Evening star., 1933-10-11
FRANCIS NEWLANDS.
WILL Be HON0RED.
Fountain at Chevy Chase
Circle Will Be Dedicated
Tomorrow Afternoon.

The beautiful fountain at Chevy
Chase Circle, a memorial to the late
Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada,
will be dedicated at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon with impressive ceremonies.
The memorial stands in the center of
the large circle at the Maryland State
line and constitutes the major feature
Of this improved and beautified gateway
to the Capital.
A gift of family. friends and admirers
Of the Nevada Senator, the memorial
officially will be turned over to the Fed
eral Government which will maintain
it as part of the public park system Of
the Capital.
A distinguished gathering is expected
at the ceremonies. Charles Moore OF
the Fine Arts Commission will deliver
the principal address and present the
fountain to the Government on behalf
of the family, friends and admirers Of
the late Senator, and the memorial will
be accepted for the United States by
Arno B. Ca,nmerer, director of the
Office of National Parks. Buildings and
Reservations Brief remarks also Will
be made by Q number of distinguished
persons.
Stone -Encircled Pool.
The fountain consists of a large
stone-encircled pool, from the center OF
which a powerful jet of water hurls
itself high into the air. Around the
fountain there has been developed
plan of landscaping which enhances the
effect of the memorial as whole. This
includes a circle of trees near the bor-
der of the circle. f1agstone paths and
paintings of shrubs.
The fountain. designed by Edward w.
Dom, jr, was decided upon after years
of discussion of various plans for the
Identification of Chevy Chase Circle.
Its dedication is being sponsored by
civic. garden club and other groups IN
the District and Maryland.
Appreciation will be expressed at the
ceremonies for the State line markers
placed at the Connecticut avenue gate
way by the Garden Club of America
and for the shrubbery provided by gar
den clubs of Maryland.
Ceremony to Be at Circle.
Unless rain should interfere and
necessitate the use of large assembly
room nearby, the ceremony will be held
on the circle on the west side OF the
1OuIGdLIl. n Stduu duu SAioA D oAC cShie
provided for specially invited guests, but
the general public also will be vel
coined to the dedication exercises, the
committee in charge announced
For the sponsoring groups Edwin S.
Hege Is in charge Of arrangements and
will act as master of ceremonies. while
DR.. Charles c.. Clark and George E.
Strong are vice chairmen of groups Sc
lected to receive guests.
Senator Newlands, in whose honor
the memorial has been erected at one OF
the principal gateways to the Capital,
not only was prominent in national al
fairs, but had an important part in
the development of Chevy Chase: He
was one of the founders of Chevy
Chase and Of the traction line later
extended to afford public transporta-
ton to the area. The line now en-
circles the spot on which the me-
mortal stands.
Born in Mississippi.
Senator Newlands was born in Mis-
sissippi in 1848, moved west to Illinois.
attended the Chicago High School. Yale
College and the Columbian College Law
School, now a part of George Wash
ington University here. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1869, prior to
graduation, moved to San Francisco to
practice law and then went to Nevada,
from which State he became men,
ber of Congress, and later Senator. He
was first elected to the Senate in 1908,
was reelected in 1909 and served until
his death, December "a, 1917. He was
buried in Oak Hill Cemetery here.
Pev Henry Teller Cocke will OrO-