Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-11
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(COnClnueQ fIOm f1TSb FdSt.y
and the Archives Building. Soon the
Apex Building. at the tip Of the Tri-
angle, will be under construction.
That will be the consummation OF a
dream, pictured in mems minds only
10 short years ago. Further, the old
Southern Railway Building at Thir-
tenth and E streets has been pur-
chased by the Government, another
addition to the public domain.
ITO FEW men is it given to witness
= the fulfillment Of their dreams.
But such q one is Richard N. Elliott,
who has served the American Govern
ment in Washington for more than
Is years. He is Acting Controller
General of the United States now.
But his close association with the de-
velopment of the public buildings OF
Washington dated from 1917 until
1881, when he was serving as valued
member of the House Of Representa-
tives. During that period he played
an outstanding part in rewriting the
downtown map of Washington.
In June, 1917. Mr.. Elliott, a Re-
publican Representative from Indiana,
came to Congress. He was assigned
a post on the House Committee OF
Public Buildings and Grounds. There
he labored for IA years and when he
left it he had been chairman for half
a dozen years-and six most fruitful
years they were. He came in as a
recruit and in time, by virtue Of
seniority, presided as chairman Of this
committee, so vital to the District Of
Columbia.
Washington reaped a harvest of
accomplishment In those six years.
for in that brief span, as chairman
of the committee, he pushed through
the House measures authorizing the
construction of all the Triangle build
ings, the extension of the Capitol
grounds, the erection Of the new SUI
preme Court Building, the Capper-
Cramton park-purchase act and the
creation of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. Many of these were House
blllS TO Degln WIN.
Associated with Mr.. Elliott in this
gigantic work were these members,
composing the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds: j. Will Tay-
lor of Tennessee, Daniel A. Reed of
New York, william F. Kopp of Iowa,
Gale H. Stalker of New York, Charles
Brand Of Ohio, Anderson H. Walters
of Pennsylvania, Clarence j. Mcleod
of Michigan, E. M. Irwin of Illinois,
Charles J. Esterly of Pennsylvania.
John M. Wolverton of West Virginia,
F. H. La Guardia of New York, now
Mayor of New York City, and Fred
erick w. Dallinger of Massachusetts,
all Republicans-and these Demo-
Gratis: Fritz G. Lanham Of Texas.
Edward B. Almon Of Alabama, Frank
Oliver of New York, John H. Kerr
of North Carolina, JEFF Busby Of Mis-
sissippi, Clifton A. Woodrum Of vir-
ginia, e. e. Cox of Georgia and
Edward E. Eslick Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Elliott pays tribute to the
valuable assistance rendered the COM
mittee by viii P. Kennedy Of The
Stars staff, designating him as zone
of the able newspaper men Of the
country, who has given great deal
of time and labor to the question Of
public buildings in the District Of
Columbia" Other newspapers as
sisted in the work. Likewise, other
members of The Stars staff have aid
ed in publicizing various phases Of the
entire program.
THE project for the Triangle started
actively when President Calvin
Coolidge sent . message to Congress
pointing to the great need for ade-