Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-11-22

Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion.
Although no official announcement
was made, it was learned the COM
missions are discussing the site south
Of the Mall to balance the White
House development to the north. 1t
Is possible the new Art Museum, an
nounced as being donated to the Ma
ton by Andrew w. Mellon, former
Secretary of the Treasury, may go
in this area.
The Jefferson Memorial Is being
projected near the tourist camp and
the railroad bridge. and If this plan is
ultimately adopted by the congress
sional commission having the matter
in charge, it will mean that the size
Of the Tidal Basin will be altered.
It will be necessary to fill in part of
the Tidal Basin so the memorial
site would be the same distance from
the Monument as the White House
now Is. The White House and the
Presidents Park, as the White House
lot is known, form the northern end
OF proposed cross, with the Mall as
the main part. The Thomas Jeffer-
son Memorial site-if plans under
discussion are carried out-would
form the southern end Of this cross.
Area Felt Inadequate.
1t Is known that DR.. Charles Moore
chairman Of the Fine Arts Commits
sion, feels that the area west Of the
National Museum of the Smithsonian
Institution-the ground now occupied
by the greenhouses of the Department
Of Agriculture along Constitution ave-
nue-is. not fully suitable for the
Mellon Art Museum.
He believes that such a structure
imposing as it would be and contain
ing some Of the finest pieces Of art in
all the world, should have adequate
grounds around 1t, for landscapine
would be an important consideration
His present attitude is that the Con-
stitution avenue site is not fitting, and
Government architects believe that IL
would not be suitable to erect mas
sive building so close to the gigantic
Labor Government Auditorium Inter
state Commerce Commission Building
Shortly, the two commissions are
expected TO recommend a definite site
for the Jefferson Memorial, as well as
that proposed to Grover Cleveland.
Congress has set up the Thomas JEFF
ferson Memorial Commission, which
will make detailed plans for the
memorial, and its membership COM
prises Senator Thomas of Utah, Sen
ator Lonergan Of Connecticut, Senator
McNary Of Oregon, Representative
Boylan Of New York, Representative
Smith Of Virginia, Representative Gull
kin Of New York. Thomas jefferson
Coolidge, Undersecretary of the Treas
ury; Hollis N. Randolph. Joseph P.
Tumulty, Stewart Gibboney, DR..
George J. Ryan and DR.. Fiske Kim
ball.
Cleveland Design Sought.
A competition will be held to select
an appropriate design for a memorial
to Cleveland, DR.. Moore announced
after today'S morning session. The
commission conferred with Represent
alive Celler, Democrat, of New York
George P. LIE Brun, secretary; George
Henry Payne and Cleveland Bacon of
the Grover Cleveland Memorial group.
The Fine Arts Commission approved
designs submitted by the local archi-
tect, Louis Justement, for an apart
ment development at the District line
at Sixteenth street, on the Colesville
pike.
The commission recommended to the
P. w. A. Housing Division that the
question of designing be given special
study for the housing development here
for colored at Benning road and
Twenty-fourth street northeast.
Landscape plans for a number of
park improvements here, submitted by
c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of
the National Capital Parks, and for a
bridge from the Columbia Island to the
mainland. as part of the George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway were con-
sdered.
Paintings Inspected.
Paintings at the Corcoran Gallery
Of Art, done under P. w. A. funds,
were inspected by the commission
shortly after noon today.
Plans for a store building were
taken under consideration for a de-
velopment at Connecticut avenue and
Calvert street.
The Planning Commission, which
also met separately this morning. ap-
proved plans for the Pan-American
Union annex and for the height of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing annex, which will conform to the
architecture Of the new Department
Of Agriculture buildings there.
Thomas s. Settle, Planning Commits
sion secretary, revealed that a bill will
be introduced in the coming session
OF Congress to authorize construction
and operation of the stadium at the
end Of East Capitol street and the
AnacoStia River. Under this measure,
the Secretary of the Interior could
operate the stadium directly through