Evening star., 1934-04-28
100000 PEOPLE
IN D. c. V|S|0NED
Trend Toward Washington
Implies Advances in
Home Building.
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moving from Indianapolis to some To-
cation close to Capitol Hill and the
legislative halls where policies relating
to veterans problems are being
framed.
Certain members Of the American
Academy Of Arts and Letters are said
to believe that the example of the
National Academy of Sciences Is wor-
thy of emulation, and that their So
ciety should have a home in WASH
ington comparable with the monu-
mental structure at 2l0l Constitution
avenue.
1t is understood that the American
Philatelic Society. the largest organ
ization Of its kind in the world, will
consider at it's 1884 convention the
question of Washington headquar-
ters.
Many Here Now.
Already located here are the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects, the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, the American National Red
Cross, the National Geographic So
ciety, the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, the National Education
Association, the National Council of
Catholic Women, the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference, the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, the
American Council of Learned Soci-
cites, the American Home Economics
Association, the Society OF Woman
Geographers, the United Typothetae
of America, the American Association
of University Professors, the American
Association of University Women, the
National Society of Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, the American Road
Builders Association, the American
Peace Society, the Navy League Of the
United States, the American Ornitho-
logists' Association, the Military Order
of the World War, the American Min
ing Congress, the American Society Of
International Law. the Chamber of
Commerce Of the United States and
many other societies.
Many Located Elsewhere.
It seems logical to suppose that
shelter in the center of national arena
should appeal to such organizations as
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars, the
American Bar Association, the Ameri-
can Law Institute, the American
Library Association, the National As
sociation of Manufacturers. the Gen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, the Luther League of Amer
lea, the American Medical Association,
the American Oriental Society, the
American Petroleum Institute. the
American Academy of Political and
Social Sciences, the Academy of
Political Science, the National InSti-
tute Of Social Sciences, the American
Sociological Society," the International
Rotary, the Kiwanis International, the
Women's Trade Union League, the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the
Women'S Christian Temperance
Union, the Young Mems Christian
Association, the Young Women's
Christian Association, the Boy Scouts
of America, the Girl Scouts of Amer
lea, the Camp Fire Girls of America,
the Girls Friendly Society of the
United States, the Boys Clubs of
America, the American Nurses Asso-
citation and scores of similar bodies,
all engaged in national work.
Keen observers long ago detected
signs foreshadowing the gradual ele-
vation of Washington as the Nations
cultural capital, but they now also
note symptoms of like concentration
of industrial. financial and CONNER
cial interests. The national recovery
sct has brought to the city thousands
of representatives of business, large
and small and many of these will be
apt to remain after the emergency
has passed.
Each new acquisition, of course, i'm
plies advances in home construction,
office building construction and all
the multiplicity of services connected
with such progress.
1t would seem that the optimistic
prophet has ample justification.
Washington is "the place where the
wheels go round" and that circum-
stance means continued growth of the
citys population, wealth and power.