Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-14
NATIONAL SCOPE
GIVEN MEMORIAL
PARKWAY PROJECT
Clarence P. Dodge Heads
Group to Be Represented
in All States.
HANDLING OF DATA
AND FUNDS PLANNED
Program Launched at Meeting of
Fund Body and Other
! Officials.

The George washington Memorial
Parkway, which will be constructed on
both sides Of the Potomac River south
ward from Great Falls to Fort Wash
ingtQn, Md, at Mount Vernon, Va, to-
day took on national stature. Clarence
Phelps Dodge, prominent Colorado
newspapernan, who now makes his
home at 1645 Thirty-first street, an
nounced his acceptance of the position
of director of a national group, when
the George Washington Memorial Park
way Fund, Inc, met yesterday after
noon at the Cosmos Club.
Provision was made TO. a Nation
wide organization and the setting UP of
State groups. The program was
launched by choosing a District of CO.
1umbia chapter, headed by Commits
Sioner Luther H Reichelderfer as hon
orary president and Arson Phelps
Stokes as president.
Movies From Blimp Shown.
George Mcclellan, chairman of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Fund, Inc, presided at the meeting at
which movies of the future parkway,
taken from blimp, were shown MFR.
Dodge accepted the position as director
on condition that he receive no salary.
He presented a program calculated to
aid the work of the trustees in iurther-
ing the Potomac project, with a 'iew to
establishing the National Association
which would collect and disseminate in
formation. and later, possibly, collect
FUNDS. The trustees approved the or
ganization of the National Association,
which would be primarily Council of
State Chapters and other related or
CARNATIONS, which are interested in the
Potomac project.
This will be q national Headquarters
Tor those interested in the parkway and
will be clearing house for informa-
ton on it. Establishment of headquar-
tiers will be announced later.
Included among the District leaders
attending the meeting was Frederic A.
Delano, chairman of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission:
Louis c. Cramton, former member of
Congress, from Michigan, who sponsored,
with Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, the Capper- Cramton act, under
which the George Washington Memo
rial Parkway will be constructed, and
Charles Moore, chairman of the Com
mission of Fine Arts.
The explanation was made that the
trustees, in their fiduciary capacity, will
receive money or land from the new
national organization and in turn pass
it on to the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. This procedure
Is made necessary because gifts may be
made that are net suitable at the time
for the matching of the half-share of
the Federal Government viii advance
for the parkway the provisions of the
Capper- Cramton act. The trustees will
hold such gifts until suitable land can
be purchased or surplus land sold.
Under the act Virginia and Maryland,
or their political subdivisions, will con-
tribute half and the Federal Govern
ment will advance half, or private dona-
tons may supply the half share match
ing that of Uncle Sam.
The various State chapters and the
cooperating agencies will be repre-
scented on council. Under the Dis
trict chapters set-up Mr.. Dodge viii
be a member Of the Executive Com
Inittee
The movies shown Of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway are be-
ing made by the Department of Agri-
culture for the Park Committee of
the office of public buildings and public
parks.