Evening star., 1935-06-01
Dr.. Charles Moore Cites
Necessity Of Cleaning Up
Capital Gateways.
PARLEY SET TUESDAY
ON BRIDGE APPROACH
Virginia and U. S. Authorities
to Confer on Memorial
Span Problem.

Throwing the weight Of his In
f1uence behind the campaign by The
Star to abolish speedily the "nauseat-
ing dumps" from nearby Arlington
County. Va. DR.. Charles Moore. chair
man of the Fine Arts Commission,
today asserted that the time Is not
far distant when all approaches TO
the National Capital will be in keep
ing with the character Of the city.
His statement came on the eve of an
important trip to Richmond on Tues
day, when Arlington County and Fed
eral officials will seek from Gov.
George c. Peery and Virginia State
Highway authorities an immediate
solution of an adequate highway ap-
proach to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
around Arlington National Cemetery
from the Lee Boulevard.
DR.. Moore pointed out that in the
program to eliminate the dumps. pri-
vate interest must be subordinated
to those of the public. But he prom
ised that the communities-such as
Arlington County-will benefit ma
terially by this cleaning up of dumps
and other unsightly things that now
mar the landscape.
Highway Sets Example.
"The Mount Vernon Highway sets
the highest example of what the
main approaches should. be-" said Or.
Moore
"The memory Of man goeth not
back to the time when the approaches
to Washington we're not a reproach
to the National Capital" he declared.
Within the past ten years, however,
so much has been done by way Of
remedying the defect that the time Is
not far distant when all the entrances
to the District from Maryland and
Virginia will be of adequate width.
developed in orderly fashion, and
protected against unsightly billboards
and nauseating dumps. The Mount
Vernon Highway sets the highest
example of what the main approaches
should be.
1T is only by intelligent, concerted
action. backed by keen sense of
what is due to the National Capital.
that suitable approaches will be at
F ~ NCLld4ll CAICAlbs RAANoOC
interests must be subordinated to the
public interest. But by such sub
ordination the entire communities af-
fected will benefit beyond measure"
Long Interested.
DR.. Moore has observed with keen
interest the campaign by The Star To
eliminate the unsightly dumps said
the executive secretary of the Fine
Arts Commission. H. P Caemmerer.
For a great many years Dr. Moore has
taken lively interest not only in i'm
proving the appearance of Washing
ton, but IN the approaches to it.
For years the Commission Of Fine
Arts has advocated comprehensive
scneme for improving all the ap-
proaches to the National Capital" said
Mr.. Caemmerer. The American In
stitute of Architects undertook to have
a committee study this problem. Un-
der it's auspices. architectural schools
all over the Nation made suggested
designs for treating the approaches to
Washington. OF course. these could
never be carried out in their entirety
with the dumps at Washington's front
/ door. The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission likewise has de-
/ veloped a program for improving the
! approaches to Washington. Here.
again. the development is hampered by
! the existence of the dumps"
Necessity Sharpened.
On Tuesday. in Richmond. repre-
sentatives of the Bureau of Public
/ Roads of the Department OF Agricul-
ture. the Fine Arts Commission, the
National Capital Park and Planning
| Commission and the Arlington County
authorities will meet with Gov. Peery
! to urge immediate carrying out OF the
Lee Boulevard plan This will provide
connection between Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge and the Lee Boulevard,
around Arlington National Cemetery.
and both north and south routes will
| be considered. said Mr.. Caemmerer.
The Fine Arts Commission has ad-
vocated using the valley on the north
side of the cemetery and Fort Myer
| to give the connecting highway park
/ appearance. declared the Fine Arts
/ Commissions secretary. Mr.. Caem-
merer said that his commission would
| like to see the so-called Rout D given
parkway development, as dignifed
as the Mount Vernon Memorial High
way. Because this improvement Is in
the ofing-made possible by new pub
tic works funds-removal OF the OBJ
jectionable dumps from Arlington
County should be MADE without delay,
in MT. Caemmerer's opinion.