Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
LEADERS ORGANIZE
TO AID CITY GROWTH
Move to Promote Advantages
to Be Launched at Dinner
Tomorrow Night.
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George w. White, Theodore w. Noyes
and Corcoran Thorn.
Creation Of the Greater National
Capital Committee and its operating
machinery, it was stated is the re-
suit of a realization of the need for a
permanent promotion organization for
the city. Members of the Board OF
Trade long have been active and have
gone to considerable expense in crystal
lizing the plan. Many subcommittee
meetings and three large conferences
Of outstanding men representing every
type of business and occupation have
been held.
Impetus Is Sketched.
"Recent impetus for the definite
program" the committee stated, lis
attributable largely perhaps to the
rapidly growing number of tourists
| and to the greatly increased number
of conventions that are being held
here, also to the very marked desirable
ity of the city as a place of per-
manent residence.
Men whose business it is TO keep
an eye out for the landmarks of
conditions and studying them more
and more incisively realized that the
| city was growing rapidly in Importance
| and size without organized assistance
and that therefore organized assistance
| would be beneficial, in fact had be-
come essential. 1t is this set of cir
cumStances," say members of the COM
mittee, that will make the work Of the
new organization even more produc-
tive than Of similar organizations IN
other cities.
1T will be the purpose of the Great
er National Capital Committee and
those directing its efforts to see to it
that the visitor in Washington Is pro-
yided with an itinerary that will be
most advantageous, taking into con-
sideTation the dominant interest and
the time he has to spend here. School
children, who with their teachers, are
engrosSed in affairs of Government and
who necessarily must have a limited
itinerary would call for guidance CT
a kind entirely different, for example,
from that that might be demanded by
the older persons familiar with the
city and interested largely in noting
the advancement made within a year.
City Has Many Attractions.
ut is well understood also that in
many instances the time spent by tour
lists IN Washington is not sufficient to
enable them TO get the best ideas and
the best impressions of the city, which
from almost every standpoint has more
attractions than any other city in the
country. Time is required for the ade-
quate enjoyment of the various Gov
eminent buildings, ranging in value
from 81 900 600 to nearly $40, 1000 900,
and the activities they house for the art
galleries: the beautifully cultivated
parks and the ruggedly natural ones;
the stately monuments and the broad
avenues; the pleasing residential divi-
sion, to say nothing Of the natural
scenery and the historic spots in the
surrounding country. So in addition
to mapping out visits that will meet
the demands Of time and particular in
terestS, it VIM be the purpose Of the
Greater National Capital Committee also
to work in numerous ways to get tourists
TO extend the time they have for their
visits"
Records of tourists, it was explained
indicate that the city Of Washington
itself Is the primary attraction for those
who come to this part of the country,
and even If other points Of interest are
neglected, the tourist never fails TO take
a look at Washington.
the committee continued. the leaders
Of the greater Washington movement
already have communicated with the
State Chamber of Commerce of Vir-
GINA, the Governor Of that State, the
Governor OF West Virginia and officials
and influential citizens of the State of
Maryland The underlying purpose Of
these negotiations, which have met with
approval in the adjoining States, is to
promote an area from Gettysburg TO
Yorktown and westward that will be
rich in historic interest and will be
known by an appropriate name as the
historic section of the United States.
Facilities will thus be provided for visi-
tors vino might fail to see notable places
because perhaps they do not know of
their existence or fear that they may
not under regulations be permitted 10
view them.
Will Present Best Facilities.
"It will be the plan of the committee
to present the best facilities to the tour
| ist for seeing all Of the historic sur
| rounding country and all Of the city
with its grandeur city that did not
come into existence by chance as Ma
tional Capital, as did London and Paris,
but which was planned to be the center
| Of national Activities capital that was
| lalo out on tne dlrect Recommendation
! of George Washington by Pierre Charles
| L'Enfant who was specially and highly
| qualified for the work in hand.
The terms tourist and convention
delegate are in some respect synono-
nous, for the tourist often comes to
| attend convention, and the conven-
ton delegate comes as a tourist. Spe-
cial attention will be given to the needs
Of those attending conventions, and they
| will be made to feel that they are well
come guests in Washington--welcom
| by the citizens of the city. Every pos
sible arrangement will be made for their
convenience and to enable them to spend
such leisure as they may have in the
most convenient and helpful way"
| Washington's increasing Importance
as a convention city is accounted for by
the fact that 1t is naturally adapted for
business meetings in the opinion of
COMMITTEES leaders. Speakers of note are