Evening star., 1935-10-13
Need for Better Water Front
Reviewed IN Ciiuic Broadcast
Thomas E. Lodge Points
Out UndeueIoped
Water Resources.
John Ctagett Proctor to
Speak on Oldest
Inhabitants.

/" HE present facilities for the
needs of commerce and private
yachting and sailing on the
u Washington water front, are
totally inadequate, in the opinion of
Thomas E. Lodge, chairman, Laws
and Legislation Committee of the
American University Park Citizens
Association.
Nor are the decayed, dirty, and in
certain instances, dangerous struc-
lures now located aong the Washing
ton Channel IN keeping with the COM
prehensive plan for the development
of the National Capital, he declared
in last weeks radio civic address over
station WMAL.
Each Thursday a representative OF
a local civic organization gives an
address from this station, sponsored
by the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations and under direction OF L. A.
Carruthers, Federation vice-president.
Proctor to Speak.
This weeks speaker will be John
Clagett Proctor, historian and author.
He will speak on THE Association of
Oldest Inhabitants and What 1t
Stands For"
Proctor was born in Washington in
1867 and received his LIB. and
LIN. degrees at National University.
He is member of the following:
Supreme Court of the District Bar
Association, former president Of the
Society of Natives, Columbia His
torical Society, Brightwood Citizens
Association and delegate to the Fed
Grafton OF Citizens Associations.
Among other groups with which ne
IS connected are the Citizens Joint
Committee on National Representa-
ton for The District, Odd Fellows
Lodge No. 13 and La Fayette Lodge oi
the Masons.
He is editor in chief Of Washing
ton, Past and Present" history OF
the Nations Capital. He is author OF
District articles in the Encyclopedia
Britannica" eleventh and twelfth
editions), "Old Washington" in The
Sunday Star and numerous other
publications.
He was chairman Of the Inaugural
Committee on Historic Sites for the
Inauguration Of President Calvin
Coolidge and vice chairman for the
Inauguration of President Roosevelt
on March 4, 1888.
Leisure Increased.
Many of the Districts residents ART
enjoying more leisure hours as q
result Of adjustment of working hours
and retirement laws, both in the
Government and private practice
Lodge declared in his address last
week
The advancement of the general
welfare" ne said, "of individual citi-
zens and private industry and the
Identification of the District of Co.
lumbia water fronts and the navi-
gable waters go hand in hand with
the rapidly progressing park and
playground program of the city"
The Washington Channel is an
artificial dead-end waterway and is
the central one Of the three water
ways forming the Washington Har.
bor It is estimated that exclusive
of shore line used for public parks
and public agencies. there are more
than miles of water front.
This figure" he stated. 'is not in
dicative of the amount of water
front available for public use ir
various recreational pursuits since
it excludes specifically the miles OF
water front occupied by the develop.
ment of Anacostia Flats, East Poto.
mac Park, the War College and
others"
With these extensive natural re-
sources available. their greater use
for recreational as well as business
purposes is desired. Although little
consideration has so far been given
to yachting, sailing and other water
sports, it is conservatively estimated
there are between two and three