Evening star., 1932-04-05
BILL To ASK NEW
B STREET NAME
Washington Avenue, in Honor
of First President,
Plan Approved.

Legislative action will be sought to
rename B street southwest by the more
dignified Washington avenue in
honor OF the first President.
This is expected following approval
OF the proposal by the Federation of
Citizens Association, the Society OF
Natives, the Conduit Road Citizens
Association and resolution by the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants of
the District of Columbia, asking that a
dignified street be given the name CT
Washington.
Thomas j. Lleweuyn, chairman of
the Federations Committee on High
ways, PARKS and Waterways, in report
ing the resolution stated that the ini-
tiative had been taken by Fred A, En-
cry. the past president of the Society
of Natives, in a talk before the Con-
duit Road Citizens Association.
Endorsement Is Urged.
In his report Chairman Llewellyn
commented faeorably on the proposal
in part as follows:
your Committee on Highw ay S, g,
Parks and Waterways urges the in
dorsement of the resolution from the
Society of Natives and recommends
that in honor cf George Washington
the first President of the United States
of America, the thoroughfare now
known as B street, Second street south
east to Fourteenth street southwest, in
the District of Columbia, and as 1t
may at any time be extended, widened
or otherwise changed, be renamed to
bear the name of Washington avenue,
and further recommends that the
Committee on Highways, Parks and
Waterways be authorized to cooperate
with District and Federal officials in
preparing and proposing legislation for
the present session of Congress"
Mr.. LleWellyn stated today the new
proposed Washington avenue would be
historic in linking the Capitol and the
Washington Monument which a CRATE
full country erected to his memory. In
this connection he called attention to
the fact that this avenue would paral-
lei Constitution avenue. one running
north of the Mall and the other south
of 1t. Constitution avenue, which
bears that name on the initiative of
the late Representative Henry Allen
Cooper is projected to run between the
Senate ONCE Building and the Capitol,
and the new Washington avenue would
run between the Capitol and the two
House once Buildings.
Capitol, Memorial Link.
Constitution avenue would link the
Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial and
the new Memorial Bridge, while Wash
ington Avenue would link the Capitol
and the Washington Monument.
Along the route of Washington ave-
nue. intervening between these termi-
nails are the great Federal buildings
of the Department Of Agriculture, Freer
Art Gallery, the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. the National Museum, Botanic
Gardens and other important buildings,
present and projected.
1T is particularly and peculiarly ap-
propriate that action along this line
should be taken in this Bicentennial
year, when the whole Nation is pay
ing tribute to the greatest of all figures
in the history of America" Mr. Lew
ellyn said. I'VE should have the CO.
operation of everybody interested in
the development of Washington in
bringing about the naming of a dis
tinctive street in honor of George
Washington instead of continuing the
use of his name on a street that is a
reflection on the dignity of the great
name he bears. The Washington ave-
nue. proposed breathes the spirit of
the real Washington