Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
D. c. MEMORIAL
AND ENTRY PYLONS
WILL Be FASTENED
Construction of Shafts and
Music Temple Planned
for This Year.
GARDEN CLUB MEETING
DISCUSSES NEW MARKERS
Maryland and Virginia Clubs to
Provide Tree and Shrub
Setting.

The District of Columbia World Wal
Memorial and distinctive pylon mark
ers at highway entrances to the Ma
tional Capital will be erected this year
In order to have them complete for the
Washington Bicentennial in 1882.
This was assured yesterday at a
meeting of the Committee of the Ma
tional Capital of the Garden Club OF
America at the home of its chairman,
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, 1889 Vermont
avenue.
Plans for both of these important
projects were discussed by members OF
the COMMITTEES with its distinguished
advisory council, and movements are
under way, it was announced, looking
70 early activity.
Architect Presents Model.
A model of the beautiful Greek
Doric white marble temple of music,
which Is to memorabilia the District of
columbia World War dead, was pre-
scented to the meeting by the architect,
Frederick H. Brooke, who explained its
design and beauty. Frank B. Noyes,
chairman Oh GIe COMMISSION dppOulGeU
by Congress to erect the memorial, an
3nounced that sufficient funds were on
hand to go forward with plans for the
construction. The temple Is to be
placed in a grove of trees between the
Lincoln Memorial Rejecting Pool and
the Tidal Basin.
The pylon markers for highway en-
frances from Maryland and Virginia
into the National Capital are to be dis
kinctive shafts, suitably marked and
placed in a setting of shrubbery, 1t was
explained. The general design of these
pylons has been approved. Mrs. Moves
will formally present the matter to the
Board of Directors of the Garden Club
of America March 10 at New York
City. At this time the number of en-
frances to be marked viii be decided.
A letter from the board was read, ap-
proving the project in general, and Mrs.
Moves Is to carry final details to the
meeting March lS, when plans for the
matter win be completed.
PyIOns Distinctive.
The pylons themselves are of dis
Enctive design, following generally the
@esign of pylons on Columbia Island as
1rt of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
Eroject. They are to be used in pairs
- the highway entrances marking the
dividing lines between the District of
Columbia and adjacent States of Mary
land and Virginia. Each consists of a
shaft suitably ornamented, marked on
bach side to designate the area being
entered, and surmounted by an eagle.
Each would bear an inscription Pre-
eented by the Garden Club Of America,
1881"
When entering the city visitors win
bee the seal of the District of Column
bia on each pylon, while upon leaving
The city. they will witness the seal Of
the State into which they are enter
ing Virginia or Maryland-as the
ease may be.
The pylons themselves are to be the
gift Of the Garden Club of America,
while the planting Of trees and shrubs
about the shafts are to be the gifts of
the Garden Clubs Of Maryland and
Virginia.
A movement for the Committee of
The National Capital of the Garden Club
Of America to provide one set of these
pylon markers at one of the entrances
was started yesterday when a resolution
was adopted authorizing Mrs. Noyes to
90 forward with this project on behalf
Of the committee here.
Markers Discussed.
The design of the pylons markers
%as discussed by Charles Moore, chair
knan Of the Commission Of Fine Arts,
and Lieut.. Col u. S. Grant, Sd,
executive officer of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
with the committee.
Mr.. Moore discussed the general pro-
gram Of identifying the National Capt.
tai, as well as the pylon markers. He
thought that eventually there would
be.
erected, such as one at the Sixteenth
ktreet-Maryland line border, where he
suggested 100000 might well be ex-
pended some day by the Government
Other places for monumental entrances
he predicted would be Massachusetts,
avenue and Pennsylvania avenue on
khe east.
Mr.. Moore specifically recommended
that tree parking space between the
streets and the smaller parks of the
eity be transferred from the municipal
government to the Federal authorities
IN charge Of parks. Around Lafayette
&quare, he charged there were II vacant
places where trees should be growing.
Ehis tree parking space about the
knnaller parks, he declared was in dis
graceful" condition. adding that it was
700 bad the Federal parking had to stop
BIT the sidewalk.
Both Mr.. Moore and DR.. John c..
Merriam, president of the Carnegie
Institution Of America, stressed the
heed of better care Of the trees in
kharge Of the municipal government.
Emissions Great Grove.
In discussing the District war me-
enorial, Mr.. Moore explained the plan
Is TO have the space about the me-
hmorial developed as "a great grove" for
khe public TO enjoy. The underbrush,
be said, Is being cleared out, and then
khe poor trees should be cut out and
good ones planted. This would provide
grove where the public may enjoy
The shade and listen TO good band
music played In the memorial
Upon invitation of Col. Grant, the
Committee of the National Capital de-
Eided TO appoint q committee to CO.
operate with his Office In horticultural
problems of the public parks In the
National Capital.
Following a general discussion of the
movement for elimination of billboards,
by Charles Moore, former Representa-
tive r. Walton Moore, Of Virginia, and
Frederic A. Delano, 1t was announced
by Mrs. Noyes that the General Out
door Advertising Co. had offered to
take down its billboards on the ap'
breaches TO Washington within radius
bf two miles Of the National Capital.