Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
POLLARD WILL ASK
PRESIDENT TOFETE
Start of Work on New Lee
Boulevard to Be
Gala Event.

FAIRFAX Va, March S0.-Senator
Claude Swanson and DR.. j. B. Sho-
walter will call upon President Hoover
today to bring an invitation from Gov.
John Garland Pollard of Virginia u
| be the guest of honor at the ceremonies
which will officially mark the start
OF work on the new Lee Boulevard. &C
cording to an announcement received
Saturday by the committee of Wash
ington, Fairfax and Arlington County
citizens, meeting in the Lee House to
perfect plans for these ceremonies.
President Hoover will be asked to in
dictate the date most convenient for
him, with the request that II possible he
select either April IL or 10. 1t is de-
sired to hold the celebration on Satur-
day afternoon during the cherry bios
som season in order to suit the con-
venience of Government workers and
to give out-of-town visitors the chance
to acquaint themselves with one of the
five major projects now on foot for the
development of Greater Washington.
Benefits to Virginia.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge, the
Mount Vernon Boulevard, the Mall tri-
angle development and the George
Washington Memorial Parkway, FEEDER
al projects, designed for the beautifica-
ton of the Nations Capital, will also
prove of enormous benefit to Virginia,
it was pointed out
Federal support of the Lee Boulevard
by construction of the first two miles
through Fort Myer is pledged in the
bill introduced by Senator Swanson,
and Gov. Pollard has assured the Gen.
trail Committee of his complete Coop
Grafton, not only in building the first
section of the boulevard to Fort Buff
81 L lee, =. Ian,
appropriated, but also in continuing
this memorial highway TO the Shenan-
doah National Park.
G.. A. @. Wood Of the Washington
Gas Co. has been selected as chairman
Of the Central Committee, in charge
of the ground-breaking exercises. Rep
resentatives have been appointed to
this COMMITTEES from 10 or more organi-
cations in Washington and Virginia.
Mrs. Daniel c. Chase, second national
vice president of the League of Ameri-
can Pen Women, has been appointed
chairman of the Publicity Subcommittee,
assisted by DR.. j. B. Showalter. editor
of the National Geographic Society
magazine. and by Gen. Anton Stephan,
Mrs. Philip D. Swing, Elwo0d Street,
Mrs. Victoria Fabre Stevenson, CORE
spending secretary of the Pen Women's
League, and Mrs. Charles w. Allen.
Parking to Be Studied.
Leon Arnold of Washington and Ar
lington County is chairman Of the Com
mittee on Traffic and Parking, assisted
by John W. Rust, F. w. HuddleSon ana
Mrs. E. D. Vosbury. representing the
Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce,
and w S. Hoge, jr. This committee
met at Fort Buffalo Friday afternoon 70
select the sites of the stands and study
the parking problems to be handled.
Rust was appointed to secure the serv-
ices Of Fairfax and Arlington County
and State police at the time OF the
ceremony.
Louis c. Carl, president Of the Airing
ton Csunty Chamber Of Commerce, is
chairman of the Committee Of Seating
on Stands. He will be assisted by
Ashton C. Jones Of the Arlington cham
Der. James E. Colliflower and Charles
Fl. Frame of Washington and Maj. L. ?.
Daniel. mayor Of Falls Church. The
Committee on Program Is in charge OF
@. v. Graham of Washington. assisted
by T. S. Settle. Grant Leet, Miss Chris
tan. Mrs. Carl Chaffee. vice president
of the MARYLAND Federation of Women's
Clubs and representative on the COM
naittee of the General Federation, and
A.. K. Shipe. All special invitations to
the ceremony are to be issued in the
name of the Governor of Virginia, who
will come from Richmond with party
of officials to participate.
DR.. S. NJ. johnson, general director
of the Lee Highway Association, stated
TO the committee that the program for
the next IL months consisted OF four
major projects, the first being the sue
cessful staging Of the ground-breaking
exercises, with the object of acquainting
the public with the magnitude and I'M
portance of the boulevard project.
Immediately thereafter the association
will tackle the problem of securing
temporary connecting road from the
Arlington Memorial Bridge circling Fort
Myer in time for the opening OF the
bridge in 1882. The third major en-
deavor will be TO work for passage be-
fore Christmas of the Swanson bill APP
propriating $8l2, 900 for construction OF
the first two miles.
When all problems connected with
the first eight miles OF boulevard have
been solved. the association plans to
turn its attention to securing rights OF
way for a continuation of this 200-foot
boulevard as far as the Shenandoah
National Park and turning deeds for
this land over to the State of Virginia.
The committee was informed that
Finance Committee, with chairman OF
national prominence, viii be formed this
coming week to raise the necessary
funds to sponsor the boulevard project.
The Central Committee will meet
again next Saturday at the Lee House
TO complete details Of the ground-break-
ing ceremonies. A tour OF inspection
Of the boulevard route followed Satur-
days meeting.