Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
PARK COMMISSION
STUDIES NEW SITES
Protest Against Removal of
Floral Strip Near Taft
Bridge Is Heard.

The National Capital Park and Plan
tention to consideration of land pur-
chases Of prospective park and play
ground sites over the city, and heard a
protest on behalf of residents near the
southern end of the Taft Bridge, in the
1900 block of Connecticut avenue,
against removal or drastic reduction of
the parkway strip there containing two
umbrella trees.
Miss Harlean B. James, executive sec
rotary of the American Civic Associa-
ton presented a petition signed by the
interested residents, urging that the
strip be maintained and not removed as
traffic menace, as urged by Federal
and District officials.
viii Tour Parkway.
The commission set this afternoon
aside for a trip over the proposed
George Washington Memorial Parkway
with trustees of the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway Fund Tenta-
tive plans have been made TO take the
officials aloft to obtain an airplane view
OF the future parkway, on both sides of
the Potomac River, southwark from
Great Falls to Mount Vernon, Va, and
Fort Washington, Md, but this pro-
| cedure was later abandoned.
The cooperation Of prominent Vir-
| ginians on the parkway program will be
| sought this evening at dinner to be
held at the Army and Navy Country
| Club
Charles w. Ediot, I'd. director Of
! planning Of the commission, presented
draft OF the annual report. which was
| accepted, with minor notifications.
| The protest over the removal of the
! parkway strip was heard by Mai. D. A.
Dawson, Assistant Engineer Commits
/ Sioner, and Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, Dis
trict highway engineer, who sat in with
the commission during Miss James
| presentation.
/ Leaders Are Invited.
! Included in the list of persons in
/ vited to participate in the dinner, at
! which ways and means for forwarding
the George Washington Memorial Park
way program will be discussed, are MAI
Z. Brooke Lee Of Silver Spring Nd:
George B. Mcclellan, DR.. Cloyd II
Marvin, president of George Washing
managing editor of The Star; Repre-
sentative Howard w. Smith, Rep
resentative Gardner L. Boothe. ior-
mer Representative r. Waltor
Moore. Wade H. Massey OF tht
! Virginia State Highway Commission
John w Rust of Fairfax. Va, J. FREQ
/ Birrell of Alexandria, member OF the
Virginia Legislature: Hugh Reid o.
Cherrydale. Va. member Of the VI; glnia
Legislature; Edmund H. Allen OF New
ington, Va, chairman of the PUBLICITY
Committee of the Northern Vrginls
Bicentennial Co-ordinating CommIttee
Edward Duncan, chairman OF the Boare
of Supervisors of Arlington county
w. F. P. Reid, chairman OF the boars
/ of Supervisors of Fairfax County, va.
Mayor E. F. TIGER Of Alexandrla ane
! these representatives OF the Natlona
/ Capital Park and Planning COMMISSION.
! w. A. Delano, F. L. Olmsteao, =.
Nichols. r. Y. Stuart. A. B. Cammerer
Mai. Gen. Lyle Brown, chief OF Arm!
ENGINEERS: Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant. 50
! the commissions executive off1cer; Capt
! II. p. Dram, assistant TO the Eneineel
| Commissioner: Capt. E. N. Cnisoim, lr;
| the Commissions engineer; Charles w
Eliot director Of planning OF the com
| nnission. n. T. Morsell, the commits.
sionfs Iand-purchasing officer, and T. 8
Settle, its secretary.