Evening star., 1935-11-10

should be worked out to provide
riders on the Sixteenth street bus
line, with transfers to and from the
rest of the transportation system of
the city under the Capital Transit
Co.
One Of the pressing needs OF the
District of Columbia, Lodge believes
school system. Many communities, he
said are not provided with sufficient
school buildings.
I'VE mustn't lose sight in our
school plans" he said, of the tre-
mendous increase in the population
Of Washington"
Declaring himself in favor of
intelligent and enforceable criminal
legislation, Lodge said he believes the
most important pending improvement
in this direction is the proposed change
in the gambling laws of the city. AS
former assistant district attorney,
Lodge had wide experience in the
prosecution of cases in Federal courts,
and for five years he was chairman
of the federation's committee on law
and legislation. This background is
expected to stand him in good stead
as head of organized citizenry.
Wants Better Waterfront.
Lodge is keenly interested in pro-
posals to improve the waterfront. to
make available to people here "a more
beautiful and useful Potomac River"
Referring to the authorization by
Congress for certain work here. he
deplored the fact that no appropriation
has yet been made for it. The Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations and
its So member bodies, Lodge declared,
whole-heartedly support the develop
ments proposed and will continue to
render assistance at all times to the
movement.
With the extensive waterfront and
waters available to the people OF
Washington, it is indeed unfortunate,
he said, that over 10000 people this
year found it necessary to seek bath
ing and swimming recreation in the
four available bathing pools munich
pally operated. and untold thousands
sought this sport at resorts in nearby
States.
"Civic-minded citizens of Washing
ton look forward to the day when
there are available adequate facilities
on the shores of the Potomac for the
bathing, swimming and boating pleas
ures of our citizens who are interested
in these types of sport without the
necessity and expense Of seeking them
outside of Washington"
Improvements proposed to the wa
terfront, he said, not only would
greatly enhance the beauty Of the
Washington harbor, but would in
crease the water traffic of Washington
above the 1615.572 tons with its val
uation in excess of $51 900 900 carried
over local waters in 1894. Likewise"
he said, 1T will offer greater opportu-
mites to the 66 merchant vessels,
exceeding $4,000 tons, that regularly
ply our waters and the 81 pleasure
yachts of the class exceeding tons
gross weight"
More adequate housing of District
municipal functions and courts is
recommended by Lodge, along with a
more economical city administration.
Long interested in coming problems.
with experience particularly in his
own citizens association in American
University Park, Lodge feels there
should be developed a general policy
designed to maintain the beauty Of
the city as to approaches, general
development. coming, grading and
building regulations. It was largely
due to his leadership, in cooperation
with vigorous members Of his own
association, that American University
Park resisted a threatened encroach-
ment Of row-house coming into the
neighborhood, and set up precedents
in zoning regulation which were help.
full later on to other communities Of
the city with similar problems. He
was president Of his citizens associa-
ton for five years.
To provide for more adequate park
and playground facilities throughout
the city, Lodge is in favor of a policy
Of steady advancement Of a progress
sive program along this line.
Police and fire departments should
be strengthened, he believes, in both
personnel and equipment.
Serious consideration is being given
by Lodge to the problems of traffc
control and safety on the highways,
questions on which he holds decided
views, to be disclosed later.
Hobby Is Rabbits.
The new federation president likes
white rabbits-almost as much as his
two boys, Junior" years of age,
who attends Friends School here, and
William Gardiner Smith Lodge, who
is just 3. These three "boys" have
had great fun as q family of two
white rabbits grew to a family of
twenty.
Still fond of the soil, both at the
old home farm known as Woodley-
town, near Magnolia, Del, where
he frequently goes to visit his mother,
and at his extensive place at 1900
Forty-seventh street In American Uni
versity Park, Lodge not only raises
plenty of grass in his big lawn but
flowers and vegetables. His gardens
have won him many prizes in COM
munity competition. This year he
grew raspberries, tomatoes, sweet corn,
butter beans, beets. carrots, asparagus,
strawberries, rhubarb, pears, grapes.
plums, apples, peaches and other
things. With his rifle he keeps his
eye keen, shooting at targets on the
lawn, SO he can hunt to better ad-
vantage on the Delaware farm. He
Is q friend of boys, not only his own,
but others as well, and Is . great
booster for the Polir Boys Club.