
, gllage:
THE man who deserves most credit
in accomplishing these results is the
: gentleman ! am now privileged to pre-